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Lensrentals has announced a pair of new purchasing programs. The Lensrentals' Keeper' and 'Keeper Test Drive' programs allow customers to purchase used gear directly from Lensrentals. LensAuthority, a sister site to Lensrentals, has previously let customers buy used gear but will be wound down now that the Keeper...

Click here to read our Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S Hands-on Review

 

 

The Nikon Z system launched with the Z 50mm F1.8 S, a very good 50mm prime lens with a fast aperture, good build quality, compact form factor and palatable $600 price tag. However, fans of the 50mm F1.4G lens for F mount may have been left wanting. Nikon...

 

 

Nikon has announced new firmware updates for numerous Nikon Z series cameras. The updates, available today, include firmware version 3.40 for the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7, firmware version 1.20 for the Nikon Z5 and firmware version 2.20 for the Nikon Z50.

Across the board, the firmware updates include increase...

 

 

Panasonic has finally rounded out its set of four F1.8 prime lenses for full-frame L-mount cameras with the introduction of the new Lumix S 35mm F1.8 lens. Panasonic has had a series of four different F1.8 lens varieties on their L-mount roadmap for some time now, and the company has slowly, but steadily rolled out...

 

 

As Canon and Nikon continue to expand their selection of mirrorless cameras and lenses, many more photographers are buying new mirrorless cameras and looking for adapters for their old DSLR lenses. For example, if you shot with a Canon DSLR for years, you want to be able to use your EF lenses on a new Canon...

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OM System 20mm f/1.4 PRO Hands-on Review

 

 

OM Digital Solutions has announced the first Micro Four Thirds lens under its new OM System branding, the OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 20mm f/1.4 PRO. The lens continues in the heritage of Olympus M.Zuiko lenses, sharing the same styling and great build...

 

 

Fellow Madavor publication BirdWatching has announced the winners of its 2021 Birds in Flight photo contest.

The grand prize went to Stan Bysshe of Virginia. He won first place with an image of a sandhill crane captured at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. It's a wintering site for the...

 

 

With the holidays around the corner, we've scoured Amazon, Adorama, and B&H to provide a comprehensive list of gift ideas and sales taking place for photographers.

We'll do our best to keep pricing and sales information up to date, but they are always subject to change.

Amazon Holiday Deals and Gift Ideas...

Click here to read our Sony A1 Hands-on Review Part II

 

 

The Sony A1 launched earlier this year to much acclaim. The full-frame mirrorless camera sits atop Sony's Alpha series with flagship features and performance across the board. The Sony A1 includes a stacked 50.1-megapixel image sensor and can shoot full-size...

 

 

LEE Filters has announced the LEE Elements range, a new series of high-performance circular filters. LEE is well known for its square and rectangular filters and specialized products like filter holders for various popular wide-angle lenses. The company is expanding its range with quick-to-deploy circular filters...

Click here to read our Nikon Z9 Preview

 

 

The Nikon Z9 has finally been fully unveiled. The full-frame camera is Nikon's new flagship mirrorless camera, and it's packed with pro-level features across the board. The Z9 has a newly-designed 45.7-megapixel stacked backside-illuminated CMOS image sensor, new EXPEED 7...

 

 

Alongside the Nikon Z9, Nikon has announced three new lenses, an updated lens roadmap and a new Nikon Mount Adapter FTZ II. There's a lot to discuss, so let's get into it.

Nikkor Z 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 VR S – Nikon's first Nikkor Z super telephoto lens

This lens should appeal to sports and wildlife photographers...

 

 

We're approaching that time of year: awards time! Once again, we're looking back at all the camera and lens products released this year and assessing all of those we've had a chance to test and review. There were a lot of really amazing and impressive cameras announced in 2021 -- and a few that came in at the...

 

 

The Nikon Z9 is almost here. Nikon has released its final teaser video for the forthcoming camera. 

In the teaser, we see the Nikon Z9 again, but this time the upcoming Nikkor 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S lens makes a surprise appearance. We also see a totally blackout-free electronic viewfinder, which is an interesting...

 

 

OM Digital Solutions, the corporation spun out of Olympus Corporation's Imaging Business, has announced an all-new branding initiative, dubbed "OM SYSTEM," replacing the historic "Olympus" name used for their digital cameras, lenses, audio products and other consumer imaging services. 

If you recall, back at the...

 

 

As Adobe MAX 2021 kicks off, Adobe has announced many new updates across its family of products. We're focusing on the photography-oriented apps, but if you use other apps like Dreamweaver, there's a lot to read about over at Adobe's dedicated MAX 2021 website.

Adobe Photoshop on desktop and iPad

Adobe is...

 

 

Sony has announced a new smartphone that aims to redefine mobile photography. The Xperia PRO-I smartphone is the world's first to include a 1.0-type image sensor with phase-detection autofocus. We also think it's one of the first of its kind to be available in North America with a 1.0-type sensor. However, there...

Click here to browse our Ricoh GR IIIx Gallery

 

 

Earlier this year, Ricoh quietly added a new model to their popular GR series of premium pocketcams, the GR IIIx. This new camera doesn't replace the previous Ricoh GR III from 2019, however, but instead offers photographers a different focal length option while...

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Sony A7 IV Hands-on Review, Part 1
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It's been quite a while since we've seen an update to Sony's wildly-popular "basic" A7-series full-frame mirrorless camera, with the last version, the A7 III, debuting back in 2018. While that's not as large of a gap...