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Tripod maker SLIK has introduced its new LITE series. The new models feature a ball head and come in a variety of sizes. Both aluminum and carbon fiber versions are available. All models feature a detachable LED flashlight in the bottom of the center column which should make it easier to find and setup your equipment in the dark.

The Rapid Flip Mechanism (RFM)... more

To those who may hire a portrait photographer:

As I write this, a guy outside my window is painting the exterior of my house. I had a hard time choosing a color, and I hope I chose well. Id hate to screw that up.

If, however, the painter completes the work and I decide I that I should have chosen a gray with a little less green in it, thats my mistake. I would not expect the painter paint my house again for free.

If the painter screws up — by... more

This video needs very little introduction beyond the headline except to say that yes, it is exactly as cool as it sounds.

For their latest and fastest (or slowest) video yet, ... more

Key Features
  • 20MP 1"-type BSI CMOS sensor
  • 24-100mm F1.8-F2.8 lens
  • 3" tilting touchscreen LCD
  • Click/click-less front dial
  • 8 fps continuous shooting
  • 1080/60p video capture

For nearly two and a half years, Sony had the 1"-type sensor compact camera segment all to itself with its RX100 series. While Canon had its PowerShot G1 X (and the Mark II that followed), they were anything but pocketable. In September 2014 Canon joined Sony... more

Key Features
  • 20MP 1"-type BSI CMOS sensor
  • 24-100mm F1.8-F2.8 lens
  • 3" tilting touchscreen LCD
  • Click/click-less front dial
  • 8 fps continuous shooting
  • 1080/60p video capture

For nearly two and a half years, Sony had the 1"-type sensor compact camera segment all to itself with its RX100 series. While Canon had its PowerShot G1 X (and the Mark II that followed), they were anything but pocketable. In September 2014 Canon joined Sony... more

It’s not all crazy patents today on the rumor mill, this week also brought with it some tantalizing teasers about three of the biggest camera manufacturers. We have a “first” from Canon, a new lens from Nikon, and a new memory card from Sony to tell you about.

Each rumor is just a teaser, but they’re exciting teasers all... more

Fine Art photographer Pascal Goet has been capturing macro photos for 26 years, but it’s only today that his work made its way onto our radar. His series Mask & Totem features some... more

It took Drew Geraci over at District 7 Media over 80 hours of post-production to create his latest China timelapse. That’s because he took all 2500 individual frames he had captured and turned them, one by one,... more

Here’s another one for the “probably never going to get made but WOW” file. A month and a half after Canon patented a massive 1000mm f/5.6 DO lens and two months after the crazy 28-560mm f/2.8-5.6 patent... more

Imagine staying at a hotel where everything in the rooms - and the nightly rate of the room itself - benefited someone in need. That's the idea that lodged in commercial and editorial photographer Jeremy Cowart's imagination, and which has since evolved into 'The Purpose Hotel'.

With a Kickstarter... more

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