Photography News

It’s not just the big guys you have to be worried about when setting up a camera trap in the jungle. As naturalist Phil Torres explains in this... more

Hope you’re in driving distance of Bolivia, because this one should be swallowed with “largest salt flats in the world” levels of salt. It seems the first picture of the Canon 5D Mark IV being tested in the wild might have leaked.

Originally reported by the folks... more

DxO has released a firmware update for its ONE connected camera. The main additions in firmware version 1.4 are support for copyright/author metadata as well as watermarking. Users can now preview aperture and exposure compensation settings in real-time on the 'viewfinder,' better known as an iPhone or iPad. DxO has also tweaked the user interface, with quicker access to camera and app settings. And, as with most firmware updates, overall camera performance has been improved.

Version 1... more

For those wanting to step up from entry-level to midrange ILCs, there are many things to consider, including the choice between a DSLR or mirrorless camera, what sensor size suits you best, how important video is to you, and of course the lens system. 

While full-frame cameras typically offer superior low light image quality and more control over depth-of-field, crop-sensor cameras are extremely capable in their own right - and (usually) more compact and less costly.  ... more

Canon has posted a video showing its massive EF 200-400mm F4L IS USM Extender 1.4 X reduced to its component parts.

The Canon 200-400mm is an impressive lens. This hefty telephoto uses no fewer than 33 elements arranged in 24 groups, including Fluorite and Ultra-Low Dispersion glass, and features a built-in 1.4X teleconverter. Canon's stop-motion video is rather charming, and makes a nice change from the computer-generated exploded imagery that we're used to seeing. ... more

Have you ever wanted to see your photographs on the wall of an art gallery? Come on - be honest. Your cat pictures deserve a wider audience, and the makers of new app 'Instamuseum' agree. 

Instamuseum converts any Instagram account into a 3D virtual reality experience, placing images (up to 90) from the feed on the walls of a computer-generated gallery space. There are four templates available (including 'Louvre') and... more

Danish electronics company Lumigon has announced a new smartphone that it claims is the first in the world to offer a night vision camera. The Lumigon T3 features three cameras in total; a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera and a 4MP night vision camera that uses what the company describes as a dual infrared flash. Lumigon says the camera can take stills and video in total darkness. The rear 13MP camera uses a dual tone flash, has a phase detection AF system and can shoot 120fps slow-... more

“Put Your Head Into Gallery,” is an unusual interactive art project by Tbilisi, Georgia-based artist... more

Cameras can make the invisible, visible. In this case, the magic of slow motion makes it possible to watch as a bullet smashes through 5 lit light bulbs, tearing through the frame at 62,000 frames per second and sending white-hot filament and shards of powdered glass in all directions.

The video was captured by Taras Kulakov (aka.... more

Tech billionaire Elon Musk famously said recently that he believes there’s a “one in billions” chance that we’re not all living in a computer simulation. This idea of real being indistinguishable from... more

Pages