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Together with its new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge flagship phones, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Gear 360 camera at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Gear 360 is a ball-shaped device that uses two 15MP cameras with F2.0 fisheye-lenses to record 30MP spherical still images or 360-degree video with a resolution of 3840 x 1920 pixels. Read more

Warning: this is a rant. This one just left me shaking my head. Sure, there are probably times when you think the words Photography Experience Not Required might be completely applicable or acceptable. But how about in a job listing for a camera store?

I got an email saying that a local camera store near me was looking for a customer services sales clerk. This isnt a professional photographers type of store as much as it is your classic consumer-oriented small camera store that... more

Samsung today announced a new virtual reality camera called the Samsung Gear 360. It’s a ball-shaped camera that lets anyone easily capture 360-degree photos and videos.

“Gear 360 is designed for... more

This is the cheapest yet most effective photography hack I can think of. Step one: get disc reflector. Step two: cut lens-sized hole in said reflector. Step three: profit.

Seriously though, there is almost no reason to not do this hack. It’s one that I briefly showed in my “make the most of what you have” post published here last month, and... more

Tamron today announced a new accessory that helps photographers apply firmware updates and custom settings to Tamron lenses. It’s called the Tamron TAP-in... more

Tamron today announced a new 85mm f/1.8 VC lens, the world’s first fast-aperture telephoto lens with Vibration Compensation (VC), and a... more

Adobe today launched Lightroom on Android 2.0, the world’s first end-to-end RAW mobile photography solution. It’s an app that lets you shoot, edit, and share RAW/DNG photos using an Android smartphone.

While... more

Adobe has released a major update to its Photoshop Lightroom for Android mobile app, now achieving feature parity with its iOS counterpart — and even surpassing it in one major way. A brand new in-app camera lets you shoot in Adobe Camera Raw DNG format. Read more
 

The Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4-6.3 ASPH offers a heck of a lot of reach for not much size. It's a fairly compact 200-800mm equivalent, with a smart feature in the rotating buttons on the tripod collar. We took the lens out with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 and Olympus OM-D E-M1 to see if this new tele option for... more

Tamron has announced the TAP-in console which enables firmware updates and customized setup for select lenses. 

In principle, it appears to be similar to the Sigma USB Dock, which we reviewed here. Users can connect the console to their Tamron lens,... more

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