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The PD-100 Black Hornet 2 is a high-tech camera drone that’s currently being tested by the US military. Unlike consumer drones used by photographers, such as the DJI Phantom or Inspire, the PD-100 is designed to be extremely stealthy: it fits in the palm of your hand, and weighs just 18 grams — about the same as 3 to 4 sheets of ordinary printer paper.

Oh, and they cost $40,000 each.

Developed by the Norwegian company... more

Photographer Mathieu Stern did this short experiment with capturing the full... more

By Jordan Stead

I prefer prime lenses to zooms because I can already see the frame before I raise the camera to my eye. After you've shot with a lens for a long time you get used to it. After looking through a 35mm lens for so long, I can visualize the field of view instinctively. And 35mm suits the way that I shoot. It's challenging, and at the same time, a very versatile focal length. 

The original Canon EF 35mm F1.4L USM, wide open at F1.4. (Photo:... more

Tips from the Top Floor podcast host Chris Marquardt recently got a private tour of the Kodak Technology Vault in the... more

Readers' Showcase: Giuseppe Milo

The foggy bridge - Dublin, Ireland. Photo by Giuseppe Milo

Giuseppe Milo credits his interest in landscape and architectural photography with helping to shape a series of street photos he calls 'Faceless.' His fascination with the interaction between humans and the built environment are a common thread through the series, a project he calls 'endless' with new additions every week. Take a look at a selection of his photos... more

Artist Shea Glover recently did a social experiment. The 18-year-old Chicago-based artist took her... more

Nikkei Asian Review published this interesting chart showing which companies dominated the interchangeable-lens camera sales in 2014. Canon had 43.3%, Nikon had 32.1%, Sony had 13%, and other companies accounted for a... more

“Un Petit Tour Dans Paris” is a new 1.5-minute short film by French director Maxime Baudin.

“In a splendid and romantic Paris, while everything is going too fast, a young man ride a bicyle,” the synopsis reads. “But his simple ride is going to take on a whole... more

For the past couple of years, photographer Joel Sartore has been working with Nat Geo on a photo project titled... more

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