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The intelligent panorama features on smartphones these days can help capture some pretty neat shots, but they can also produce some very strange results if things go wrong. Mitchell Flann and... more

Last week, camera company Red unveiled its own upcoming Android smartphone: the VR/AR/3D/'4D'-capable Hydrogen One. But while the company did reveal some details about the modelsuch as the fact that it will be sold unlocked and that it is modulara bunch of questions remain unanswered.

Red's greater plans, though, may be revealed in... more

Hyperfocal distance is a tool often used by certain genres of photography to render an entire scene in focus. It allows you to capture the foreground through to the background, keeping the whole image sharp. But how does it work? This 12-minute video by... more

My name is Chris Harrison, and I’m a photographer based in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. In this post, I’ll share a head to head comparison of the... more

Beauty dishes are great pieces of equipment to have in your lighting arsenal, but they come at a price. You can spend hundreds of dollars on a dish, yet using a cheap shoot-through umbrella can easily produce the same effect, as this 10-minute tutorial by... more

Hasselblad has released a firmware update for its 50MP X1D compact mirrorless medium-format camera. Firmware version 1.17.0 adds a number of new functions to the camera, including power from USB, an added overlay for the spot metering area, a visual overexposure warning, a grid overlay in video live view and recording, and a clickable white balance icon in live view.

Bug fixes... more

The 24-70mm F2.8 zoom is one of the most versatile lenses out there and Sigma's latest version, part of the optically-outstanding 'Art' series, has drawn a lot of interest since its announcement as an alternative to pricier first party lenses. Check out our gallery for some initial samples shot with the lens.

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For this video, we traveled to Idaho to meet Thomas Shahan, a macro photography enthusiast and bug expert. We took the 50MP Fujifilm GFX 50S, a couple of flashes and a selection of lenses including the 120mm F4 Macro short telephoto prime.

During a busy day, Thomas showed us how to prepare for a macro shoot, and shared some tips for getting great shots using a variety of simple techniques.

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Nikon today unveiled its new 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E VR lens, a modern followup to this popular zoom range for Nikon FX full frame cameras.

The new Nikkor AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR features a stepping motor (indicated by the ‘P’ in AF-P) for fast and quiet autofocusing, making the lens is Nikon’s first full frame AF-P lens. The AF-P particularly comes in handy when shooting video, helping to reduce lens sounds.

Also helpful for video shooters is the... more

After introducing an AF-P 70-300mm telezoom for its crop-sensor DSLRs last year, Nikon is adding a full-frame version to the mix. The AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E ED VR is the first FX Nikkor lens to offer a pulse (stepping) motor, with quieter autofocus ideal for video shooters.

It claims 4.5 stops of stabilization, which is two stops better than 2.5... more

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