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The Canon EOS Rebel T7i / 800D is the latest incarnation of Canon's hugely popular mass-market range of DSLRs. This latest model is built around a 24MP sensor that uses Canon's Dual Pixel AF system to offer improved autofocus in live view and video (more on that later).

At its core, it shares a lot with the more expensive EOS 77D but the differences become apparent when... more

The Huawei Mate 9 was co-developed with Leica and features impressive still capabilities including dual rear cameras: one with a 12MP color sensor and one with a 20MP monochrome sensor. It also offers 6-axis optical IS and an F2.2 maximum aperture.  And when shooting in 12MP color mode, the Mate can... more

UK-based filmmaker Nick Driftwood has been busy, making a 360-degree video rig using six Panasonic Lumix GX80 (GX85 in the US) bodies, each fitted with a 3.25mm lens, covering a field of view of 243-degrees. With each camera shooting 4K video, 2880 X 2880px X 6 equals 12K footage. He showed it off to our friends at Photo Gear News.

The super-wide lenses come... more

It might not be much, but the latest industry figures from trade body CIPA suggest the camera market may have finally bottomed-out.

Shipments of digital cameras with built-in lenses were flat, compared with the same period in 2016. This may not sound positive, but it comes after 21 consecutive quarters of year-on-year sales declines. On top of this, the value of these shipments was up by 7%, compared with the the same period last year.

Meanwhile, shipments of... more

Some of the wildlife photos you've seen may not have been taken 'in the wild,' thanks to game farms with captive animals.

I recently needed a way to trigger a flash from an Electron app, but there wasn’t anything out there that suited my needs… so I built my own.

At first I thought there would be a flash with a simple... more

Last month saw one of the coolest photo-themed light shows in New York City’s history. In celebration of their 150th anniversary... more

As wedding photographers, we often work in conditions that are far from perfect. We also often need to make decisions in a split second so the day runs smoothly for the bride and groom. Everyone of us is also afraid of doing something that may prevent us from completing the job. And unfortunately… that happened to me. I fell into a fountain.

Im one of those people who learns new things the hard way: from my own mistakes. And Im actually quite happy that this accident has... more

Photographer and filmmaker Andrew Studer recently photographed something stupid and illegal: someone flying a drone right next to a lava spout in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Fortunately for us, the... more

Hang around a group of landscape photographers long enough, and you’ll undoubtedly hear them talking about location scouting.

As the saying goes, understanding your subject better will improve your photographs of that subject. This is true for all kinds of photography (wildlife, architectural, portrait), and landscapes are no exception. Location scouting is the process of getting to know a particular landscape better, and is an important aspect of improving your landscape... more

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