One of the largest photo collections in the world was just sold. Corbis, which is owned by Bill Gates, has sold off its images business to Visual China Group, China’s equivalent of Getty Images. VCG is the same company that led... more
Its been 2 years since 500px expanded beyond being a simple photo-sharing service by launching a commercial licensing system for photographers. We were curious about what the bestselling photos on the service are, so we asked 500px to reveal the top 10 and tell us why each one is selling so well.
Here’s a new 18-minute educational video by Filmmaker IQ about the subjects of depth of field and its relationship to different lenses and sensor sizes. “Through some fundamental scientific demonstrations, we will clarify concepts like circle of confusion... more
Kodak’s film business may finally turn a profit this year thanks to support from Hollywood, but the photographic film industry is still seeing declines in demand.
That’s the latest word from Fujifilm, which today... more
It's often said all modern cameras are good. And its true: That's the reason most of the cameras we review get some kind of award. But it's also close to meaningless. It seems to imply that it doesn't matter which camera you buy, yet that's as far from the truth today as it's ever been.
The thing that stood out to me as we selected our recommendations in our recent roundups was that, no matter how much technology improves and cameras converge, there's still a huge difference... more
Leica has increased the value and volume of prizes on offer for the forthcoming Oskar Barnack awards for 2016, with the winner taking home 25,000 in cash on top of a 10,000 M system camera and lens. The newcomer prize has been doubled to 10,000 in cash, and the winner... more
If there’s one piece of technology that I love, it’s my phone. And as a photographer, always having a camera is convenient, occasionally saving myself from missing that once in a lifetime shot.
However the worst part is the fixed focal length of my phone’s camera.
Nikon has released a 4K UHD sample video recorded with the newly unveiled D500 DSLR. The Nikon D500 and full-frame D5 are the first Nikons to offer support 4K UHD capture at 3840 x 2160 at 30p/25p/24p. Open the clip above in YouTube, select 2160p and throw it into full-screen mode for the full effect though you might want to proceed with caution if heights make you... more
