Last month Sony promised to address a key concern of a7-series camera owners with a firmware update adding 14-bit uncompressed Raw support. The a7R II was named as the first in line to get the update, and Sony has confirmed that the firmware version will come Monday, October 19. Read more
Sony has just announced a brand-new full-frame camera, the Cyber-shot RX1R II. Successor to the RX1 and RXIR, the new model brings some significant updates, most notably the same sensor and hybrid AF system as the company's flagship mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the A7R II. We've had our hands on the R1XR II and we've put together some first impressions. Click through to read more... more
We’ve shared a number of projects over the years in which photographers create working cameras using wood, but we haven’t seen a wooden lens yet… until now. That’s what photographer... more
Heads up: digital rights management (DRM) could be coming to the JPEG image format. That’s right… the same kind of controversial technology that’s currently being used to protect movie, music, and book copyrights could one day be used to restrict the... more
Lexar recently introduced a 128GB version of its Professional 2000x SDXC UHS-II memory card. Once it launches, this new version will be the fastest 128GB memory card to utilize the Ultra High Speed II, UHS Speed Class 3 standard. The card is built to support capturing 4K video and other demanding content. Read more
“Sunset Selfies” is a project by photographer John Marshall of Frye Island, Maine, who photographers silhouettes of himself posing with creative cardboard cutouts.
“Today, I was enjoying a sunset banana down by the lake when the most amazing thing happened,”... more
SanDisk is a huge name when it comes to memory cards used by photographers, but it’s actually a relatively small company compared to other heavyweights in the memory chip industry — one of the biggest of which is Samsung. A new report says that SanDisk is actively exploring the potential sale of its business, with at least two competitors expressing interest in the deal.
