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If you often take pictures with a “small-capacity” 16GB iPhone, one thing you may often experience is the dreaded popup that tells you you’ve run out of storage space. It’s particularly painful when the popup appears while you’re trying to capture a special moment. This 1-minute ad shows that Google feels your pain.

It’s a commercial for Google Photos that’s being aired during the Rio 2016 Olympics. We see a barrage of perfect photo (and... more

The Samyang summer lens release bonanza continues. Last week it was a super-fast 35mm f/1.2 for mirrorless APS-C cameras; today, we get a new ulra-wide angle, the... more

Samyang's summer lens party continues with the announcement of a 20mm F1.8 full-frame prime. The manual focus lens offers seven aperture blades and a minimum focus distance of 0.2m/0.6ft. Two aspherical lenses and three extra-low dispersion elements are included in the lens' 13 elements in 12 groups. The 20mm F1.8 will be offered in ten mounts:

  • Canon EOS
  • Nikon AE
  • Pentax K
    • ... more

Backers of the KitSentry Kickstarter by F-Stop Gear are out of luck. Just days after... more

After showing you how to make a tripod using a piece of string, Im going to go a little more surreal this time by explaining how an old... more

Our test scene is at the core of our camera testing, designed to allow like-for-like comparisons between cameras. Here we explain how the tests are conducted and why we work this way. We will publish a video explaining what we look for in the scene and where we look, in the coming weeks.

Philosophy

Our studio test scene is used to give a consistent and reproducible means of comparing camera output. We have a well-established testing methodology designed to shed light on the performance... more

News Corp photographer Brett Costello was... more

Sony a7R II versus a7 II: Eight key differences

Sony's a7-series marked the debut of full-frame mirrorless, and Sony still dominates this market with its a7S II, a7 II and a7R II. Sony has developed a reputation for rapid development cycles, and since they all look basically the same, it can be hard to figure out the differences between its current a7-series offerings.

The higher... more

Heres episode 96 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3... more

The folks at National Geographic just did a solid favor for all the adventurous outdoor photographers out there. They put every US Geological Survey (USGS) topographical map from across the United States on one easy-to-navigate site and made them easy to print out at home.

If you’ve ever gone hunting topo maps via the USGS, you know that it can be a bit of a pain because, not only is finding the quad you’re looking for more difficult, the... more

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