Photography News

DPReview is in San Francisco checking out the new Cyber-shot RX10 III. The RX10 III maintains the ergonomics and key specifications of its predecessor, but incorporates a massive 24-600mm equivalent F2.4-4 lens. We've been doing some shooting with the camera in a range of different situations, and we've created a (JPEG only, for now) gallery. 

My name is Dewey, and I work at a newspaper in Texas. Our building is from the early 1950s, and recently I discovered a camera graveyard in our basement.

The vast basement area has many original items, and when I opened a cabinet, I saw this camera equipment looking back at me. They must have been used by our photographers at some point.

The condition of some of the cameras and lenses were marked when they were put into storage... more

Here’s a short 2.5-minute video in which photographer Mathieu Stern reviews the Lomo T43 40mm f/4, a cheap $5 manual Russian lens that has surprisingly good image quality (given its cost).

The lens comes from the Lomo Smena 8M camera, which... more

The future of Yahoo and its many operations, including the photo sharing behemoth Flickr, is uncertain. According to reports, the company's board is now accepting bids for its web properties, with a deadline of two weeks to submit proposals.

While Yahoo has not specifically said which operations are up for sale, they have given hints to what a new, slimmed-down Yahoo might look... more

Hands on: Sony FE 50mm F1.8 and 70-300mm F4.5-5.6

Sony's already had a busy year, and it just got even busier with the announcement of an update to its RX10 series and two new FE lenses: the 50mm F1.8 and 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 OSS. We got to take a first look at them at a press event in San Francisco. 

Hands on: Sony FE 50mm F1.8 and 70-300mm F4.5-5.6... more
Hands-on with Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III

The Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III boasts a 24-600mm equivalent zoom lens, 14fps continuous stills shooting and 4K video capture. We've had the chance to get hands-on with Sony's newest flagship compact camera today for a few hours, and we've put together some first impressions. Click through this slideshow for a closer look at the new Cyber-shot RX10 III.

Hands-on with Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III... more

Here’s a great 4-minute video by the YouTube channel society of geeks that looks at the work of official White House photographer Pete Souza.

Souza’s goal is to be an invisible observer to President Obama’s role in history, disappearing into... more

It’s looking more and more like Flickr will soon find itself under the control of a new owner. It’s no secret that its parent company, Yahoo, has been struggling as of late, and now the latest word is that Yahoo is on the auction block and taking offers for its businesses.

The... more

This is long. Sorry. If you want to read something shorter I hear War and Peace is a ripping yarn.

Im not a reviewer. I dont have the time, skill or patience to do that. I just pick up cameras and point them at stuff. So lets call this an opinion piece at best because its highly likely I have no idea what Im talking about or that the only functional part of my pea sized brain that still functions normally is affected by caffeine.

But at the same time Ive... more

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