Photography News

One of the highly touted features in Canon’s new 80D DSLR (link is external) is the Dual Pixel autofocus system, which uses ever pixel on the CMOS sensor for phase-detect AF.

Guess which other camera has Dual Pixel AF?... more (link is external)

The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS (link is external) features a 50x optical zoom lens, the equivalent of a 24-1200mm in 35mm terms. Combined with its 4x digital zoom, the camera has a reach of 200x. The video above is a mind-... more (link is external)

Sigma today announced a new groundbreaking 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art (link is external) APS-C lens, the first telephoto zoom lens with a constant f/1.8... more (link is external)

Nikon just announced a completely new line of premium compact cameras. The DL series (the DL stands for “Digital Lens”) is geared toward serious photographers and packs powerful 1-inch sensors into cameras of different focal lengths. The series launches with the... more (link is external)

Three's company

Are compact cameras still relevant? Nikon seems to think they can be, if they're good enough. It's announced three premium compacts, all built around 20.8MP 1"-type BSI CMOS sensors, with its latest 'EXPEED 6A' processor. If that sensor spec sounds familiar, it's because the Nikon J5 uses a very similar...probably the same...one.

The firepower in that new processor results in 4K video capture capabilities and bursts up 60 fps without AF, and 20 fps with. Combine this... more (link is external)

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Sigma has announced an adapter for Sony E-mount cameras, making it possible to use Sigma's most recent lenses in Canon and Sigma mount on full-frame or APS-C E-mount bodies. The MC-11 adapter is able to use phase detection AF with adapted lenses, and... more (link is external)

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Sigma has added two new fast-aperture lenses to its Art and Contemporary lineups. 

For owners of Canon, Nikon and Sigma APS-C bodies there's the 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM Art, which is equivalent to 75-150mm. This lens has a redesigned Hyper ... more (link is external)

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Nikon has announced a trio of new superzooms, two of which support 4K/UHD video capture. All three have a new naming scheme, with the A-series replacing the 'L' cameras and the B-series taking over for the 'P' models.

All three cameras offer what... more (link is external)

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Nikon is entering the 1"-type premium compact market in a big way, introducing three new models: the Nikon DL18-50, DL24-85 and DL-24-500. Between them, they cover pretty much every focal length. The 'guts' of all three 'DL'... more (link is external)

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It's not just the Ricoh GR II getting the special treatment (link is external). To commemorate the company's 80th anniversary, Ricoh has... more (link is external)

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