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Recently, DPReview was invited to Japan to visit both the Sony headquarters in Tokyo and Sonys image sensor factory in Kumamoto. The trip was an opportunity to gain some insight into both the philosophy and the technology that underpins the company.

We spoke to both Sony Semiconductor... more

Though the first priority for our full-production Nikon D850 loaner was to usher it into the studio for testing, we couldn't bear to let it languish in a storage cupboard all weekend - so we've taken it on a tour of Washington State in early September. From Cascade peaks to the rolling hills of the Palouse (and a baby and a couple of dogs thrown in for good measure), we've got plenty of 45.7MP... more

Photo by Brandi Redd

If you're having trouble deciding what lens to buy next, and diving into the technical details isn't helping (we have no idea what that's like... but we hear it happens), a simple web tool called What the Lens might be able to help. Created by photographer Willie Chik, the tool reveals your lens preference by having you pick your favorite photos from... more

The night has fallen. I am alone, on top of a mountain, at an altitude of 3,000 meters (~1.86miles). Fog is floating along through the valleys below, illuminated by the pale light of the moon. For a moment I feel like I’ve landed on a distant planet, lost in space. It’s a privilege to be here, a refreshment of the soul.

Now, in total silence, far from everything, I can start thinking about taking some photos.

The above is a common scenario for night time photo... more

Photographer Travis Transient recently put together this helpful tutorial that might just teach you a thing of two about Adobe Lightroom. The video outlines three simple 'tricks' that Travis discovered by playing around with the sliders in Lightroom and really digging deeper than most of us ever try to dig.

These are the kinds of tips we usually see... more

Last year, I built a (very rudimentary) 16×20 ultra large format camera out of a bunch of plywood, a pane of glass and some cheap blackout material from the local fabric shop. I borrowed a 20 military aerial lens off a friend and took it on the road to Latvia in my campervan. The problem with it was that I only made one dark slide, and this wasnt exactly light tight!

A variety of circumstances led me to set up a makeshift studio and darkroom in the... more

Need to take portraits and dont have access to a lighting kit? No worries this 4-minute video from Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens will show you how you can turn a bathroom or any... more

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