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Ricoh has introduced a new rugged compact camera - the WG-50 - which replaces the WG-30. The WG-50 offers a 28-140mm equiv. F3.5-5.5 lens. The WG-50 uses a 16MP BSI-CMOS sensor and is capable of recording Full HD video at 30 fps. It is waterproof for two hours at a depth of 14m/45ft, and can cope with being dropped from a height of 1.6m/5ft, will operate at temperatures as low as -10C/+14F and can withstand 100kg/220lbs of force.

As with Ricoh's other... more

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DJI unveiled the Spark mini drone this morning, an entry-level product aimed at casual users and enthusiasts. It is capable of 1080p HD video capture, features a 2-axis gimbal and uses a 1/2.3-inch 12MP CMOS sensor.

The size of a soda can, the unit... more

My wife, Vicki, and I are full-time portrait and wedding photographers. But when we aren’t shooting these things, some of our favorite concepts are creating dramatic images of people in fantastic surroundings.

After years of doing this kind of work I now find it difficult to photograph landscapes without placing a human subject into the image. In fact, some of our work of this type has been... more

The short answer: whatever works for you. In this short video/soliloquy, photography educator Matt Granger takes a break from looking at the best pro photo gear, to help define what... more

Prynt, the company that launched a phone case/printer through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter in 2015, has released its next-generation mobile printer, the Prynt Pocket. With Prynt Pocket, users can print a photo directly from their iPhone by inserting the handset into the printer, then snapping a photo. The related Prynt app also offers an augmented reality feature that plays a video within the physical photo print.

Prynt Pocket utilizes Zink inkless photo paper and has... more

Commercial photographer Derek Heisler has some key advice for the novice portrait photographers in the audience: don’t pose your models. This might seem counterintuitive at first, but Heisler explains why... more

I’m not usually one to talk about celebrities that I keep in touch with from photo shoots. Some of this comes out of professional courtesy, and another part of it is that I’m a bit of a private person. However, a current project and fun day in the studio has made for some new images and behind the scenes video that I think you will all enjoy. Here’s a look at the shenanigans that take place when I share the studio with my photographer friend (who plays football),... more

If you’re intrigued by the medium format Fuji GFX 50s, but don’t like the idea of throwing away all of your full-frame glass once you buy it, Laowa has a solution for you. It’s called the “... more

Updates for Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom CC bring support for the Sony Alpha 9 and Panasonic ZS70/TZ90. They also adds bug-fixes for several Fujifilm and Hasselblad cameras. They can be downloaded via the 'Updates' options in Photoshop and Lightroom CC.

The latest version: 9.10.1 fixes a bug that caused images shot in continuous drive mode on Fujifilm X series cameras to have a color cast. It also now correctly interprets images highest ISO settings on Fujifilm's GFX 50S.

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Following the demise of Triggertrap, its innovative remote camera control system is no longer available. But good news for fans of remote photography came this week, with the news that the mobile dongle hardware has been open-sourced.

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