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Ive been ordering used lenses for years and have never had a problem with any purchases. That is, until now. I recently ordered a $1,500 used camera lens from Amazon. The lens never showed up, and Amazon is refusing to return my money because they claim the tracking number shows that it was delivered to my address.

Here’s the story of how I fell victim to this used lens scam.

On June 29th, I ordered a used lens through Amazon Marketplace, and the seller’s name... more

Sony only recently got its sensor business back on its feet after its main factory was heavily damaged by the the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes in Japan. If you’ve been curious as to just how badly the Kumamoto plant was hit, check... more

Edelkrone has just announced the SurfaceONE, a motion control system that can easily capture straight, curved and targeted, and panning shots with precise laser control. Edelkrone is calling... more

DJI has added a new drone model to its portfolio. The DJI Phantom 3 SE is targeted at beginner pilots and offers a flight time of 25 minutes. A key differences to... more

Photo apps for travelers

Photographers take great care in choosing the right gear for a trip. Why not make sure your smartphone is well equipped for photography too? After all, it's probably the camera you'll have with you in the event that your DSLR battery comes up short, or your shoulders need a break from the weight of your photo bag.

While the stock camera app... more

If you’re a photographer in search of a new laptop or tablet for working with your photos, there’s something you’ll probably want to know about Microsoft Surface devices: an estimated 25% of them will break within the first two years you have them, a new report says.

After... more

As with all creative crafts, there are many common pitfalls that photographers fall into when theyre just starting out. Landscape photographer Toma Bonciu runs through 5 of them in... more

Photographer Rick Wenner was recently sent to Wildwood, New Jersey, to shoot a peculiar event called “... more

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Photographer and automotive writer Murilee Martin has published a series of modern motorsport photos he took using an old Kodak Brownie No. 2 camera from 1926. The... more

Sigma has issued an advisory for five of its lenses over an error that occurs when they're used with select Canon DSLRs.

The issue crops up when the cameras' "Lens aberration correction" function is turned on. According to the company, having the lens aberration feature enabled on the Canon EOS 6D Mark II, EOS 9000D (77D), EOS Kiss X9 (EOS Rebel SL2), or the EOS Kiss X9i (EOS Rebel T7i... more

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