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Not even Leica is sure what the Leicina VC is. Is it a directors viewfinder? A call back to the Leicina Super 8 cameras of old? A gimbal? The answer seems to be (D) All of the above… sort of.

Photokina is a great place to debut a strange or crazy conceptlook no further than the viral Laowa 24mm f/14 2x Macro Lens, or Hasselblad’s... more

Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt is one of the most iconic shooters still alive today, and he’s got a few profound phrases about the art of photography for you in the debut episode of TIME... more

London-based DIY computing company Kano has created a new kit for people who would like to assemble and program their own digital camera. It’s called the Kano Camera Kit.

Kano previously launched... more

Google Pixel's HDR+ mode wows DxO in real-world use. Photo via DxOMark.

The Google Pixel smartphone has just been launched but DxO has already had a chance to put the new device's camera through its paces with impressive results. With a DxOMark score of... more

A quick peek at the EXIF data of most photos you find online these days will reveal not only what (mostly) smartphone they were taken with, it will also reveal the exact GPS coordinates where that photo was taken. That’s how one researcher built the “... more

Watch out iPhone: Google wants to be the smartphone camera champ. The company just announced the Pixel and Pixel XL, a pair of new smartphones that puts a huge amount of emphasis on... more

Google has just launched its 2016 smartphones. The Nexus moniker has gone and the new models are Pixel-branded, just like the company's top-end Chromebooks and tablet. The Pixel and Pixel XL are made by HTC, though only the Google logo appears on the device, and pretty much only differ in terms of screen size and resolution as well battery capacity. The smaller Pixel sports a 5" 1080p AMOLED display and a 2,770mAh battery, while the XL variant comes with a 5.5" QHD-screen and... more

Hoya has launched new USA-exclusive Solas infrared neutral density filters. The company says its new IRND filters offer a consistent color balance across the density range while also suppressing infrared, the end result being a balanced image with reduced IR contamination like excessive digital artifacts and color shifts.

Hoya has launched the new Solar IRND filters in... more

If the eyes are the widows of the soul, then the right catch light can throw those metaphorical windows wide open, revealing your portrait subject in profound and powerful ways.

In this fascinating video on catch lights,... more

As the years pass by, our children use the pool less and less. I needed to compensate. I have always had a fascination for concepts that make it difficult to tell up from down or make sense of gravity. This summer, I started a new series:... more

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