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One update after another has given Instagram, the Facebook-owned image sharing app, a look that resembles Snapchat. And here we are, the day we knew was coming: the day that silly augmented reality filters arrive on Instagram. Instagram version 10.21 for iOS and Android enables a set of eight face filters for the front and rear cameras. The ability to adorn photos with hashtag 'stickers' is new as well. Like it or not, it's just a matter of time before you see someone... more

A few months back, a viral video showed how the iPhone 7 could (in some respects) hold its own against a $50,000 RED Weapon. This side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 7 Plus against an $82,000 Arri Alexa is a bit more… what you expect.

First off, that original videocreated by... more

Sony is pluming the depths of stacked sensor technology and uncovering all sorts of amazing gemsthe a9’s 20fps capabilities, the Xperia XZ’s 960fps slow motion feature, and now, an industrial sensor that can... more

Macro photography can be incredibly expensive, but as British photographer Adam Kappa shows in this video, it doesn’t have to be. In 7 minutes, Kappa demonstrates how to produce... more

When it comes to motorcycles, Im the grown-ass man equivalent of the 8-year old girl with the pony sweater that every single person knew in grade school. Im obsessed: theyre what got me into photography; motorcycle photography brings the funnest edits; and bikes are a huge part of my life.

Ive shot a lot of them in my short stint at photography, and Ive learned a lot of Do Nots in my time. The following is a list to remind myself, and hopefully help others to keep mindful of... more

In 2015, Oregon-based company Under a Foot Plant Co. filed a lawsuit against Maryland-based competitor Exterior Design Inc. over the latter company's alleged copyright infringement. According to the lawsuit, Exterior Design used 24 of Under a Foot Plant Co.'s copyrighted photographs without permission, resulting in 133 instances of copyright infringement. Under a Foot... more

Sony has released a new machine vision CMOS sensor, and though it's destined for assembly lines and robots, it's still interesting to us. Like the chip in the RX100 V, the IMX382 is a stacked, backside-illuminated chip capable of 1000 fps imaging. And, like that sensor, its stacked design includes signal processing circuitry in the chip. Unlike the RX100 V's sensor, though, the 1.27MP IMX382 conducts video processing and subject recognition in parallel, so that it outputs both a 'viewing'... more

Photo Gear News has a hands-on video of Waterbird systems' Multi-Slider, which the company touts as a world's first. The slider can easily go from linear to curved, and users can make fine adjustments to the curve using an allen wrench. Each segment of the track has a tripod mount in order to keep things stable.

An included motor moves the camera smoothly along the track, while a controller lets the photographer define the ... more

This has to be one of the most incredible, and challenging, wedding photo shoots we have ever featured. In search of the ultimate adventure destination wedding, photographer Charleton Churchill helped bride... more

Swiss camera and adapter manufacturer Alpa has introduced a new device that allows Nikon and Canon users to mount some of their lenses on digital medium format backs and have access to aperture controls. The Alpa Silex control unit works with the companys 12 series bodies and brings aperture control to electronically operated lenses from Canon and Nikon, as well as Contax, Hasselblad and Rollei. All Canon EF lenses can be controlled but only Nikon E lenses, with electromagnetic diaphragm... more

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