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Lensbaby’s creative selective focus lenses like the Composer Pro will run you around $400; even the relatively affordable Spark costs $90. If all of that sounds too expensive for your taste, you should definitely check out this hacked version... more

Im a firm believer that photography is a game of inches. So today Ill share with you what Ive learned about mastering autofocus shooting in a variety of difficult situations.

1. Continuous vs Single Autofocus

Knowing when to use Continuous (a.k.a. AF-C and AI-SERVO) or Single (a.k.a. AF-S and Single Shot) is the first step to mastering autofocus.

Single autofocus is great for still subjects. Thats because the autofocus operation will stop when the camera confirms autofocus... more

Online e-learning platform Alison has launched a new course aimed at those who want to build their own camera drones. Over four modules the course claims to teach students about the components that go into a drone and their functions, as well as how to assemble, check and fly your own quadcopter.

The course uses video tutorials... more

The tone curve is one of the most powerful tools in photo editing, allowing you to change multiple values and essentially doing the job of several different adjustment layers. But it’s also complicated, and hard for beginners to understand. These two videos should help.

The first video was shared by... more

In late 2015, I stumbled upon a strobe called the Godox TT685: a fully-featured speedlight that has radio master and transmitter capabilities built right in. Being a Nikon user, I had never experienced that type of wireless connectivity, and I bought 3 despite being leery of the price.

Since then, Godox has made one impressive release after another, creating a robust lineup of flashes all working as a system. While their previous strobes are of familiar styles, their newest... more

The D5600 is the company's mid-range DSLR and it's the smallest and best-connected, yet.

Nikon has been on something of a roll, making solid DSLRs with good ergonomics, dependable metering, some of the best image sensors, often very good (often industry-leading) autofocus and a JPEG engine that gives results that lots of people like.

However, falling camera sales and rivalry both from smaller mirrorless models and the convenient, perpetually available smartphone means that... more

Best of CP+ 2017 in Japan

While there weren't a lot of new announcements at CP+, the theme of the show seemed to be glass: Sigma launched four new lenses, Tamron showed off two, Pentax announced the development of two full-frame primes, Fujifilm showcased a line of affordable cinema primes for Sony E-mount users and a ton of third-party brands had their latest glass creations on... more

Were excited to announce that DPReview is partnering with the TWiT Network (named after its flagship show, This Week in Tech) to produce a regular segment for The New Screen Savers, a popular weekend show hosted by technology guru Leo Laporte.

On ... more

Yesterday smartphone maker OPPO announced an innovative 5x zoom system for smartphone cameras that uses a dual-camera in combination with a prism and periscope-style lens design. It's only 5.7mm tall, and therefore could fit into even the thinnest smartphones. Unfortunately, OPPO did not release too much technical information but there are a few prototype devices available to shoot... more

Nikon has released firmware updates for the Nikon D3400 and the Nikon D5600, both of which have received a very small improvement that addresses the same bug: "Fixed an issue that resulted in unreliable connections between the camera and the iOS 10.2 version of the SnapBridge app."

The Nikon D3400 firmware is updated to version 1.11 and is available here; the Nikon D5600... more

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