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Theres nothing like a spot of macro photography for making you stop to appreciate natures tinier gems.

I have never classed myself as a macro photographer, and as a landscape photographer I’m usually all about the big views and dramatic scenery. But sometimes as a photographer you just have to stop and smell the roseswell in this case crocuses and orchidsalong the way!

Spring is the perfect season to experiment with macro photography as meadows... more

Photo by Jeff Keller

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 / GX80 takes just about everything we like about the GX8 and crams it into a body size that's a lot more in line with the older GX7. In the shrinking process, you lose the high-res tilting viewfinder, the new 20MP sensor and weather sealing. But don't think you're getting a bad deal. You gain Panasonic's Dual-IS feature while recording 4K video (and you... more

Apple’s iPhone 7 has long been rumored to sport dual cameras, but the smartphone might have another interesting photographic trick up its sleeve when it arrives: optical zoom. A new patent from Apple shows how they could make this happen without making the... more

As a photographer I always get asked for advice on buying cameras and what is the least amount needs to be spent to achieve professional results. It usually happens when I’m photographing a wedding, which also means I rarely have time to properly address the question.

So I decided to pull out the first DSLR I ever bought, my Nikon D3100, and compare it to one of the cameras I now use professionally, my Nikon D800.

Here’s some info and some... more

Artist and photographer Fabian Oefner is constantly working out new and interesting ways to create his artwhether it’s splattering paint... more

When Fujifilm offered to pay photographer Zack Arias to create a promotional video about their products, Arias didn’t simply create a typical behind the scenes or gear review video. He turned the opportunity into a trip to Morocco, to help out a worthy cause... more

There are some interesting 360 camera rigs out there, but not a one of them was designed with grizzly bear and jaguar attacks in mind… until now. Meet the Condition One VR ‘Bison,’ a super tough 360 3D camera rig worthy of its hefty name.

Condition One built... more

To the point...

Quick and to the point: that's the reasoning behind the use of linear focus motors, but it's less true of the latest blog post on the subject, over on LensRentals.com. That's what we love about the crew's in-depth teardowns. In their latest post they tear apart a series of linear drive lenses and discuss the various designs they've encountered. Some are pretty robust and others, well, take a look for yourself...

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Heres episode 66 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directlyand... more

Lytro debuted its Cinema prototype to an eager crowd at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. It sports the highest resolution video sensor ever made.

Lytro greeted a packed showroom at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada to demo its prototype Lytro Cinema camera and platform... more

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