Photography News

The arrival of Canon’s new flagship is hardly a surprise: the early leaking of the 1D X Mark II specifications and images online must surely have rankled at Canon. But the important thing is that the 1D X Mark II is finally here!

Conditions at the press venue were crappy but I had to share a couple of images I shot myself!

I was given the chance... more

Yahoo announced yesterday that it will be cutting 15% of its workforce, or about 1,700 jobs, in an effort to bring the flagging Internet company back into profitability. The company will also be trimming and shutting down weak and non-essential businesses to focus on core products.

Unfortunately for photographers, Flickr will reportedly be one of the businesses that will see some cutbacks in the very near future.

In the company’s earnings report yesterday, CEO... more

Panasonic today announced a trio of new CMOS sensors that offer extreme dynamic range, incredible light sensitivity, and a global shutter.

100x Wider Dynamic Range

The first sensor is an industry-first organic CMOS... more

A week ago, Nike released a new viral video (shown above) titled “Ousadia Alegria.” Promoting new soccer boots made for Barcelona superstar player Neymar Jr., the video uses a “flo-motion” hyperlapse technique that combines time-lapses and a rapidly changing point of view.

Now one of the major pioneer photographers of that technique,... more

Sony has just announced the APS-C a6300, an update to the immensely popular a6000. Its technological advances seem poised to break down some of the last remaining strongholds of DSLRs. Sony has released two videos demonstrating some of these features on the a6300: one showing 8 fps live view bursts with AF tracking, and another demonstrating AF with subject tracking in 4K video.

First thing's first: the a6300 potentially addresses one of the largest shortcomings of mirrorless... more

Here’s a video you need to watch if you enjoy seeing and learning about photography history. The folks over at Objectivity recently paid a visit to... more

National Geographic today announced the winners of its 2015 International Photography Contest for Kids. A total of 17,530 entries were submitted from young photographers from around the world (between the ages of 6 and 14). There was also simultaneously a US-only contest.

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Sony today launched an entirely new brand of interchangeable lenses: the G Master. This line will represent the best of what Sony has to offer in terms of optics.

The brand will launch with 3 new E-mount lenses: the 24-70mm f/2.8, 85mm f/1.4, and 70-200mm f/2.8.

“The new G Master brand represents the finest and most impressive group of lenses that Sony has ever brought to market,” says Sony VP Neal Manowitz. “With our knowledge of what the future... more

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Sony has created a new lineup of lenses for its full-frame cameras known as G Master (GM). These are the company's high-end lenses that sit above its 'G-series' lenses and, as you might imagine, command a premium price. The first three GM lenses include FE 24-... more

Sony today announced the new a6300, a mirrorless camera that boasts the world’s fastest autofocus speed and the world’s highest number of autofocus points.

A new 4D Focus system can lock onto a subject in as little as 0.05 seconds, which sets a new record among interchangeable lens cameras with APS-C sensors, Sony says. The camera also boasts a staggering 425 phase detection AF points — the world’s highest number among interchangeable lens cameras... more

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