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The Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR is a small, affordable, moderately wide-angle prime lens for Fujifilm X-series compact system cameras. Offering a classic focal range of 35mm in 35mm terms, is the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR ...

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Off the top of your head, do you know how much more light f/2.8 lets in compared to f/5.6? Do you know the f-stop number that comes after 11? This 1.5-minute video reveals the simple pattern used by the scale. If you did...

Think San Francisco’s “discrimination” against high-end camera gear is bad? Get this: the city of Laguna Beach, California, charges a minimum of $100 for a permit if you wish to take non-commercial photos in public...

The Lydith 30mm f/3.5 lens was introduced in 1964, and grew a cult following due to its excellent sharpness, contrast and color fidelity. Meyer-Optik now plans to create a modernised version, and the Kickstarter project ...

The third major update to Zoner Photo Studio X enables users to quickly and easily compare and edit several photos at once.

Strapping GoPro cameras to high-altitude weather balloons to shoot photos and videos of the edge of space has been growing in popularity, but on GoPro just captured something incredible that no GoPro had before: an extre...

Google has launched a new smart archiving feature in Google Photos on iOS, Android and desktop that helps users quickly select photos to archive as a way to declutter the main gallery. The new archiving suggestions are f...

Bag manufacturer Tenba has updated its Roadie line of rolling cases which come with features such as a removable camera inserts and an exterior pocket for a portable battery. The Air Case model features a rigid shell tha...

Phase One today announced Capture One Styles Packs.

Photographers have been targeted by a new “bad reviews” extortion scam in recent times. Here’s a look at what it’s like to be targeted by this type of nasty scam. Dallas, Texas-based wedding DJ Kelly Hooper-Taylo...

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Sherpa is a free iOS app that turns top geotagged Instagram photos in to a travel guide and location scouting tool. The app, which is available for free on Apple's App Store, curates geotagged images and presents them in...

Sony has just released a wave of new firmware updates for its mirrorless cameras. Found among the various fixes and improvements are solutions to the a9 overheating warning issue and the “star eater” issue reported b...

In Phase One's recent update to Capture One Pro 10, it added a new Styles & Presets tool for applying presets to images. The company has now begun selling presets in Style Packs, each containing 15 to 18 Styles. Each Sty...

Several rare Leica cameras and accessories will be auctioned off tomorrow at the 31st Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna, Austria.

Leica has released a limited-edition Leica M Monochrom "Jim Marshall Set". Jim Marshall was the first and only photographer to receive the Grammy Trustees Award. The edition will be limited to 50 sets worldwide. The kit ...

Photographer Jessica Kobeissi is back again with another portrait challenge, and this time she invited photographers Brandon Woelfel, Jerry Maestas, and Derrick Freske to participate. For the latest challenge, they point...

Back at the Mobile World Congress in February Chinese Manufacturer OPPO was demonstrating a smartphone camera module with a 5x optical zoom that was developed in cooperation with the Israeli company CorePhotonics. This t...

Amazon is tightening its belt when it comes to its cloud data storage services. The company has just announced that its $60 a year plan for unlimited data storage is being abruptly discontinued. For that same rate, you�...

The Detu Twin dual-lens 360° camera, previewed at CES 2017, is now available to purchase.

Google has been steadily adding features to their Google Photos app since I/O 2017. The new archive feature isn't the most exciting of them, but it has an interesting trick up its sleeve. Compared to the content-aware fi...