COVR Photo is an iPhone case that lets you covertly shoot candid photos

One of the most challenging aspects of street photography is trying to capture the candidness of a particular scene. Even with a camera as small as a iPhone, holding it up to take a photo can ruin the moment you’re trying to capture. Wouldn’t it be great if you could somehow capture exactly the scene […]

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Rumored Canon 5D Mark IV specs show impressive improvements inside and out

Its release is very likely a few months off, but Canon’s upcoming 5D Mark IV is already getting a more definitive specs list. Sent in to Canon Rumors from a reliable tipster, the successor to Canon’s 5D Mark III camera looks to be quite the improvement with improved specs and details across the board. According […]

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New photos confirm Leica’s upcoming rangefinder will lack LCD display, iconic red dot

If you’ve been waiting to see what Leica has up its sleeve, the wait is over. New images and details have leaked showing off the yet-to-be-announced Leica M-D Typ 262, a digital rangefinder that lacks an LCD display on the rear of the camera. As can be seen in the images below, the 24-megapixel CMOS […]

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Three tips for curing G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)

Do you have an insatiable lust for the latest and greatest gear? If so, you probably have Gear Acquisition Syndrome, a made-up cheekily known as G.A.S. throughout the web. While it’s fun to play and experiment with the newest gear that gets released month after month, the reality is it’s not the gear that will […]

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This small hovering drone that follows you around, can be controlled from your phone, shoots 4K video and doesn’t require FAA registration.

Drones have become ridiculously popular in the last few years, of that there is no doubt, but sometimes you don’t need all the power and load capacities of huge drones like the new DJI Matrice 600, or even the relatively modest Phantom 4. Sometimes, you just need a camera that hovers and follows you around, which is […]

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Nikon kills the SB-910 speedlight and releases a new D7200 Firmware, but is there another new Nikon DSLR announcement on the way?

Things seem to be happening all at once for Nikon at the moment, with several announcements, and one rumour. First up, for those that have been lucky enough to receive their Nikon D500 body already, the Nikon MB-D17 grip is now available to order from Amazon, offering a very welcome weight balance for those shooting longer lenses, as […]

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What is Street Photography? A Rookie’s Guide to Developing (Photography) Street Cred

What is street photography? There are many ways to describe and explain street photography, but honestly, I hate definitions. I think they limit your vision. And vision is essential. To me, street photography is just documenting human life. Period. Candid or with permission? I don’t care. Color or black and

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Zeiss lens used for Apollo moon missions sells for $453K at auction

If you think that 400mm f/2.8 is looking expensive in your B&H cart, you might want to think again. Earlier this week, a 50mm f/8 lens used by NASA in its Apollo moon missions sold for just under half a million dollars. NASA has always had access to some of the best camera gear on […]

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Never struggle to hang framed photos again with the Picture Perfect Hanger

If you’ve ever attempted to hang a series of prints on your wall, you know how difficult it can be to properly align the frames. Even with a steady hand, a laser level and a couple of hours to get it done, it’s darn near impossible to line up everything due to the inconsistencies between […]

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The ABC of photography ‘types’

Fox Talbot: Dawn of the Photograph opened at Media Space, part of the Science Museum, in London last week. Using a mixture of images, artefacts, letters, and publications, the exhibition charts the development of photography by William Henry Fox Talbot against the backdrop of his contemporaries. For anyone with a smidgen of interest in the […]

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