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We share your best smartphone photos selected as AP's Smartphone Picture of the Week, taken by you - the readers! The post Your best Smartphone photos 2024! – Smartphone Picture of the Week appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

Stripping back a building to its key elements is something Sharon Tenenbaum is highly skilled at, she shares her fine art architecture tips The post Fine art architecture photography guide appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

Choosing the right support for your needs doesn't have to be difficult. Andy Westlake talks you through the tripod options The post The ultimate guide to tripods appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

AI has dominated the news this week, with Adobe's latest updates. Geoff Harris chews over the impact of 'hyper-realistic' AI, especially on stock image sales The post AI is making me feel like the guy from Blade Runner! appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

Ideal models for new and budding photographers, and those who want a camera for good quality images at a fair price. The post The best cameras for beginners in 2024 appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

Mint has announced details around the Rollei 35AF lens and pricing. There are also some product and sample images available! The post Rollei 35AF update: lens and pricing of Mint’s new film camera revealed! appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

Flash photography is a lot more accessible thanks to Speedlite flashes with TTL auto exposure. Ian Pack is your guide  The post The ultimate guide to flash photography appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

Image: 7Artisans Chinese lens maker 7Artisans has announced the AF 27mm F2.8 prime lens for APS-C cameras using the Sony E-Mount.Recent Videos The 27mm focal length gives a fractionally wide-angle ∼41mm equivalent field of view, while the semi-fast F2.8 maximum aperture should give some control over depth-of-field and better low-light performance than a kit zoom. The compact prime consists of six elements in five groups. It uses a stepper motor and internal focus design, which is […]

Image: Viltrox Viltrox has announced the new AF 40mm F2.5 Z lens for full-frame Nikon Z-mount cameras. The lightweight prime lens provides a normal field of view, roughly approximating the perspective of human vision.Recent Videos Optically, the AF 40mm F2.5 Z features an internal focus design built around ten elements in six groups. This includes one ED lens, one aspherical lens, three high-refractive index lenses, a high-definition nano-multilayer coating, and a front lens element that […]

Image: 7Artisans 7Artisans has announced a version of its full-frame AF 50mm F1.8 lens for Nikon's Z mount.Recent Videos The lens, already available for Sony E mount, is 104mm (4.1") long and weighs 421g (14.9oz). Its optical formula is made up of 11 elements in 9 groups, including two aspherical, one ED and two high refractive index lenses. It features an 11-blade aperture diaphragm. It uses a stepper motor to drive an internal focus design. Minimum focus distantce is 0.5m (19.7") and it […]

Viltrox's latest budget lens is a lightweight lens for Nikon Z full frame mirrorless cameras! The post New Viltrox AF 40mm F2.5 Z for Nikon cameras – just $158! appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

Tim Coleman guides us through the best Pentax DSLR options available in 2023, both new and second-hand options along with some classics The post Best Pentax DSLRs of all time appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

The most significant products of the past 25 years As part of our twenty-fifth anniversary, we asked manufacturers to reflect on the most significant products of the past quarter century. As you might imagine, all the senior executives picked one of their own products. But some patterns also emerged. Some simply named their current flagship as the pinnacle of the company's R&D history so far. But we were also interested to hear about the products that have been significant for the […]

Photographs are often designed to tell a story and the latest GuruShots winners have delivered some very engaging, narrative-based images The post How the GuruShots winners Tell a Story appeared first on Amateur Photographer.

As part of the work on our review of the Fujifilm X100VI, we've shot and processed our standard studio test images with the camera. Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you'll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions. Recent Videos Given the camera is based on a sensor we've seen before, there are few surprises in terms of its performance. It produces more detail than the […]

Image: mood.camera A new camera app that wants to offer a film-like experience is now available. The mood.camera app (iOS only) targets fans of analog photography and consists of 14 film-like filters. I was given early access to the app to test it out and see if it offers anything different from similar apps on the market.Recent Videos There's been a resurgence in analog photography recently. Though many desire the look of film, they don't necessarily enjoy the process (and time) of using […]

Image: Tamron Tamron has announced it's developing a version of its 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A RXD fast wide-angle zoom lens for Canon RF-mount APS-C cameras.Recent Videos The 11-20mm F2.8, which is already available for Sony E-mount, will offer an 18-32mm equivalent range on Canon's 1.6x crop cameras. The lens, released under license from Canon, was announced simultaneously with SIgma's announcement that it will offer six of its DC DN range of APS-C lenses for the same mount. Notably all seven […]

Image: Sigma Sigma has announced it will be offering six of its DC DN APS-C lenses for Canon's RF mount, making it one of the first third-party manufacturers to sell autofocus RF lenses under license.Recent Videos The DC DN 18-50mm F2.8 fast standard zoom will be available from July 2024, offering a 29-80mm equivalent range on Canon's 1.6x crop APS-C bodies. This will be followed, later in the year, by the DC DN 10-18mm F2.8 fast wide-angle zoom, giving 16-29mm equivalent coverage. The […]

Launched in 2023, the T-series is Moment’s current line of premium add-on lenses for smartphones and comprises an entire lens ecosystem, including cases, filters, filter mounts, and other accessories.Recent Videos Compared to the previous M-series introduced in 2017, the new T-series has been designed for the larger image sensors and bigger pixel counts in the latest generation flagship smartphones, using 25% more glass, an additional lens element and a larger bayonet mount. In addition, the […]

Photo sharing site Photobucket recently revealed that it might license the images it hosts to teach AI models. Photobucket’s recent reveal that its 13 billion images may soon be licensed to teach AI models raises questions about copyright and how to protect your images.Recent Videos Cloud storage is a useful tool that allows us to back up our images and share them with others quickly. It’s not perfect, though. Constant monthly payments and the possibility of data loss or leaks turn many […]

Interview participants (all with Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.)Second from Right: Tomoki Tanaka, General Manager, Pentax Division Others, left to right: Kazuhiko Shibuya, Pentax Division, Business Management Department, Overseas Sales SectionHiraku Kawauchi, Marketing Group, Marketing Communication DepartmentTakeo ("TKO") Suzuki, Designer, Pentax DivisionRyutaro Aratama, Group Leader, Overseas Sales Section, Business Management Department Everything analog is suddenly cool again, and […]

Image: TTArtisan Today, TTArtisan has officially released its AF 56mm F1.8 autofocus lens for X and E-mount cameras. The APS-C portrait lens is another budget offering from the China-based company. The company's website also includes specs for a Nikon Z-mount version but lists it as "Sold Out."Recent Videos The 56mm F1.8 lens has ten elements in nine groups and has nine aperture blades. The lens is built with a stepper motor, which TTArtisan claims delivers fast and quiet autofocus. It has a […]

Photo: Richard Butler We're almost a third of the way through the year already! Here's a recap of the reviews and testing we've done this year so far, with more (and more and more) to come as the year goes on! April Panasonic S5II: Review Photo: Richard Butler The Panasonic S5II had the unfortunate luck of landing in our office right about the time we found out that our parent company planned to close DPReview in 2023, so it never went through our regular review process. We've been […]

Subscribe today for free and get the latest news, reviews and more from DPReview, delivered weekly. Photo: Shaminder Dulai If you haven't signed up for the free DPReview newsletter, you're missing out. It's more than a recap of the website; we regularly share behind-the-scenes information, reader questions of the week, photo challenges and exclusive stories that can only be found in the newsletter.Recent Videos In the last three months, we have given newsletter readers early sneak peeks at […]

Image: 7Artisans 7Artisans has released a new manual focus 50mm F1.4 Tilt lens, compatible with Sony and Fujifilm APS-C cameras, as well as Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds cameras.Recent Videos The new 50mm lens is made up of seven elements in six groups and has 12 aperture blades. It has a minimum focusing distance of 0.5m (19.6") and weighs 364g (12.8oz). 7Artisans states the lens has a full metal build but does not mention weather sealing. At the front of the lens is a numbered […]

Image: Fujifilm, including photo by Jonas Rask Entries for Fujifilm US's Limited Edition X100VI raffle are now officially open. Entry is free and only open to US residents (18+). The raffle closes on April 21st (11:59 p.m. EDT), so if you want access to Fujifilm's highly talked about camera, you'll need to enter quickly.Recent Videos Unlike other photography raffles, the prize isn't a free camera. Instead, you're entering to win an opportunity to purchase the camera at the list price of of […]

Image: Blackmagic Design Alongside the Ursa Cine, Blackmagic Designs also announced the Pyxis, a $3000, 6K full-frame (36 x 24mm) modular camera. It will be available with PL, locking Canon EF or Leica L mounts.Recent Videos As with most of Blackmagic's cameras, the Pyxis offers a series of aspect ratios and crops in different frame rates, extending from 6048 x 4032 pixel 3:2 open gate at up to 36p, to 17:9 DCI 4K at up to 60p taken from a Super35 (∼APS-C) region of the sensor. Unlike the […]

Multi-shot modes can have their moments, especially if there's any degree of motion correction available. I had to borrow a tripod to capture this shot and even after all that it doesn't show a major boost over the single-shot image of the same scene. Sony a7R V | Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II @ 28mm | ISO 100 | F9 | 1/400 secPhoto: Richard Butler This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I'd argue that multi-shot high-resolution modes are all but pointless.Recent Videos Not […]

Recent Videos The Sony FE 16-25mm F2.8 G is a relatively compact wide-angle zoom E-mount lens aimed at street and travel photographers. We were able to get our hands on the lens for a day and figured most readers would be curious to see some street and architectural photography out of this lens, so we hit the streets of downtown Seattle and ducked into the Seattle Public library when the weather turned ugly. View our Sony FE 16-25mm F2.8 G sample gallery Note: Please do not reproduce any of […]

Image: Sony Sony has announced the FE 16-25mm F2.8 G, a fast, compact wide-angle zoom designed as a twin to the recent FE 24-50mm F2.8 lens.Recent Videos The 16-25mm is roughly the same dimensions as the 24-50mm and offers essentially the same features. This makes it a little longer but narrower than the existing 16-35mm F4. Buy now:$1198 at B&H Photo$1198 at Adorama The design is made up of 16 elements in 13 groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements to rein in chromatic […]