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Tamron just announced the 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame and ASP-C sensor mirrorless cameras. Their latest lens is an amazingly portable (4.8 inches long) All-in-One zoom that features a fast starting aperture of f/2.8, provides 25mm true-wideangle coverage, and focuses as close as 6.3 inches (from sensor plane) for dramatic half-life-size macro shots.

Less than one month after announcing their plans to acquire US cinema camera manufacturer RED.com, LLC, Nikon stunned the photographic industry by declaring that they've consummated the acquisition of Konica-Minolta, a leading manufacturer of business technology and office products.

DxO just released their third major upgrade to the popular Nik plug-ins for Photoshop. Here’s what’s new in Nik Collection 3.

Nikon recently announced the Coolpix B600, a superzoom with a 24-1440mm equivalent range, highly effective image stabilization, 16-megapixel CMOS sensor and a lens that’s sharper than kittens’ teeth. Priced at just $299, this easy-to-use point-and-shoot spent nearly two months in our hands, and here is what we learned.

Nikon Zf retro-styled full-frame mirrorless cameras will soon be available in a silver-colored bodies and colorful new skins. Plus, a future firmware update will allow Zf users to add film grain effect to photos and videos. Here are the details and a look at the compelling new colorways.

In school we learned it’s polite to share. Loaning a digital camera to a comrade is commendable, but never, ever loan anyone a memory card unless you’re aware there’s a risk that the borrower can view the images that you think you’ve deleted—even if you formatted the card.

Add several magnitudes of precision to your close focusing technique. Oben's Macro Focusing Rails allow you to adjust the distance between the camera and subject in very tiny increments, enabling very accurate manual focus. If you shoot 1:1 macro or greater, you need an Oben Macro Focusing Rail.  And they are surprisingly affordable.