The Samsung NX500 is the baby brother to the company’s superb NX1 mirrorless camera. It brings over many of the features of the NX1, including its 28MP BSI CMOS sensor and AF system, and puts them into a compact body at a price competitive with other midrange mirrorless models. Read more
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Readers’ Showcase: Philip Ewing
DPR reader Philip Ewing found he had little time outside of long hours at the office to spend on photography, so he turned his commute into a time to exercise some creativity. Each day he brings his camera along with him on Washington D.C.’s Metrorail system, where he photographs the Brutalist-style architecture, morning rushes and evening light of the Metro subway. Read more
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Pack your gear: Lonely Planet’s Top 10 must-visit countries in photos
Travel and photography are two pursuits that are often intertwined. While photographers who’ve been bit by the travel bug will usually have a long list of destinations they plan to visit in their back pocket, others may need a little inspiration or encouragement to head in a particular compass direction. Lonely Planet is happy to help out, as always, with its annual list of top travel destinations. Read more
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Samsung Galaxy S7 rumored to come with 1/2-inch 12MP sensor
We’ve all witnessed the megapixel race in digital cameras and, just a few years later, the trend has caught on in the smartphone camera sector. Lately though, manufacturers seem to putting more of an emphasis on low light performance. This may be the case with the newest Samsung Galaxy device, expected to launch in early 2016, which is rumored to use a 1/2-inch 12MP imager. Read more
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The great outdoors: Canon EOS 5DS and 5DSR Field Test
Mikey Schaefer is no stranger to the great outdoors. As a professional photographer who specializes in shooting in some of the most extreme environments on earth, he tests his body – and his gear – to the limits. In this field test we’re following Mikey on a sports lifestyle / editorial shoot with Canon’s EOS 5DS and 5DSR, near his home town in Oregon. Read more
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Sony Europe introduces a68 SLT with 79-point AF module
Sony Europe has announced a new Alpha-mount camera, the a68. High on its list of features is a 79-point phase detect ‘4D FOCUS’ AF module likely borrowed from the a77 II. With a 24MP APS-C sensor and Sony’s translucent mirror technology, the camera is capable of 8 fps shooting with AF tracking. Read more
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Rangefinder magazine honors its annual ’30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography’
Rangefinder magazine has announced its annual list of top wedding photography newcomers, now in its fourth year, highlighting the work of 30 photographers to watch. See some of their work and learn more about the list. Read more
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What’s missing? Ming Thein on the state of mirrorless
Commercial Photographer and camera blogger Ming Thein has shot with almost as many mirrorless cameras as we have, and has put together a list of all the things they get wrong or, at least, all the things he thinks they should all do. It’s a fairly comprehensive list that we very much agree with. Thein echoes a lot of our own concerns about camera handling, behavior and operation, as he works through camera design point-by-point. Read more
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2015 Roundups: Fixed Prime Lens Cameras
The Fixed Prime Lens Camera category is our smallest roundup of 2015 but also one of our most interesting. Cameras in this category range quite a bit, from the affordable, to the jaw-dropping expensive. If you prefer to zoom with your feet, instead of your lens, then this is the roundup for you. Read on