Equipment

Snapchat just unveiled camera sunglasses for capturing your daily life as your eyes see it. The Snapchat Spectacles are upcoming $130 shades that will compete against the likes of Google Glass.

Portrait photographers looking to diversify your background options listen up. There's an affordable background material you need to know about, and a great DIY portable background stand you can build for just $25.

Need a little bit of gear lust in your life this Friday? We've got you covered. The video above by Pro Centre camera store in London claims to be the "world's first" unboxing of the Hasselblad X1D mirrorless medium format camera.

There's no shortage of timelapse controllers out there—from feature-rich camera triggers that use your phone as a sensor, to popular motion control systems. But the Astro Core has one specific feature that sets it apart: gesture control.

MeFOTO just announced a new line of ultra-portable tripods that come with a few very interesting features. In addition to working like any other versatile travel tripod, the MeFOTO Air tripods come with a bluetooth remote and selfie stick built right in.

Polaroid hasn't given up on instant photography yet. Following up on the release of the Polaroid Snap last year, the Polaroid Snap Touch "instant digital" camera combines the features of both a digital and instant camera into a fun, affordable package.

While the Profoto D2 is still the world's fastest TTL Monolight, it is not the world's fastest monolight. That title belongs to Hensel's new, insanely fast Cito 500.

Kodak has released the third generation of its Pixpro SP360 action camera, and if you've been following Photokina news, it'll look very familiar. That's because it's basically just a pared down version of Nikon's KeyMission 360.

Fujifilm has been on a tear with its Instax line of instant cameras and film, and now the company is expanding its booming business into the world of fashion. Fuji has teamed up with renowned designer Michael Kors on a new fashion-forward limited-edition Instax Mini 70 camera.

In addition to the more exciting updates this week, Olympus also debuted their newest entry-level mirrorless interchangeable lens camera: the PEN E-PL8.

Curious how much the camera in the iPhone has improved since the very first smartphone was unveiled way back in 2007? You're in luck. As part of his annual speed test, Everything Apple Pro did a camera comparison that shows the difference between the iPhone, 3G, 3Gs, 4, 4S, 5, 5C/5S, 6/Plus, 6S/Plus, and 7/Plus.

Photos of disassembled cameras are usually created by laying out the parts neatly and shooting a photo from above. James over at CasualPhotophile went a step further: he shot hundreds of macro photos of the individual components and stitched them together into an ultra-high-res "exploded camera" image of the Nikon F3.

Profoto is on a speed kick this Photokina. First, they announce the D2, the world's fastest TTL monolight. And now, less than a week later, they've topped everybody yet again by introducing the Pro-10 studio generator: the self-styled "World's Fastest Flash."

The Panasonic GH4 was a huge hit when it first arrived. The first mirrorless ILC to offer 4K/30p recording, it was a powerful tool for videographers. But if you thought the GH4 was powerful, wait till you get a load of the GH5.

When you're talking about 100MP medium format digital backs, 'affordable' is a very relative term. That said, the new IQ1 100MP digital back Phase One just announced is definitely affordable... relatively speaking. For the first time, you can get a 100MP sensor for just $33,000.

The first KeyMission action camera was announced way back at CES, but Nikon hasn't been sitting around since then. They've developed two more cameras, and yesterday they debuted all three to the world with full details, release dates, and prices.

So, time to stock up on bottled water and canned goods -- the apocalypse is upon us. The iPhone 7 is here, and with its new and improved high res, dual lens, RAW shooting imaging system, it’s going to kill the consumer/enthusiast camera industry.

If you want a camera that looks like a Leica T but will cost you less than a third the price, Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaoyi has something for you. It's called the M1, and it's a Micro Four Thirds mirrorless ILC that won't come close to hurting your bank account.

The new flagship Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II is a speed demon, plain and simple. With your autofocus locked, its electronic shutter can shoot 60fps. And even if you keep autofocus on and tracking, it can still pump out full-res RAW frames at a jaw-dropping 18fps.

If the GoPro Hero5 Black and the GoPro Karma are a bit too rich for your blood—or you just don't think you're extreme enough for these cameras—the Hero5 Session might just be the perfect GoPro for your less-than-insane lifestyle.

SNAPSNAP is a new camera strap design that works with a backpack in order to counterbalance the weight of your camera and reduce the strain on your neck -- perfect for travelers who want to keep their heavy camera at the ready for long periods of time.

I recently built a Trash Cam out of a trash can, large format lens, and Sony a7S II. The project was an attempt to find an inexpensive housing for a large format lens.

GoPro's much-anticipated Karma camera drone will finally be unveiled next Monday (9/19), but today we're getting our first tiny glimpse at what the drone will look like. GoPro just put out its latest Karma teaser, and this one shows the drone itself briefly whizzing by.

Today, Zeiss adds a fourth member to the Loxia lens line of compact, high-quality lenses for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras. Introducing the Loxia 85mm f/2.4: a compact, short telephoto lens that boasts "outstanding image performance."

Holy recycle time batman! Photography speed demons get your bibs out, because Profoto just released a new monolight that'll get the salivary glands going strong. It's the Profoto D2, and it's officially "the world's fastest monolight with TTL."

Phase One made a splash back some months back when it unveiled its 100-megapixel medium format camera system. To show the power of a 100MP medium format sensor, retoucher Pratik Naik has published a series of 100% crops from a recent shoot with the camera.

Syrp—the company behind the much-beloved Syrp Genie timelapse controller—has just released a very interesting product called the Slingshot. Basically, the Syrp Slingshot is a camera-toting zipline that lets you move your DSLR up to 100m (~330ft) to add long-distance motion to your timelapses.

Venus Optics, creators of the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 with 'close to zero distortion,' are unveiling two new extreme lenses at Photokina. The Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D, the world's fastest 15mm rectilinear lens for full-frame cameras, and the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT, the world’s widest f/2 Lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.

The company behind the popular MIOPS Smart Trigger is back, and this time they're turning your smartphone into what they've dubbed "the world's most versatile camera remote."