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Tamron just announced the availability of a 90mm f/2.8 Macro lens for Sony E and Nikon Z full-frame and APS-C cameras. Shutterbug had the opportunity to shoot extensively with this new lens for a few weeks prior to its release. Here's our evaluation of the Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III Macro VXD (Model F072) and a gallery of sample images.

Ricoh GR cameras have long been celebrated as elite street photography tools, with the latest Ricoh GR III and GR IIIx considered the finest of the bunch. Now both are available with the HDF designation indicating they feature a built-in Highlight Diffusion Filter that can be summoned with a single button press. Here’s an image gallery that examines the HDF feature in detail.

You can sharpen images with precise control in five easy steps, and once you master this technique, you'll never use the Unsharp Mask or Smart Sharpen again. Here's the illustrated tutorial and a couple end-result sample images.

Get more from your smartphone by exploring hidden hardware features and performing professional-looking edits on the images you capture. This story focuses on iPhones only, but there are similar apps available for Android fans. But first, a serious warning to users of any flavor of apps, photo and otherwise.

Introduced in 2012, the Pentax K-01 was met with widely discordant yelps of either disbelief, unconditional infatuation, technical condemnation, or irresolute "meh," — depending on the reviewer — and was ultimately booed off the stage. Too bad. It's awesome. And we think it just might be the most underrated camera ever.

It's harvest time throughout most of the country. That means farmers' markets are ripe with opportunities for photographers to sharpen their camera skills. Here are five tips to help you maximize the experience. This advice applies equally to street fairs, flea markets, fall festivals and other similar events.

When Ricoh Imaging introduced the enthusiastically received Pentax 17 half-frame 35mm camera, our sporadically analytical mind asked: “How does it compare?” Immediately, the plan for this hardscrabble shoot-out coalesced.