The Sensor in The Sony A7R IV Is Outperformed by Its Older Sibling

If you've been thinking about buying the Sony A7R IV, but have been wanting to see both real-world reviews like the ones that we do, and lab tests like the ones that the folks over at DXOMARK perform, then today is your lucky day. DXOMARK has announced that the testing on the se…

The Fix-Up

I'm interested in the place the ‘fix-up’ has in the larger history of science fiction. Of course you know what I mean by fix-up. The story goes something like this: the dominant markets for SF writers in the 1930s and 1940s were pulp magazines, so writers wrote a lot of sh…

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5 Photographers Prove the Ricoh GR III Has Professional Performance

The Ricoh GR III continues the GR trend of revolutionizing the way people shoot street photography. How can such a small system pack so much power and impeccable image quality? We answered that question in our official review of the camera. But in this piece, we want to go beyon…

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Internets of interest: Warner Losh on the first ten years of UNIX

UNIX turns 50 this year which means 7th edition Research UNIX is that 40.

Photography Cheat Sheet: DSLR Terminology for Beginners

Whether you like it or not, taking photography seriously means learning a lot of technicalities and terminologies that will help you understand the tools and the process better. In turn, you'll be able to work with your gear better and take better photos as a result. We know it…

Cheap Photo: Learn the Art of Long Exposure Photography for Just $29

Long exposure photography in itself is not very difficult to master. Anyone can set a camera on a tripod and can slow the shutter speed down low enough to cause some blur in the clouds or rushing water, but do you know how to create captivating images that aren't the same thing…