Those who follow my work know that I consider myself a large format photographer. I will photograph with a medium format camera, particularly when I’m trying to save weight on a backpacking trip or save time when I’m teaching a photography workshop, but 35mm has been somewhat shunned in my arsenal, being a format I […]
While some photographers look at Lomography as a reseller due to their rebadging of certain film emulsions, I don't think that one can question just how much they've done for the analog film photography movement.
With the Canon EOS R, we've found that the RAW files in Capture One 12 are surprisingly robust and yet even more capable than they are in Lightroom. Personally speaking, I bought the Canon EOS R because of both the lenses and how it renders skin tones.
Keith over at Northlight Images has completed his exhaustive review of the strange Laowa 24mm f/14 relay macro lens. While a relay lens isn’t a Read more...
DPReview has completed their review of the Canon EOS R, and we see they find the camera a mixed bag. It appears the reviewers greatest Read more...
Since the 2010 launch of the Parrot AR. Drone, consumer interest in drones has skyrocketed. DJI’s ubiquitous Phantom, originally released in 2013, has spawned multiple iterations and the company has further developed product lines like the Spark and Mavic to fill various niches and price points.
Jared Polin has completed his real world review of the Canon EOS R, you can view the 48-minute review above. For a stills camera, it Read more...
Bryan at The-Digital-Picture has completed his extensive review of the brand new Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera. Canon seems to have released a Read more...
Earlier this year I got a phone call from Japan asking whether I would be interested in working on yet another important global introduction campaign for a new Nikon product. As I very much enjoyed creating the Hercules Rising night time-lapse for the introduction of the Nikon D850, I said yes. My wife Daniella and […]
Apparently, the sky isn’t falling and Canon isn’t doomed. The first decent hands-on preview (mini review) of the Canon EOS R has hit, and the camera Read more...
The PhotographyBlog has completed their review of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS. The review seems to be a mixed bag, as Canon has selectively removed some Read more...
OpticalLimits, formerly known as photozone.de has completed their testing of the Canon 70-200 F4L IS II. Their conclusion? I think they like it .. and Read more...
Dustin Abbott has completed his extensive review of the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II. You can check the video above, or read the entire Read more...
The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the brand new Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II. From the Review: … Full frame f/4 results from the II are impressively sharp from corner to corner over the entire focal length range.
Perhaps one of the most anticipated cameras for many photographers could be the new Mint InstantKon RF70. I've personally wanted a camera that could shoot Fujifilm Instax Wide emulsions and give me full manual controls for many years.
The previously stated sentence is one that I've had in my mind for quite some time now; as I genuinely have been mulling over about the new MiNT InstantKon RF70. This is the first camera to give the photographer full control over the shutter speed and the aperture in addition to providing the photographer with a working meter and using Instax Wide film.
The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the Canon EF-M 18-150mm f/3. 5-6. 3 IS STM, a superzoom for Canon APS-C mirrorless cameras. The EF-M 18-150mm f/3. 5-6. 3 IS STM was announced on September 15, 2016.
After almost freezing my hands during an Iceland photo trip, I began a long search for proper winter gloves that would be both warm and ergonomic for operating a camera. For many years, most of my photo career was based on shooting the gorgeous seascapes and landscapes of Portugal. Even though our winters can sometimes […]
Bryan over at The-Digital-Picture has completed his extensive review of the brand new Canon EOS M50 mirrorless camera. From The-Digital-Picture: While a complete beginner can use this camera to simply capture very high quality images, the advanced user who takes the time to learn this camera’s more advanced features can have great control over their Read more...
Cinema5D has completed their hands on review of the Canon EOS M50, Canon’s latest mirrorless release. The review is mostly positive for the new mirrorless camera, although they do describe the 4K implementation as an “afterthought”, which isn’t what most people wanted from this camera.
DPReview has completed their review of the brand new Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III. The is Canon’s flagship PowerShot camera with a price tag to match, but is it worth it? From DPReview: And yet – I find it hard to imagine myself recommending the G1 X III to anyone in particular. Sony’s options Read more...
DPReview has completed their review of the Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II, Canon’s smallest 1″ sensor camera. The camera appears to be a bit of a mixed bag, as the user experience is quite good, but the camera is let down by a soft lens and poor battery life. I looked long and hard Read more...
On Oct 8, 2015, a completely unknown company announced a new camera which promised to change how we think about photography: “The L16 combines breakthrough optics design with never-before-seen imaging technology to bring you the camera of the future.
Bryan over at The-Digital-Picture has completed his review of Canon’s latest entry level mirrorless camera, the EOS M100. From TDP: From an exciting brand-new features perspective, the Canon EOS M100 is going to turn few heads.
MOAB Moenkopi Washi Kozo 110 paper is classified under the company's specialty paper, and it honestly has me scratching my head in some ways while being very impressed in other ways. The paper is designed for fine art photographers and is a matte paper with a pretty unique look to it in some ways that you only realize when lit just right.
Photography Blog has completed their extensive review of Canon’s brand new flagship compact camera, the PowerShot G1 X Mark III. From Photography Blog: The Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III is the smallest G-series camera to date, yet remarkably it has the largest image sensor of any G-series camera ever released, featuring the same APS-C Read more...
Bryan over at The-Digital-Picture has completed his review of the brand new Canon EF 85mm f/1. 4L IS USM. From The-Digital-Picture: While it will find use for many purposes (we will go looking for opportunities to use this lens), the Canon EF 85mm f/1.
ePHOTOzine has completed their review of the brand new Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III. Canon’s flaghship PowerShot camera which sports an APS-C 24mp image sensor. From ePHOTOzine: The Canon Powershot G1 X Mark III has taken the great usability of a Canon DSLR, and the 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor with phase-detection AF built-in, and Read more...
The Light L16 is a 52-megapixel point-and-shoot camera that uses a massive 16 lenses all at once to create high resolution images. It has both baffled and inspired a lot of the photography community, but the first real reviews are being published… and they aren’t very good. Is There a Need? Photography Bay expresses concerns […]
DPReview has completed their review of Canon’s entry level mirrorless camera. From DPReview: As we’ve said in our shooting experience, the EOS M100 is just a fun camera to use. Even for seasoned photographers, it’s a freeing experience being able to use the M100 in full auto, have great image quality from the large APS-C Read more...
I came to Chris before a big vacation, and asked a simple question, “Do you have a good quality camera a total novice could use that needs a review?”. Twenty minutes later, he handed me the Nikon D7500 and a Nikkor lens, set up a few features, and said “ You'll want to keep the Fstop to about 4.
Have you caught yourself thinking anything along the lines of ‘Facebook isn’t worth my time from a business perspective anymore’? It’s true, the Facebook game has changed, and the days of seemingly endless organic reach and customers are over.
DPReview has completed their review of Canon’s smallest DSLR, the EOS Rebel SL2. DPRewview referred to the SL2 as the Toyota Camry of DSLRs, which after having a Camry as a rental recently, I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the Canon EOS 6D Mark II, and came away pretty impressed overall. While it’s not a perfect camera body, the image quality is great as far as noise and color go, but we’re all disappointed we didn’t get a dynamic range performance bump. From TDP: The 6D Mark II Read more...
DPReview has completed their review of the Canon EOS 6D Mark II rather quickly and came away liking, but not loving it. From DPReview: It’s true that every objective specification of the 6D Mark II has been improved upon when compared with its predecessor, while the release price has remained the same. Unfortunately, unless you’re Read more...
As a professional documentary wedding photographer, actually taking photographs is a small (but essential!) part of my job. Much of what a wedding photographer does is in the editing and processing of the images.
A while back, Lomography LomoChrome Purple was released in 120 and 35mm formats. But earlier this year, the company updated the formula to make it more stable. With it came the major improvement of making it easier to shoot with.
DPReview has completed their extensive review of the brand new Canon EOS M6 mirrorless camera. DPReview had this to say about the EOS M6: Admittedly, if you’re not already bought into the Canon system, it is hard to ignore direct competitors that often pack in more features for similar money or similar feature for less; the Read more...
Bryan at The-Digital-Picture has completed his review of Canon’s latest mirrorless offering, the EOS M6. As expected, the new mirrorless camera from Canon is quite capable, though not the groundbreaking advancement a lot of folks are after.
Of all the cameras that sit in my camera bag, the Hasselblad X1D is the one camera that I never expected to purchase. But, after my Hasselblad H5 went in for repairs with no return date in sight (more on that later) and I faced an expensive rental bill to procure a replacement for a […]
DPReview has completed their review of the Canon EOS 77D, a DSLR that has confused some people in the Canon world as to why it exists. While it is a rebadged “Rebel T7s”, it does seem to offer enough to make it a worthwhile option at this price point.
The folks over at Priime have been doing some really interesting stuff over the years. They've had tutorials and really tend to focus in some ways or another on the fashion industry; but their newest Lightroom presets are expanding on the company's iOS app and bring presets to the world's most famous photo editing software: Lightroom.
Bryan at The-Digital-Picture has completed his review of the Irix 15mm f/2. 4 Blackstone wide angle lens. Your options for wide angle prime lenses continues to grow with these new Irix lenses as well as the upcoming Sigma 14mm f/1.
“Easily the best “M” so far!” Bryan at The-Digital-Picture has completed his review of the Canon EOS M5 mirrorless camera. From TDP If you have been waiting to jump into a Canon MILC and an APS-C sensor format works for you, the EOS M5 is a great choice. While one may feel a tendency to Read more...
Almost one year ago, my Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) started flaring up. I started getting interested in medium format photography, and the Pentax 645Z caught my attention. At the time, I had the Sony A7II, A7S, and RX1, but I wanted to experience the bigger sensor and all the goodies that came with one. I […]
I genuinely loved the Fujifilm X-T10, so when the Fujifilm X-T20 was announced, I was very eager to see how they'd improve an already fantastic camera. Indeed, Fujifilm has outdone themselves yet again.
Our friend and brilliant photographer Joshua Holko has written a review of the BenQ SW320 32” inch Adobe RGB Monitor. The importance of a monitor geared towards photography is often overlooked by budding professional photographers for whatever reasons.
A few years ago, I was told that a Hasselblad digital camera was going to kill the 120 format of film. At the time, I was absolutely astounded. For many years, I believed it to a certain point.
Hey Fujifilm camera users, Just a quick heads up that we’ve updated our Fujifilm lens guide. Every single autofocus lens for the Fujifilm X series system is now on there along with our reviews, information, buying information, etc. Check it out right here.
Over the holiday weekend here in the USA the news broke that Kai Wong had split off (i. e. been fired) from DigitalRev, the Youtube channel that he helped propel into being one of the most watched photography channels on Youtube.
Here’s a 9-minute hands-on field test of the Fujifilm GFX 50S by photographer Kai W. This $6,500 medium-format camera boasts a 51-megapixel sensor and may be an option landscape photographers may want to look into.
A few weeks back I ran some tests on the RAW files taken with the latest iPad Pro. Frankly, I was pretty impressed, the quality was indeed considerably better than what’s possible on my “soon to be replaced iPhone 6S Plus”.
It’s been a week now since I first got my Canon M5 and I can honestly say I’m in love. From its first announcement, I was intrigued by it, but I had the M3 and it seemed too soon to upgrade. I had convinced myself I could at least wait a few months until I […]
If you've ever wanted a really solid wide angle zoom lens arguably the best option for many years was the Nikon 14-24mm f2. 8 or the Canon 16-35mm f2. 8 L. But the new Sigma 12-24mm f4 Art lens is looking to challenge the offerings from both of those companies by also incorporating a bit of weather sealing and making the price more affordable.
With the proliferation of digital photography in today’s modern market, perfection has become the new normal. Photography is an art practiced through initial capture, modern shooters using their camera to anchor a moment in time with as many potential options as possible be it color, tone, exposure or even as technology marches on, focus and […]
Is it too good to be true? A cheap M mount lens that goes all the way to f/1.1? Does the $369 7artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens belongs in the bargain bin or on your camera? From what I have been reading on forums and reviews sites, people either think this lens is brilliant OR the […]
As a photographer who still uses film, 2017 feels like the industry is in a bit of a time warp. Kodak is bringing back Ektachrome, Hollywood blockbusters are being shot on film, and apparently the part of Polaroid we care about exists again.
The Nikon D850 was just awarded the first full 100 overall score ever given out to a DSLR by the testing lab DxOMark. The D850 now sits alone in the top spot on the camera leaderboard, with the full-frame mirrorless Sony a7R II sitting at #2 with a score of 98. This is the first […]
Expanding into its ever-growing range of products and services, Google is now offering photo books. They’re competitively good value, and in this quick video review we get a glimpse at what they’re all about.
Now that DJI’s new mini Spark drone has been officially announced, the early reviews are starting to appear. Photo industry personality Kai Wong got his hands on a pre-release prototype, and his video provides a great early look at the drone.
Wow. I typically have more to say in my first paragraph, but this camera blew me away and “wow” is one of the best ways to portray my first reactions. I was fortunate to test out the medium format Fujifilm GFX 50s for a week starting a few days before the new year. What a […]
Ouch. Reviews don’t get much worse than starting with “The GoPro Karma is unquestionably, inarguably, unarguably, without a doubt, the worst drone I have ever flown. ” And it only went downhill from there… (Warning: Strong language).
We've finally finished our Fujifilm X-T2 review. Overall, it's a fantastic camera. It offers wonderful image quality and perhaps the best reliability of any Fujifilm camera we've tested. We've been told that it was designed to be a workhorse, and for the most part it really is.
With the proliferation of digital photography in today’s modern market, perfection has become the new normal. Photography is an art practiced through initial capture, modern shooters using their camera to anchor a moment in time with as many potential options as possible be it color, tone, exposure or even as technology marches on, focus and […]