Years ago, the idea of protective UV filters on a camera lens was phased out. Photographers needed them when film was dominant to cut down on optical issues. We needed them in early digital for similar reasons and also for the protection of your lenses.
But these days, honestly, you don't need them anymore. Instead, there are a few tried and true reasons why I like them anyway. . thephoblographer.com
We at the Phoblographer would love to cultivate conversations around our favorite camera gear. Hey folks! I think you can agree that there’s a ton of negativity, toxicity, and emotionally jarring things in the media right now. thephoblographer.com »
2020-09-27 13:00
There are many different reasons that photographers love photography. Almost always any individual photographer’s interest is a mixture of multiple aspects. This offering particularly reflects the interests of one individual — me. petapixel.com »
2020-05-18 18:06
NBC documentary unit Left Field has created an interesting deep dive on the renaissance of film photography in the digital age. In the short doc, the Left Field team try to figure out why the analog process—so time consuming and expensive—has seen such a strong resurgence in recent years. The doc was shot and edited […] petapixel.com »
2020-01-24 23:01
I used my Nikon D610 to take the last photograph of my mom before she died. I’ve documented my children’s lives nearly everyday. The rubber grip is wearing thin in spots. A rubber tab on the bottom is chronically flapping loose; my fingers push it back into place out of habit. This camera has become […] petapixel.com »
2019-11-25 22:36
I’m a wedding photographer, and I love it. I don’t shoot anything else and I really don’t want to either. In all my career as a freelancer I have shot everything from boxing matches to restaurant interiors. petapixel.com »
2017-03-02 00:28
The Sony a7c II is a small camera with quite a bit of technology inside. It's truly better than the Sony a7 IV which it's based on in several ways. This is thanks to the AI processing chip inside that gives it a lot of superpowers that some of Sony's other camears have.
The Sony 55mm f1. 8 FE is one of the system's most unique lenses. It's small, lightweight, weather resistant, sharp, fast to focus, and delivers in ways that so many other lenses lack. We love it, and years ago, I purchased one to keep in my stable of Sony gear.
Every time I picked up the Hasselblad 907x CFV 100C, I heard a song in my head: "He'll Have to Go" by Jim Reeves. My earliest memories of it are of my parents slowly dancing together in the living room within our small Queens apartment.
"I hope it's not just another rendition of the Sigma lens," I told the Phoblographer's Panasonic reps on the last day before my holiday staycation. They assured me that the team went to Panasonic Lumix's engineers and said the same thing to them.
I know it sounds crazy to do, but I strongly believe that if Fujifilm remake the 35mm f1. 4, 18mm f2, and 50mm f2. 4 Macro lens to give them weather resistance and the same optics, that they would sell out like tickets at a Taylor Swift concert.
For years, we asked Fujifilm for third-party support. And now, we've got it. While we're not sure if Viltrox and Fujifilm do indeed work together, the Viltrox 27mm f1. 2 PRO might as well be a Fujifilm lens.