Gear
How to turn any camera into a webcam for $14
Dec 21, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Camera manufacturers like Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Sony, and Fuji have launched their webcam software this year. However, they may not support your camera model, so…
Canon comes up with a shutter button like no shutter button before it
Dec 20, 2020
Udi Tirosh
There are many kinds of cameras: DSLRs, point and shoot, mirrorless, even that weird Sony F707 from when DSLRs started. But one thing almost never…
TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2 is a $98 fast prime for APS-C cameras
Dec 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Chinese lens manufacturer TTArtisan is known for very affordable lenses with a good price-quality ratio. The company has just released a fast 50mm f/1.2 lens…
Half an Art. First images from the Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art DN GN
Dec 18, 2020
Paul Monaghan
When Sigma started the global vision range the Art series, in particular, became a household name for high-quality lenses. My personal favorite is the lovely…
Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT offers wide-angle shooting with no distortion for $400
Dec 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Venus Optics has just announced Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT. “Zero-D” stands for “zero distortion,” which Venus Optics promises with this super-wide lens. It’s also…
This video guides you through the history of cameras in space
Dec 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Exploring space requires a whole lot of high-tech gear. But there’s something you’ll find on space missions that also connects all of us on DIYP:…
Pros and cons of teleconverters for macro photography
Dec 18, 2020
Maximilian Simson
What are teleconverters and how do they work? Tele-converters are handy lens add-ons that multiply the focal length of the lens they are attached to….
Westcott has released a new touchscreen speedlight and 200Ws wireless strobe
Dec 17, 2020
John Aldred
Westcott has announced their new FJ80 universal touchscreen speedlight and FJ200 200Ws lithium polymer battery-powered strobe, expanding on the FJ400 & DJ-X2m kit they introduced…
Everything you need to know about Apple’s new ProRAW feature
Dec 15, 2020
Alessandro Michelazzi
ProRAW Apple ProRAW is Apple’s latest technological addition to the smartphone photography industry and sets a new starting point for iPhone photography with its introduction…
Ilford revives its 1960s Sprite 35 film camera after 60 years
Dec 15, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
If you’ve been feeling a little nostalgic about simpler times and simpler cameras, Ilford has something you might like. The company is launching Sprite 35-II…