Gear
Stop buying stuff! Having the latest gear won’t make you a better photographer
Aug 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
We can argue forever if gear matters or not, and we won’t get anywhere. Sure, in some cases it does, but you don’t need the…
The new Laowa 50mm f/2.8 lens is the world’s first 2X macro lens designed for MFT
Aug 18, 2020
John Aldred
Venus Optics has now officially announced their new Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens designed specifically for the Micro Four Thirds system. It’s…
Rumored Zenit 60mm f/2.8 macro and 58mm f/1.9 lenses are now announced, but not for Sony
Aug 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Three new Zenit lenses were recently rumored for Sony E-mount. Two of them have now been announced: the Zenitar 60mm f/2.8 macro and the Selena…
Vazen new cine lens is an 85mm T2.8 1.8x anamorphic for full-frame
Aug 17, 2020
John Aldred
Vazen is a relatively new Chinese lens manufacturer that only really seems to have come onto the scene last year. But they jumped straight in…
Sony A7R IV vs Nikon Z7 vs Canon EOS R5 – Is Sony still the king of Eye autofocus?
Aug 17, 2020
John Aldred
Much has been said over the years about Sony’s Eye Autofocus system and it was one of Sony’s biggest selling points for portrait photographers for…
Meike launches a $75 25mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon Z-mount
Aug 17, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Only a few days after launching the low-budget AF 85mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon F-mount, Meike now introduces an even cheaper lens for Nikon Z….
Should you really care if timelapse photography will destroy your shutter?
Aug 14, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Most cameras are rated at somewhere between 100,000 and 300,000 shutter actuations. And no matter which DLSR or mirrorless camera you have, it will eventually…
Flat Earthers’ favorite camera, Nikon Coolpix P900, is now discontinued
Aug 13, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Nikon Coolpix P900 is a pretty powerful little camera in terms of optical zoom. You can use it to zoom in the Moon, or “prove”…
Canon EOS R5 vs. R6: don’t underestimate the R6 for video
Aug 12, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Okay, we all know it by now: the Canon EOS R5 is prone to overheat, which makes it unusable for serious video work. And what…
Breakthrough has released more than twenty (!) new drop-in filters for the Canon EF to RF adapter
Aug 11, 2020
John Aldred
Well, if you’d been thinking about picking up Canon’s EF to RF drop-in filter adapter, Breakthrough Photography might’ve just made your decision a little easier….