Gear

    This is why your 4K camera isn’t really 4K
    Aug 5, 2017 John Aldred

    We all harp on about the latest 4K this or 8K that. But do we really know what we’re saying? Most of the time, probably…

    Rescuing Old Photography Equipment in the Digital Age
    Aug 5, 2017 Allen Mowery

    Since the beginning of my photography career (perhaps life in general), I have been a huge proponent of seeing how much can be accomplished with…

    How to stop your lenses from fogging up and why you need to
    Aug 4, 2017 John Aldred

    Lenses fogging up usually isn’t a big problem for me here in the UK. But it is a problem I’ve faced while shooting in warmer…

    Interfit’s new Honey Badger strobe looks an awful lot like AlienBee’s DigiBee
    Aug 3, 2017 John Aldred

    Now, we’re not suggesting Interfit just ripped off the design of Alien Bees’ Digibee lights. But you have to admit, the resemblance is just uncanny….

    Here are the top ten memory cards compared
    Aug 3, 2017 John Aldred

    Memory cards are the biggest pain in the backside for photographers. We have to keep getting new ones whenever we upgrade because cameras make bigger…

    Here are sample photos from Light L16, the camera with 16 lenses
    Aug 2, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Two years ago, Light announced L16: a weird-looking camera that looks somewhat like smartphone, but captures DSLR-quality photos. It combines 16 lenses of three focal…

    Gear doesn’t matter: here’s how to shoot a high-quality movie with your smartphone
    Aug 2, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    “Gear doesn’t matter.” You may agree with this statement or not, but it’s definitely the case if you have a good idea and an engaging…

    Can radioactive lenses be harmful to your health?
    Aug 1, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you use vintage lenses, you might have heard that some of them are radioactive. As a matter of fact, many lenses produced between the…

    Canon 6D Mark II hands-on review shows why you should (not) buy it
    Aug 1, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Reviews of the new Canon 6D Mark II keep coming in, and the feelings of users still seem mixed. Chris and Jordan from The Camera…

    Springs, levers and electromagnets are what makes a DSLR shutter mechanism work
    Jul 31, 2017 John Aldred

    We’ve posted about what shutter speed is, from a photographic standpoint, and shown the basics of how shutters works before. But this video from photographer…