Gear
Here are the pros and cons of using LED panels for portraits
Jul 12, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Other than using continuous lighting for video, some photographers choose to use it for shooting still as well. Jay P. Morgan relies on LED panels…
7Artisans launches fast and affordable lenses for micro four-thirds and mirrorless cameras
Jul 12, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
7Artisans has launched four fast prime lenses for different mirrorless and Micro Four Thirds cameras. They are available for Fuji, Leica, MFT, and Sony cameras,…
The Fotodiox DLX Stretch adapters let you turn any lens into a macro
Jul 7, 2017
John Aldred
With the advent of mirrorless, lens adapters have become very popular. With such a short flange distance, mirrorless cameras offer so many more lens options….
Citograph 35mm lens turns your DSLR into an instant camera
Jul 7, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’ve ever wanted to bring together the quality of the DSLR and the spontaneity of an instant camera, C.P. Goerz joins them in Citograph…
See just how many photos a Canon DSLR shoots before the shutter dies
Jul 6, 2017
John Aldred
They say that a camera’s shutter life expectancy is only a guide. Chances are your shutter will die either long before that expectancy, or long…
Astronomer uses 2bit Game Boy Camera to capture craters of the Moon
Jul 5, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Although I’ve (sadly) never owned a Nintendo Game Boy Camera, I love to see how artists, scientists or nineties kids play with it in the…
This vintage “bazooka lens” takes the word “shooting” almost literally
Jul 5, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
From time to time, Mathieu Stern presents us with a cool, unusual lens. This time, he found Novoflex 600mm f/8, or as he calls it:…
Why I’ll Never Use FEDEX Again to Ship My Camera Gear
Jul 5, 2017
Marc Weisberg
Who can you trust to ship your photo and camera gear? Not FEDEX! What follows is the story of how FEDEX utterly screwed up my…
I swapped out my macro to shoot butterflies with a 300mm lens on a Nikon D500
Jul 4, 2017
Jake Mosher
Every year, on the cusp of true, Rocky Mountain summer, I travel to the high country to photograph butterflies. For a brief couple of weeks,…
Future Fujifilm X cameras could get in body image stabilization
Jul 4, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Even though in body image stabilization (IBIS) isn’t compatible with Fujifilm X-mount, this could change in their future cameras. According to Fuji Rumors, Fujifilm…