Gear

The new Laowa 12mm f/2.8 is designed for full frame and almost distortion free

Aug 1, 2016 John Aldred

Ultrawide angle lenses are practical and fun. Almost every landscape, architectural, wedding or event photographer has one, as do many filmmakers. I have one, too….



Turn your phone into a teleprompter with the new Parrot Teleprompter 2

Jul 27, 2016 John Aldred

As somebody who speaks to camera now and again, having a script is great. But, I still mess up lines and may end up shooting the same…



9 Lenses with very special bokeh

Jul 24, 2016 Nitsan Simantov

I have played with photography a little bit since I was a boy, first with an old Olympus 35mm film point-and-shoot, then with a GameBoy…



DSLR Underwater Camera Housing Options for Portrait Photography and Video

Jul 23, 2016 JP Danko

It’s mid-summer and I have been doing a lot of underwater portrait photography lately…which has started me thinking that it might finally be time to…



Full Frame Sony A7II vs. Crop Sony A6000, which is better for portraits?

Jul 21, 2016 John Aldred

When you’re looking to pick up your first portrait camera, the whole full frame vs crop thing can be confusing. Technical explanations can be difficult…



Canon patents 40-800mm F4.5-5.6 lens, it would be great if it’s made, but I am skeptical

Jul 21, 2016 Udi Tirosh

Canon just patented a 40-800mm lens. Isn’t this just incredible. In old point and shoot terms the box would have been marked X20. You have to…



Is a full frame camera really worth it?

Jul 18, 2016 Alexander J.E. Bradley

Since I got my Nikon D7000 camera 6 years ago I’ve used it almost everyday. That is a lot of shutter clicks, 148,558 to be…



GoPro Hero5 to shoot Full Ultra HD 8K video and 3D video at 4K?

Jul 18, 2016 John Aldred

GoPro, like many companies, tends to keep pretty quiet when it comes to new products, letting very little out until an official announcement is ready…



Mindshiftgear’s Moose Peterson bag will auto close on your gear to protect it

Jul 15, 2016 Udi Tirosh

Here is a problem nature and wildlife photographers have to deal with. How to protect gear when accesing the bag. Some shoots involve dust, rain,…



Why I shoot on film

Jul 9, 2016 Michael Turek

After eight years of shooting exclusively [on] digital [cameras], working with film was a revelation. It made me fall in love with the process of…