Gear

    It doesn’t matter why this photographer switched from the Fuji X100 to the X-T20
    Sep 13, 2017 John Aldred

    We often hear stories from both sides of the fence on how much gear really matters. And there are many arguments both for and against…

    How to fire your strobes 3 different ways and when to use each one
    Sep 13, 2017 John Aldred

    All the time, I see new flash and strobe owners ask “How do I fire these things?, which isn’t an unreasonable question. For speedlights, it’s…

    Sony’s new RX10 IV shoots 20.1MP stills at 24 frames per second
    Sep 13, 2017 John Aldred

    The Sony A7III announcement that some were expecting yesterday never happened. Perhaps Sony simply didn’t want to compete with Apple’s new iPhone releases. Regardless, Sony did…

    An open letter to my beloved Canon – What happened to your innovation?
    Sep 12, 2017 Jason Futrill

    Dear Canon, You and I have had a very, very long friendship which has lasted many years and many, many generations of cameras. Ever since…

    Profoto teams up with Fujifilm to bring TTL & HSS to Fuji cameras
    Sep 11, 2017 John Aldred

    Well, they may have been lagging a little behind Godox and Cactus, but Profoto have finally caught up. Profoto have announced a new Fuji compatible…

    Leaked Godox XPro trigger photo teases a huge LCD interface and lots of buttons
    Sep 11, 2017 John Aldred

    Godox’s flash system has become extremely popular over the last couple of years. And while it now supports half a dozen different platforms one common…

    The macro lens is the Swiss Army knife of lenses, and this is why you should own one
    Sep 11, 2017 John Aldred

    Macro lenses are often seen as this weird special purpose thing, that only those interested in shooting bugs should buy. But they’re so much more…

    Does the Rotolight Neo 2 live up to the hype? This photographer doesn’t think so
    Sep 8, 2017 John Aldred

    I wrote about the announcement of the new Rotolight Neo 2 a couple of days ago. Looking at the specs, I wasn’t really all that…

    Fuji launches X-E3 with 24MP sensor, 4K UHD video and touchscreen LCD and 2 new lenses
    Sep 7, 2017 John Aldred

    Fujifilm have announced an update to the mid-range model in their rangefinder styled mirrorless lineup. The new Fujifilm X-E3. It comes with the 24MP X-Trans…

    Rotolight’s teams up with Elinchrom to bring high speed sync to the world of LED lighting
    Sep 6, 2017 John Aldred

    This was a bit of an unexpected announcement. At least, it was for me. Although, I admit that I haven’t really followed the world of…