Camera
Latest Gear Releases & Announcements (August 2025)
Aug 15, 2025
Darlene Lleno
This latest camera gear releases 2025 round up brings you the exciting new options from Fujifilm, Sony, Nikon, and DJI with innovative features and competitive pricing. August delivers the highly anticipated X-E5 rangefinder, Sony’s premium RX1R III compact, and Nikon’s value-packed Z5II full-frame camera.
An Astonishing Photograph of 110 Million Year Old Footprint Tiptoes into the 21st Century
Aug 12, 2025
David Prochnow
According to ABC News, the recent tragic July 5 flooding that deluged parts of Travis County, Texas inadvertently exposed an incredible wealth of paleontological specimens….
Reign in Rain: Grab the Reins of Inclement Weather Photography
Aug 9, 2025
David Prochnow
Capturing rain in a photograph is an exciting challenge, and mastering rain photography is all about balancing technical precision with creative intuition. Alfred Stieglitz was…
Flower Power: A DIY Instax Camera
Aug 9, 2025
David Prochnow
Imagine an Instax printer with neither batteries nor a WiFi connection. Huh? How’s that even possible? That’s exactly the purpose behind the Printoss from Takara…
It’s a Printer; No; It’s a Camera; No; It’s a Memo Maker; No…It’s All Three!
Aug 8, 2025
David Prochnow
A Swiss Army Knife is an amazing collection of various blades, tools, and a magnifying glass all housed inside a single pocketable case. It’s the…
007 Vacay Away; Leave the Walther PPK Behind; Licensed to Film
Aug 4, 2025
David Prochnow
Imagine your fave MI6 operative taking his beloved family away on a summer vacation. Certainly, Mrs. 007 would insist on Bond, James Bond leaving all…
STOP! Don’t Buy the Nikon FTZ II Adapter, Buy This Camera Instead
Jul 28, 2025
David Prochnow
If you’re a Nikon Z-mount camera owner with a cache of vintage Nikon F-mount lenses, then you’ve probably thought about buying the Nikon FTZ II…
Half-and-Half: The Cream of the Current Half-Frame Camera Crop Go Head-to-Head
Jul 23, 2025
David Prochnow
In a shocking development, two camera manufacturers arrived at the same product destination via two distinctly different routes. That destination was a half-frame camera and…
The X-Files: Y X Half–a Fujifilm Genetic Mutation Belies Criticism
Jul 22, 2025
David Prochnow
At first blush, the Fujifilm X half (and that’s the correct spelling for this camera; not X-Half and not X Half; although in Fujifilm’s internal…
Is Manual Focus Relevant in the Digital Age?
Jul 16, 2025
David Prochnow
Photographers are spoiled with a wealth of “automatic” features on today’s cameras. Autoexposure, auto white balance, and autofocus make taking a photograph as easy as…