Camera
Springs, levers and electromagnets are what makes a DSLR shutter mechanism work
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…
This is how to shoot a $2,500,000 car with a $50,000 camera
There’s only a hundred Pagani Huayra BC in the world, and each one costs a cool $2.5mil. The “BC” in its designation stands for Benny…
Sony Alpha a7S II shoots first ever commercial level 4K video from space
We mount action cameras on handlebars and helmets, and Japanese engineers mounted a Sony Alpha a7S II onto the International Space Station (ISS). As a…
The Nikon D850 might just be the world’s first hybrid OVF/EVF DSLR
This would be absolutely amazing if it turns out to be true. Nikon have filed a couple of patents for hybrid viewfinders in the past, but…
Sony teases new full frame 4K RAW CineAlta camera system
This seems to be the new thing for camera manufacturers. They don’t just announce new cameras now, they announce than an announcement is coming. Or…
Canon 6D Mark II dynamic range results are disappointing
There has been a great hype about the new Canon 6D Mark II. Now that it’s officially released, the first dynamic range test results are…
The Canon 6D Mark II gets put through its paces in this festival photography field test
Normally, when we use the phrase “field test”, it’s not meant quite so literally. It just means putting the camera to work in its typical usage…
See just how many photos a Canon DSLR shoots before the shutter dies
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…
Mesmerizing lucid dreams photos and how to create them
Last year I attended Midburn, a regional burning man event taking place in the hot Israeli desert. I filmed nonstop for five days and created…
I swapped out my macro to shoot butterflies with a 300mm lens on a Nikon D500
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,…





































