Olympics

    Olympics photography workflow: Going through 2000 images to deliver 25 selections asap
    Aug 4, 2021 Jeff Cable

    I was joking with someone yesterday about the craziness of the Olympics, and the pressures that we are all under during the Games. We were…

    The Nikon gear vault at the Tokyo Olympics shows not a single Z mount mirrorless camera
    Jul 27, 2021 John Aldred

    The long-awaited 2020 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo have begun. And as usual, the camera companies are there, too. Back in 2016, we got to…

    Photographing the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic opening ceremony with the Canon EOS R3 (maybe)
    Jul 25, 2021 Jeff Cable

    [A little while back, we caught our friend Jeff Cable’s post about him getting the Canon EOS R3. This is very exciting news for anyone who…

    The Nikon D6 is the world’s first DSLR to offer (a sort of) Eye AF in optical mode
    Feb 12, 2020 John Aldred

    The Nikon D6, Nikon’s newest flagship DSLR, has now officially been announced. While not all of the rumours were true, it’s an impressive looking camera….

    Hotly anticipated Canon 1DX Mark III announced – 1,000 shot buffer, dual CFexpress and 5.5K internal raw video
    Jan 7, 2020 John Aldred

    It’s the first day of CES 2020 so there are a few new gear announcements today. This time it’s Canon’s turn, with the official announcement…

    This Camera Ensures a Photo Finish at the Olympics
    Aug 18, 2016 Allen Murabayashi

    Since 1932, vaunted Swiss watchmaker Omega has served as Official Timekeeper at the Olympic Games 26 times. This year at the Rio Olympics, Omega is…

    The Olympic tennis court is a giant green screen and the Internet has noticed
    Aug 18, 2016 John Aldred

    It’s always amusing when something shown on TV includes something ripe for chroma keying. This time around, it’s the Rio 2016 men’s singles tennis final…

    Getty use underwater robots to photograph Olympic swimming events
    Aug 11, 2016 John Aldred

    The technological advancements that can be made in just four short years are amazing. 11 time Olympic photographer Al Bello is taking advantage of that fact…

    A very rare look inside Canon’s operations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
    Aug 3, 2016 Jeff Cable

    This is my fifth Olympic Games and I am always visiting the Canon Professional Services area to borrow equipment from them. And for all of…

    Canon’s new 1000mm lens could be half as big and ready in time for the Olympics
    Jun 8, 2016 John Aldred

    Companies put out patents for new stuff all the time, and Canon have filed 4,134 of them, many of which will never actually exist in…