News entries for November, 2017

 

 

Recently, Sony took its popular RX10-series of large-sensor bridge cameras into a fourth generation with the debut of the Sony RX10 IV. Based around much the same body and lens as the earlier RX10 III, the 20.1-megapixel RX10 IV likewise sports an impressive 25x optical zoom lens which starts at a...

 

 

For Leica M mount users, they will soon be able to purchase a very fast 75mm prime. The German company has announced the Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens and this intriguing optic comes with an eyewatering price tag of US$12,795. 

This lens packs in a lot of interesting technology and appears to be...

 

 

For photographers always on the move, flying with your gear can be a stressful experience. That's where Think Tank Photo comes in with their new Airport Advantage Plus rolling camera bag. The roller has been designed to maximize the amount of gear you can carry while complying with international carry-on...

 

 

If you follow photographer Thomas Heaton, then you know he's been in Namibia to photograph landscapes and wildlife. He's shared his first full video from the trip and this one is focused on wildlife photography. It's not often we see him doing wildlife photography, but what better place to have a go at it than in...

 

 

Fujifilm has announced the release of Fujifilm X RAW Studio, a new proprietary RAW conversion software. The software has been designed to be easy to use and provide a fast means to convert RAW files.

The software leverages a connected Fujifilm camera's X-Processor Pro to make batch RAW conversions faster, all...

 

 

As part of his Beyond Photography YouTube channel, photographer Andrew Boey has released a new video all about white balance and color cast. In the video below, he discusses white balance presets and how to understand and use custom Kelvin temperature values to dial in the perfect white balance, even in challenging...

 

 

Phase One's RAW conversion and image editing software, Capture One, may have dropped the "Pro" from its name, but the newly-announced version, Capture One 11, adds many new features. Of the new software, Phase One Software Product Manager James Johnson says, "We care deeply about what photographers need. Capture...

 

 

While there are many great cameras, lenses and other photography gadgets available today, there are also some very bad products. Tony & Chelsea Northrup are counting down their all-time worst cameras and gadgets as part of the new episode of their "Picture This!" podcast. 

I don't want to spoil their list, but...

 

 

Having a photography website is not only a great way to showcase your work, it can also be a means for improving your photography. Landscape photographer Andrew Marr says that you need to get out and shoot more if you want to improve your photography. This makes sense, but it's not always easy to get motivated to...

 

 

Pixelmator Pro 1.0 Whirlwind is now available on the Mac App Store. The professional-grade photo editing software utilizes a modern single-window interface and delivers nondestructive image editing tools. There are even machine learning editing features too. One of Pixelmator's founders, Saulius Dailide, says of...

 

 

The way I manage my digital data sucks, but as far as I know I'm in too deep to do anything about it. Hi, I'm Jaron, and I like setting the security of my business life on the edge of a razor blade. 

Seriously though, I do a lot to secure my data, but I'm aware of the weaknesses in that strategy. It seems that...

 

 

In October, the Nikon D850 was the first full-frame DSLR to hit the 100-point threshold on DxOMark's Sensor Score chart. Now the Nikon D850 has met its full-frame mirrorless match, the Sony A7R III. DxOMark has published its Sony A7R III sensor review and Sony's newest camera looks like a home run for the Japanese...

 

 

When shooting star photos, there are multiple aspects of a lens to consider. Primarily, you typically want a wide-angle lens. Not only does the lens need to be wide, it also needs to be fast. A lens like the new Sigma 14mm f/1.8 lens stands out as a good choice, for example, and Rokinon makes numerous fast wide...

 

 

In "news from the upside down," Sony has today announced a series of CFast cards for high-performance cameras. The new cards will be called the "G Series CFast 2.0" and will be available in 32GB (CAT-G32), 64GB (CAT-G64) and 128GB (CAT-G128) capacities. Sony says that this choice is in response to the "ever...

 

 

Macphun just recently released their new Luminar 2018 photo editor, and the company has already updated the software with new features and camera support.

Macphun, soon to be known as Skylum, released Luminar 2018 for Mac and Windows computers although the former Mac-exclusive developer is still playing catch up...

 

 

Time-lapse videos are a great way to tell a story, says photographer Adam Karnacz. In his new video, Karnacz shares how he makes his 4K time-lapse videos.

Many cameras these days include a built-in time-lapse mode. However, Karnacz prefers to capture still images and manually turn his stills into a video...

 

 

Making selections in Photoshop is about to get a whole lot easier. In the below YouTube video, Merideth Stotzner of the Photoshop Team demonstrates an incoming feature to Photoshop that will immediately make subject selections for you with the click of a button. It utilizes machine learning to recognize subjects...

 

 

Though lighting for smaller sets and much of photography is rather dynamic with many options, lighting for studios and high-end productions is far more static and predictable. Often it's either giant fresnels or HMI lights, both of which are extremely costly to purchase and operate. Anthem One wants to disrupt this...

 

 

Last week, we covered photographer Ben Horne's first video from his annual photography trip to Zion. Today we have the next video from Horne. If you're unfamiliar with Ben Horne, he works exclusively with large format film cameras. He currently shoots with an 8x10 format camera, although he previously worked with...