News entries for January, 2018

 

 

Photographer Anton Gorlin specializes in real estate, landscape and nature photography. Gorlin is originally from Ukraine and has since moved to Australia, so he has seen a lot of beautiful scenes throughout his career. Living now in Australia, he has access to one of the most stunning coasts in the world. To help...

 

 

With the popularity of DJI's drones, it only makes sense that companies have been making purpose-built accessories for the drones. PolarPro has just released a brand-new line of accessories for the DJI Mavic Air, including filters, cases and a filming platform.

The new line of filters comprises a "Standard"...

 

 

Pour one out for the Nikon D810A. Its time has come to an end. Per B&H, the Nikon D810A has been discontinued and is no longer available for order. If you recall, the D810A was Nikon's first - and still only - full-frame DSLR dedicated to astrophotography. What made the D810A special was that it had a specialized...

 

 

Fujifilm has today launched a much-improved followup to 2016's X-A3, an entry-level mirrorless shooter which we must admit left us conflicted. The 24.2-megapixel Fuji X-A5 addresses some of our main concerns with the X-A3 while maintaining its affordability.

For one thing, there's a new hybrid autofocus...

 

 

Photographic style. What is it and how do you develop your own? In a world where so many people are photographers, be it with their smartphones or with dedicated camera systems, it can be incredibly difficult to separate yourself from the pack. After all, the "pack" is massive and nearly everyone has similar access...

 

 

For photographers with a large backlog of film negatives and slides, Kodak has released a new product designed for you, the Kodak Scanza Digital Film Scanner.

The Kodak Scanza converts a wide array of film negatives and slides into digital JPEG files. You can digitize 35mm, 126, 110, super 8 and 8mm film into...

 

 

Particularly when shooting RAW images, you need to perform sharpening to your photos during processing to bring out the best in the files. However, you often don't want to sharpen your entire image the same way. For example, you typically want to sharpen the in-focus portion of your image but not the background or...

Click here to read my Fujifilm XF 80mm f/2.8 Field Test

 

 

Back in September, Fujifilm released their first 1:1 macro lens for their X series cameras, the XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR. The 120mm-equivalent macro lens delivers excellent close-up performance, including in the corners, but it also works well as a...

 

 

For a lot of photographers with DSLR camera gear, a lighter and more compact mirrorless camera can be an attractive alternative. For landscape and nature photographers in particular, who often bring a heavy kit with them, being able to lighten your load without sacrificing image quality sounds great. Photographer...

 

 

Light is light, right? Expensive lighting companies want you to believe that their strobes and lighting equipment are superior and produce better-looking images, but is that true? Fstoppers wanted to find out so they compared a $10,000 lighting setup with a $425 lighting setup. The lighting setup was designed to be...

 

 

Another week has reached its end, and with the weekend beckoning it's time for our weekly roundup of all that's new on the firmware front. This week, our Firmware Friday roundup includes news of bug fix updates for three cameras from Hasselblad and Ricoh, as well as a promise of a significant...

Click here to read our Sony A7R III Review Conclusion

 

 

What do you get when you combine the already-great A7R II with the new flagship A9? You get what is perhaps Sony's most versatile full-frame mirrorless camera to date: the A7R Mark III. The A7R III maintains its high-resolution prowess thanks to a 42MP...

 

 

Earlier this week, Adobe released a new version of Photoshop. The latest version of the software includes a new feature, Select Subject.

In a new video, Tony Northrup shows off the new feature and how to utilize it. The select subject feature is designed to automatically select your subject. You enable it by...

 

 

It's Lomography's 25th anniversary and the analog photography company is celebrating with a new limited edition line of cameras based upon the Lomo camera that started it all, the Lomo LC-A.

The three anniversary editions in the LC-A family include a 25th Anniversary LC-Wide, LC-A 120 and LC-A+. The LC-Wide and...

 

 

Landscape photographer Adam Gibbs has succumbed to pressure from his viewers and published a video detailing his post-processing workflow. While he admits he's not a Photoshop or Lightroom expert, he does have a lot of valuable experience and insight to share. Personally, I love seeing videos like this because I...

 

 

Shooting at f/1.4 or a similarly fast aperture is a lot of fun. You get awesome bokeh, gorgeous out of focus areas and a lot of interesting depth to your images. However, it can be very tricky to nail your focus. The margin for error is very thin. Portrait photographer Manny Ortiz has three techniques for helping...

 

 

Skylum Software, formerly known as Macphun, has added a quartet of professional photographers to its ambassador team. The new group comprises Matthew Jordan Smith, Dixie Dixon, Jerry Ghionis and Joel Grimes. All four are widely-known, successful professional photographers and they will be tasked with helping Skylum...

 

 

Photographer Marcin Lewandowski went on assignment with Adorama to capture as many good pet photographs as possible in only an hour. What kind of tips does he have for helping you capture great photos of your own pets?

Lewandowski wants to capture portraits as well as action shots. For portraits, nearly any...

 

 

In the latest video of his "Landscape Photography Journals" video series, photographer Dave Morrow extensively covers how he captures sharp images with perfect focus. It may seem obvious how to capture in-focus images, but there are techniques to help ensure that you capture a sharp photo every time and that your...