News entries for November, 2018

 

 

Our Firmware Friday roundup this week is a fairly short affair, with news only for users of Fujifilm and Sigma products. (If you're not amongst that group, might we suggest checking our recent Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 and Nikon 500mm f/5.6 lens field tests instead?)

For those of you who're still with us, let's move...

Click here to read our Nikon 500mm f/5.6E PF Field Test

 

 

When it comes to photographing sports and, in particular, wildlife, this often requires a supertelephoto lens. Now, for full-frame and APS-C DSLRs, that often comes with some rather unpleasant consequences, namely extremely large and heavy lenses....

 

 

Have you ever come back from a photo trip and been frustrated by the images when you view them on your computer? In a new video, Nigel Danson has five tips to help you avoid disappointment the next time you go out to capture photos. While it can be frustrating to capture a bad shot, it can also be an important...

 

 

There are many clear ways to improve your landscape photography, including improving your lenses, buying filters, investing in a good tripod and much more. However, there are also some less obvious ways to improve your images. In a new video, photographer Adam Karnacz shares seven “alternative ways to improve your...

Click here to read our Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 OSD Field Test

 

 

Are you in need of an ultra-wide angle zoom lens for your full-frame Canon or Nikon DSLR? Great! Want a sharp lens that also doesn't cost an arm and a leg? You're in luck. The refreshed Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di OSD lens may just be right up your...

 

 

Phase One has announced the immediate release of Capture One 12. The popular photo editing software has received numerous improvements to its workflow and user interface with a focus on streamlining and modernization to the overall user experience and the available editing tools.

Of Capture One 12, VP of Software...

Click here to read our Nikon Z6 Field Test Part I

Our job as camera reviewers is to find the good and the not-so-good aspects of a camera system for you, and we always set out to do just that. But as our Senior Reviewer William Brawley started digging deeper into the inner workings of the new Nikon Z6, he came away with mostly positives...

 

 

For photographers looking to either become a professional or improve their current business, a critical part of the process is “building your brand.” Jay P. Morgan and The Slanted Lens has employed the help of Jordan Zobrist to share tips and tricks for growing your brand on Instagram. For many professional...

 

 

Unless you’re exclusively a black and white photographer, color is a critical part of your photography. It isn’t just about getting vibrant and rich colors either, it’s about maintaining accurate and consistent color throughout your entire photographic workflow. It’s much easier said than done. In the video below,...

 

 

This week, our regular Firmware Friday roundup returns after a brief hiatus with news of firmware updates for ten still cameras and three video cameras, as well as a raft of software news. If you're a Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic, Pentax, Ricoh or Sony shooter, you'll want to keep reading. If not, we'd suggest taking...

 

 

When shooting, photographer Sean Tucker exposes for the highlights. This choice he makes to preserve highlights when capturing an image means that often, parts of his image are pushed far to the left on a histogram. There's a give and take in photography. If you protect your highlights, you're also going to need to...

 

 

Photographer Nigel Danson's videos are often focused on different techniques you can use, both in the field and when editing your images, to improve your landscape and nature photography. Oftentimes, his videos go behind the scenes and his latest video, shot in the Faroe Islands, showcases one of the most beautiful...

 

 

If you are using speedlights but finding that your light is going all over the place, photographer David Bergman has a solution in the latest episode of Adorama's Two Minute Tips.

The trick is using speedlite grids. These light modifiers allow you to focus the beam of light from your speedlites and control how...

 

 

Landscape and nature photographer Adam Gibbs may have decades of professional experience and a vast body of work, but even he still goes through creative ruts and slumps every now and then. His recipe for combating a slump? Pushing through and getting out into the field. While it can sometimes feel impossible to...

 

 

"Why do my photos suck?" This is a question, in one form or another, Blake Rudis of f64 Academy receives on a regular basis from his readers and viewers. The list goes on and on of the different ways people attack their own work and put themselves down as photographers. It's not unusual for someone to share their...

 

 

Portrait photographer and educator Irene Rudnyk recently headed out into downtown Calgary with her sister, Orysia, who is also an artist. The portrait shoot was themed around an early-to-mid 20th century look and was done entirely using natural light. Rudnyk went with her typical camera setup, which is a Canon 5D...

 

 

In most photo editing software solutions, you have access to curves adjustments. These come in different forms and some software even allows you to access separate curves for different color channels, offering even more editing control. If you become an expert with curves adjustments, you will have considerable...

 

 

Last year, I reviewed RAW Power, a raw photo editor which leverages the power of Apple's raw image engine. The software is available for macOS and iOS devices and it does a great job of allowing flexible, non-destructive editing of individual images on both platforms. However, users wanted more. Specifically, they...

See our Nikon Z6 Video Quality First Impressions

Last week we had the opportunity to shoot with the new Nikon Z6 for the first time, and aside from a huge gallery of sample images you can peruse, we also captured a lot of video with the camera. Nikon is positioning the Z6 as a more well-rounded camera...