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28 Years Later was Apparently Shot on the iPhone 15, and I Have Thoughts
Danny Boyle is my favorite filmmaker of all time: from Shallow Grave to Steve Jobs, few directors have a portfolio as uniquely broad while also thematically consistent as his. His films are either critically acclaimed or criminally underrated, and I have been waiting with...
DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Price Cheaper vs GoPro Hero 13, but is it a better camera?
With the announcement of the DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro, the action camera market is graced with another addition, just weeks after the GoPro Hero 13 made its debut. These two new iterations of action camera are both alike in dignity, but there are some significant differences...
The DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Has Now Released and is Available to Buy
The DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro has been formally announced. After weeks of leaks and days of delays, we’ve finally got a concrete DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro release date, and info on how to pre order the new high-end action camera. DJI isn’t slowing down as we enter 2024, with the...
Insta360 X5: 5 Features We Hope to See
The Insta360 X4 is a highly capable 360 action camera, used by professionals and amateurs alike. It’s hard to think of means by which the company could improve upon the design: with 8K footage, an ultra-lightweight design and AI-powered editing capabilities; the X4 is a...
Samsung’s S25 camera is rumored to be better than the iPhone 16’s, with a few caveats
With the imminent arrival of the iPhone 16, eyes are turning back for the response from their major competitor, Samsung. We’ve reported before on the potential specifications for the Samsung Galaxy S25, and the knee-jerk reaction to them is to posit that they are superior to...
Best iPhone 16 Trade-In Deals: Here’s Where to Pre Order and Buy
The iPhone 16 pre orders are officially live. After a short wait from Monday’s Glowtime event, Apple and their affiliates have lined up a series of deals to help make these new high-end smartphones worth your while. Depending on your local providers, you may be entitled to...
iPhone 16 Pre Orders Start Today: Here’s When You Can Buy One
The iPhone 16 range was announced with much fanfare on Monday as part of Apple’s Glowtime event, and now just a few days later the smartphone series is available for prepurchase. There are plenty of retailers gearing up for the iPhone 16 pre order cycle, but all are waiting...
Opinion: Between Apple Intelligence and “Cinematic” Video, the iPhone 16 is spread far too thin
Apple’s Glowtime event has been and gone, and with it came the iPhone 16: Apple’s latest iteration of smartphone. As part of the package, Apple Intelligence is finally taking the training wheels off with a suite of new features headed for your pocket, starting September...
iPhone 16 Pro Max Size and Camera: What’s Changed?
Though the differences between iPhone generations are limited outside of the core design, there are still distinguishable upgrades from one iPhone model to the next. In the case of the iPhone 16 range, it’s the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s camera and storage capabilities that have...
iPhone 16 Battery Life Improved for Pro and Pro Max Models
The iPhone 16 range has finally been unveiled today at Apple’s Glowtime event. The new range, consisting of a quartet of new differently-optimized smartphones, boast a suite of improvements, among them being improvements to the battery and battery life. So if you’re starting...
iPhone 16 Price, Pre Order and Where to Buy
The iPhone 16 range is finally here: after months of speculation and a few trusty leaks, today’s Glowtime event officially unveiled Apple’s newest iteration of smartphone. With multiple models to choose from, those looking to upgrade their phone to the newest model need to...
Sigma announced the 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN for the Canon RF Mount
Sigma is expanding its lineup of Canon RF Mount lenses with the addition of the Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN Contemporary ultra-wide. The newly announced lens is designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras such as the EOS R7, R50, and R100.
The new Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN is made...
Apple Watch 10 Screen Size 30% Bigger Than Ultra, With Improved Battery Life
The Apple Watch 10 is officially on its way: Apple’s newest smartwatch range comes in a range of materials and colors, as ever with Apple, along with huge across-the-board changes to quality and features. But most concerning for the primary use of the wearable is the Apple...
Apple Watch 10 Pre Order & Best Trade In Deals
Apple’s Glowtime event has been and gone, having dropped a monumental announcement of 4 new iPhone models, a new iteration of AirPods, and the details on the Apple Watch 10. This next generation of smartwatch almost stole the spotlight from the iPhone 16 range: with its...
Apple Announcement 2024: What to Expect from Glowtime Event
A simple teaser, stating “It’s Glowtime”, has been the first hint we’ve had of Apple’s 2024 announcement event, happening later today. With just hours left on the clock, anticipation is high for this event that should usher in the next generation of iPhone, Apple Watch, and...
Leica M11-D Release Date Rumors: Is a New Leica Body on the Way?
Though Leica occupies a proportionally small amount of the camera market, its products are always eagerly anticipated by professional photographers worldwide. And with the latest reports suggesting we could get a Leica M11-D release date before the end of September 2024,...
GoPro Hero & GoPro Hero 13 Black Available to Pre Order
Action cameras continue to be an ultra-popular market, with new releases from companies like Insta360, DJI and GoPro becoming an annual event in our calendars. As we pass the yearly threshold, we now have a confirmed GoPro Hero and GoPro Hero 13 release date and specs to...
Canon Handheld Vlogging Camera Patent: What Can We Expect?
Like with any major manufacturer, product development is a constant and lengthy process. Often research and development proves fruitless, but what public displays companies engage in can indicate what the manufacturers are prioritizing - such is the case with this recent...
What is the Mysterious Sony Alpha Camera Rumored to Launch Before the End of 2024?
Sony has already had a successful 2024: with the (albeit delayed) launch of the ZV-E10 II and the recent release of their new 85mm G Master lens, the company shows no signs of stopping. But one rumor that has been plaguing the company since early this year is reports that Q4...
DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Has Launched!
Amongst DJI’s many prospective product launches at present - including a potential new mirrorless camera through to new drones - many are wondering if the company is leaving behind other facets of their industry. Though we haven’t yet got an officially DJI Osmo Action 5...
First images for the Sigma 28-105mm F/2.8 FE lens have leaked online
Sony is getting an exciting new lens in the Sigma 28-105 F/2.8 FE. While details about the lens have been scarce, the first images have already leaked online.
The leaked image of the Sigma 28-105 F/2.8 lens was shared by Sony Alpha Rumors on X. It shows the top view of the...
DJI Neo Officially Announced: Specs, Price and Release Date
There has been a flurry of DJI leaks and announcements in the past weeks, but it was only a few days ago that the company themselves put forward anything resembling official word. Teasing a DJI Neo announcement, the company put out this minimal posting telling us to prepare...
Will the Samsung Galaxy S25 Exclusively use Snapdragon Chips?
We recently did a roundup of all the rumors surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S25, including one leak that comprehensively listed the new smartphone’s entire range of components. One element that we were somewhat curious about was the processor that the new smartphone would...
A Photographer’s Guide to the iPhone 16 Pro
The Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models are just a week from being revealed and there is palpable excitement in the air. Many of our photographer friends are already asking: will it be worth it to upgrade to the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro?
While the official specs of the iPhone...
The 3 Best Labor Day Camera Phone Deals: Pixel 9 Fold, Galaxy S24, & OnePlus 12R
Labor Day continues to highlight great-value deals across multiple platforms, and we’ve compiled some fantastic smartphone offerings. All of these units have great built-in cameras for easy on-the-go photography. With another day on the clock for these offers, you have...
Rumor: Hasselblad will announce a new wide-angle zoom lens in September
Hasselblad is rumored to be making a big addition to its lens lineup next month. According to one trusted source, the Swedish camera manufacturer is looking to unveil a new wide-angle zoom lens next month.
Reliable leaker @camerainsider revealed on X that Hasselblad will...
iPhone 16 & AI-Powered Photo Editing: What to Expect
Generative AI has become a mainstay of the photography world, whether we like it or not. Tools like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop have a suite of AI-powered photo editing tools, and we’ve seen smartphones debuting with similar in-engine programs too. And now, with the iPhone...
iPhone 16 Release Date & Everything We Know
Though digital camera use has massively decreased in the wake of the smartphone, we aren’t wholly anti-iPhone here. Smartphone cameras have greatly democratized photography as a medium, and with the iPhone 16 family of smartphones on the way, users can experience a new level...
Sony 85mm F1.4 GM II Officially Announced: Release Date & Specs
Sony continues to roll out their new products as we enter the final months of 2024. Having started the year with the A9 III and with the potential of another Alpha camera on the horizon, the manufacturer shows no sign of slowing. Now, with confirmation of the Sony 85mm f/1.4...
What new cameras can we expect soon?
2024 has been quite eventful regarding new camera announcements with the recent Canon, Fujifilm, and Nikon releases. And with four months left before the new year, many photographers are expecting to see several more cameras hit the market.
Before we dive into what we...
Is DJI Joining the Mirrorless Camera Market? Rumoured DJI Osmo X
Rumors continue to spread about DJI developing a full-fledged mirrorless camera. The company, whose current product inventory includes action cameras, drones and gimbals; has sparked discourse in recent weeks with the idea that it could be developing a flagship camera as...
My Favorite Lens Just Got Even Better
As a long-time Sony shooter, I reap the rewards of having a suite of lens options available. Sony has allowed third-party developers access to their E-Mount system for years: a move that has indisputably worked in their favor. New lens options from Tamron, Sigma and Zeiss...
The Tamron 50-400mm for the Nikon Z-mount is expected to be announced next month
Nikon users may soon be getting a new lens from well-known third-party manufacturer Tamron. Recent rumors suggest that the company is preparing to announce a new ultra-telephoto lens for the Z-mount with an impressive 8x zoom range.
A few days ago, reliable leaker...
Adobe adds impressive new AI technology to its Lightroom ecosystem
Adobe has announced significant updates to its entire Lightroom ecosystem, including the popular Lightroom on desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw applications.
Many new features rely upon improved...
Leica announces M11 Monochrom, a 60-megapixel camera built for black and white photography
It's a glorious time for black-and-white photography enthusiasts. Hot on the heels of Ricoh announcing the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome, Leica has announced a new monochrome camera, the Leica M11 Monochrom.
The...
How to build your own home photography studio: Tips and tricks for creating the perfect workspace
Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens is in Houston helping fellow photographer Melvyn McKiever build a home photo studio. Morgan immediately goes to work identifying areas of strengths and weaknesses of the room Melvyn wants to convert. If you're building your own home studio, you will want at least some of the walls...
Firmware Friday: More than a dozen updates from Canon, Fuji, Leica, Olympus, Panasonic, Ricoh, Sony
This week's Firmware Friday roundup is a biggie, bringing news of firmware and software updates from no less than seven manufacturers in all. If you're shooting Canon, Fujifilm, Leica, Olympus, Panasonic, Ricoh or Sony gear, you'll want to read on for the full story below to find out what's new. Since there's...
Aided by automation, Lensrentals developed cutting-edge rapid MTF test for photo & video lenses
Lensrentals founder Roger Cicala has been testing lenses for nearly a decade and his methodology has continually improved not only in efficiency, but more importantly, in accuracy. There are numerous ways to test lenses and there are advantages and disadvantages to different methods. More accuracy typically comes...
Though primarily for stills, the Panasonic G9 is a pretty great video camera
Click here to read our Panasonic G9 Video Features & Analysis
Though the Panasonic Lumix G9 is most certainly a stills camera first, it nevertheless offers many video features that you won't often find on more touted hybrid cameras from the likes of Sony or Canon. So while cameras like the A7 III or the 5D Mark...
Fixing white balance in mixed light scenarios using Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom
When shooting interiors in particular, you will regularly face the issue of mixed lighting. When you are shooting with mixed lighting sources, all with their own particular color temperatures, how can you fix the white balance of the shot? Blake Rudis of f64 Academy has a new video covering this topic and how you...
Are you new to photography? Here are 10 tips and tricks for improving your photos
While the title of their latest Picture This! video, "Why your photos suck," is inflammatory, Tony and Chelsea Northrup have some great tips for how to improve your photos. The focus of the video is on 10 things you might be doing that make your photos worse and how you can easily and quickly improve.
The first...
Visiting a familiar location again, Thomas Heaton takes on the highlands in Iceland
As we saw earlier this week, travel photographer and educator Thomas Heaton is running a photography workshop in Iceland. Last time we joined him along the coast and today, we're along for the ride in the Icelandic highlands.
The location is particularly interesting because it's a place Heaton visited a year ago,...
5 tips to improve your bird photography (and grow as a photographer in general)
Bird photographer Tim Boyer wants to help you improve your bird photography. To this end, he has created a new video highlighting five ways you can improve your bird shots.
While the tips are presented in the context of bird photography, they do apply to other genres of photography as well. His first tip is a...
Minimalism in landscape photography: How to create simple compositions
Danish photographer Mads Peter Iversen spends a lot of time in Iceland during a recent visit to the famous church, Strandarkirkja, Iversen had planned to create a minimalist image. How do you approach minimalist landscape photography and what are some of Iversen's tips and tricks?
When trying to compose a simple...
The Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM lens is here! We go hands-on at a professional soccer match
Click here to read my Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM Hands-On Preview
We knew it was coming, and now it's finally here: say hello to the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master lens. The next member of Sony's top-tier G Master full-frame mirrorless lens family, this professional-class supertelephoto is a critical optic for the Sony...
Low-key portraiture using a single light: Exploring photography with Mark Wallace
Continuing his four-part series on basic lighting, photographer Mark Wallace's latest video for Exploring Photography is about low-key lighting for portraiture. Specifically, the video is about creating a low-key portrait using a single off-camera light.
To achieve the desired effect, Wallace shows how to...
Two minute tips: David Bergman shoots with a detached lens for interesting results
You typically shoot with your lens attached to your camera, right? What happens when you shoot through a lens detached from the camera? In the latest episode of Two Minute Tips with David Bergman, he explores the topic of "freelensing."
Using a Canon 5D Mark IV with a Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens, Bergman tries using...
Using a Nikon 600mm f/4 lens for portraiture: How unusual portrait lenses can deliver great results
There are lenses which are traditionally considered to be "portrait lenses," such as fast 50mm, 85mm and 105mm primes. There are, of course, many other lenses you can use to capture nice portraits, such as 24-70mm and 70-200mm f/2.8 zooms. Tony and Chelsea Northrup decided to do a portrait shoot with a very...
Rule of doubles: A neat technique for capturing sharper shots at slower shutter speeds
Tony Northrup is regularly asked by viewers how he is able to capture handheld shots at such slow shutter speeds. For example, it's not uncommon for him to shoot with a telephoto lens at shutter speeds as slow as 1/25 of a second.
His shutter speeds are guided by the "rule of doubles," a rule he made up to...
Join Thomas Heaton as he leads a workshop in picturesque Iceland
Travel photographer and educator Thomas Heaton has been hosting a landscape photography workshop in Iceland and in his latest video, we get to join him and his group as the photograph the Snaefellsnes peninsula in southwestern Iceland.
The group starts with some seascapes and as is often the case in Iceland, the...
Fujifilm X-T100 First Shots: The most affordable X-T camera to date hits our laboratory
We've long appreciated Fujifilm's ability to deliver the goods in the image quality department, both from models sporting their X-Trans sensor as well as from their X-A line using the more traditional Bayer filter sensors. Now they've released the X-T100, which somewhat bridges the gap between the two lines, and...
Firmware Friday: Firmware updates aplenty from Canon, Sigma and Sony, plus Fuji software too!
Our Firmware Friday roundup this week is mostly a tale of one company, as Canon dominates proceedings with no less than five video cameras and four reference displays either receiving new firmware in the past seven days, or slated to do so shortly. If you're not a Canon shooter, you may want to read on...
Canon EOS M50 Field Test: Canon’s first 4K-capable mirrorless camera offers a lot for a low price
Click here to read my Canon EOS M50 Field Test
Canon's latest mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS M50, is their first M-series camera to offer 4K UHD video. That's not its only headlining feature, the camera also has a Vari-angle touchscreen, a built-in electronic viewfinder, revised Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus and...
Enjoying the peace of an evening out in the field with nature photographer Morten Hilmer
Nature photographer Morten Hilmer warns to always expect the unexpected when out in nature and in the video below, we can see why. While stalking deer in a full camouflaged setup, an evening which began as uneventful became a very full and exciting outing.
Hilmer's kit was certainly well-suited for surprise...
Phase One improves their iXG cultural heritage camera system with new features
Last spring, we covered Phase One's announcement of their iXG Camera System, which is designed specifically for cultural heritage digitization. For example, the system is ideal for preserving important cultural and historical documents and images. While we know that this is highly-specialized, we wanted to share...