Sony has just announced its Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA lens, a high quality normal for its E-mount Alpha line of cameras. At a shooting event in San Diego, we had a chance to go hands-on. It's a formidable lens, smaller than the 85mm GM with its 72mm filter thread, but significantly larger than the FE 55mm F1.8 ZA already available for the system.
Sony's premium telezoom for full-frame will cost $2600 when it reaches US consumers in July. The 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters designed for the 70-200 will each cost $550 and are also expected to ship in July.
A recent announcement from Sony Japan indicated that the 70-200 would be delayed until September, but according to Sony US, the lens will indeed be available to customers in North America ... more
Sony has announced its new Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA lens. This full-frame fast prime features an 11-blade aperture for circular out-of-focus highlights even as you stop down, 'Advanced Aspheric' and ED lens elements and Zeiss' T* coating. Sony says that the... more
Sony's wireless radio flash trigger system, introduced back in March, is headed to retailers this August. The system is comprised of a 'commander' (FA-WRC1M) and a... more
How would you react if you were threatened while doing a photo shoot in a public place? Los Angeles-based photographer Alex Stone says he was nearly run over yesterday by an angry man while doing a photo shoot on a public... more
Modern smartphones are essentially pocket-sized mini-computers, capable of dealing with many tasks that not very long ago would have been processed on desktop or laptop computers. The camera module is just one component of many, but more and more consumers are carefully considering camera performance in their buying decision.
Manufacturers have been well aware for quite some time and are investing heavily to make sure the cameras on their devices can compete with the best. The... more
Star trails and aurora over Mount Rainier from Reflection Lakes. This photograph was selected by the United States Postal Service for a new 'Forever Stamp' celebrating the National Park Service 2016 centennial.
The year 2016 is the centennial anniversary of the U.S. National Park Service, which manages over 400 parks, monuments, and... more
The Milky Way is the name of the spiral galaxy in which our solar system is located. It is our home in space. The Earth orbits the Sun in the Solar System, and the Solar System is embedded within this vast galaxy of stars.
(Selfie) Pointing at the Galactic center of the Milky Way over the town of Pylos in Messinia, Greece
In the northern hemisphere, the Milky Way is visible in the southern half of the sky. This makes Greece one of the best places in the world... more
GoPro just released this 4-minute video tutorial titled “Creating Fire Rain: A Steel Wool Experiment.” It’s a look at how you can create raindrops of light by burning and spinning steel wool, a technique that has gotten a lot of attention (both good and bad) over the past few years.
Warning: This photography technique can be very dangerous and can cause serious bodily injuries and damage to a place if not done in a safe and controlled... more
