Flash manufacturer Nissin has announced it has produced a receiver unit for its NAS wireless flash communication system that allows flash units from Canon, Nikon and Sony to be used within its radio command structure. The new Air R units are designed to convert flashguns that usually rely on line-of-sight optical control when used off camera in a group to come under the companys 2.4GHz radio network.
Once mounted into the hotshoe of the receiver flash units from Nissin and other brands... more
You’re not a photographer if you haven’t been somewhere (traveling light on a weekend excursion perhaps) when out for an evening stroll you spot it… the picture you thought you wouldn’t need to take this weekend: a long exposure.
Your tripod is at home and the only stable base for which to rest your camera on and still somewhat frame your shot up properly is an uneven concrete wall.
Dogs are said to be man’s best friend. But they are often neglected and left to die by their owners in places around the world.
On the streets of India, people treat them in the worst possible manner. Throwing stones, kicking and abusing them by all means. But there are some people who take care of these innocent creatures. They feed them and give shelter. This is a series on one such couple, Arun Pasare and his wife Suvarna Pasare, who have been taking... more
After shooting a wedding this weekend, Boston-based wedding photographer Francielle Santo had her car broken into. She lost not only $10,000 in camera gear, but all of her clients’ wedding photos as well.
Photographer Matt Granger just posted this 16-minute video about why he’s ditching Sony gear when it comes to his professional work. In short: horrible service.
As a Nikon Professional Services member, Granger is used to receiving rapid servicing and loaner gear. After discovering a... more
The X-Pro2 is a high-end, rangefinder-esque mirrorless camera that directly succeeds the first X-mount camera: the X-Pro1. The Pro2 is based around a 24MP APS-C sensor and a host of feature improvements in a body that very closely resembles that of its predecessor.
Fujifilm X-Pro2 features
24MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor (APS-C)
273 autofocus points (169 of which are phase-detect)
2.36M-dot OLED/Optical hybrid viewfinder with pop-up picture-in-picture tab
Here’s an 8-minute video in which photographer Alexi Lubomirski shares the story of how he became a professional photographer.
After hearing discouraging stories about the industry while in school and having many doors slammed in his face, Lubomirski landed a gig as the photo... more
When talking about the right kind of lenses, there are some characteristics that people should not be buying for most photographic practices. In this post I’ll be discussing the problem with modern lenses.
“Slit-scan photography,” as it’s known these days, has a long history. It is related to focal plane shutter distortion in the film era and to the rolling shutter effect in the digital age.
By extension, slit-scan photography is also associated with panoramic, photo-finish and peripheral or rollout photography.
What are rollout photographs? They are single photographs that show the front, sides and back of a subject — typically... more
