Photography News

Panasonic drummed up some excitement back in 2014 by announcing the Lumix CM1, a smartphone with a serious camera that had a 1-inch sensor and a Leica lens.

The successor to that “phone camera” is now out, but it’s not what you might expect. The new Panasonic CM10 is a followup to the CM1 that leaves out the phone aspect entirely... more

Photographer Jan Helmer Olsen recently took his camera drone to Karasjok, Norway, and captured these beautiful aerial shots of the annual reindeer migration. 3,500 reindeer can be seen on their 2-month-long trek toward the south for warmth.

From this vantage point, the herd of reindeer... more

We’ve seen a number of photographers use mirrors in creative ways in recent years. Photographer Stefan Schlumpf recently decided to go big with the idea for a series of... more

I recently wrote an article about 8 Reasons You Should Buy A 50mm f/1.8 Lensand one part was about using it with the“El Bokeh Wall.” What’s an El Bokeh Wall? It’s using some aluminum foil to add beautiful bokeh to the background of your photos. Here’s a full tutorial on the technique.

What You’ll Need

1. A camera and a large aperture lens

2. Speedlights

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Canon is making some big claims about the development put into its 35mm F1.4L II. Its new Blue Spectrum Refractive optical element is claimed to minimize longitudinal chromatic aberration, and a new 9-blade aperture promises smoother bokeh. Initial MTF charts provided by Canon showed improvements in resolution and sharpness over the old 35 F1.4, and the Sigma 35 F1.4 Art as well. Once a copy landed in our hands, we decided to test these claims.

Sharpness

These shots were all... more

There are quite a few cameras out there that are designed to work underwater. Only a few have been made specifically for shooting in outer space.

This rare “Space Shuttle” Nikon F3 is one of them, and one of them has turned up with a... more

Ever notice when you search for photography gear online that all the prices are exactly the same? Does it make you wonder why there isn’t at least ONE retailer selling that awesome lens for less?

Have you ever tried to haggle? Maybe you have experienced that awful feeling of negotiating with a super annoying salesperson that was barely listening and every time he said something it was as if you weren’t even standing there. You know, that “I don’t care... more

Our buddies over at COOPH got their hands on the new Leica X-U underwater camera and created this video with 8 photo ideas you can do when you have a rugged camera that can take a beating and a dip.

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Leica today announced the Leica X-U (Typ 113), the first Leica camera that’s specifically designed for extreme outdoor and underwater shooting.

The camera has many of the rugged features found... more

Panasonic has announced that the next version of its Lumix DMC-CM1 smartphone will dispense with its phone functionality to concentrate on being a camera. The Lumix DMC-CM10 will initially only be available in Japan, and is very much the same as the original DMC-CM1, but while it will run on the Android 5.0 operating system it will not be... more

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