Hong Kong based manufacturer Viltrox has announced three new electronic lens adapters for Sony E mount and Micro Four Thirds cameras. The NF-E1 model lets you use Nikon Nikon F mount lenses on Sony E mount cameras. The EF-M1 and EF-M2 models let you connect Canon EF and EF-S lenses to your Micro Four Thirds camera.
The latter comes with with four optical elements in four groups. According to the manufacturer this design results in a, compared to the EF-M1, one stop faster aperture and... more
A photographer in Arkansas made an unusual mistake this past weekend: he accidentally photographed the wrong couple’s proposal and completely missed his client’s special moment.
In 2016, world-famous photographer and digital artist Erik Johansson was commissioned by Swedish construction company NCC to create something special that showed the areas NCC was working. This is one of the... more
It’s been a rough week for people on bikes. First, a drone takes out a cyclist mid-race, sending him over his handlebars in a nasty crash. And now, making an angry drone seem like a godsend is this angry brown bear who charged two mountain bikers as they careened down a hill in the forrest.
The whole thing was captured on helmet cam by one of the riders,... more
Leica offers the M Monochrom for photographers who want to limit themselves to only black-and-white photography. Today Phase One joined that party: the company just unveiled the... more
Phase One has announced a mono version of its 100MP IQ3 medium format camera back. The $50,000 camera has no color filter array or IR filter, so should produce higher levels of pixel sharpness as well as offering greater sensitivity. It can integrate with its IQ3 XF camera as well as being compatible with a range of other medium format cameras.
When it comes to the 'why?' question, Phase One talks about 'timeless expression' and suggests it will appeal to photographers engaged in 'fine... more
ISO 200, 1/250 sec, F6.3, 400mm | Photo by Sam Spencer
Sigma's new 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM super-zoom lens is well-suited to wildlife photography. We put it on a Canon EOS 5D IV, found some avian subjects and put the results into a sample gallery. We'll be adding more photos in the near future, so stay tuned!
Action cameras have made documenting all of the extreme, dangerous and downright stupid things human beings subject themselves to an incredibly simple endeavor. But the truth is most folks' videos end up looking more like this than like... more
