I remember the first time I picked up a digital camera. It was 2003 and I got this little Canon G5, a good point-and-shoot, and it was 5 megapixels.
Before that, I used film. It had to be scanned into a computer, then manipulated digitally. That was alrightbut when I picked up this Canon, I thought it was amazing. Its instant feedback. You see exactly what youre going to get. You adjust your lighting as you go, youre thinking on your feet.
Sigma has announced its own line of lenses for filmmakers. Sigma Cine Lenses are weatherproof and designed with an emphasis on optical performance and making the most of high-resolution sensors. An 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 for APS-C bodies will... more
Optical new-comer TH Swiss has announced pricing for the two versions of its Irix 15mm F2.4 manual focus lens designed for full frame cameras. The lens was originally announced in March this year, but the company now says the lenses are ready for sale and will be priced from 475 (about $535) for the Firefly model. There are two versions of the lens, the Blackstone and the Firefly. The... more
In 1871, the Prevention of Crimes Act made it a legal requirement that anybody who was arrested in England and Wales had to have their photograph takenthus was born the official “mug shot”. But mug shots from the late 1800s look very different from the ones you might see today.
This photograph shows a page from an album of criminal photographs taken at Wormwood Scrubs prison in London. They were captured c. 1890 by an unknown photographer and they... more
Cape Kiwanda is one of the most beautiful locations on the Oregon coast having visited the area on multiple occasions I can tell you first hand that no photo could ever do the area any sort of justice. It's just that beautiful.
This rugged stretch of coastline that's located near Pacific City, Oregon is home to a number of famous and much-loved rock formations that really can't be found anywhere else on the West Coast. One of those rock formations known as 'Duckbill Rock' was... more
Film photographers sick of the same-old who want to try something totally different definitely need to give Film Washi a look. The self-styled “world’s smallest film company” just started... more
Canon hasn’t given up on the EOS M series of mirrorless cameras. In fact, it seems they’re preparing to launch what might be considered the “next chapter” in the M-line: The EOS M5. And today we get our first look at it.
The M5 has been rumored for some time, with the... more
Remember Instagram’s Photo Maps? No worries, neither did we until we found out today that, shockingly enough, Instagram has decided to kill off a feature they say “was not widely used.”
In case you, like us, haven’t used this feature for ages, let us jog your memory. In the past, you used to be able to click on a little location icon on a friend’s profile to pull up a map with all of their geotagged photos nearly “stacked... more
Myths and misconceptions persist because theyre either compelling or no one bothers to correct them. For photographers, many myths of digital photography arose when trying to draw imperfect analogies to film photography.
Given the complex physics behind digital imaging, its not totally surprising that some myths persist, but here are 5 you might want to be aware of.
Canon has announced four new inkjet home printers that it claims are much better looking than its previous models, as well as 40% more compact. The new models are the Pixma TS5050, TS6050, TS8050 and TS9050, each of which offers both printing and scanning functions. Canon has enabled wireless printing on all four models allowing users to connect smartphones and tablets via the Canon PRINT app through Wi-Fi Direct and Access Point Mode. The two top models, the TS8050 and TS9050, allow NFC... more
