Toru Takahashi, (l) Director, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fujifilm's Optical Device & Electronic Imaging Products Divison and Toshihisa Iida, (r) General Manager of the Sales and Marketing Group of Fujifilm's Optical Device & Electronic Imaging Products Division.
Both men are pictured at Fujifilm's Tokyo headquarters at the launch of the X-Pro2... more
German camera manufacturer Leica has announced it has produced a waterproof, shock-proof and dust-proof compact camera that uses an APS-C sensor. The Leica X-U (Typ 113) joins the X family of compacts, but offers waterproofing to 15m / 50ft and a body that is designed to be... more
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
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.
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.
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
