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As a photographer I always get asked for advice on buying cameras and what is the least amount needs to be spent to achieve professional results. It usually happens when I’m photographing a wedding, which also means I rarely have time to properly address the question.

So I decided to pull out the first DSLR I ever bought, my Nikon D3100, and compare it to one of the cameras I now use professionally, my Nikon D800.

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Artist and photographer Fabian Oefner is constantly working out new and interesting ways to create his artwhether it’s splattering paint... more

When Fujifilm offered to pay photographer Zack Arias to create a promotional video about their products, Arias didn’t simply create a typical behind the scenes or gear review video. He turned the opportunity into a trip to Morocco, to help out a worthy cause... more

There are some interesting 360 camera rigs out there, but not a one of them was designed with grizzly bear and jaguar attacks in mind… until now. Meet the Condition One VR ‘Bison,’ a super tough 360 3D camera rig worthy of its hefty name.

Condition One built... more

To the point...

Quick and to the point: that's the reasoning behind the use of linear focus motors, but it's less true of the latest blog post on the subject, over on LensRentals.com. That's what we love about the crew's in-depth teardowns. In their latest post they tear apart a series of linear drive lenses and discuss the various designs they've encountered. Some are pretty robust and others, well, take a look for yourself...

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Heres episode 66 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directlyand... more

Lytro debuted its Cinema prototype to an eager crowd at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. It sports the highest resolution video sensor ever made.

Lytro greeted a packed showroom at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada to demo its prototype Lytro Cinema camera and platform... more

Nikon has announced delays of some recently announced compacts, including the DL-series compacts, the Coolpix A300/A900, B500/B700 and the KeyMission 360. In a statement issued today, Nikon also indicates that its part suppliers in the Kumamoto Prefecture affected by recent earthquakes are experiencing delays which will have an inevitable impact on production across much... more

Once this was the most glorious building of Romania but since 1990 its been abandoned and slowly but surely falling apart. The building is now listed as a historic monument by the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs of Romania.

I usually dont share location-specific information regarding the whereabouts of the building Ive visited, but this is such a well-known historical place that Ive made an exception. This allows me to also share some of the history... more

If you love light painting, then have I got a toy for you. The Pixelstick from Bitbanger Labs, which may just be one of the coolest ways to express your creative side after the sun sets.

The simplest way to describe the $350 Pixelstick is this: a 6-foot long narrow “... more

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