The high winds blow the snowflakes into my face, and the stinging feeling in my eyes forces me to look down as I continue to walk forward. I remove the snow that has gathered in the lens hood on my Nikon 200-500mm and, with my binoculars, I search the landscape in front of me.
CP+ 2018: Hands-on with Laowa 'Magic Shift Converter'
Venus Optics has been making some very interesting lenses in the past couple of years. and at this year's CP+ show the company is showing off an innovative 'magic shift converter', first announced last summer.
CP+ 2018: Hands-on with Laowa 'Magic Shift Converter'... more
Nikon has a long history of making cameras for use in outer space. A small exhibition at this year's CP+ show in Yokohama showcases some of the company's most famous models.
First up is a Nikon Photomic FTN, adapted for use on the Apollo 15 mission to the moon. Although it looks much like a conventional FTN, this modified... more
Camera gear rental company KitSplit has announced that it raised $2.1m in seed funding from investors that include 3311 Ventures, HearstLab, Entrepreneurs Roundtable, NYU Innovation Venture Fund, and others. The funds will, in part, help the company grow its presence in Los Angeles, according to TechCrunch.
KitSplit is an affordableand increasingly populargear rental company that boasts a large customer base... more
My name is John Kraus, and I work as a photojournalist at Cape Canaveral, covering rocket launches with up-close cameras at the various launchpads here. For yesterdays Atlas V rocket launch, I had two cameras at... more
In addition to announcing the entry-level Rebel T7 this week, Canon also announced its new EOS 4000D DSLR over in Europe. When the camera is official in the United States, it might become the cheapest DSLR ever launched.
The Canon 4000D is low on both features and build quality. You’ll notice immediately that instead of having a metal... more
Consumer Reports has published its latest research regarding the best smartphone cameras on the market. The non-profit magazine concluded that the iPhone X is... more
We all plan for our shoots, we pack our kits, check it twice, and always heave a sigh of relief when we get to the job and everything is there. The airline didnt lose anything, nothing was dropped, there are no shattered lenses and those anxious few hours is over and done with.
Light.co, the company behind the innovative (if still in its infancy) Light L16 camera, has announced a new initiative called Depth Collective that aims to support photojournalists in their efforts at "pursuing the truth." The initiative... more
