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Video: D850 versus D5 subject tracking

Photographer Matt Granger's YouTube channel is chock-full of videos that run the gamut from fairly technical testing to fun challenges and prize giveaways. But we took particular notice when, last weekend, he pitted his new Nikon D850 against his Nikon D5 in terms of autofocus tracking. (What can we say; we're nerds.)

But why even bother? After all, the D850 and D5... more

Episode 215 of thePetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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This is the story of how I recently almost lost a Nikon D850 DSLR to a scam on eBay. Scammers are now targeting higher value eBay sales with fake PayPal phishing emails.

When it comes to buying and selling goods and services on the Internet today, the options are endless. The market that was once dominated by the likes of eBay and Craigslist is now seeing a surge of new options. Facebook now contains a marketplace and groups through which you can buy and sell goods and services... more

We've had some time to get to know the Nikon D850 and... more

GoPro's pro-grade spherical camera has been in the works for a while now, but today Fusion gets its official debut today. It's capable of 5.2K/30p and 3K/60p spherical video capture, in addition to 18MP spherical stills. It touts gimbal-like stabilization without a gimbal, and provides a... more

The GoPro Fusion is a new 360 camera that captures an immersive experience in 5.2K resolution at 30fps. It was announced by GoPro today alongside the new HERO6 Black camera at the company’s launch event in San Francisco.

Perfect for those wanting to try out VR and other modern filming styles, one of the Fusion’s coolest features is the fact... more

Photographer Kilian Schnberger shot a series of otherworldly photos showing the “earth pyramids” found in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. These are unusual and beautiful natural... more

A more powerful processor is at the center of GoPro's Hero6 Black announcement today, enabling features like 4K/60p video recording and improved dynamic range compared to its previous Hero action cams. The custom-designed GP1 processor also enables 1080/240p slow motion video, and claims that improved image stabilization and better low light performance come with the package.... more

GoPro has just announced the HERO6 Black. The new action camera offers 4Kvideo resolution at 60fps, as well as 2.7K at... more

A few weeks back I ran some tests on the RAW files taken with the latest iPad Pro. Frankly, I was pretty impressed, the quality was indeed considerably better than whats possible... more

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