Google's Drive and Photo cloud services are essential backup tools for many photographers. It's therefore important to be aware that both apps for Mac and PC will be eliminated soon. Support will end on December 11th, 2017, and the apps will be shut down completely on March 12th, 2018.
Don't worry too much, though. A replacement for both apps in the shape of the newer... more
This short 2-minute video from photographer Svitlana Vronska demonstrates some clever lighting tricks you can use to add some creative flair to your images with an otherwise... more
Compact, robust and comparatively affordable: the Fujifilm XF 50mm F2 WR is an appealing mid-telephoto prime for X-series shooters. It's a 76mm equivalent on Fujifilm's APS-C bodies, and is also weather-sealed making it a good companion for the X-T2. See how the pair performed on a classic summer lake excursion.
With the announcement of several new lenses and a new X-series body, Fujifilm also snuck in news of a new Raw conversion program. X Raw Studio, which will debut in November, works when the camera is connected to a Mac or PC via USB and uses the camera's own image processing engine to convert Raw files to JPEGs. The software will support single image and batch conversions.
The GFX 50S, X-T2, X-Pro2 and X100F will be... more
Fujifilm announced today that a series of firmware updates are coming to X Series mirrorless cameras later this year. As rumors foretold, the X-Pro2 will be getting 4K video recording as part of its update.
The new firmware versions will be released for the X-Pro2, X-T2, X100F, and X-T20 to add new features and improve operability. Here’s a... more
Polaroid has a huge announcement scheduled for next week. The company’s website now features a teaser for a September 13th reveal, and it sounds like Polaroid is going to make a splash by going back to its instant photography roots.
Here’s a look at some of the messages that are displaying under the countdown timer.
It definitely sounds like Polaroid is planning to unveil some next-level Instant film... more
Visitors to Polaroid.com are being greeted with a pop-up that teases a big announcement scheduled for September 13th. Though the company hasn't revealed what exactly it has planned, the various teaser messages heavily hint that the announcement will involve film.
Speculation abounds at the momentincluding everything from expectations that Polaroid will begin producing its own chemical instant film again, to a... more
