A few months ago I wrote a short article about the Canon EOS D30. The D30 was a groundbreaking camera in its day, being the first 'affordable' DSLR and the first to feature a large-format CMOS sensor. Yes, its... more
Canon has announced its PowerShot SX730 HS, the follow-up to the SX720. The SX730 has a 20.3MP BSI CMOS sensor, stabilized 24-960mm equivalent lens, a 3" (non-touch) LCD that flips upward 180 degrees, as well as Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth.
Canon has introduced a compact 35mm F2.8 IS STM macro lens for crop-sensor DSLRs. Similar to the EF-M 28mm F3.5 Macro lens introduced a year ago, the 35mm F2.8 has a built-in LED... more
UK black and white film manufacturer Harman Technology has announced that its annual large format and custom film ordering scheme is open from now until May 26th. The scheme allows users of cameras that take unusual film formats to order certain Ilford emulsions within a set window so the company can set aside factory time to bulk-produce formats it wouldnt otherwise be able to make financially viable.
As was the case last year Ilford FP4 Plus, HP5 Plus and Delta 100 emulsions will be... more
If you're looking for a drone that can fly in nasty weather and see in the dark, then Canon has something for you. The PD6E2000-AW-CJ1 is an industrial drone with a Canon ME20F-SH all-purpose camera designed to help in disaster relief, thanks to its ability... more
Canon has decided to break into the drone market, but probably not in the way you think. The Japanese camera giant has developed a search and rescue drone meant to work with the company’s 4,000,000 ISO ME20F-SH camera.
The drone isn’t a rumor, it’s the real deal,... more
Rotating an image in Photoshop might seem like a pretty simple process: you just… rotate it, right? Not quite. As this video from 2010 demonstrates, one of the ways a computer rotates an image is actually by applying 4 sequential transformations. (Warning: math incoming).
For image editing nerds, this demo is pretty fascinating. It was initially created by YouTube user... more
If you are troubled by blemishes big or small in your portrait work, this 16-minute tutorial by Nathaniel Dodson over at Tutvid will teach you how to use Photoshop to properly clean and heal skin in a flash.
