The winter sun was low to the horizon as I steadied myself upon a rather uncomfortable wooden perch. My back to the sun and downwind, target in clear sight, I drew in a deep breath then slowly exhaled as I prepared to take the shot.
At the bottom of my breath I waited for that brief moment between heart beats as I took up the slack in my finger. Thump thump Thump thump squeeze. The sharp report from my mouse-click heralded the confirmation of success. Congratulations, you... more
Sony has announced its financial results for Q4 2016 and the numbers show that the Japanese company's image sensor division has performed well. Within the semiconductors segment, image sensor sales have increased by 40% year-on-year which is largely due to significantly increased sales of image sensors for mobile devices.
Digital camera sales have slightly decreased from 1.8 to 1.6... more
The old cylindrical lens bag is making a comeback, courtesy of ONA. The newly announced ONA Beacon is a fashionable new take on the classic barrel-style bag that’ll hold all your favorite glass, and maybe a small ILC.
The $150 ONA Beacon is designed primarily as a lens bag. Cylindrical in shape, it harkens back to the singl-lens cases that used to come... more
GoPro's HERO5 models were delayed last year due to production issues.
Despite having a rough go of it over the last several months, GoPro is still committed to releasing a HERO6 action-cam later this year. The company experienced production delays with its HERO5 action-cam as well as a recall of its Karma drone, so some industry analysts were concerned that GoPro might be moving to a 2-year production cycle.
That's not the case, according to CEO Nick Woodman,... more
When Polish Web designer and travel photographer Piotr Kulczycki set out to display his photos online, he was pretty disappointed by his options. So he built his own.
The whole story is that Kulczycki built his own websiteWorld in My Lensand was immediately flooded with questions from fellow travel photographers about what service he used and how much he... more
DxO is running a promotion through February giving away free licenses for OpticsPro 9, its Raw processing software. You'll miss out on the latest camera/lens support and features offered by OpticsPro 11, but hey, it's free.
To get in on the offer you'll just need to provide DxO with an email address to which you'll be sent an activation code. Unfortunately, you won't be able to upgrade the license, so you'll... more
Phase One has released an update for its Capture One Pro software, taking it up to version 10.0.2. The update implements various bug fixes for both the Windows and macOS versions of the software, and adds new support for Fujifilm, Panasonic, Nikon, Olympus, and Canon cameras and Tamron, Panasonic and Sony lenses.
In addition to adding support for the new cameras and lenses,... more
As of early 2017, my only camera is the Ricoh GR II, which has a fixed-focal 28mm lens. I wanted to share my personal experiences shooting with a 28mm lens, after shooting with a 35mm lens for almost 6 years.
I still recommend 35mm for most street photographersLansing, 2013 (shot on Leica MP + 35mm f/2 + Kodak Portra 400 film)
First of all, I still think that a 35mm full-frame equivalent focal length is ideal for most street photographers. Why? Apparently the human eye sees... more
GoPro had a very rough 2016. The company released its Q4 earnings report yesterday, and the numbers reveal GoPro operated at a whopping $373 million dollar loss last year. Fortunately, there is hope for 2017.
Like the rest of us, the company didn’t have much to celebrate in the year 2016. Overall revenue for the year fell short of GoPro’s own grim projections, and despite a good fourth quarter thanks to sales of Hero 5 and Hero 5 Session cameras, even Q4... more
What do you do when a celebrity with almost 5 million followers on Instagram shares your photography with their audience without credit… twice? That’s the question fashion photographer Don Mupasi is wrestling with this week.
23-year-old UK-based Mupasi is a talented portrait, fashion, and conceptual photographer. Under any other... more
