The Canon 70-300 F4-5.6 IS II USM is a budget-friendly zoom that packs a lot of focal length into a relatively lightweight package. It's a great option for enthusiasts or travel photographers wanting reach without too much heft.
Plus, it has built-in image stabilization, a nifty electronic lens information display and is fairly quick-to-focus. We took it to the zoo, and... more
This year’s Super Bowl will be the first to use high-tech camera technology to offer a never-before-seen view: a look at plays through the eyes of players.
Back in 2014, the light field camera company Lytro unveiled the $1,600 Illum, a camera of the future that shoots 40 “Megaray” photos and lets you refocus photos after they’re shot. The tech specs were fancy, but no one bought the camera, leading to... more
My name is Duy Ho, and I’ve been photographing weddings since 2011. I established my style by embracing my personal interests and influences: an architecture and design background, my love of cinematography... more
Back in 1984, Minolta launched a camera called the Minolta AF-S V. Marketed in the United States as the “Minolta Talker,” the camera would actually speak to the photographer using it.
If you’ve reached the end of your roll of film, the camera will tell you to “Load Film!” And if you’re trying to shoot a dark scene, the camera will warn and instruct you that it’s “Too dark!” and that you should “Use flash!”
When you're traveling, it's always a good idea to scope out shooting locations ahead of time. Here to help is a newly launched online service called PhotoSpots. With PhotoSpots, photographers can find so-called 'photography hotspots' highlighted around the globe using Google Maps and the image hosting website 500px. The service was created by photographer Mike Wong, who recently detailed his creation... more
2016 ended in a most fitting fashion for the new way I am trying to earn a living as a freelance photographer. On December 27, I was on Montara Beach photographing a college volleyball player on assignment for Volleyball USA magazine. The big story here? I was shooting the entire assignment with my iPhone 7 Plus.
The request was made by my editor, Peter Brouillet. Peter had been following my iPhone work on... more
When the Lily camera drone was announced in May 2015 it garnered a lot of attention for being one of the first drones capable of flying itself and tracking a user while capturing video footage for up to 20 minutes. As a consequence the company managed to secure $15 million in investment and an additional $34 million in pre-orders.
However, today the founders of Lily have announced in a... more
If you liked the camera performance of last year's HTC 10 but would prefer a larger screen, the HTC U Ultra, which has been announced today, might just be what you've been waiting for. The Ultra U comes with the same rear camera module that can be found in the 5.2" HTC 10. A 12MP 1/2.3" sensor with 1.55m pixels is combined with a fast F1.8 aperture and optical image stabilization. The camera also comes with phase detection AF... more
