Canon cameras are notoriously difficult to get accurate shutter actuation values from. A couple of years ago, the popular application ShutterCount was able to do this, but an internal change made by Canon HQ rendered it useless on newer cameras. But fear not,... more
Brooklyn Beckham, the son of soccer star David Beckham, caused a stir in the photo industry a couple of years ago when he jumped in and shot a campaign for Burberry — industry veterans... more
If you were disappointed by reports that the Sony a9 struggles with long adapted Canon lenses, you might be able to take some comfort from Metabones' latest firmware update. The update for EF-E Smart Adapter Mark IV/V and EF-E Speed Booster Ultra adds autofocus support for medium and high burst... more
Blackmagic Design has dropped the prices of its Video Assist external monitor/recorders for a limited time. The smaller, 1080-capable model with its 5" screen has $100 knocked off its price, taking it down to $395 while the 7", Video Assist 4K drops $300 to a price of $595.
Following up on the Velvet 56, Lensbaby has announced a new Velvet 85mm f/1.8 lens. The Velvet range are known for their manual focus lenses which produce lustrous soft skin tones. The new Velvet 85 promises the same, with crisp shots that would look at home on a film set, and a “buttery” smooth bokeh... more
Instagram has started testing a new feature called 'favorites' that enables users to share photos with only certain people. Only a small number of users have access to the feature at this time, according to The Verge, though it may roll out to everyone in the future. 'Favorites' is a response to users who want more control over who they share content with, but without having to set... more
When photographing wildlife, especially dangerous creatures, it’s important to stay a smart and safe distance away. One photographer over in Florida didn’t, and as the 2-minute video above shows, he almost found himself in the jaws of an angry alligator.
Lensbaby has announced the Velvet 85 F1.8 lens for interchangeable lens cameras. The lens is available in Canon, Nikon, Sony E, Sony A, Pentax K, Samsung NX, Fuji X and Micro 4/3 mounts and focuses manually. Like the Velvet 56mm, it is designed to offer an atmospheric, soft rendering at wide apertures.
Despite cranking out CF, SD, and XQD cards in increasing speeds and capacities over the past year, Lexar will not survive 2017.
In a bombshell announcement made through a short post on the company blog, Lexar parent company Micron has announced that they will shutter the Lexar retail brand. The entire portfolio will be discontinued, including memory cards,... more
