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Metlako Falls in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon State offered a unique setting to push the limits of the K-1's pixel shift technology. This is a conventional single exposure utilizing no Pixel Shift. Pentax K-1, HD Pentax D FA 24-70mm F2.8 ED SDM WR 70mm, F20, 0.3 sec, ISO 100.

A note from the editor:

Earlier this week we published an article examining the performance of the... more

A report published in the famed journal Science is giving us, perhaps, our first look at the future of optical technology. And that future comes bearing camera lenses that are thinner than a human hair.

While coatings and optical ‘... more

Making perspective adjustments on a photograph usually impacts the whole thing, but that’s not always ideal. What if you want to keep your foreground perspective the same and only fix a small piece of your shot? This short tutorial shows you how to do just that.

This simple Photoshop trick was posted by Blake Rudis over... more

Not so long ago I posted a little rant against Lightroom on Reddit. I use Lightroom on a daily basis. It’s a great piece of software, and it does two things very well: cataloging and RAW processing. My problem is... more

GoPro wants you to strap its action cam to a sportbike, or your snowboard, or your BASE jumping helmet; Polaroid has other ideas. The company’s Polaroid Cube and Cube+ action cams recently got their own…... more

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Not so long ago, novice photographers began learning their craft with black and white film. While many eventually mixed color into their portfolios, others eschewed hues entirely, opting for the smoothness of subtle monochrome tones.

Then came the digital revolution where all native output was in color by default, and... more

Nikon is offering to replace 'early generation' EN-EL15 batteries for D500 users who are getting less than the expected battery life from their cameras. In a statement, the company explains that batteries manufactured prior to a design change in 2013 'may not be capable of the maximum number of shots possible [...] indicated in D500 documentation'. If you can supply a valid receipt for the purchase of a D500, ... more

In this blog post, I would like to share some insights with you regarding the connection between aperture and the inverse-square law of light, as well as their effects on light fall-off.

Let me ease you into this topic by explaining the aperture first.

Aperture Stops (f-Stops)

Switching from the maximum aperture to the next smaller one reduces the incident amount of light that enters your lens. In addition, the aperture diameter is lowered by a factor of... more

A female photographer was caught on camera getting too close to a large elk at Yellowstone National Park this past weekend. To the woman’s surprise, the elk suddenly decided to charge at her.

The incident was captured in the 40-second video above by a tourist named Manny Perez, who was with tour guide Jody Tibbitts of... more

Sigma has announced that three of its lenses, the 20mm F1.4 DG HSM Art, 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art and the 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM, arent 'fully compatible with' Canons newly released EOS-1D X Mark II. When one of these lenses is used with the camera, the resulting images may be underexposed. The company is developing firmware to correct the issue.

According to Sigma, the issue manifests when users choose Center-weighted Average Metering or... more

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