We teamed up with our friends at Zhiyun to give away one of the best tools any filmmaker needs – a Zhiyun Weebill 3 Gimbal. Gimbals, as you probably know, are one of the first tools you should buy as a filmmaker. It adds that magic that allows you to take long, moving, smooth shots. […]
There’s nothing worse than having an issue with your camera only to contact the manufacturer and find that they can’t repair it. It’s a lot more common an issue than it used to be, purely because of the number of older and used bodies out there still being put to regular use. I’ve still got […]
When you start paying attention, you realize that so many movies show film and digital cameras in the frames. And if you’re a photographer who enjoys movie nights, we have a quiz just for you. Can you connect the stills from the movies they’re from? All of these movie frames have one thing in common: […]
In September 2021, Tamron announced their 35-150mm f/2-2.8 DI III VXD lens for Sony FE. It was an odd focal length range and even odder that it had a variable aperture. Well, now, Samyang’s announced the Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens for Sony FE mount, and it seems to be quite a bit cheaper. Samyang […]
There are certain things in some films that clue you in as to who directed them. J.J. Abrams, for example, is synonymous with over-the-top lens flares and camera shake. In the case of Michael Bay, it’s that hero shot, orbiting around the subjects with a long lens and the background whizzing by behind them. It’s […]
Sony World Photography Awards recently published the winners and shortlists of its Open competition. The photos are absolutely stunning, but there’s just one problem – the Creative category winner isn’t a photo at all. The winning image resembles a portrait photo from the 1940s, with a characteristic vintage, nostalgic feel. But on a closer look, […]
The James Webb telescope is well known for taking images ‘where the sun doesn’t shine’ in faraway space. And this time it hasn’t disappointed us. The latest image from the NASA telescope is a deep dive into our solar system showing a beautiful aqua-tinted view of the planet Uranus surrounded by its 13 rings (11 […]
Of all the film-to-digital camera conversions I’ve seen, this has to be one of the most fun. I mean, who wouldn’t want to turn what is ordinarily a medium format film camera – even if it is a “toy camera” – into a 128×128 monochrome digital camera? I suppose it’s fitting that the creator of […]
