Thanks to the internet and social media, we’re now exposed to art more than ever before. With Instagram and a bunch of photo-sharing apps and websites, we can see hundreds of pictures and videos every single day. All of this has a good side, of course, since it lets us have loads of inspiration only […]
Panasonic shooters have only been begging for it for about a decade, and Panasonic finally seems to have delivered. Panasonic has today announced the new Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark II (and S5 Mark IIX), and this finally marks Panasonic’s entry into the world of Phase Detect Autofocus. And no, it’s not just when shooting stills, […]
I’m guessing you took thousands, if not more, of photos and videos in 2022, because with a smartphone in our pockets, it was just so easy to do. And like most people, if you thought about backup at all, you did what was easiest. You signed up for the automatic backup programs on Apple and […]
It was inevitable. Viltrox has proven to be an aggressive new player on the lens market that isn’t afraid to take some risks, and they have been steadily stepping up their game in terms of build and autofocus. They started with the safe, traditional focal lengths, (roughly the equivalent of 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm […]
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For those of you who like packing light but still want to make the best from your phone cameras, SmallRig has announced a pretty cool gadget. The SmallRig P20 is tiny, yet versatile universal smartphone filmmaking rig. Aimed at vloggers, but also other video creators who use their phone, this foldable and portable gadget fits […]
Apollo astronauts were not only history makers – they were also darn good photographers. Still, some of their achievements weren’t captured as they deserved to be, with some photos being underexposed, blurry, or simply limited by the technical capabilities of the gear of the time. Enter Andy Saunders, an imaging specialist determined to bring Apollo […]
Released in 1971, the Polaroid Big Shot was a funky, green plastic camera that was built for one thing: portraits. The plastic behemoth is simply designed, using a fixed focus 200mm, single element plastic meniscus lens. The grip has a stereoscopic rangefinder integrated in it, which makes framing and achieving focus easy. Focal length is […]
