Nikon has announced two new telephoto zoom lenses, the Nikkor Z 180-600mm F5.6-6.3 VR and the Nikkor Z 70-180mm F2.8, both of which have been on the company’s lens roadmap for a while.
Nikkor Z 180-600mm F5.6-6.3 VR
The Nikkor Z 180-600mm F5.6-6.3 VR is the spiritual successor to Nikon’s F-mount 200-500mm F5.6 lens. Its optical formula includes 25 elements in 17 groups, including six…
Canon RF 24-50mm goes to New Orleans
June 17, 2023
We recently had the chance to put the Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM through its paces both on the full-frame EOS R8 and on the APS-C EOS R7. With a 38-80mm equiv. field of view on crop-sensor bodies, it’s a bit of an awkward walk-around lens but on a full-frame RF…
Fujifilm has introduced the Instax SQ40, a square format instant camera with the retro looks of the Instax Mini 40. There’s also a new ‘Sunset’ film option for Instax Square and a new color option for the Mini Evo camera.
The SQ40 uses the 62 x 62mm Instax…
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Introducing the Fujfilm Instax SQ40
We recently got our hands on Fujifilm’s newest square format instant film camera: the Instax SQ40. The SQ40 has a similar retro-inspired aesthetic as the Instax Mini 40, but shoots the larger format square film.
From a specs perspective the SQ40 is similar to the Instax SQ1 that launched in 2020, but the black and silver SQ40…
Gear in this story
June 14, 2023
The Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary is a telephoto prime lens that’s been available since 2020. When it was new, we took its E-mount version for a spin using the Sony A7R III, processing the images with Adobe Camera Raw. You can check out that original set of…
Nikon has released firmware 4.0 for its flagship camera, the Z9. The latest update brings an Auto Capture option that automatically fires the shutter when your chosen combination of motion, subject distance and recognized subject occurs.
In addition, the pre-shutter-press…
Fujifilm’s X-S20: What’s new and how does it compare?
Let’s take a closer look at the Fujifilm X-S20 and how it compares to other cameras in the Fujifilm X-mount family. Recently, Fujifilm upgraded its midrange ‘X-S’ model from X-S10 to X-S20. The new camera doesn’t look like much of an upgrade at first – its design is super similar to the X-S10 – but under…
Gear in this story
June 8, 2023
The new Sigma 14mm F1.4 Art is the Kawasaki firm’s brightest wide-angle lens for full frame.
Today, Sigma added a new Art lens to its lineup. The 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is a wide-angle prime designed exclusively for full frame mirrorless cameras. This hefty new prime…
Generative Fill in Photoshop (Beta) Hands-On
June 5, 2023
It takes something special to make jaded photographers exclaim in genuine surprise when editing photos. The exclamations were rampant after Adobe recently released the latest public beta of Adobe Photoshop with a new Generative Fill feature that can create photorealistic…
Nikon Z 400mm F4.5 VR S updated sample gallery
June 4, 2023
As if Nikon’s 400mm F4.5 weren’t already a convenient telephoto lens, it also has compatibility with Nikon’s TC-1.4X. That small add-on gets you a 560mm focal length. We’ve updated our 400mm sample gallery with a bunch of new shots using the teleconverter so you can see how it performs when shooting airplanes, boats, birds and more.
These samples were captured with the…
