As a landscape and travel photographer, I often carry around an ultra-wide-angle 14mm lens and the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. Last week I was able to test the latest addition to the Tamron series for full-frame mirrorless cameras: the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD. And I think I’ve found the perfect addition to my usual 2-lens kit.
This lens has an enormous range and is extremely light and small.
For many months, the Canon rumor mill has been split on whether or not a crop-sensor EOS R camera would ever be announced. Some said yes, others scoffed, but finally a reliable source has “confirmed” that this camera is indeed coming, and it will arrive next year.
The…
Army: No Requests Made for Use of Troops Around Election
November 2, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Army leaders said Tuesday that they have not received any requests to use active-duty or National Guard troops for possible civil unrest surrounding the presidential election…
Five Tips for Better Beverage Photos from Steve Giralt
November 2, 2020
You may know Steve Giralt from his outstanding effects work with his production company The Garage or his in-progress education Kickstarter, but in this 9-minute video, he shows you five tips that promise to make your beverage photos better.
Giralt calls himself a visual engineer, which is a person who uses a mix of styling and camera control to make stellar finished images. His five tips are…
If you’re curious about what changes to expect in the menu between the Nikon Z7 and Z7 II or Z6 and Z6 II cameras, Youtuber Ricci goes over everything that he’s noticed in this 17-minute video.
Here are a few notable changes that Ricci points out in his video. Firstly…
I Created an Open Source DIY Camera Timer for About 60 Bucks
November 2, 2020
A must-have tool when shooting the night sky is a remote release trigger for your camera. Triggers range from very simple cable releases over phone apps that connect to your camera’s Wifi, to very specialized Intervalometers. I wanted to build something even better…
I…
When Adobe sunsetted the Creative Suite and built the subscription-based Creative Cloud, many users were upset at losing perpetual access to the software. Products like Imerge Pro can now exist, offering similar software for a one-time fee.
If you’ve never heard of Imerge, you’re probably not alone. It’s not a particularly well-known software, but the latest update to Imerge Pro 8 brings…
Killer 4K Aerial Video Reel Shot Entirely on the iPhone 12 Pro
November 2, 2020
Toby Harriman is a renowned aerial photographer and videographer based in San Francisco, California. He was given the opportunity to use the unreleased iPhone 12 and decided to see how the new hardware handled the challenges of shooting from a helicopter.
“Being an aerial…
Earlier this year, Caltech’s Lihong Wang showed off a camera that could shoot 70 trillion frames per second – that’s fast enough to watch light travel. His most recent creation, however, goes a step further. While “only” 100 billion frames per second, it shoots in…
Exclusive: Shooting Portraits with a Pre-Production Nikon Z7 II
November 2, 2020
Audrey Woulard, a new addition to Nikon’s team of ambassadors, has provided an exclusive first look at images created with the upcoming Nikon Z7 II mirrorless camera as well as her thoughts on what she likes best about the upcoming new flagship.
Woulard was given the opportunity to use a pre-production model of the upcoming Nikon Z7 II with very little advance notice. “You don’t get any…
