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.
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…
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…
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 photographer pretty much full time and having early access to the iPhone 12 Pro made this project a no brainer,” Harriman…
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…
Yongnuo is no stranger to affordable alternatives to first-party products. What started with its cheap speedlight alternatives shifted to remarkably affordable mostly-plastic lenses, and the latest full-frame 35mm f/2 lens for Sony E-Mount is the latest in the company’s…
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…
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…
Army Chaplain Jailed For Drunken Behavior, Shoppette Gas Theft
November 2, 2020
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — A series of bad decisions, from stealing gas to smashing the window of his estranged wife’s car, has landed an Army chaplain assigned to Stuttgart in jail for a month.
Chaplain (Maj.) Donald V. Wood was sentenced…
The Assignment Satisfaction Key – Enlisted Module for Army NCOs is scheduled to go Army-wide beginning Nov. 11, 2020 for the 21-01 enlisted manning cycle. (U.S. Army/Fonda Bock)
For the first time, the U.S. Army will allow noncommissioned officers to rank where they would like to be assigned.
Similar to its Assignment Interactive Module for officers, in use since 2016, the service…
