The Tamron 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD is an all-around zoom lens for Sony and Fujifilm APS-C cameras. Impressively, it provides a full-frame equivalent range of 27-450mm – all in a compact package you can shoot without a tripod.
In this video, we go behind the scenes with professional ski photographer, Angie Smith, for a photo shoot with this versatile zoom lens in Sun Valley, Idaho, home…
A detailed investigation has revealed what happens to all of the stolen cameras and electronics that are pilfered from cars across San Francisco: they are all sold on the street — often within a matter of hours of theft — and in broad daylight.
PetaPixel has widely…
The ShiftCam SnapGrip is a MagSafe-compatible attachment that adds a grip and shutter button in a way that instantly makes a smartphone operate more like a full-size camera.
ShiftCam has been making smartphone camera enhancement accessories for some time, and over…
The day after photography was invented in 1839, somebody pointed out that the photographs were just shades of gray – there was no color. The photography inventors knew this was a problem and probably hoped that no one would notice. Paintings were in vivid color and if photography was ever to compete with painting, there needed to be some color in them.
Even though many people worked…
Does Your Lens Rattle? Here’s What You Need To Know
April 18, 2022
It’s quite a scary thought when you hear your new lens rattle for the first time. Let’s face it, you most likely spent a stack of cash to obtain new gear, and if it’s failing out of the box, you’re not going to be too impressed. So rather than ringing the…
Mitochondria in Human Eyes Found to Act Like Tiny Lenses
April 18, 2022
Compound eyes are a common feature in many insects and for years their vision has been treated as very different from that of mammals. A new study, however, may have found that human eyes might be more like an insect’s than previously believed.
In a study…
Canon Rebel: A Guide to the Popular Beginner Camera Line
April 18, 2022
It’s been just over four decades since autofocus 35mm cameras have become a reality. In 1987, Canon had just released their first autofocus 35mm film camera called the EOS 650, with the EF lens mount and lightning-fast autofocus. It was a bold new design that many thought would fail, but the EOS and its successors changed the game for 35mm photography, dominating the industry.
Once…
A mysterious mosaic created during the heyday of Kodak has been rediscovered after decades when the owners of a former Kodak research building knocked down a wall during renovations.
Rochester, New York’s local CITY News reports that the tech company Delta-X Global…
Turning on the lights in your photos can change the whole atmosphere of your scene and let the glow come from the city itself. This is how you can turn on the lights in your photos using just one slider.
You might not always catch the perfect dusk photo with the city lights…
The Cosina Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical that was originally released for Sony E-Mount cameras (and later released for Leica M-mount) is being made available for Nikon Z-Mount cameras in May.
APO-Lanthar is the title Cosina Voigtlander gives to high-performance products among its line, with “outstanding imaging performance” that was originally created in 1951. The base…
