Photography

During the summer of 2021, I was invited by a close friend living in Latvia to visit the country for a few days. Totally foreign to the Baltic countries, I was able to discover Latvia through different aspects, from its capital Riga to national parks and forests, passing by a memorial of the Second World War. It was also my first post-COVID-lockdown trip outside France, so I was quite…

During long periods of cloudy weather, it can be really frustrating as an astrophotographer to wait for the sky to clear up. Over the years, I’ve learned how to handle these long downtimes. It’s a good time to look back on your old work and see if you can do something new with old images. Or you could spend your time creating your own space art in the comfort of your home or…

Another month, another camera factory shutters its production. This time it’s Canon with its remaining plant in China, and it can now be confirmed that it has gone further and will be closing — ceasing all manufacturing and shutting the factory. This should come as no surprise given the way the camera market is changing and, in fact, it’s astonishing that it hasn’t happened…

Kenko Tokina has announced that the 500mm f/8 mirror lens that it teased last year is finally available and will be available for Canon EF, Sony E, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X, T-mount, and Micro Four Thirds. A Catadioptric Optical Design The Tokina SZ Super Tele 500mm f/8 Reflex is a manual focus super-telephoto lens that uses a catadioptric optical design with a fixed f/8 aperture. Also…