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Nikon announces Z 400mm F2.8 TC VR S sports prime lens

January 19, 2022
Nikon has officially announced the Nikkor Z 400mm F2.8 TC VR S – a new telephoto lens for the mirrorless Z mount. Originally teased alongside the Z9 announcement in October, the Z 400mm F2.8 TC VR S is Nikon’s first pro telephoto lens designed from scratch for mirrorless, and offers several enhancements compared to its F-mount, AF-S equivalent. The most obvious new feature is a built-in…
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The Nikon Z9 is So Fast It Can Capture a Speeding Bullet

January 18, 2022
Nikon touts its new Z9 mirrorless camera as being able to capture motion faster than the human eye can see. One photographer just discovered that the camera is so fast that its burst mode can be used to capture speeding bullets. Swedish photographer Göran Strand was…
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Why the 1-Inch Camera Sensor is a Myth

January 18, 2022
It is very common to hear the term “1-inch sensor” and based on the name, it would be natural to assume that at least part of it is 1-inch in size. Except that’s not the case. When it comes to smaller digital imaging formats, it’s common to hear terms like 1-inch (such as in the Sony RX100, RX10 series, or even the new Xperia Pro-I smartphone), 1/1.7-inch (such as in the Pentax Q7 and…
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Leica M11 pre-production sample gallery

January 18, 2022
Sunshine, showers, fog and a civil rights march – it must be January in Seattle. Since it was launched last week we’ve been out and about with the Leica M11 as much as possible, and we’ve prepared a gallery of samples from our pre-production camera. Click through to check them out. Please note that because of the way Leica digital rangefinders write aperture information into…
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Leica's M11 risks rendering the rangefinder obsolete

January 17, 2022
How do you design a camera when its performance as a camera is arguably incidental to its appeal? And how do you manage your relationship with the latest technology when one of your products’ selling points is history and a shooting experience untouched by time? The…
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Photographers, It’s OK to Not Own the Latest Camera Gear

January 17, 2022
Photography is a tech-heavy job. Camera companies do a great job of hyping up new gear and creating a fear of missing out. However, very few professionals that I know actually go and splurge on the latest and greatest equipment. A high-end food photographer I know uses 90s flash generators daily. Another fashion photographer I know uses a camera from 2012 on most commercial jobs. So why do many…
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