The BCN Awards are a stalwart in the annual calendar as they recognize sales achievements for (among others products) camera manufacturers. While they only account for the Japanese market, they provide a marker for how well manufacturers are doing. So what are the big takeaways this year?
BCN Rankings: A Bellwether of the Camera Industry
Before we get on to the winners and losers in this year’s…
How to Set Up Your New Camera: A Step-by-Step Checklist
January 24, 2022
Getting a new digital camera is an exciting time for photographers and videographers. A world of possibilities and learning lies ahead as well as doors to new adventures and places to visit. But it’s not always smooth sailing when it comes to using a new camera as a…
How to Shoot ‘Space Nebula’ Smoke Photos at Home
January 24, 2022
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…
Tokina announces new 500mm F8 Reflex telephoto lens for six APS-C, full-frame camera systems
January 24, 2022
Update (January 24, 2022 at 11am EST): The original headline and article stated this lens would retail for $250. That is incorrectly taken from the 400mm reflex lens listing. No pricing information for this lens has been announced at this time. Both the headline and article have been updated accordingly.
Tokina has announced its new SZ Super Tele 500mm F8 Reflex MF lens, a new manual focus super…
Stark Black and White Photos Capture Life in a Melting Arctic
January 23, 2022
Ragnar Axelsson is an Icelandic photographer who has been working in the frigid Arctic for over 40 years and documenting breathtaking imagery of the desolate landscape and its people.
Axelsson’s stark black and white photos document the challenging life of humans…
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…
The Best Medium Format Film Cameras to Buy in 2022
January 22, 2022
The past decade has seen an explosion of film users. Whether this is driven by a sense of nostalgia, or a desire to experience the past (for those too young to have shot film earlier in their life), for the simplicity, or perhaps because some celebrities have taken to shooting film, it doesn’t really matter. The reality is likely a combination of many factors.
Nonetheless, we are…
New Hubble Photos Show How in Astronomy, Perspective Matters
January 22, 2022
The Hubble Space Telescope, while soon to be succeeded by the James Webb Space Telescope, continues to capture important images of the universe. In two recent images, perspective plays an important role in how these galaxies appear.
The Truth Behind This Cosmic…
Tokina Launches a 500mm f/8 Mirror Lens for Six Camera Mounts
January 21, 2022
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…
When Lightroom CC originally launched it was woefully behind Classic from a features perspective. Photographers who had come to expect certain tools and performance were greeted with an underpowered CC, and few gave it a second glance after that. But now, nearly five years later, those same photographers might not know that they are nearly identical now. So then, why do we have two versions of the…
