Photography

Canon USA is on the receiving end of a class-action lawsuit that alleges that the company doesn’t allow owners of certain printers to use the scan or fax functions if the device runs out of ink. Bleeping Computer reports that Canon customer David Leacraft filed the lawsuit last Tuesday, alleging deceptive marketing and unjust enrichment by the camera and printer manufacturer. Leacraft…

One of the most frustrating things I see is photographers limiting their knowledge of light to one modifier. So much so, that there are people who can build whole portfolios with just one single type of light. While this is not wrong, it must get boring for the viewer after some time. That is why I went searching for some of the most unusual light shaping tools. Here are 12 that I found and…

Cosina has launched the Voigtlander APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8 for Nikon’s F-mount. Cosina says that the lens has been designed to bring the appearance of chromatic aberration to as close to zero as possible. The APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8 follows the Color-Skopar 28mm f/2.8 SL II S that Cosina launched in September, also for F-mount. It, like the 28mm, is a tribute to classic SLR lenses. The 90mm f/2.8…

Samyang, which is also sold under the Rokinon and Bowens brand names, has released a 24–70mm F2.8 autofocus (AF) lens for Sony E mount camera systems. While the lens is available to purchase, it seems it’s limited only to one online retailer in Thailand at the moment. The lens is constructed of 17 elements in 14 groups, including two aspherical elements, three high-refractive elements…