Photography

Nikon has announced the Z DX 18-140mm F3.5-6.3 VR, the all-in-one standard-to-telephoto zoom listed on its Z-mount roadmap. The 7.8x zoom for APS-C cameras provides a flexible lens with greater reach for users of the Z50 and Z fc. The relatively complex optical formula is made up of 17 elements in 13 groups, including two aspherical elements and two extra-low dispersion (ED) elements. Minimum…

Introduction We often see Ricoh’s 28mm equiv GR cameras discussed alongside Fujifilm’s X100 series models. The temptation is obvious: they’re two of the only large-sensor fixed lens cameras sold at anything approaching a mainstream price. But this ignores the fact that most photographers will have a strong preference for either the 28 or 35mm equivalent angle of view, and may be…

A scientist from Halifax, Canada, has recovered a seal-mounted research camera lost in the ocean three and a half years ago. The camera was found to hold 19 hours of valuable research footage he never thought he would see. Department of Fisheries and Oceans biologist Damian Lidgard tells CBC News that he had attached the small camera device to a young male grey seal on Sable Island Canada on…

Want to create a “small world” or “tiny planet” image in which a landscape photo (often a panorama) is turned into what looks like a miniature planet? Here’s an easy-to-follow 2-minute tutorial that will teach you how to make one in Photoshop. Here are the step-by-step instructions by Adobe Creative Cloud Evangelist Paul Trani on using Photoshop’s Polar Coordinates filter to achieve…