Photography

RED has announced the V-Raptor, a new 35.4-megapixel full-frame camera that can shoot 8K at up to 120 frames per second and 4K at a blistering 240 frames per second. The company claims that its new Raptor camera features a “groundbreaking” multi-format 8K sensor that is able to shoot “large format” 8K or 6K in super-35 and allows filmmakers to shoot in high resolutions. The point of many…

Leica is the butt of many photography jokes for making some of the most expensive cameras and lenses on the market. So if cameras are just tools, why would anyone shoot on Leica with so many other options available? Having the “best” or most expensive camera doesn’t necessarily make photographers better, but they can change perspectives. In the above video from Ted Forbes of The Art of…

Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix S 24mm f/1.8 for full-frame L-mount cameras, the third of four f/1.8 prime lenses promised by the company. The lens was leaked earlier this week but has been officially announced. The 24mm f/1.8 joins the 85mm and 50mm f/1.8 lenses that feature a common build size, position of control parts, and front filter thread size of 67mm that Panasonic says…

The Canon Zoom Lens FD 35-70mm f/4 AF was a lens originally manufactured in 1981 and features an unusual motor system that allowed it to autofocus. In Kai Wong’s 13-minute video, he shows how it still works remarkably well even today. Spotted by Fstoppers, the FD 35-70mm f/4 AF took Canon’s successful lens and added a large box above the lens which housed a mechanism that would allow for…