Melbourne, Australia-based professional photo lab & retail store FilmNeverDie has announced the new Compact Processor 800 (CP800) through a Kickstarter campaign. The new automated rotary drum film processor is capable of handling black & white, color, slide, and motion picture film.
The company says CP800 was designed to address the shortcomings of outdated and overused film processors by…
Megadap's ETZ11 adapter brings AF, aperture and IBIS to E mount lenses on Nikon Z cameras
August 24, 2021
Lens accessory manufacturer Megadap has announced the ETZ11, the first automatic adapter for mounting Sony E mount lenses on both full-frame and APS-C Nikon Z mirrorless camera systems.
The ETZ11 supports a ‘wide variety’ of both first- and third-party Sony E…
Making a DIY Film Wigglegram Lens from 3 Disposable Cameras
August 23, 2021
I’ve got to admit that half of the reason I bought a film camera was to post cool-looking pictures on Instagram, so when I saw these things called “wigglegrams” on Instagram, I immediately wanted to make my own.
I found out that they are typically made with a Nishika…
10 of the Most Expensive Cameras Ever
August 23, 2021
We all love interesting and perhaps somewhat obscure facts and anyone reading this site has at least a moderate interest in cameras — and hopefully, their history. Part of that history includes the unique, weird, one-of-a-kind, and (you guessed it) extremely expensive cameras which have, in one way or another, played a role in paving the way to where we are today.
With that said, here are ten…
This Camera Camel Helps Shoot Hard-to-Reach Desert Locations
August 23, 2021
A group of photographers recently enlisted the help of the world’s first remote photographer camel. It wandered inaccessible areas in Saudi Arabia and worked as their photography assistant through the use of a remote shooting rig mounted to her hump.
There are many areas…
Reflex SLR Camera Project Derailed by Development Issues
August 23, 2021
Three years after raising £100,000 on Kickstarter, the Reflex SLR project may be shelved indefinitely due to major issues in developing a prototype that have burned through the cash raised from backers.
Reflex was launched in a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign by Laurence…
Hong Kong-based lens adapter and accessory manufacturer Megadap has launched the world’s first autofocus (automatic) adapter for Sony E-mount lenses to be used on the full line up of Nikon Z Mirrorless cameras, including both full-frame and APS-C versions. It’s called the ETZ11.
The new adapter will allow both autofocus and manual Sony E-mount lenses to work on Nikon Z mirrorless systems in…
8 Helpful Camera Hacks for Landscape Photography
August 21, 2021
Much of successful landscape photography depends on having the right location, composition, and light, but photographer Mark Denney has shared 8 camera tips and hacks that can further enhance the shooting process and benefit photographers of all levels of experience.
Denney…
Mixing Photos and 3D Modeling with Blender as a Photographer
August 21, 2021
I started in photography as a stepping stone into digital art. As with most photographers, I started taking pictures of everyone and everything. It was not fun hiking with me; I was the guy stopping every five minutes to take pictures of trees and rocks.
During that time I…
I’m Colin Smith from PhotoshopCAFE.com. In this 4-minute video and article, I’ll share a new Photoshop technique I came up with that gives you separate control over strength, color, and luminosity in LUTS. I call this the Split LUT technique.
We all love LUTs (lookup tables). They are a quick and portable way to apply color and tonal presets across platforms and different applications. We…
