Photography

There’s a lot of misinformation about radioactive lenses – from scare stories about growing an extra arm and getting cancer, all the way to saying that radioactive lenses are entirely harmless. The truth is somewhere between the two extremes and requires careful consideration. After all, these lenses contain radioactive substances, and we should treat them with some care. Like you, I wanted…

Nikon’s Z9 has concluded its testing at the Olympics and a new report has surfaced that promises some rather impressive specifications for Nikon’s forthcoming sports-focused camera, including a 45-megapixel sensor and somewhere between 120 and 160 frames per second burst shooting. Nikon Rumors is reporting a set of new details that promise significant performance out of Nikon’s forthcoming…

Samsung has been granted a patent for what it is described as a camera with a moveable construction. The three cameras in the array are arranged in a T-shape and a motorized gear moves them in a sliding motion, which changes their aperture in the process. Unearthed and illustrated by LetsGoDigital, the company describes a system that places a main wide-angle lens in the center of a “T”…

Shortly after taking delivery of the new Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S lens, I made a series of photographs to test its diffraction and bokeh characteristics using the 45MP Nikon Z 7II camera in a real-world situation. After manually focusing the lens, I locked focus and made a series of exposures. All exposures were made in aperture priority with the camera set to ISO 64. The camera was mounted on…