A new mother in the UK has started a public campaign to outlaw nonconsensual breastfeeding photos in public places after she says she was photographed by a “creepy” man while nursing her baby.
The Manchester Evening News reports that 32-year-old Julia Cooper was breastfeeding her 9-month-old daughter on a bench in the town of Sale when she noticed a man on a nearby bench staring at her.
“I…
Lenbaby Launches New ‘Pinhole-Style’ Obscura Lens
June 22, 2021
Lensbaby, a company known for making unconventional lenses and unique optics, has announced its latest lens: a three-in-one Pinhole-type optic called The Obscura.
The Obscura lens is based on the camera obscura, “a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side…
Dibakar Roy, from Kolkata, India, uses the power of remarkable composition thanks to shadows, patterns, subjects, and perspective to take this seemingly ordinary part of everyday life for farmers into the extraordinary.
Farming paddy — which is both the term of a field…
Why I Bought a Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246)
June 22, 2021
I used to view digital Leica cameras as a classic example of style over substance. Surely this is a perfect example of a company developing a luxury brand on the back of their, admittedly wonderful, history and heritage.
In a world of ever-increasing sensors, rapidly improved autofocus, and seemingly endless technical innovations to assist the photographer, to my mind Leica appeared to have…
Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 105mm F2.8 VR S sample gallery
June 22, 2021
The Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 105mm F2.8 VR S is a short telephoto macro prime lens for Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless Z mount. Offering several upgrades over previous generations, the new Z 105mm is being pitched as a versatile prime lens for everything from macro shooting to…
If a genuine Leica camera is too rich for your wallet blood, this might be your next best option. It’s a wooden Leica M3 replica camera from Leica Rumors that will set you back just $89 — less than a third of most Leica lens hoods retail for.
This first batch, which…
Kolari Vision — a company that makes both filters and modifications for cameras — has announced what it claims is the first commercially available after-market mod for the Canon EOS R5 that it claims will nearly double 8K recording time and cuts its overheating recovery time by a factor of three.
The company says that while initially, it was exciting to hear about the capabilities of the R5…
The $10,000 Fujifilm GFX 100 is probably the best medium format camera on the market right now. In almost every category the Fujifilm GFX 100 will outperform nearly every other medium format system.
Even with its relatively smaller sensor, the GFX 100 seems to have no…
A conservation photographer has documented the unique biodiversity found in the vernal pools of Appalachia and has released a free e-book that shares the result of his years-long passion and provides tips to others who are curious about this type of photography.
Steven…
Leica cameras are renowned for their expense which normally puts them out of the reach of most photographers. But this wooden replica of a Leica M3 looks like one that nearly any photography fan can afford.
Leica Rumors has added a limited batch — specifically called a “test run” — of the replica wooden Leica M3 cameras to its online store to gauge the popularity of the product, and…
