So, you just bought a fancy new telephoto or macro lens and can’t wait to get in super tight, frame-filling photos on a cool subject of animals or plants set off against a posterboard smooth background. After all, that’s why you spent lots of money on those lenses, right?
These kinds of traditional nature photos are sure to impress, and I’m happy to have a few in my own portfolio…
To keep people from walking on his lawn and inhibiting its growth, Inventor and YouTuber Ryder of the YouTube Channel Ryder Calm Down built a people-detecting smart camera rigged to a sprinkler system that would spray those who got too close.
Ryder explains that the city…
Apple Granted ‘Periscope’ Compact Zoom Lens Patent
July 14, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent for a compact camera that uses a set of prisms to “fold” light and compress the amount of space needed for a telephoto lens. This type of lens is typically referred to as a “periscope” lens in…
Video: What it's like shooting Sigma's $26K 200-500mm F2.8 'bazooka' lens on a Sony a7 III
July 14, 2021
Editor’s note: There may be a few sections of the video that are considered NSFW, but there is no nudity or swearing. Keep this in mind before watching the video (you can skip to the 42-second mark to bypass the questionable segment).
One of the most unique (and expensive) lenses in existence is Sigma’s 200–500mm F2.8 APO EX DG ‘Bazooka’ lens. While few have had the opportunity to shoot…
11 Tips to Achieve Better Street Photos
July 13, 2021
Street photography is one of my favorite ways to create photos because it affords so much variety and opportunities for different types of photos.
Before we get to the 11 tips for street photography, I’d like to share a bit of an overview of street photography, including…
The world of vintage lenses can provide a whole new experience to photographers but not everyone knows how to get started. To help others explore the unique characteristics of these decades-old lenses, a filmmaker has shared his best tips.
Mark Holtze is a cinematographer…
Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 50mm F2.8 sample gallery
July 13, 2021
The Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 50mm F2.8 is a standard prime lens for Nikon’s Z-system, offering true macro reproduction of 1:1 at its shortest focus distance.
As well as being a capable macro tool, given its focal length and light weight (260g or 9.2oz), the Z 50mm F2.8 also lends itself well to being a standard ‘walk-around’ lens on a full-frame Z-mount body. Despite not belonging to…
An artist has integrated facial motion capture in an online exhibition that explores the military industry’s “disfigurement” of San Diego, California in an attempt to share a largely untold part of the region’s history.
“Monumental Interventions: Secret City” is…
How do filmmakers and photographers fake rain for the cameras? A team of creatives has shared a behind-the-scenes look at ways to add fake rain to scenes and how to combine it with lighting for a natural but atmospheric look.
The creative team behind lighting brand…
While originally launched in 2017, Fotodiox created a line of lens adapters for modern and vintage SLR lenses it calls Polar Throttle adapters that have a built-in polarizing filter. The design allows multiple lenses to be adapted to a single mirrorless camera without needing different sized filters.
The adapters have largely flown under the radar, but YouTuber Mathieu Stern recently featured…
