Photography

It’s often said that “the best camera is the one that’s with you,” but one college photography instructor doesn’t seem to agree: she has banned the students in her course from using kit lenses. In case you’re not familiar with camera equipment, entry-level cameras are often bundled with cheaper (generally 18-55mm zoom) lenses that allow aspiring photographers to immediately start…

While Nikon may be a camera company, its museum in Tokyo is known for selling some unusual and limited non-photography Nikon-themed products. Announced today, a set of 10 different flavored yokan candies packaged in a collectible box are available for 1,200 yen (about $11). Yokan candies are a type of Japanese confection that is made of a mix of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. Yokan are…

Sony has postponed a camera launch that was originally planned for Wednesday, July 7, after Chinese citizens expressed anger over the date, which is also the 84th anniversary of Japan’s invasion of China that sparked the Sino-Japanese War and World War Two in Asia. Sony published a teaser for the event on the Sony Alpha Universe website, as well as its YouTube channel last week that showed a…

The Tamron 70-300 F4.5-6.3 Di RXD III is a high-performance telephoto zoom lens for Sony’s E-mount. Its compact design measures in at just 147mm (5.8”) long, 77mm (3”) in diameter and weighs only 545g (19.2oz), making it ideal for travel and everyday photography. The lens is constructed of 15 elements in 10 groups, including a low-dispersion element for minimizing aberrations. Autofocus…