The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo may be devoid of fans this year, but photographers are still in attendance and companies like Canon and Nikon still have rooms filled with camera gear from floor to ceiling to support them.
Belgian sports photographer Vincent Kalut of Photo News shot and shared some photos of the Nikon Professional Services (NPS) gear room at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo this year.
Mirrorless or DSLR? That is the question. It’s a great time to be a photographer considering a new camera purchase. Whether it’s your first camera or twenty-first, there have never been more options available for features, price, and capabilities. Plus, if buying a new…
Image credit: Vincent Kalut / PhotoNews, used with permission.
Last week, Canon shared the details of its on-site service center at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. And while Nikon hasn’t officially shown off its efforts for keeping photographers geared up in Tokyo, we now have…
Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 R WR field review
July 27, 2021
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The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 50mm F1.0 R WR is an especially bright portrait prime for the company’s X-mount cameras. As its super-fast maximum aperture (and corresponding premium pricing) might suggest, it’s something of a niche product.
With a roughly 75mm-equivalent focal length after accounting for the APS-C sensor size used…
These Astro Photos Were All Shot with Smartphones
July 26, 2021
If you’d asked me 5 years ago if I thought a smartphone would ever be able to capture a decent image of the Milky Way my answer would have been a resounding no. With tiny sensors and small lenses that aren’t capable of guiding much light onto the sensor there’s no way…
This 22-minute video offers a fascinating deep dive into the history of portrait photography manipulation, which dates all the way back to the Victorian era. It’s an eye-opening look at the continuous relationship between societal beauty standards and reality.
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Photographer Jeff Cable has covered the last 7 Olympic Games for Team USA, so its no wonder that Cable is one of the few lucky photographers Canon has selected to test out the upcoming Canon R3 mirrorless camera. Cable is currently shooting with the camera at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Cable revealed on his blog earlier this month that he was given a pre-production R3 to test and that he was…
As a fashion photographer with a degree of online presence, it is only natural to get questions about gear every now and then in Instagram DMs and email. There is a universe of gear to choose from across many different brands. As a Canon shooter, you might think that I would…
While locked down in Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic, I am keeping safe and sane. Try this “Ice Flowers” project at home — it’s fun and easy.
All these images were photographed handheld with Samsung Galaxy S10e smartphone and edited in Snapseed on mobile.
The Gitzo GT3543LS at the beach, with the Gitzo GFHG1 Fluid Gimbal Head on top, holding a 500mm lens and full-frame camera.
Gitzo Systematic Series 3 (GT3543LS)
Gitzo.com | $1000
Gitzo was founded in France as a tripod and camera company by Arsène Gitzhoven in 1917 and has been producing advanced tripods with interchangeable platforms, columns and leveling devices for more than 40 years. Their…
