Venus Optics has officially launched its latest lens: the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO prime lens for Sony, Fujifilm, Canon, and Nikon mirrorless APS-C cameras.
The company says that the “Argus” name is derived from the name of a Greek mythological guardian with a hundred eyes and “all-seeing” vision. The Argus series of lenses will supposedly embody this idea of incredible vision with…
I was recently comparing the Canon EOS R5 (with the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2) to the Hasselblad X1D II (with the Hasselblad 80mm f/1.9). Initially we were aiming to focus primarily on the lenses, but during the comparison, we noticed that Canon was producing fantastic images, and…
There is certainly no shortage of weird cameras and lenses that have been created for both the consumer and professional audiences, but one of the strangest may have been made by Fujifilm back in the 1990s.
Rediscovered by photographer and YouTuber Taylor Noel in 2019 and…
ImagenAI recently announced its new desktop app for Mac and PC. Using artificial intelligence, it will automatically edit batches of your photos in Lightroom based on what it has learned from your past editing preferences. Users are required to upload at least 5,000 photos from their Lightroom catalogue to the ImagenAI app, that have already been edited, and an algorithm will generate a profile…
Canon EOS M50 Mark II sample gallery
May 3, 2021
While a very minor update to its predecessor – YouTube streaming is the biggest change – Canon’s EOS M50 Mark II continues to be an impressive compact, easy-to-use mirrorless camera. Check out our sample gallery for a large selection of tulip photos, with a few…
Incredible video showcases world’s first 8K VR drone footage of Iceland’s Mt. Fagradalsfjall volcano
May 3, 2021
Incredible new footage, captured with an 8K Insta360 Pro 2 mounted to the bottom of a DJI drone, shows the Mt. Fagradalsfjall volcano in Geldingadalur, Iceland as it continues to erupt. The immersive visuals were captured by Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson, founder of Arctic Images…
My Time with the Fujifilm X-E4
May 1, 2021
I’m not the first on the block to write about the Fujifilm X-E4, but I finally got around to doing it and I’m glad that I did.
Full disclosure: Fujifilm North America sent me the Fujifilm X-E4 free of charge along with the new 27mm f/2.8 II, thumb grip, and bottom plate hand grip, so basically the entire kit. However, there were no strings attached and I was not required to talk about the…
Mirrorless, mirrorless, ah the joys of mirrorless. Isn’t it better than DSLRs in every way possible? It may be. But honestly, I couldn’t care less. While that may sound egoistical, the reason I don’t care is that I’m not upgrading to mirrorless anytime soon.
I…
The Perlan Museum — host of a state-of-the-art 8K planetarium and other exhibitions focused on Iceland — commissioned filmmaker Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson, founder of Arctic Images, and drone pilot Arnar Þór Þórsson to fly an 8K-capable 360 camera over the erupting…
After shooting cities all around the globe for the past 15 years, I managed to publish seven coffee table books featuring cities like Paris, Venice, Los Angeles, and New York. I learned the hard way when was the best time to shoot and want to save you the time and effort so you can make the best photos of cityscapes possible.
Below are my steps to capturing the best photos of cityscapes possible.