Larry Thorpe with one of Canon’s Cinema EOS camerasPhoto courtesy of Canon
Last week Larry Thorpe, a Senior Fellow in the Imaging Technologies & Communications Group at Canon USA, retired following a 60-year career in the broadcast industry. In an interview with DPReview he talks about some of the technology changes he’s seen during that time and how those changes impact the…
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV review
May 7, 2021
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The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is the entry-level model in the company’s DSLR-style lineup of Micro Four Thirds cameras (the PEN models, such as the E-PL10, are…
Venus Optics has announced its Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift lens is now available for Leica L and Pentax K mount camera systems.
The lens was first announced in October 2020 with models for Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems. As it was at…
WildArt Photographer of the Year has unveiled its “space” theme contest winners, which is the second of a set of themed competitions from the organization set to be published throughout the year.
This competition, which supports various conservation causes, will consist of 10 themed categories that will be judged throughout 2021, with a total prize fund of £13,000 ($18,100). The winner of…
Leica has announced its version of the popular “desert island” lens in the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH, what it calls an “ideal lens with broad appeal,” as it is capable across multiple disciplines from travel, studio, architecture, photojournalism…
The Best Mirrorless Cameras in 2021
May 6, 2021
Given all the choices when it comes to a new camera, it can be quite an ordeal to research and decide on just one. While it mostly depends on what you need as a photographer. If you’ve been leaning more towards picking up a mirrorless camera, then you’re in the right…
Canon is rumored to relaunch its tilt-shift line of lenses in RF mount in 2021, but a new report restates they won’t be simply re-mounted versions of their EF counterparts but instead will feature autofocus — a first for tilt-shift lenses.
The report comes courtesy of Canon Rumors, which first noted that the lenses were slated for a 2021 release back in October of 2020. The October report…
Leica has announced its Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm F2.8 ASPH lens for full-frame L-mount bodies. This tele-zoom has 15 elements in 19 groups, with three of the elements having aspherical surfaces. The focus group is made up of a single element and is driven by a quiet stepping…
Inspired by do-it-yourself camera parts and projects, Ping-Hsun Chen and Ruha Cheng took things a step further and released a retro-style RUHAcam kit built around a Raspberry Pi Zero W connected to the High-Quality Camera Module.
DIY photography kits have been the source of…
Since Milky Way Core season is in full swing, in this article I am going to level up and discuss one of my favorite topics: star trackers.
So what in tarnation is a Star Tracker? Sounds like something they would use in Star Wars.
Fear not, you are not alone. The name certainly sounds foreign, but after this write-up, I am hoping you can toss around the phrase at your next time-friendly family…
