Photography Gear

Earlier this year, Pentax released an 85mm f/1.4 full-frame lens that looked incredible despite its one flaw: it was for the Pentax mount. But MonsterAdapters might just eliminate that issue with its upcoming Pentax K to Sony E adapter. Pentax has not been quiet about its goal of sticking with DSLRs, but this adapter might

Nikon offers two 24-70mm zooms for its Z series full-frame mirrorless cameras, the NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S that’s available in a kit with the Z 6 and Z 7 bodies, and the newer, faster NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S. There’s a lot to like about both lenses. I own the Z 6 and NIKKOR

Nikon recently published an updated lens roadmap that shows a total of eleven silhouetted, to-be-released lenses, but this latest version includes three that the company had not previously mentioned: a 50mm, and two giant super-telephoto primes. Nikon has been rapidly filling out its lens lineup for the Nikon Z system, but a sports and wildlife-focused

Does camera sensor size really matter anymore? As photographers, we have never had so many great camera options that will produce amazing images. There are very capable cameras sporting everything from Micro Four Thirds sensors to APS-C, full-frame and all the way up to massive medium-format sensors. One of the advantages of full-frame when shooting

There are two big leaps you can make in your photo editing workflow. The first is moving from a mouse-and-keyboard setup to a pen tablet like the Wacom Intuos Pro—almost everybody does that at some point. But if you really want to kick your experience up to another level, there’s one more step you can

My college graduation present from my parents was a Mamiya 6 rangefinder. I loved that camera. It offered the image quality of medium format film but in a hand-friendly, rangefinder-style body rather than the boxy form factor of most medium format cameras. The Mamiya 6 had its limitations. There were only three lenses available, and

The Valoi 360 is a system of modular tools that aims to make it much easier and cheaper to digitize 35mm or 120 film negatives using a digital camera. It’s made to be faster and more effective than a flatbed scanner. The project was started by photographer Arild Edvard Båsmo who partnered with mechanical engineer

Every photographer views new products in personal terms: How will this camera, lens or accessory help me to achieve my photographic goals? When you’ve worked in the business as long as I have, each new photographic tool is also evaluated in the context of its predecessors and, to a lesser extent, the possibilities of the

Adafruit Industries has created a machine learning camera built with the Raspberry Pi that can identify objects extremely quickly and audibly tell you what it sees. The group has listed all the necessary parts you need to build the device at home. The camera is based on Adafruit’s BrainCraft HAT add-on for the Raspberry Pi

Composing wild-life subjects in motion, like this pair of capuchin monkeys, can be quite challenging, particularly if they’re moving erratically. But with the E-M1 Mark III’s fast burst mode and its ability for you to quickly set or reset the camera’s focus point using the camera’s new joystick, you can be reasonably sure you’ll not

Chroma Cameras, which was originally launched in 2018 by Steve Lloyd via a successful Kickstarter, has launched its latest product: a modular, customizable camera system for 120mm film called the 679 System. Following previous field camera designs, the Chroma Camera 679 system will allow you to build your own camera to fit your specific needs.

While I used a tripod to create this image of Crater Lake many years ago, with the stabilization tech now available I could have easily shot this image hand-held at the 1/6 sec. exposure it was made at. It’s a new world of lightweight backcountry shooting when images like this are possible without a tripod.

Flying drones have become extremely commonplace but also suffer from growing restrictions on their use. It’s hard to argue against their novelty, but safety continues to be a concern. So where do drones go next? What about underwater? Underwater robotics company Geneinno recently announced its second underwater remote operated vehicle (ROV), the T1 Pro. Designed

A photographer in Japan was forced to sell his favorite camera earlier this year after being impacted by the COVID-19 recession. Instead of letting that put a stop to his art, he decided to build his own 4×5 large format camera… using LEGO blocks. The photographer, who goes by @wagoimages on social media, pulled out

[embedded content] The Linhof 617 S III Technorama is a panoramic film camera that captures four giant 6x17cm panoramas per roll of 120 film (hence the name 617). Camera West TV made this 4-minute video that offers a look at this special camera and the results it can produce. The massive camera is beautiful and

Ricoh is not a brand uppermost in the minds of most photographers on the market for a new mirrorless camera. Sony, Fuji, and Panasonic seem to have dominated market visibility, if not the actual market, for high-end mirrorless cameras systems for the past five or so years, with late-comers Canikon gaining traction with their most

Photographer and educator Karl Taylor believes that parabolic softboxes are nothing more than marketing and that any conventional softbox can achieve the same results. In this 10.5-minute video, he proves it. “It never ceases to amaze me how certain products are created purely for marketing reasons,” Taylor says. “When in fact they have no physical

From the company that successfully delivered the Magic Plate Kickstarter comes the Pi Strap, a convertible camera strap the company claims will be the most comfortable one on the market thanks to its ability to divert pressure from your neck to your shoulders. Straps with this design aren’t new, as wedding photographers have been using

Canon ambassador Irene Rudnyk has posted a review of the recently-announced Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 where she compares it to the old EF version from a build-quality perspective as well as shows the quality of the images she was able to produce with it. As a fan of the original EF version, Rudnyk was excited

During Apple’s third major event this year titled “One More Thing,” the company announced the latest additions to its computer line and its first to feature Apple Silicon. Defined as the “next generation of Mac,” Apple promises better efficiency and industry-leading power thanks to it’s silicon. The new computers are powered by Apple M1, a