Photography

Continuing today’s series of announcements, Fujifilm has just announced a pair of exciting products for their medium format users. The new GFX 100S II camera offers a 100-megapixel sensor and a variety of new features for $5000. Then there’s Fuji’s longest medium format lens yet – the $3500 GF 500mm f/5.6, roughly equivalent to a 400mm lens on full-frame. Both …

In recent years, photographers have been spoiled by a variety of Raw developers in addition to Adobe Lightroom, such as Capture One Pro and ON1 PhotoRaw. Another option is DxO PhotoLab 7, which I’ll be reviewing today. How does it stand up to its competitors? Introduction I have to admit, I enjoy trying Raw developers. Although I use Darktable as …

MELVILLE, N.Y., May 15, 2024 – Canon U.S.A., Inc. today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc. announced today that it is currently developing the EOS R1, a full-frame mirrorless camera, as the first flagship model for the EOS R SYSTEM equipped with an RF mount and is aiming for a 2024 release. The EOS R1 is a mirrorless camera geared toward …

This is the eye-like mosaic on the wings of the Owl Butterfly (genus Caligo). How long did such an adaption take to occur? And what did it cost? Over countless generations, unfathomably many butterflies were eaten by predators before the pattern you see below arose. Maybe it feels like you’ve been waiting eons for cameras like the Canon R1 or …

This article is intended to be a general starter guide to photographing the Northern lights. The title is perhaps misleading as the “Northern Lights” are not just a phenomenon of the Northern hemisphere but also occur in the Southern Hemisphere. In the North, it’s generally referred to as the Aurora Borealis whereas in the south, it goes by Aurora Australis. …

There aren’t many birds that anyone would recognize at a glance. Many groups of birds are so inconspicuous, the differences between species so subtle, and their behaviors so mysterious that even nature lovers struggle to identify them. Kingfishers are different. As soon as you learn what a kingfisher looks like, you will always be able to recognize this beautifully-colored bird …

Introduction The Hasselblad XCD 25mm f/2.5 V is a wide-angle, wide aperture lens for Hasselblad’s newest medium format cameras. In full-frame terms, this lens has an equivalent focal length of about 20mm. It’s a useful focal length for things like landscape and architectural photography, but considering the wide aperture of f/2.5, Milky Way photography looks to be one of its …

Introduction The Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V is a high-end, short telephoto prime lens meant for Hasselblad’s newest medium format cameras. In full-frame terms, this lens has an equivalent focal length of 71mm. It’s a useful focal length for portraiture and landscape photography, and it has all of Hasselblad’s newest features, including their most advanced leaf shutter. However, at $4300, …

Would you rather see a rare animal species from a great distance, or a more common species nearby? I pondered that question during my trip to Yellowstone National Park last week. More than once, I saw distant grizzlies and wolves that barely took up a few pixels at 600mm (or even 1680mm with all the teleconverters I could muster). By …

In this article, I’ll share my experience using the Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR lens in the field. With this lens, I took photos in Italy, Tanzania, Namibia, and the Arctic, and I learned a lot about it in the process. I’ve also included some usage tips to help others get the most from this outstanding supertelephoto. NIKON Z …