Shallow depth of field is one of the coolest things in photography. But sometimes, no matter what you do, your depth of field will be too shallow and you’ll want more, even at narrow apertures like f/16. That’s when focus stacking becomes a compelling technique.
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A 500mm f/5.6 Lens on Fuji’s Roadmap – Could Medium Format Be for Wildlife?
In the small world of digital medium format cameras, the most popular system right now is definitely the Fuji GFX system, thanks to its high quality and relative affordability. Now, Fuji has just released two new lenses and the GFX 100 II, and announced a third lens. But there's a...
Panasonic G9 II Announcement: A Worthy Upgrade?
Panasonic has just released the DC-G9 II, a highly-anticipated update to the beloved Panasonic G9 that Nicholas and I reviewed a few months ago. Five years since the original, the Panasonic G9 II brings some amazing updates to an already great camera. As a user of the original Panasonic G9,...
Best Wildlife Lenses for the Nikon Z8
If you bought a Nikon Z8, you probably already know that it is one of the best cameras for wildlife, period. Not only does it have the same autofocus system as Nikon’s flagship Z9, but it manages this high performance in a much more compact and portable body that is great for traveling.
How to Change ISO on the Panasonic G9
The Panasonic G9 is one of my favorite cameras. Unlike the GH series, which are more oriented towards video, the G9 is a perfect blend between photo and video features. In this article, I’d like to share some tips on how and why to set the ISO on the Panasonic G9.
DxO PhotoLab 6 vs DxO PureRaw 3
DxO PhotoLab 6 and DxO PureRaw 3 are two popular photography software options, especially for noise reduction. DxO is pretty famous for its machine-learning noise reduction algorithms, but I see a lot of confusion over which one of these two you should get – if either. Read on to find out!
Challenges of Bird Photography in São Paulo, Brazil
Wildlife photography has taken me to many places around the world, both exotic and familiar. In the realm of the familiar, I have one vivid memory from last year, from back in my home town Ottawa. I remember lying in the snow and holding my D500, just waiting for a...
Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3, or 500mm f/5.6 PF with 1.4x Teleconverter?
In my review of the Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF, user Marceli commented that the Imatest scores for the 500mm f/5.6 + Nikon 1.4x TC III were similar to the score for the Nikon 800mm f/6.3 S lens, which we've also reviewed. Given this, does it still make sense to the...
Photo Challenges, Week 7
Welcome to Week 7 of our photo photography theme challenge and Raw editing challenge. The challenges come every Friday, and you have until Wednesday to submit your results in the official threads on our forum. Before I talk about some of last week's submissions, let's see this week's challenge. Week...
Nikon 500mm f/5.6E PF Review
We’ve updated our Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF lens review with full Imatest data, including sharpness tests in the lab with Nikon’s 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters. To sum it up, this is a very high-performing telephoto on par with $5000+ exotic lenses in performance!