The mongoose in the picture below is not wild, but was taken in the Prague Zoo. I didn't even take it with any new, interesting equipment. So what makes this photo so valuable to me? It's the first photo I took after a three-week photographic absence enforced by six broken...
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Is Medium Format Now Viable for Wildlife Photography?
It’s not often that a product can be described as a game-changer, no matter how much the term is overused in marketing. However, the introduction of the Fuji GF 500mm f/5.6 lens may qualify. With this lens, for the first time ever, medium format can be a platform for serious wildlife photography.
Photography News: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 Announced, Canon R5 Mark II Rumors
Do you sometimes feel anxious about how dynamic and full of change the world around us is? It may be reassuring to know that there are places on our planet where time moves at a different pace. Like some caves in southern Europe. Olms (Proteus anguinus) are cave-dwelling salamanders whose...
Photography News: Upcoming Fuji X Summit, Canon Sale
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...
Photographing the Kingfisher in Paradise
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,...
Photography News: Three New Lenses Under $160
This week was another pleasantly busy one for our team. Spencer went to Yellowstone with a truck full of camera equipment to test for you. Jason returned from his birding grounds having photographed several new bird species for the first time. And I just came out of the woods after...
Updated: How to Back Up Photos to a Hard Drive Using Your Phone
The tempting idea of traveling lightweight is rarely easy as a photographer. It doesn't take much - just an extra lens here, a sturdier tripod there - and your bag suddenly weighs as much as a bull elephant. While I can't totally cure your PEES (Packing Excessive Equipment Syndrome), my...
Photography News: Sony 16-25mm f/2.8 Announced, Fuji Medium Format Sale
Have you ever wondered what the subject you are photographing would look like if you had a different camera? Namely, a camera with a smaller or larger sensor than the one you currently have? I have asked myself this question before, and will soon offer my answer in an article....
Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S Review
We’ve just finished a major update to our review of the Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S, with lab tests of sharpness and extensive comparisons against other Nikon lenses that you may be considering. How does this lens perform? Perhaps predictably, it’s incredible!
Photography News: Nikon Camera Sales, Panasonic S5 II Pre-Burst
This has been quite a busy week for our team. Spencer put another batch of lenses through their paces in our lab, including a pair of Nikon supertelephotos that I'm very curious about. Jason is on a quest to photograph his 700th bird species, currently stuck on bird #699. As...