The Nikon D780 is a 24 megapixel DSLR capable of shooting 12 frames per second in live view and uncropped 4K video at 30 FPS. It brings many of the newest live view features from the mirrorless Nikon Z6 to a Nikon DSLR for the first time, including on-sensor phase detection pixels. Nikon announced the D780 DSLR in January 2020 and began shipping it the next day.
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Recommended Nikon D780 Settings
The Nikon D780 is a complex camera with plenty of menu options that may leave new D780 owners confused. So, I've created this guide to explain the camera's most important settings, including how I set everything on my own D780. Keep in mind that these are just personal preferences - there's...
Photographing the Liwa Desert in Fog (+ New Video)
While in UAE during our Dubai and Jordan photography workshop, we had a chance to visit and photograph the stunning Liwa Desert. Little did we know that we would be lucky enough to witness a rare fog covering the entire desert. In this article, I will talk about my experience...
High-Quality Astrophotography With Basic Camera Equipment
This week’s video covers the topic of image stacking, including how to use it in order to take high-quality astrophotographs without any special camera equipment.
Fuji X-T4 Announcement
Fujifilm just announced the 26.1-megapixel X-T4, a highly anticipated update to 2018's X-T3. The X-T4 sports significant improvements in autofocus, video, and shutter durability, but the headline feature is 6.5-stop IBIS (the previous X-T3 does not have in-body image stabilization at all, so this is a major upgrade). The camera...
How to Light Macro Photos
Last week, I took some macro photos and videos at Pelican Island Wildlife Refuge in Florida, one of my favorite places in the world for close-up photography. In the video I filmed, I’ve explained in detail how to master lighting in macro photography.
Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S Review
Introduction Nikon introduced the wide-angle NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S in September of 2019 for its mirrorless Z mount. At the time of the announcement, it was the widest professional-grade prime lens for the system, although Nikon followed up with the Z 20mm f/1.8 S announcement just five months later....
Nikon Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Review
The word "superzoom" doesn't always conjure pleasant images in a photographer's mind. Historically, a lot of superzooms are low-end lenses with bad image quality and even worse construction. The $900 Nikon Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR aims to change that impression. Does it succeed? It's complicated. While the Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3...
15 Tips to Improve Your Photography
For this week’s video, I’ve compiled several of my favorite tips to help photographers take better pictures. I made sure to focus on the basics, but there’s plenty of good information here regardless of your skill level.
Attempting Realistic Tabletop Landscape Photography
This is one of the more unusual videos I’ve made so far, but I might just be happier with it than any other I’ve done. My goal was pretty simple: to take a realistic “landscape” photo on my kitchen table.