I've made it back from my trip to Death Valley, where I recently traveled to see (and of course photograph) a temporary lake that formed in Badwater Basin. I'll get back my developed 8x10 film in a few days, but in the meantime, I've been going through all the digital...
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Photography News: Lots of Early Black Friday Sales
The best way to test any new photography equipment is to take it on a trip. And that's what I'm doing now - I'm visiting the tropics again, this time the Asian ones. My batteries are charged, lenses are cleaned, cards are empty, and laundry is done (for now). I...
Photography News: “I’m Back Film” Digital Sensor, Holiday Sales Begin
For my opening Photography News images, I usually post a photo I took last week. This time I will make a small exception to that rule. The month and day match, only the year is 2005 - prehistoric from the point of view of digital photography. But many of you...
Photography News: Canon Lenses, Upcoming Sony Announcements
Recently, I was thinking about what I consider to be the greatest evolution in photographic technology in recent years, and I can't decide. Automatic eye detection across the entire viewfinder ranks very high. A blackout-free viewfinder is highly appreciated, as well. And I also see a huge leap forward in...
Photography News: New Leica M11-P, Canon Retro Camera Rumors
For those of you who are eagerly awaiting my promised article on the recently introduced Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S telephoto lens, I have a little appetizer for you. In the following GIF, you can see both the original uncropped image as well as a 100% crop (click to...
Photography News: New Wide Lenses, Nikon Z8 Trade-Up
What's the best way to test the new Nikon Zf? For my test, I chose to visit a mountain saddle in the north of the Czech Republic, a place popular among birds during their fall migration. Biologists capture and release birds day and night from from August through the end...
Photography News: Tamron 150-500mm, Sony Full-Frame Rumors
Autumn has now taken out its paintbrush - decorating the maples, beeches, and oaks near me with dabs of red, yellow, and orange. During this beautiful time of year, my Nikon School class brought together a group of great people and a bunch of interesting Nikon equipment. For the first...
Photography News: Upcoming Solar Eclipse, Rumored Nikon 600mm f/6.3
It's getting cold here in the mountains, and right now, I'm warming up with a glass of red wine. Meanwhile, the photo below is as fresh as the bread I had for breakfast today - the sensor in my Nikon Z9 is still warm. And, to top it off, the...
Photography News: A Cheap 500mm Lens, Rumored Canon Lenses
One of our readers inspired me last week not only with his great photos of fishermen, but also with the Sebastião Salgado quote I found in his "About me" section. "Reality is in color, truth is in black and white." What more is there to say? You don't need a...
Photography News: Nikon “Plena” Teaser, Canon Sales
I’m really looking forward to this. Later today, I’ll be heading out into the field with a friend from Nikon. And we won’t be alone. We will be accompanied by the entire line of Nikon Z telephoto lenses! Have you ever wanted to see how the same scene would look with all of these lenses?