We've spent the last two weeks updating our older Nikon Z lens reviews to bring them up to current standards. Now that we've finally tested the vast majority of Nikon Z lenses, it made sense to revisit some reviews that had fallen substantially out of date. Although not all the...
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Photography News: Fuji X100VI and a Lot of Lens Announcements
In last week's Photography News, I mischievously let you guess which lens I used for my opening photo. The mysterious and somewhat unusual lens was successfully identified as a spotting scope for bird sighting. Today, I have a similar challenge for you, only the answer this time is a little...
Sigma Announces E- and L-Mount 15mm f/1.4 Fisheye and 500mm f/5.6
Sigma has just announced two new very exciting lenses, a supertelephoto 500mm f/5.6 and an ultra-wide-angle 15mm f/1.4 diagonal fisheye. These two lenses will be available for L-mount and Sony E-mount. Let’s take a closer look at these lenses.
Photography News: A 10mm Full-Frame Lens, Canon and Nikon Sales
An interesting software program (a review of which you will soon be able to read) prompted me this week to dive into the greatest depths of my archives. Our fascination with modern technology sometimes makes us forget that how often great photos were taken with - by today's standards -...
Photography News: Rumored 500mm Sigma, New Zeiss (Cine) Lenses
The persistent rain outside the windows made me search my archives for photos this week instead of going outside. But it wasn't a nostalgic trip back in time - it was a focused search for sample images from a particular lens, a review of which you'll soon be able to...
Nikon Z8 Firmware Version 2.0 Released: Bird AF, Auto Capture, Pixel Shift
Nikon just announced a major firmware update for the Nikon Z8, bringing it some highly-anticipated features from the Z9 and Zf cameras. The headlining features are a dedicated bird-detection autofocus option, the addition of Auto Capture (borrowed from the Z9) and a Pixel Shift shooting mode that allows capture up...
Photography News: OM System News, Rumored Nikon Z6 III Specs
Coffee on the table, down jacket, and hat. In the room where I've just opened my computer, it's barely 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius). The fire behind my back started crackling cozily just a few moments ago. Slowly and reluctantly, the spruce logs are beginning to release the solar...
OM System Announces OM-1 Mark II and 150-600mm Supertelephoto
OM System just announced the OM-1 Mark II together with the OM System 150-600 f/5.0-6.3 lens, strengthening the position of Micro Four Thirds for wildlife photography. The OM-1 Mark II gives you some small but meaningful upgrades to the original OM-1. Meanwhile, the 150-600mm lens gives a native 600mm lens...
Photography News: OM System’s Rumored Flagship Camera and Telephoto Zoom
Would you believe that even in the urban jungle of one of the world's oldest cities, you can take photos as if you were in the tropics of Asia or South America? Soon, I will give you the proof in an upcoming article about photographing urban wildlife in Rome. But...
Photography News: Canon Gets Third-Party AF Lens, Nikon and Fujifilm Sales
Photography is not an activity that brings people together like team sports. Everyone looks into their own viewfinder and hunts for their own visual catch. This is even more true for wildlife photography. One might be tempted to say that wildlife photography is a pastime for introverts. But not quite.