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Nikon Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ Announced: Zooming into the Videography World

February 14, 2025 By Spencer Cox 15 Comments

Nikon Z 28-135mm f4 PZ Official Product Photo with Follow Focus and Matte Box

On February 13, 2025, Nikon announced their newest Z Mount lens: the Nikon Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ. The "PZ" in the name stands for "Power Zoom" - one of many ways in which this lens is meant for videographers or hybrid shooters. At $2600, this is a very specialized lens,...

Tips for Multi-Day Backpacking as a Landscape Photographer

February 12, 2025 By Spencer Cox 59 Comments

Torres Del Paine O Circuit Landscape Photography

I just returned from one of the longest hikes I've ever done, the famous O Circuit in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park! This eight-day hike goes around the Paine massif itself, circumnavigating these magnificent peaks and showcasing them from every angle. For landscape photography, it's hard to think of...

Noise Reduction Algorithms vs Capturing More Light

February 11, 2025 By Jason Polak 51 Comments

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Today’s noise reduction software is capable of incredible results. Images that couldn’t be salvaged in the past can be made quite clean with modern denoise algorithms. But what is the real benefit of these tools compared to capturing more light in the first place?

Photography News: Early Nikon Z9 II Rumors, M4/3 Sale

February 9, 2025 By Libor Vaicenbacher 22 Comments

Jizerske hory_Zasada_DJI Mini 4 Pro

It was a freezing morning. The snow in a small clearing in the middle of the forest crunched under my feet. Suddenly, I lifted off the ground and slowly began to gain altitude. The rays of the rising sun, which only a moment before had been shyly making their way...

5 New Features I’d Like to See from Nikon

February 8, 2025 By Libor Vaicenbacher 59 Comments

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It's not even a quarter of a century since Nikon launched the FM3a. At the time, Nikon was already producing feature-packed models such as the F5 and F100. Nevertheless, I'm going to use the former manual classic FM3a as a springboard for my futuristic visions. There are two reasons for...

Rarities in Avian Coloration: Leucistic Birds

February 7, 2025 By Libor Vaicenbacher 10 Comments

Leucistic birds_Libor (4)

Grab a bird field guide and flip through its pages quickly – so fast that you can feel a breeze against your face. As the pages flicker before your eyes like a cartoon, the flashes of colors will tell stories of evolution. These usually have two basic storylines. The color...

OM SYSTEM Announces the OM-3 and Updated Lenses

February 6, 2025 By Jason Polak 14 Comments

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OM SYSTEM has just announced a new camera: the OM-3. Unlike the OM-1 and OM-1 Mark II, the OM-3 is a very different beast with a retro design. Even so, it's still got a stacked sensor and shares many capabilities with the OM-I Mark II. And together with this new...

Nikon Z 35mm f/1.2 S Announced

February 4, 2025 By Jason Polak 27 Comments

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Nikon has just announced what is destined to become a classic environmental portrait lens for the Nikon Z mount: the Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S. This beautiful high-end prime lens completes the holy trinity of f/1.2 primes, joining the Nikon 50mm f/1.2 S and the Nikon 85mm f/1.2 S....

Nikon COOLPIX P1100 Announced

February 4, 2025 By Jason Polak 11 Comments

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In 2018, Nikon released the COOLPIX P1000, a superzoom with a massive equivalent focal length range of 24-3000mm. Today, Nikon has just announced its successor, the Nikon P1100. What can users expect with the Nikon COOLPIX P1100? Users of the P1000 will find that the P1100 has very similar specifications...

The Art of Discovering the Unexpected

February 3, 2025 By Massimo Vignoli 12 Comments

Frozen waterfall

In photography, having a vision and a concrete plan is always helpful. But getting too attached to your initial ideas can prevent you from seeing good subjects in front of you, especially when they are entirely different from what you had in mind. Of course, having a plan when you...

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