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Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 Review

April 19, 2017 By Nasim Mansurov 30 Comments

Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS

Announced alongside the Sony Alpha 9 body, the Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM is a crucial addition to Sony’s expanding full-frame E-mount lineup. The last few of years have seen Sony release some beautiful lenses for their full-frame mirrorless cameras, but a glaring hole remained at the telephoto range of...

How to Get High Depth of Field Star Photos

April 18, 2017 By Spencer Cox 19 Comments

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One of the challenges of nighttime photography — particularly Milky Way and star photography — is to get enough depth of field. If you’re focused at the horizon, and you’re using the widest possible aperture on your lens, how could your foreground possibly be sharp? Yet, if you look at...

Common Cityscape Photo Mistakes and How to Fix Them

April 16, 2017 By Matt Nielsen 16 Comments

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Cityscape photography has become increasingly popular in recent years as downtown revival and walkability have been prioritized by city governments. Humans are intrinsically attracted to the patterns, lines, and vivacity of urban landscape images. Additionally, photographing cityscapes requires only a modest investment in camera gear, with a sturdy tripod and...

The Relative Importance of Regional Camera Markets

April 15, 2017 By Thomas Stirr 16 Comments

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There have been some interesting shifts in the relative importance of various segments of the camera market over the past number of years. I thought readers may like to view a few charts based on CIPA data as they relate to the relative importance of various regional camera markets. Everyone...

Palette Gear Expert Kit Review

April 15, 2017 By John Bosley 15 Comments

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In this article, I'm going to review the Palette Gear Expert Kit. This is a control surface that consists of buttons, dials and sliders, all of which are meant to be used with a variety of photo and video editing programs. They can also be used with everyday computer operation...

Are Mirrorless Camera Sales Really Growing?

April 15, 2017 By Thomas Stirr 37 Comments

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As a brief follow up to Nasim's latest post, this brief article shares some recent CIPA statistics regarding the shipment of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Depending on how a person interprets this data will determine whether the mirrorless interchangeable camera market is 'growing'. As you can see in the graph...

Photographing Hummingbirds With a Pop-Up Camera Flash

April 9, 2017 By Thomas Stirr 36 Comments

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If you're like me you probably seldom, if ever, use the small pop-up flash that is on your camera. I've had my Nikon 1 V3 for a couple of months now and it has become my dedicated birding and nature camera. My wife and I were recently on a very...

Why Sunrises are Better than Sunsets for Photography

April 8, 2017 By Nasim Mansurov 50 Comments

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Many photographers do not like waking up very early to take pictures at sunrise, preferring to sleep in and spend the energy to shoot during the day and at sunset instead. While photographing at sunset can yield stunning photographs, there are specific advantages to photographing at sunrise that are worth...

Last Camera Syndrome

April 6, 2017 By Nasim Mansurov 223 Comments

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For the past few years now, the digital photography camera market has been on a steady decline. Some people blame it on smartphones taking over the big chunk of camera sales, while others have related other factors to the decreased camera sales. While we have written a number of articles...

What to Photograph in Greece

April 6, 2017 By Dvir Barkay 24 Comments

Meteora in Greece

Greece is one of those countries one must visit in their lifetime, thanks to its rich historic and cultural heritage, stunning landmarks and its natural beauty. Although there are many spots to check out in Greece, I will guide you through some of the most ancient and beautiful parts of...

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