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Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S Review

August 20, 2024 By Spencer Cox 68 Comments

Nikon Z 50mm f1.2 S Product Photo

This hands-on review covers everything that you need to know about the Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S, an ultra-bright prime lens available for the Z System. Although it’s large, heavy, and expensive, there’s a lot to like where image quality and capabilities are concerned. Here’s how it measures up.

Photography News: New Tripods, Major Used Gear Sale

August 18, 2024 By Libor Vaicenbacher 4 Comments

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When I get the chance, I like to have fun looking for biological nonsense in movies. Like when a Harris's Hawk sits on the shoulder of a falconer in King Arthur's retinue, or when an American Turkey Vulture circles in the first seconds of The Bridge on the River Kwai....

The Obvious Shot and the Hidden Shot

August 16, 2024 By Spencer Cox 9 Comments

Dragonfly on a flower

Often in photography, there is what I’d call the “obvious shot.” The obvious shot can sometimes be a cliché image that tons of people have photographed before, but it doesn’t have to be. Instead, it’s really just the most straightforward view of a particular scene.

Photographing a Cycling Race from a Motorbike

August 14, 2024 By Libor Vaicenbacher 13 Comments

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Last month, another edition of the world's most famous cycling race, the Tour de France, took place. And as in previous years, I didn't participate either as a rider or as a spectator. I don't have enough strength for the former (and it gets worse every year) or enough free...

Black and White and Wildlife

August 13, 2024 By Jason Polak 8 Comments

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Splash on that color, those bright blues and greens and reds! Soft feathers and golden light, warm fur and rich browns, smooth exoskeletons with a mesmerizing plethora of endless iridescence all beckon to the lens. How can the wildlife photographer resist the epic array of beautiful color from the world...

Photography News: Rumored f/2.8 Zooms, Backpack Sales

August 11, 2024 By Libor Vaicenbacher 1 Comment

Jizera Mountains_Czech Republic_Nikon Z6 III

Now that it's summer, I'll try to show you a photo that will refresh and cool you down. Imagine, for example, a creek filled with perfectly cold beer. Unfortunately, even in the Czech Republic - which is one of the leading countries in the consumption of this golden drink -...

Photographing the Australian Brush-Turkey: Life on the Mound

August 11, 2024 By Libor Vaicenbacher 5 Comments

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Nature can always surprise. Just when you think you can take something for granted, it turns out there's an exception. Like in this case. Most people take it as a given that birds are born from eggs tended to by at least one parent. The eggs then hatch into small,...

An Alternative to Eye-Level Photos in Wildlife Photography

August 10, 2024 By Jason Polak 23 Comments

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A great technique in bird and wildlife photography is shooting at eye level. Eye-level shots are often more intimate - they give better subject isolation and are typically more engaging. Libor and Massimo have recently written about how much they love this approach to wildlife photography, and I don't disagree. But...

Photographing a Wedding With a Single Lens?

August 7, 2024 By Adam Sheridan Comments are closed

Single Lens Wedding 12

As a wedding photographer, it can be easy to justify a large number of lenses for different purposes throughout the day (35mm/50mm primes for getting ready, 70-200mm for the ceremony, 105mm macro for shots of the rings, 85mm for portraits, and so on). In reality, most weddings can be documented...

Photography News: Tamron’s Superzoom, Canon R6 Mark III Rumors

August 4, 2024 By Libor Vaicenbacher 9 Comments

Bohemian Switzerland National Park_Czech Republic_Viltrox 16mm_LVP1611-NEF

Photography has a special magic for me. It is only thanks to it that I can suppress my comfortable and lazy side and face annoying insects, lack of food, or bad weather. A few days ago, in anticipation of beautiful morning views of the surrounding landscape, I rejected the comfort...

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