The title of this article is exactly what I had to figure out when a large box of slides from my dad landed on my desk a few weeks ago. It was a family treasure waiting to be archived. At the same time, my black and white negatives sensed an...
Photography News: Leica SL3 Announced, Memory Card Deals
Last week, after a long time, I picked up the classic Nikon D850 DLR camera. Why did I do that? Well, to digitize the photos I took with even more classic cameras like the Nikon FM 3a. I didn't stop with this relatively recent history and started digitizing some of...
The Fastest Memory Cards for Nikon: 31 Tested
I’ve updated my tests of the fastest memory cards for Nikon, now with 31 cards tested! This includes CFexpress, XQD, and SD cards. For the first time, I have also tested a card with support for the new CFexpress 4.0 standard (the ProGrade Digital 512GB CFexpress 4.0 Type B Gold).
Nikon Is Acquiring RED
In a surprise announcement, Nikon is acquiring the cinema camera manufacturer RED, one of the foremost professional cinema camera companies today, and making it one of their subsidiaries. Nikon says that this decision will help with “accelerating expansion in [the] professional digital cinema camera market.”
Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2 S Review
This hands-on review covers everything that you need to know about the Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2 S, a high-end prime lens that Nikon announced in February 2023 for the Z System. It is one of Nikon’s flagship portrait photography lenses – and the longest f/1.2 lens that Nikon has ever made.
What Apple MacBook for Photography? (2024 M3 Update)
Right after I wrote an update to this article last week, Apple announced that the M3 chip would be coming to the MacBook Air later this year! I’ve updated the charts and info in this article to reflect the new announcement.
Balancing Work and Photography as a Field Researcher
During my one month as an intern at the Crocodile Research Coalition in Belize, I did not take one photo of a crocodile. My group spent most of our nights conducting surveys, searching for the two species of crocodiles present in the Placencia Lagoon to research their populations. We would...
Photography News: A Fast MicroSD Announced, MacBook Air Sales
This Sunday is World Wildlife Day. The theme for 2024 is "Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation." I often wonder what role photographers like you and me can play in connecting people and the planet. I also wonder if we photographers are doing more harm than...
The Basics of Backing Up Photos, Explained
Backing up your photos. It's one of the most tedious parts of photography, but the annoyance of setting up a good backup routine is nothing compared to the tragedy of losing your photos to a hard drive failure. I've explored a variety of backup options myself, and in this article,...
Nikon Z Lens Review Updates Are in Progress
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...