On my expedition to the Ecuadorian Andes, an interesting group of cameras gathered in the thickets of the montane cloud forest: a Canon EOS R5, a Nikon Z9, and a Sony A1. Since it was often the case that all three cameras pointed their lenses at the same bird at...
Photography News: 3rd Party Nikon Z Super-Tele, Cheap CFexpress Cards
Many thanks to Spencer for taking over Photography News for me while I was in the forests of Ecuador. The news on my mind these last few weeks has been a bit more localized. For example, a juvenile Harpy Eagle in the forests near Loreto, Ecuador, is doing well. Toucans...
The Best Nikon Cameras for Wildlife Photography (2024)
What is the best Nikon camera for photographing wildlife in 2024? Since "wildlife" encompasses so many things, from birds to lions and everything in between, it's a hard question to answer. If you ask a random wildlife photographer which feature is most important to them, one might say autofocus while...
Our Lens Testing Survey Results
Last week, I posted a survey asking what lens reviews you most wanted to see at Photography Life. The survey received many more responses than I expected: 657 before I closed it! I’ve tallied up the responses and now have a clear idea what lenses we’re going to review next.
Photographing the Spectacled Bear with the Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5
A couple of weeks ago, I went to South America to photograph birds. But as fate would have it, one of the first animals to come into my camera’s viewfinder was a mammal. And not just any mammal! It was the Spectacled Bear – one of the largest carnivores on the continent.
TEAMGROUP XTREEM SDXC UHS-II Memory Card Review
While testing some of the top SD memory cards on the market, I discovered that TEAMGROUP, the company that is well-known for its PC components, also apparently produces storage hardware for photographers. In fact, I was not aware that the company makes a number of different SD cards that range...
Bringing New Life to an Old Camera
Maybe this has happened to you, too: You head out with your camera, ready to take some great photos, only to find that you left your memory card at home or forgot to charge your battery. (If this hasn't happened to you, maybe you're less distracted than I am.) In...
Photography News: Nikon 35mm f/1.2 Rumor, SanDisk Sale
It’s fall color season right now in Colorado! Just going outside is enough to make me feel refreshed and relaxed. It’s a slower time of year for photography news, but a few interesting things still happened this week. When I’ve had time away from the aspens, here’s what I’ve found for you.
What’s In My Camera Bag? – Alex Coleman
While I don’t have a definitive camera bag setup, I’ve got a number of must-haves, as well as a few typical setups, depending on what I’m shooting that day. Want to see some of my favorite gear for landscape and commercial photography? Here it is!
Testing B&W Film Developers – 4 Choices Compared
If you want to develop black and white film at home, finding a developer may be just as difficult as picking a film. There are, of course, the classic developers such as Amidol and Kodak Dektol, which have been around since the days of Adams and Weston. Then there are...