This hands-on review covers everything that you need to know about the Nikon Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ, a budget ultra-wide zoom lens for Nikon’s DX mirrorless cameras. The price is low, but the performance surprised me. Here’s how it measures up!
Photography News: Canon’s Budget f/2.8 Zoom, M4/3 Sales
As I write this opening paragraph, I'm sitting on a train, looking out at the flooded landscape around the tracks. Just a few dozen kilometers further north, floodwater is rushing through the towns and villages. Streets have become raging rivers, houses have become islands. How helpless and vulnerable we humans...
How to Capture Good Foregrounds in Landscape Photography
Not a lot of foregrounds accomplish what I want them to do in landscape photography. Maybe that’s why I don’t take a lot of classic-style landscape photos with a big, obvious foreground layered in front of the background. But I do still constantly think about finding good foregrounds as a...
Optimizing Shutter Speed in Bird Photography
When it comes to camera settings, shutter speed is the most important variable for bird photography. That’s because it’s the setting that you need to control the most. Optimizing your shutter speed is really the only way to maximize the amount of light you’re getting, while also freezing the bird’s motion.
Hasselblad XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5 E Review
Hasselblad just announced the new XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5 lens this morning, and I can finally reveal that I’ve been testing an early sample in the field. How does this high-end lens perform? Is it worth the sky-high price? Find out in today’s review!
Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4 Announced for $500
Nikon has just announced their newest mirrorless lens: the Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4. Like the Z 35mm f/1.4 that was announced a couple of months ago, this is not an S-series lens. Instead, it prioritizes a light weight and a lower price. Here’s what we know so far.
Photography News: New Fast Zooms, Great Nikon Telephoto Deals
What can focus on its prey better - the American Harris's Hawk, the European Golden Eagle, or the Japanese Nikon D6? And how does the new Nikon Z 35mm f/1.4 perform in the field? I sought answers to these and other questions while photographing birds of prey yesterday. I'll share...
About the Owl and the Wicked Jay
After reading the title of this article, you might think that I have started writing fables or even fairy tales for children. Or perhaps you are shaking your head in disgust and thinking that I have turned to writing zoological tabloids? Well, I also thought I was going crazy when...
Essential Camera Settings for Beginner Wildlife Photographers
As with everything in photography, how to set your camera as a wildlife photographer can be subjective. But very few things are more important - camera settings and can affect wildlife photos in a uniquely powerful way. This article aims to clarify the most common settings a beginner wildlife photographer...
How to Simplify Compositions in Wildlife Photography
Imagine a parrot on a branch about to fly away, or a monkey peering its head around a tree. Do you want to hit that shutter right away and take a shot? How could you not? It's a beautiful animal - and surely in wildlife photography, we can't control much......