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SmallRig 220 Series LED Lights Review

April 24, 2022 By Alex Coleman 2 Comments

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I’ve loved SmallRig’s camera support gear for years. While I most associated their brand with the high quality cages and L-plates that I’ve put on each of my last few cameras, I was surprised to see that they have branched out into lighting. Do these new light products continue the...

What Are Megapixels and How Many Do You Need?

April 20, 2022 By Jason Polak 21 Comments

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It's impossible to read about cameras and not encounter the terms "pixels" and "megapixels." Nowadays most cameras have 20 megapixels (MP) or more, and there are some monstrosities with 100MP. I still have memories of walking into camera shops as a teenager and seeing the higher end models having 2...

Today’s Sales: CFexpress Card Deal; Sony, Canon, & Olympus Lenses

April 17, 2022 By Libor Vaicenbacher 2 Comments

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro

Happy Easter Sunday, everyone. It's early in the morning and I'm sitting in my "field office" in the middle of the woods to see what interesting deals our partners at B&H Photo Video, Adorama, Amazon or elsewhere on the web have prepared. I wish I could share the soundscape with...

Continuous vs Strobe Lighting for Photography

April 14, 2022 By Alex Coleman 6 Comments

Macro photo of watch

Any time you consider buying new lighting equipment, it can be a daunting decision. There are more choices in the lighting world than almost anywhere else in photography. One of the simplest such choices is also one of the most critical: should you get a continuous light or a strobe?

How to Photograph Birds in Flight with Sharp Results

April 12, 2022 By Libor Vaicenbacher 24 Comments

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Recently, you learned on Photography Life what the best camera settings are when photographing birds. Today’s article takes a more detailed look at bird behavior, biology, and environment. The goal is to teach you how anticipate what birds will do, and ultimately reach the holy grail: to take very sharp, high-quality photos of birds in flight.

Real Estate Drone Photography: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

April 11, 2022 By Alex Coleman 5 Comments

Drone in Flight

Drone photography has grown to become an essential offering for real estate photography, but between a complex regulatory environment, a whole new set of gear considerations for both photo and video, and the challenges of shooting from a new angle, it can be tricky to start. Fortunately, in this introductory...

Weekly Sales: Software Deals; Micro 4/3 Gear; 1 TB Card

April 9, 2022 By Libor Vaicenbacher 4 Comments

Panasonic DC-G9

Outside my window, snow turns to rain. Occasionally the sun breaks through the clouds, bathes the landscape in a bright light, then ten seconds later goes behind clouds so dark that you feel as if it will never rise again. Perfect weather to get outside and capture these spring weather...

Photographing Something Before It’s Gone

April 7, 2022 By Cody Schultz 7 Comments

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When I shoot large format film, one of the great challenges is being picky with the photos I ultimately expose. Certainly there are benefits to shooting this way, namely that the rate of "keepers" is higher with this format. But there are also drawbacks. One of the biggest is being unable...

Introduction to Manual Focus on a Camera Lens

April 6, 2022 By Alex Coleman 12 Comments

Flower Macro Photo

Manually focusing your camera lens can seem tricky. Compared to the ease of autofocus, you may wonder why you even still have manual focus as an option. It still has a number of important uses, however, and it’s a great skill to learn. In this introduction to manual focusing a...

The Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3’s Unusual Price in Context

April 5, 2022 By Spencer Cox 33 Comments

All Nikon Telephoto Prime Lenses Compared Price Entrance Pupil Aperture Focal Length

The consensus seems to be that Nikon’s newly-announced Z 800mm f/6.3 is selling for a good price at $6500. But that assessment only scratches the surface. In fact, for the focal length and aperture it offers, this is the least expensive exotic supertelephoto in Nikon’s recent history, by far.

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