Last week, I took some macro photos and videos at Pelican Island Wildlife Refuge in Florida, one of my favorite places in the world for close-up photography. In the video I filmed, I’ve explained in detail how to master lighting in macro photography.
Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S Review
Nikon introduced the wide-angle NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S in September of 2019 for its mirrorless Z mount. At the time of the announcement, it was the widest professional-grade prime lens for the system, although Nikon followed up with the Z 20mm f/1.8 S announcement just five months later. The...
Nikon Z6 Review
The Nikon Z6 was announced in August of 2018 alongside the higher resolution Z7. Both Z-series cameras marked the company's entry into the full-frame mirrorless market, a category of camera that many Nikon shooters had anticipated anxiously for years. But it was always a question of “when,” not “if” Nikon...
Nikon Z7 Review
The Z7 is the first iteration of a full-frame high-resolution mirrorless camera that Nikon released in August of 2018. The camera was announced together with a 24 MP sibling and three Z-mount lenses. One could argue that Nikon's entry into the mirrorless market took too long, but many photographers waited...
Nikon Z6 and Z7 Add Animal Eye AF via Firmware
It is a big day today for Nikon Z shooters - Nikon has just released a huge firmware 3.0 update that includes a number of big upgrades and fixes, including the introduction of "Animal Detection" autofocus mode that adds dogs and cats to the subjects supported by face and eye-detection...
Why a Solid Tripod is a Life-Long Investment
It has now been almost 10 years since I purchased my Gitzo Traveler tripod. I have taken it with me all over the world, and it has been my favorite tripod to use for travel photography. I wrote a detailed review of the Gitzo Traveler Series 1 Tripod back in...
Live Youtube Q&A with PL
Today we’ll be doing a live Q&A / AMA (ask me anything) on our Youtube channel at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific. Nasim and I will both be there to take questions for about an hour.
2020-2021: Big Leaps for Nikon and Canon Mirrorless
Without a doubt, this year is going to be huge for both Canon and Nikon. With Nikon acknowledging itself being in a transitional period from DSLR to mirrorless (see Keiji Oishi's DPReview interview) and aiming to release a total of 23 Z mount lenses by the end of 2021, it...
Nikon Z8 Wishlist
Nikon is going to release a pro-grade Z-mount mirrorless camera later this year (probably something like "Nikon Z8"), so I decided to put together a wishlist of features that I hope to see implemented. It is expected that this camera is going to feature IBIS, dual card slots, a 60...
Canon EOS R5 to Feature IBIS and Shoot 20 FPS, 8K Video
It is no secret that Canon has been pushing its development efforts hard towards its mirrorless system. The company has already pointed out that it will not develop any more EF lenses for its DSLR cameras, unless there is significant demand from its customers. With all the development efforts shifted...