Yesterday, Fuji announced the X-E5 – a camera that is less of an X-E4 replacement and more of an interchangeable-lens version of the X100VI. Fuji also released a new 23mm f/2.8, a clear callout to the 23mm f/2 of Fuji’s X100 cameras. The X-E5 is small in size, but could it become Fuji’s biggest camera yet?
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Photography News: Laowa Fisheye Zoom, Memory Card Deals
The marine iguanas of the Galápagos are truly remarkable creatures. Until my recent visit to the islands, I was convinced they inhabited only two worlds - the land, where they bask in the sun, and the ocean, where they dive for food. But earlier this week, I witnessed something that...
Photography News: Sony FX2 Announced, Travel Tripod Sale
This week, I spent some time practicing one of my favorite genres of photography: intimate landscapes. There's something exciting to the fact that you can get interesting landscape photos anywhere. It doesn't need to be a grand vista or a world-famous National Park; it could be a pond near your...
Photography News: Fuji X Half, Nikon Price Increases
While Libor travels in Ecuador, I'll be bringing you the weekly news - and this was a big week in the photography world. It was also a big week for one of the projects I've been working on: an upcoming YouTube video (our first in more than a year!) where...
Photography News: Panasonic S1 II Announced, Nikon ZR Rumors
By the time you’re reading this letter, I'll be far away. But this isn't a farewell - just the opposite. As we speak, I’m photographing high up in the Ecuadorian Andes on the western slopes of the Pichincha volcano. My plans for the coming weeks are anything but modest. In...
Venus Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Macro Announced
Venus Laowa has just released the 15mm f/4.5 1:2 macro lens available for Nikon Z, Canon EF, Sony E, Nikon F, Canon RF, and L-mounts. Venus is well-known for making a variety of unique macro lenses, and this 15mm f/4.5 macro is another one. It has a maximum magnification of...
Photography News: Leica M11-P Safari, Memory Card Deals
Yesterday, as part of my cultural prep for an upcoming photography expedition, I finished a chapter from the excellent book Amazonia and the Rivers of Stories by Vladimír Plešinger. The protagonists of this chapter were French mathematicians and geographers La Condamine, Godin, and Bouguer. Their mid-18th-century adventure would make for...
Photography News: “New” Canon Telephoto, Sigma 200mm f/2 Rumor
I recently picked up a very important addition to my photography equipment, and I can't wait to try it out tomorrow. I wore out my old one last year, and since then, it has been very difficult to photograph water birds. What essential piece of equipment am I talking about?...
The Best and Worst Deals of Nikon’s Spring Sales
Nikon just announced a new list of camera and lens discounts, and multiple pieces of equipment have hit all-time low prices! Here’s the complete list, plus some context and price history to let you know which deals are better or worse than usual.
Photography News: Schneider 14-24mm f/2.8, Czech Nature Contest Winners
Last Tuesday, April 22, was Earth Day - an event that's been reminding us to take care of our home planet for the past fifty-five years. Considering the current state of the Earth, though, there really wasn't much to celebrate. This thought came to me this week while watching Minamata,...