Canon’s latest mirrorless camera takes on a new shape and reaches all new heights in performance. With its stacked 24-megapixel sensor, blackout-free silent shooting, eye-control autofocus, and improved subject detection, the EOS R3 might just be the new camera to beat. Design and Usability Unboxing the Canon EOS R3 for the first time, I was… Continue reading Canon EOS R3 Review: Blazing Speed Meets Robust Body
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Researchers Shrink High-Res Camera Down to the Size of a Grain of Salt
Researchers from the University of Princeton and the University of Washington have developed a high-resolution, full-color camera that is the size of a grain of salt that is the next generation of metasurface technology. Tiny cameras have long been thought to have the potential to see problems in the human body and help scientists and… Continue reading Researchers Shrink High-Res Camera Down to the Size of a Grain of Salt
Canon PowerShot Pro1 Retro Review: The Last of Its Kind
The Canon PowerShot Pro1 was released almost 18 years ago and is seen as a “bridge camera” between a point and shoot and DSLR, but cost about the same as the latter. Unable to balance price versus features, it would be the last of its kind. In his latest retro review, photographer Gordon Laing dusts… Continue reading Canon PowerShot Pro1 Retro Review: The Last of Its Kind
Zhong Yi Optics Launches the Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 Lens
Zhong Yi Optics has announced the Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 manual focus portrait lens for full-frame Leica M, Canon RF, Sony FE, and Nikon Z mounts. The company says its new portrait prime provides a medium telephoto angle of view, great control of depth of field, and the ability to render distortion-free portraits with well-controlled… Continue reading Zhong Yi Optics Launches the Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 Lens
News Crew’s Security Guard Killed in Attempted Robbery of Equipment
A Bay Area news crew was out filming a story about a robbery in Oakland when a man attacked the crew and attempted to steal their equipment. The team’s security guard intervened but was shot multiple times and later died of his injuries. The guard, Kevin Nishita, was a retired police officer at the Oakland… Continue reading News Crew’s Security Guard Killed in Attempted Robbery of Equipment
Backers Say GearEye Hasn’t Delivered 5 Years after Raising $558,000
GearEye is a tracking system that allows photographers to make sure all the gear needed for a shoot is always in their bags. The idea was incredibly popular, but five years after raising $558,000, most backers haven’t received a product. GearEye originally came to Kickstarter in November of 2016 and looked like it would make… Continue reading Backers Say GearEye Hasn’t Delivered 5 Years after Raising $558,000
How to Shoot Macro Photos with Regular Lenses and Extension Tubes
Macro photography works well with conventional lenses and inexpensive extension tubes. The combination achieves 0.3x to 0.5x magnification. Depth of field is much greater with these moderate magnifications than at the 1x magnification possible with macro lenses. I have superb 90mm and 105mm macro lenses which I use to photograph bees. But often I want… Continue reading How to Shoot Macro Photos with Regular Lenses and Extension Tubes
Venus Optics Unveils Smallest 2x Macro for Full Frame: 85mm f/5.6 APO
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO, a lens it claims is the smallest 2x macro for any full-frame camera. It is available for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E, and Leica M mounts. Venus Optics says that the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is specially designed for… Continue reading Venus Optics Unveils Smallest 2x Macro for Full Frame: 85mm f/5.6 APO
Profoto B10X and B10X Plus Review: A New Bar for Compact Powerful Strobes
When Profoto released the B10 and B10 Plus, they made headlines for how portable and powerful they were. That was 2018. In 2021, Profoto takes the concept of a portable powerful battery-powered strobe further by launching the B10X and B10X Plus. Design, Build Quality, Notable Hardware Features The B10X is designed with ease of use… Continue reading Profoto B10X and B10X Plus Review: A New Bar for Compact Powerful Strobes
Solarcan Puck is a Limited-Time Palm-Sized Pinhole Solargraph Camera
Solarcan has announced Puck, a smaller limited-time version of its soda-can-shaped Sun-catching camera. The new model comes shaped like a circle and produces round instead of more traditional rectangle images. Solarcan, created by photographer Sam Cornwell, specializes in producing solargraphy cameras that don’t require any DIY skills. Anyone can use them without knowing a single… Continue reading Solarcan Puck is a Limited-Time Palm-Sized Pinhole Solargraph Camera