Some lenses are naturally exciting, the sort that inspire and excite you to go out and create images. Others are more pragmatic workhorses, and it can be easy to be tricked into thinking you can get away without them, especially when you have something like a bokeh monster in your bag. This interesting video examines… Continue reading Could You Live Without This ‘Boring’ Lens?
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A Look at the Fujifilm GFX 100S Medium Format Mirrorless Camera
Few recent cameras have had a more profound impact on the hierarchy of consumer options than the Fujifilm GFX medium format series of mirrorless cameras. Perhaps the most interesting of all is the GFX 100S, offering Fuji’s best sensor at a price that competes with top-level full frame options, and this great video takes a… Continue reading A Look at the Fujifilm GFX 100S Medium Format Mirrorless Camera
Can the Cheapest MacBook Pro Keep Up With Professional Demands?
Apple’s M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pros are mightily impressive, but their prices can grow quite quickly as you add more features and capabilities, with the top model tipping the scales at over $6,000. On the other hand, the base model comes in at less than half that price. Can it keep up with… Continue reading Can the Cheapest MacBook Pro Keep Up With Professional Demands?
A Review of the Affordable Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 Lens
24mm is a useful and popular focal length, offering a noticeably wide angle of view without a lot of the distortion that starts to creep in as you go wider. Viltrox offers the AF 24mm f/1.8, which brings with it a wide maximum aperture and autofocus capabilities at an affordable price, and this excellent video… Continue reading A Review of the Affordable Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 Lens
Why Do Sony Users Have So Few Options When It Comes to This Basic Lens?
Sony users tend not to struggle when it comes to choosing lenses thanks to a ton of third parties complementing a large offering from the Japanese manufacturer. However, one lens now forms a bizarre gap in the lens lineup and, amazingly, companies are not trying to fill it. [ Read More ]
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wins Best Camera Phone Award for 2021
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro has won the MKBHD award for the best camera phone in 2021. This may not come as a surprise to many considering all of the latest improvements and advancements in the latest iPhone cameras. Honorable mentions included the Google Pixel 6 Pro and the Vivo X70 Pro Plus. [ Read… Continue reading Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wins Best Camera Phone Award for 2021
2022 Will Likely Bring a Lot of New Canon Cameras
Canon was a little slow in the mirrorless game at first, but once the EOS R5 and RF 28-70mm f/2L arrived, the company showed that they had their foot on the gas and had no intention of letting up. It looks like that trend will continue into 2022, with a bevy of new cameras likely… Continue reading 2022 Will Likely Bring a Lot of New Canon Cameras
Can a Lens Actually Be Too Sharp?
We are lucky to live in a time when modern lenses can open to extreme apertures and somehow still produce sharp images that render every in-focus detail in sharp relief. Can a lens actually be too sharp, though? It seems like an absurd question to ask, but this interesting video makes a great argument for… Continue reading Can a Lens Actually Be Too Sharp?
8K Video, 480 Frames per Second, and an Internal Gimbal: All in a Phone?
Prefer traveling with a smartphone only but still want to take perfect shots? With the latest imaging system co-engineered with ZEISS, the vivo X70 Pro+ shoots high-quality videos and fits inside your pocket, so you can easily take pictures of any moment. [ Read More ]
10 Reasons to Love a 10-Year-Old Fujifilm Camera
The Fujifilm X-Pro1 has become something of a cult classic. Released in March of 2012, the camera was an immediate hit with photographers due to its aesthetics and outstanding image quality. I picked one up used a few years ago, and it quickly became my favorite take-along camera. As it nears one decade on the… Continue reading 10 Reasons to Love a 10-Year-Old Fujifilm Camera