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Pentax K3 monochrome review – what a great camera!

Luigi Barbano — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 08:29:27 +0000

Thanks to Fowa, the folks who bring Pentax cameras to Italy, I got a chance to try out the Pentax K3 MkIII monochrome (buy here) for a few weeks. If I were to sum up how I feel about this camera, it would be this: I’m in love. I’m a fan of black and white […]

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Saramonic BlinkMe wireless mics sport an innovative touchscreen OLED

John Aldred — Sat, 20 May 2023 14:47:56 +0000

Saramonic recently announced the new Saramonic BlinkMe (buy here) wireless microphone system. Like many small wireless microphone systems before it, it operates on public 2.4 GHz frequencies, and is designed to attach to clothing to pick up your voice and send it to a camera or other recording device. Saramonic BlinkMe has a trick or […]

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Lens review: TTArtisan 100mm F2.8 2x Macro tilt-shift

Dustin Abbott — Fri, 19 May 2023 09:50:29 +0000

Talk about ratcheting up the complexity! I’ve reviewed a number of TTArtisan lenses before, and they have mostly fallen into the categories that are filled by a lot of what I call “Boutique Third Parties”. These include various manual everything prime lenses with varying maximum aperture sizes. While engineering for larger apertures (like their F0.95 […]

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I used the Nikon Z8 for two weeks – a field report

Marsel van Oosten — Wed, 17 May 2023 13:07:40 +0000

Last month, I spent two weeks on the frozen sea ice along the coast of Baffin Island, Canada, searching for female polar bears who had just emerged from their dens with their newborn cubs. Knowing that encounters would likely not be closer than 100 meters, I decided the new Nikkor Z 600/4.0 TC VR S […]

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Lens review: Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary

Dustin Abbott — Thu, 11 May 2023 09:14:28 +0000

It has been four years since I last reviewed a premium Sigma DN prime lens designed specifically for APS-C. The last one that I tested was the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DN, which impressed me as a portrait/short telephoto lens that was extremely sharp (one of the sharpest APS-C lenses that I’ve tested). Sigma is finally […]

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Lens review: Leica Noctilux 50mm f0.95 ASPH M – A Nocturne

Anson Tang — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:36:48 +0000

If I remember correctly, I briefly held this lens in Sydney 2011 Photokina. Good old days when there weren’t too many product releases, and each excited you. Noctilux is like Mount Everest for every Leica lover, the holy grail. We climbers reach the base camp with the Summilux, and we are all waiting for the […]

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Toshiba Canvio Slim – Is it still worth getting a USB hard drive in 2023?

John Aldred — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:22:58 +0000

If there’s one constant as a photographer or filmmaker, you can never have enough storage space. No matter how much storage we already have, we need to constantly keep increasing our capacity. Sometimes that means shoving more drives inside our computers, but sometimes, the solution is portable external drives. We’ll get to the SSD vs […]

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Insta360 One RS 1-inch: changing the game in 360 low light photography

David Williams — Sat, 06 May 2023 18:37:26 +0000

The Insta360 One RS 1-Inch 360 Edition (here) is a game-changer in the world of low light photography. With its advanced technology, this camera is capable of capturing stunning images even in the most challenging lighting conditions. It’s not new on the scene, but I wanted to test it in challenging conditions. In this blog […]

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One ONsite Relay C can replace 8 batteries

Udi Tirosh — Fri, 05 May 2023 06:41:48 +0000

You’ve been there. You are shooting a long-form video or running a full night timelapse, and boom! Your battery dies. It’s one of those sad things that comes with digital photography. The need for power. If you are shooting something where you cannot move your camera, swapping batteries can be a real project killer. This […]

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ON1 Sky Swap AI 2023 versus Adobe Photoshop Sky replacement

David Williams — Wed, 03 May 2023 14:55:24 +0000

ON1 have released their latest software, ON1 Sky Swap AI 2023, competing directly with the powerhouse that is Adobe. Sky Replacement has been a feature of Adobe Photoshop for some time now and uses Adobe Sensei, the AI engine in Adobe, to create a mask. It only seemed right that we put these two pieces […]

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