Big Wide - Sigma's 12-24/4 ART
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Checking out Sigma's 12mm-24mm f/4 ART ultra wide angle zoom
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Hasselblad H6D-100c - No Substitute for Resolution, Sensor Size and Lenses
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At some point, the quest for more resolution runs up against the existing limits to the number of photo sites that can be fit into the physical space of a sensor. The rationale for huge pixel counts on medium format sensors has a mathematical relationship to native print size. And that, may be the salient, if not the only reason why one would look to a 100 megapixel sensor.
Read MoreProfoto A1 - The Future of Mobile Flash
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The next generation of the speed light is here and it's not a speed light, it's a studio strobe.
Profoto has released the A1. It looks like a speed light. You can mount it to your hotshoe like a speed light. It comes in versions for Canon TTL, Nikon TTL, and Sony TTL, just like the OEM speed lights.
Read MoreFIELD REVIEW : A Tale of Two Sony a7 Mark Its
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I'd love to tell you that I have an awesome relationship with Sony Canada and that they send me stuff all the time for review. But I make it a point not to lie. I will throw out a huge thanks to my friend Lindsey who made the a7S Mark II and a7R Mark II available to me for some field testing.
Read MoreAnnouncement Review : Olympus OM-D E-M10 III
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It wasn't a deep dark secret that Olympus would be bringing out a follow-on to the E-M10 Mark II, so surprise! Here's the III.
With the micro four thirds space occupied by Olympus and Panasonic and the introduction by Olympus of serious grade lenses over the last year and a bit, the M43 space is really getting traction beyond the entry-level consumer space. These are no longer tiny, lightweight offerings, but very credible image creation tools, that are still quite a bit lighter than DSLR alternatives. Professional bird photographer Scott Bourne has switched completely, and weight was a key factor, and if you listen to his podcast on the PPN Network, you will hear that he really believes in the platform.
Read MoreCanon Announcements - August 2017
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Hey everyone! Closing out the month, Canon has released a new mirrorless camera and three new lenses. Let's take a look at what has been announced.
Read MoreSpectral - New from Think Tank Photo
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Regular readers know that I prefer the bags from Think Tank Photo, so I wanted to share some news with you.
Read MoreAnnouncement Review and Media Briefing : The Nikon D850
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The D850 announcement had to be a big deal for Nikon. Financially they have been struggling, the D5600 got a resounding "meh" in the marketplace, and while the CEO has finally stated that mirrorless is important, there has not yet been a how or by when commentary.
How nice that they aimed high, and announcement specs being accurate, have likely hit their goal.
Read MoreCheap Ring Lights for Portraits
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A client asked if he could use his macro ring light for portraits outdoors. It's a somewhat common question for folks who have spent good money on a macro ring light seeking to get more out of it. In controlled indoor conditions, it can work, but the limited power of most macro ring lights necessitates very close proximity to the subject and you lose some of the look that way. So how do we deliver the ring flash look whether indoors or outdoors and make it work?
Read MoreFIELD REVIEW : DJI Ronin-M
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Check out my thoughts on working with the DJI Ronin-M on a live production shoot.
Read MoreREVIEW : Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K
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Do you shoot video? If not, you probably should, I mean you have a powerful camera that likely does a superb job at video. Pretty much everything does excellent FullHD and some cameras are now doing very nice UHD 4K. And by cameras, I mean your still camera, not a dedicated video camera.
So the camera can shoot it, why aren't you doing it?
Read MoreREVIEW : Hasselblad's X1D - The Best Entry Level Medium Format?
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Medium format always raises the concept of beautiful images with incredible depth and dynamic range. Yup, that's true and the X1D may be the best mirrorless option out there today
Read MoreA Follow On Look at the Fujifilm X-Pro2
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When Fujifilm did a major firmware update to the X-Pro 2 as well as the X-T2, I wanted to see what changes came to what had been my favourite crop sensor mirrorless. Since my loan, Fujifilm have updated again, to V3.1It's this commitment to maintaining the value of existing products that I love Fujifilm for. They do more than any other manufacturer to support older products with fixes and updates.
Read MoreREVIEW : Loupedeck - the ultimate controller for Lightroom
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Last year, I heard about this piece of kit coming in 2017 that sounded really interesting. It's called the Loupedeck and comes from a company of the same name in Finland. I reached out to them and they were a real pleasure to speak with and they just sent me a unit to review. Since the Loupedeck is set to release in July 2017, I wanted you to get a chance to learn about it right away.
Read MoreMedium Format Mirrorless for Street Photography
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There's a school of thought for street photography that basically says "hide and be sneaky". I understand the root of this attitude, the idea being that you will get more authentic images and perhaps more of an emotional charge from sneaking shots of people.
I hate this. The world has changed in the time since I started photography. Where in the past, you could walk around with a camera making images and no one cared, today people are much more concerned about being observed and their actions tracked. That worrying about a single person with a camera when you are tracked by innumerable surveillance cameras that you don't see is, to be blunt, a bit wacky, seems immaterial. People are rightly concerned about privacy and about how their image may be used. You may have heard of this thing called the Internet. Truth and it are not necessarily entwined.
Read MoreREVIEW : MAGMOD - Real Innovation in Speed Light Modifiers
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When speed lights aka hot shoe flash became easier to use, we started to see the advent of light shaping tools for speed lights. These took two forms, the first being relatively portable and directly mounting to the speed light, and those that were downsized from their strobe origins to allow speed lights to be used in ways similar to a strobe, albeit with less power.
Read MoreAnnouncement Review : Canon 6D Mark II
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June 29, 2017 was the official announcement date for the long anticipated and not so secret Canon 6D Mark II. It was time for a refresh, so let's see what the folks at Canon have come up with.
Read MoreRIP Lexar Cards
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In a blog post yesterday, Micron, owner of Lexar made the announcement that Lexar as a provider of memory cards, thumb drives, card readers etc. is done.
Read MoreREVIEW : Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro
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A few weeks ago, I was very fortunate to be able to borrow a new Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 4.6K video camera kit. The camera is very much in demand, so my hands-on time was limited. In the time I had it, I used it primarily in the field, shooting off my shoulder but also very briefly in my studio on sticks. Am I impressed? Well that's what the review is about.
Read MoreA New Solution for Photo and Video Travel from Think Tank Photo
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As creatives, many of us travel to do what we do, and the potential legislation that will prevent the carry on of expensive equipment has many of us concerned. We're also seeing more airlines behaving in customer hostile ways about what you can actually carry on. There's a new solution to these issues. Read on and see what I mean.
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