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by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
How unfortunate is it that some of the best photographic opportunities present themselves when it's miserably cold outside? It doesn't matter what kind of camera equipment you're using; proper preparation and knowledge of your gear and environment are essential to helping ensure success when you're out in the cold, making photographs.
Before we talk photography, let me say this: be smart. Cold causes hypothermia and frostbite. There is no potential
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OM SYSTEM has designed its new OM-5 camera to be the go-to camera for the photographer willing to get dirty on their next adventure. Small and lightweight enough to be almost unnoticeable as you traverse mountain passes, yet with the ruggedness, weatherproofing, and reliability you’ve come to expect from OM cameras, the OM-5 features a new 20.4MP Live MOS Sensor and TruePic IX Image Processor built into a durable magnesium-alloy
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Sigma is adding two wide-angle prime lenses to its premium Art lens family—the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG DN Art and the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for Sony E-mount and L-Mount full-frame digital cameras. With features designed to control sagittal coma flare, special lens coatings
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Sony has just released three wide-angle lenses created specifically for APS-C format E-mount mirrorless cameras: the 10-20mm f/4 PZ G, 15mm f/1.4 G, and 11mm f/1.8 lenses. While each of
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Making a name for itself with powerful, compact, and durable LED lights for video and action sports applications, Light & Motion is taking things up a notch with the Reflex and Reflex S—a new breed of LED fixture that supports ultra-fast flash as well as a highly capable continuous light. It also maintains a lot of
by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted
Fresh from a trip to Alaska and a bit of backpacking in the Arctic Circle, landscape and wildlife photographer Nate Luebbe has joined us for a short conversation on wildlife photography.
How did you get started with wildlife photography?
Nate Luebbe: Honestly, by accident. I was and still am a landscape photographer and, if you spend enough time outside, you are bound to have some incredible encounters with animals. After a couple of fortunate and cool moments, it stirred up a passion in me and got me excited. I didn’t realize I wanted to do
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Sony has just announced the fourteenth lens to join its coveted G Master lineup: the ultra-compact, ultra-fast, and ultra-wide 14mm f/1.8 GM Lens. Ideal for capturing landscape, architecture, and astronomical subjects, as well as creative portraits and close-ups, this low-distortion prime delivers the optical quality that has come to characterize Sony’s top tier of lenses while remaining impressively compact and
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Sony has officially entered the realm of extremely fast glass with its newest addition to the G Master family: the FE 50mm f/1.2 GM lens. Not only does the new lens add one of the most popular prime focal lengths to Sony’s top-tier lineup, but it also becomes Sony’s fastest E-mount lens to date. The flexibility of the 50mm focal length and brightness of an f/1.2 aperture make this lens an ideal candidate for portraiture and fashion, whether
by Cory Rice · Posted
Tamron has just announced a new, constant-aperture standard zoom for APS-C-format Sony E-mount cameras: the 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD. With a 25.5-105mm equivalent focal length range, this fast, versatile lens offers a 4.1x zoom ratio, perfect for near and distant subjects. A constant f/2.8 maximum aperture, and the inclusion of Tamron's Vibration Compensation (VC) image stabilization, make this lens a solid choice for handheld
by Bjorn Petersen · Posted
Tamron is continuing to expand its popular line of compact and lightweight lenses for Sony E shooters with the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD. A popular zoom range for DSLRs, this flexible telephoto range is now available for full-frame mirrorless as a sleek one-lens option for distant and portrait-length subjects. Beyond its small profile, the lens is also characterized by a durable design and advanced optics that slot it right in range
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If you’ve ever wondered just how small Sony could make its full-frame mirrorless cameras, the newly announced a7C is here to provide you with the answer. Squeezing a 24.2MP BSI sensor into an APS-C form factor body, along with 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization, the a7C is the smallest and lightest camera of its kind, opening up a world of possibilities for photographers and videographers.
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Open wide! FUJIFILM has finally released its fastest lens to date, the XF 50mm f/1 R WR. Perfect for achieving crisp subject–background separation and well equipped to conquer low-light environments, this 76mm-equivalent lens is ideal for portrait, event, and street photographers.
The optical
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Sony's formidable G Master series is about to get a whole lot wider with the release of the FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Lens. This ultra-wide-angle zoom builds upon the success of the popular FE 12-24mm f/4 G lens, boasting an even wider constant aperture, complex optical design, and lightning-fast AF. As the widest lens to join Sony's GM lineup,
by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted
Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow this year, meaning an early spring where we can all get outdoors and have some fun! If you are going to do that, you will want a camera that will hold up to your adventures. The just-announced Ricoh WG-70 Tough Camera is a perfect choice. This is the next release in a long line of tough cameras, and it doesn’t seem like Ricoh changed the formula too much here. Ricoh simply took a great camera and
by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted
Dan Bailey is an adventurer, who launches into the Alaskan skies in his Cessna, hunting for beautiful light and searching for the moment where it hits the snow-topped mountains perfectly. It’s a good thing he is also a professional photographer who can capture that moment flawlessly and present it to those of us not fortunate enough to be able to witness such sights on our own. I chatted with Bailey recently, to discuss his photography, get his advice for aspiring photographers, and, of course, find out about the gear he uses to capture these