Canon is Working on a Full Frame Mirrorless Camera?

Not that the suggestion of Canon producing a full frame mirrorless camera is revolutionary; however, it is reassuring to hear that one may be in the pipeline. Canon Rumors received a tip from a reliable source that Canon is, in fact, developing a full frame mirrorless camera to be situated alongside its current line of EOS […]

Convergent Design Unveils Apollo Portable Multicam Recorder

Convergent Design has announced Apollo, which is a portable HD multicam recorder/switcher that captures up to four simultaneous HD video signals over SDI inputs (one can be HDMI). Additionally, it will record a fifth HD channel of a live switch program feed among the four channels or a quad-split reference view. (Also, some exciting news […]

Casey Neistat: DJI Osmo is Vlogging Camera from the Future

Unveiled back at CES 2015, the DJI Osmo just went on sale with its integrated 4K camera and 3-axis gimbal for $649. Vlogger extraordinaire, Casey Neistat, just got his hands on the new DJI Osmo and declares it a vlogging camera from the future. Check out his first impressions as he opens up the box and starts […]

Deal: Sony FS100 for $1599

Adorama has the Sony FS100 cinema camera for $1599 (was $2499) through Nov. 30. I suspect this may a final clearance of stock on this camera. While there are loads of options out there now, this is still a solid deal on a Sony E-mount camera that offers built-in XLR mic inputs with phantom power. […]

Think Tank Photo Unveils Lily Deanne Camera Bags for Ladies

Think Tank Photo announced a new line of camera bags for ladies last week at PhotoPlus 2015. “I poured almost two decades of design experience into this innovative new line-up of bags,” said designer Lily Fisher. “We approached them from an entirely different perspective. We didn’t want to create women’s bags that hold photo equipment. […]

How to Shoot Engraved Glass in Studio with Strobes

In this video, Karl Taylor and Urs Recher walk us through shooting a glass with a design engraved on it. They mix soft and hard light to illuminate the glass and the engraving separately. The main light was simply a softbox, but the light used to bring out the engraving was a Broncolor Picolite and […]

Lensbaby Composer Pro II Hands-On

This is the new Composer Pro II lens with the Edge 50 Optic, which is available for Canon, Nikon, Sony A, Pentax K, Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds and Samsung NX mounts.  It is a 50mm f/3.2 lens with a 9-blade aperture and manual focus and aperture control. The lens is compatible with other lenses in […]

Fuji XF 35mm f/2 Hands-On and X-Pro2 Rumors Update

I don’t really have a whole lot to say about the new Fuji XF 35mm f/2 R WR lens other than its even smaller than I expected it to be. As you can see it mounted on the Fuji X-T10, it’s pretty compact – the X-T10 is already a pretty compact camera and the 35mm […]

Reader Photos Roundup: October 25, 2015

It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Check out the rest of the photos below. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, […]