Photoshoot and Beyond
GoPro action cameras are small enough that they can be placed almost anywhere. But the problem with choosing unconventional locations is that you still have to press the record button yourself. Of course, you could use GoPro’s smartphone app to trigger the camera. But there are undoubtedly times when you don’t want to put your […]
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All things held constant, prime lenses are far sharper at any given focal length than their zoom counterparts. The trade off, of course, is that you don’t have the convenience of changing the composition of an image with only a twist of the wrist. One field where zooms seem to make the most sense is […]
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If there’s one place you shouldn’t be flying drones without permission, it’s over the Vatican. Two Israeli tourists learned this the hard way when local police officers arrested them for flying a drone over Pope Francis’ residence to capture vacation photos of St. Peter’s Square and the Tiber River. According to the Daily Mail, two 33-year-old […]
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If you possess a weak stomach, you might want to turn away while you can. What you’re about to see is thirty seconds of devastation, brought to us by B&H in collaboration with video production company Brilliant Champions and OnTime Studios. In the half-minute video, which is an advert to promote Canon’s CarePAK protection plan, which comes free with […]
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You’ve probably heard of the different variations of Creative Commons and Public Domain licenses. But did you know there are other, lesser known licenses available for use? One such license is the WTFPL—better known as the Do What the F*ck You Want to Public License. Written and released in March 2000 by Banlu Kemiyatorn, this […]
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As they do every year, LensRentals has released their annual repair rate report. Within the detailed analysis are the numbers showing what photo gear comes in most often for replacement within a 24 month lifespan in the rental rotation. Unfortunately, the numbers aren’t as straightforward as you might’ve hoped. Rather than relying on percentages of gear […]
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On the outside, Canon’s 5DS and 5DS R DSLRs remain almost unchanged from their predecessor, the 5D Mark III. But on the inside, things couldn’t be more different. One of the most notable changes inside the magnesium frame is an entirely new mirror mechanism that reduces vibration when flipping up and slamming down. To show […]
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Fujfilm fans, prepare your wallets. Images of Fujifilm’s upcoming X-Pro2 have been leaked, giving us our first real glimpse of the successor to Fujifilm’s genre-defining X-Pro1 mirrorless camera. From the images, it appears little has changed. The form factor keeps the retro-esque rangefinder aesthetic. The only real change is the relocation of a few buttons, […]
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Over the past year, photographer Vincent Laforet has been capturing stunning images of cities around the world for his AIR project. Strapped into a harness and hanging from a helicopter, Laforest has travelled around the globe to New York, Barcelona, Berlin, Sydney and more to capture the intricate networks of city streets and lights that we’ve […]
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So, Santa brought you a GoPro for the holidays and you’re looking for something extreme and crazy to film with it. Well, you’re in luck, because we’ve come across one of the most impressive GoPro ‘tests’ we’ve ever seen. It’s called the GoPro Canon and it comes from the brilliant minds behind Eclectical Engineering, David […]
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