Category: gear

The new Sigma 14mm f/1.8DG Art – Is it an astrophotographer’s dream lens?

Allen Murabayashi

When it comes to taking photos of stars, the best camera/lens combos are the ones that capture the most light. Some photographers like to use the earth’s rotation to create star trails, but many other photographers like their stars to appears as points of light. For enthusiasts who haven’t invested in tracking hardware (systems that […]

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The LAB-BOX multi-format film developing tank lets you eliminate the darkroom

John Aldred

When I first stumbled across this, I thought it was a pretty neat idea. Of course, it’s not an entirely new idea. Agfa used to make a similar device. The Rondinax. Of course, you needed completely separate units for 35mm and 120 format film. The LAB-BOX works on a similar principle, but is a little […]

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Sony’s new SD card is the world’s fastest with transfer speeds of 300MB/sec

John Aldred

I can still remember the days when a 16X CompactFlash card was considered quite fast at a nippy 2.4MB/sec. It was a good time. Dinosaurs roamed the earth, and we daren’t even think about shooting our DSLRs higher than ISO400. My how times have changed. Of course, they’ve needed to. With the increase in 4K video use, […]

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The best LED video lighting kit you can get for $500

John Aldred

With as much competition as there is in today’s LED marketplace, it can be tough to know what’s worth buying. There’s so many models out there that look almost identical to each other (or are identical, but with a different brand name). CRIs are all over the place, as is colour balance. As a beginner […]

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Fujinon announces two cinema zoom lenses for Sony E-mount

Dunja Djudjic

Fujinon has announced two new cinema zoom lenses: MK 18-55mm T2.9 and MK 50-135mm T2.9. They are fast, compact, versatile, and affordable. If you are in the “Sony team”, you may want one for your camera, as they are compatible with E-mount cameras with Super 35mm-sized sensor. Both lenses have a common 85mm outside diameter […]

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Three Fujifilm lenses get superlative sharpness results on Fujifilm GFX 50S

Dunja Djudjic

French website Le Monde De La Photo (The World ofPhotography) has recently published test results for three Fujifilm lenses on a Fujifilm GFX 50S camera. They tested Fujinon GF 63mm f/2.8, Fujinon GF 120mm f/4 and Fujinon GF 32-64mm f/4. The lenses and the cameras will be released on February 28, 2017, so this is a good […]

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How to fold giant reflectors and backgrounds without looking like an idiot

John Aldred

Folding reflectors, softboxes and backgrounds are awesome. There’s no two ways about it. They pack down really small for transport or storage, they pop up quickly when you need them, and they’re really lightweight. As a location shooter, they’re perfect for me. Even my white balance card folds away like a reflector. Whatever helps pack […]

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Sigma officially presents four new Art lenses: two zooms and two primes

Dunja Djudjic

  It seems that the rumors around new Sigma lenses were true. At least partially though – because they didn’t launch two new lenses, but four of them. Sigma 14mm f/1.8 and 135mm F/1.8 Art prime lenses are accompanied by two zooms: 100-400mm f/5-6.3 and 24-70mm F2.8. Considering that it’s a Sigma Art lens that […]

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This is why fluid head video tripods are useful for photography

John Aldred

I switched over to mostly using fluid head video tripods for stills photography about 8 years ago. I still have a couple of Manfrottos with ball heads. I also use ball heads with sliders. But, my go-to is a Libec video tripod with a fluid bowl head. They just make life so much easier, especially […]

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