Chinese drone manufacturer Yuneec has just announced its latest drone, the Typhoon H3. Its aimed at photographers and videographers alike, and it comes with a camera that was co-developed with Leica. The Typhoon H3 offers a wide range of flight functions; it packs six rotors and offers up to 25 minutes of flight time per […]
A new image has been published by Sony Alpha Rumors, which they say is a leaked shot of the Sony A9 II. An image had previously been leaked earlier this month, and the new one appears to match up with the details that we can see. They also report that journalists, YouTubers and bloggers have […]
So, there’s still no news from Sony about the mythical A7S III, but they are working on 8K sensors for smaller cameras. In this case, though, it’s not full-frame, or even APS-C, but Micro Four Thirds. They have just released the spec sheet for a new IMX492 47-megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor that offers 17:9 […]
We’re only just starting to see 8K cinema cameras come down to more reasonable prices, and they’re still way beyond the needs of 99% of video shooters out there. But don’t let that deter you. According to the team at XDA Developers who’ve been looking at the source code for Xiaomi’s latest MIUI 11 source […]
Attaching the NiSi Vario filter to a lens basically means that we have added a fourth dimension to our camera. The exposure triangle; aperture, iso, shutter speed, has been expanded with a fourth variable with which we can play to achieve a desired effect or outcome. This of course opens up for new creative opportunities […]
One would say that shooting portraits with a 400mm or 500mm lens is overkill. Absurd, even. But what shooting portraits at 900mm? Manny Ortiz teamed up with Irene Rudnyk and Gerald Undone to find out. They used a Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens for shooting portraits, and to make things even more absurd, […]
Its not rare that photographers are inspired by other types of art: it can be cinematography, music, painting you name it. Photographer Nicholas Busch finds his inspiration in movies, and he brings together realistic miniatures, portrait photography, and compositing. Nicholas builds hyper-realistic dioramas from scratch to create scenes from The Wizard of Oz, Alice […]
Westcott has just announced a new strobe and an accompanying wireless trigger. The Westcott FJ400 is a portable 400Ws AC/DC strobe with less than 1 s recycle time at full power. Its launched along with the FJ-X2m is a universal trigger which pairs with virtually any camera brand, so you dont need a brand-specific trigger. […]
