Over the last few months, I’ve observed a trend among several well known photographers. No longer satisfied with crop factor cameras or even 35mm equivalent full frame digital cameras, more and more photographers are jumping to digital medium format. What are the advantages offered by digital medium formats, and will you be using one anytime soon? Read on to find out.
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There are tons of articles and videos comparing and contrasting Canon and Nikon cameras more than I would personally like to recognize both by mindless fanboys/fangirls and credible sites. The new Canon is now available, and the Nikon can be pre-ordered with a expected ship date of later this month. We’re about to see some real world comparisons.
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This article is an answer to those seeking simplicity in their travel photography life. It is for someone who loves to take a range of photos while on the road, but doesn’t wish to lug around 30 lbs of professional gear to accommodate every possible shooting situation. It is for the traveler for whom photography is important, but it may also have to compete against space in bags for clothes, kid’s items or even work projects.
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Germany has Leica, Zeiss, Voiglander and Rollei. Sweden has Hasselblad. Japan has Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Olympus. If you’re a photographer, you know these brands. You probably own cameras and lenses made by one or more of these companies. But there is a dark horse in the camera world, Russian and former Soviet countries also produced some great cameras, and some still do. It’s an intriguing story and a branch of photography that can yield some incredible value.
In this tutorial, I’ll present a brief history of Russian cameras, cover many of the major brands that are available, and talk about some of the great lenses that were made for these cameras!
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As I set out to purchase a bag for my camera, I had no clue how many options there were. It was easy to get overwhelmed with the number of offerings when it comes to camera bags. In today’s article, we’re going to take a look into choosing a bag that works for you, and I’ll share my trials and tribulations as well.
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Once someone gets interested in photography, the first thing on their wish list is a DSLR camera. Maybe it’s a Canon 5D Mark II or a NIkon D700. Whichever your preference, all DSLR cameras essentially function the same way. They are also all roughly the same size, and nowadays they all hover between 10-20 megapixels. There are other options out there. Depending on your needs, these alternatives may be a better fit for you.
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The year was 2007, and Apple Inc. was poised to change the cellular and photography world in dramatic ways. They weren’t reinventing the phone or even the cameraphone, but they were going to revolutionize the device with enhanced interconnectivity and features. Like iPod for music, the iPhone changed the phone and cameraphone market forever.
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For professionals, filters are essential tools which will be taken to each and every shoot they undertake. In the past, before the digital era, filters were used as one of the photographers primary creative tools and with the introduction of digital photography, it could have easily been perceived that post processing would take over that dominance for creative manipulation of photographs. In reality, filters are still as popular as ever, because they offer the photographer means for creativity in-camera that cannot be as effectively replicated in post processing.
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Filters are a lens add-on that are interesting to many photographers. Providing a number of different of effects and options, filters can either protect your lens investments or add value to your quality optics by improving their performance. Today, we’re going to take a look at the use of filters.
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We have another Photo Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members today. In this tutorial, we’ll be learning some great ways to utilize a fisheye lens. Learn more at the jump!
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