Camera Reviews and News

Welcome to the Camera Reviews and News section of SLR Lounge. In this section, we’ll review cameras, lenses and accessories, announce rumors and releases, and discuss general topics surrounding purchases.

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Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S Announced | Nikkor Glass Always Out-Does The Competition, For A Price

January 18, 2022

Nikon has done something bold and unprecedented, offering their first flagship telephoto prime with a built-in teleconverter!

Use Auto Linking to Speed Up Your Blogging on WordPress

January 18, 2022

The list of “things that I would do if I had time” for all small business owners, including photographers, is extensive. For photographers, that might include blogging or creating additional resources on their websites. Here’s a tip to help you save time for WordPress users: use a plugin that automatically creates links on your website ... Read more

Ocean Photography Tips and Award-Winning Images for Your Inspiration

January 18, 2022

While many locations around this planet offer beautiful backdrops for breathtaking photos, one of the most worthwhile environments can be found under water. Ocean photography offers photographers and those who view the pictures a unique glimpse into another world that many of us would not otherwise see. 15% of the Earth’s species live in the ... Read more

Ultra High Speed Photography Creates Sculptures Out of Liquid

January 16, 2022

Ronny Tertnes manipulates liquid as a sculptor does to clay. He molds and shapes each droplet by using high speed photography.

NYC Ballet Photographer Luis Pons | Photography As Tool To Heal

January 16, 2022

Art is a powerful medium; one that allows us to express the creativity, emotion and passion inside us.

Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L Review | A Closer Look

January 14, 2022

For the intrepid and discerning traveler, Peak Design’s Travel Backpack 45L is a revolution in gear storage. With its carry-on size capacity packed with intuitive features like rain covers, easy organization systems and secure laptop compartments – all designed to keep your precious cargo safe – this bag makes light work of carrying around photography ... Read more

DIY Studio Lighting Setup for Dramatic Editorial Portraits

January 14, 2022

Looking to change up your dramatic lighting with a single light source? In today’s video, I’ll be walking through how to create a DIY studio lighting setup for dramatic editorial portraits. Video: DIY Studio Lighting Setup for Dramatic Editorial Portraits This DIY studio lighting setup is quite simple and is designed to mimic the look ... Read more

Photographer’s One-of-a-Kind Project Adds an Interesting Twist to Mundane Passport Photos

January 11, 2022

Passport photos do not generally make for creative portraits, unless photographer Max Siedentopf is capturing them.

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Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Review | A Professional Lens For Every Photographer!

January 11, 2022

The Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary is effectively two lenses in one! It's the best entry-level kit lens that money can buy, and it's also a miniature, professional flagship optic.

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Beautiful Infrared Photography Will Make You Pause and Stare

January 10, 2022

See the world in Infrared through the eyes of French photographer David Keochkerian, and learn about his process.

Camera Reviews and News Tamron Lenses

Tamron Announces New 3 Day Turn Around on Lens Repairs

March 4, 2020

Anthony Thurston

Tamron just announced today a new initiative aimed at bring repair time down to just 3 business days, meaning that including shipping you could have your lens back within a business week if all pans out.

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Tokina 16-28mm f/2.8 ATX PRO FX Ultra-Wide Lens – Quick Field Review

February 15, 2024

Matthew Saville

Spoiler alert! The Tokina 16-28mm is the sharpest third-party ultra-wide f/2.8 zoom ever. There, this review could be done now! ...

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RadioPopper JrX Wedding Photography Field Review

May 6, 2024

Matthew Saville

Being a digital wedding photographer for the past decade, I have had the pleasure (and displeasure) of using pretty much ...

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Lightroom 4 and 5 Hardware Performance Test: Single vs Dual CPUs, Hard Drive Configurations, Previews and More!

May 26, 2021

Pye

In this article, we are going to test Lightroom 4 and Lightroom 5 performance and hardware configurations. Our goal, to figure out the optimal hardware configuration for Lightroom workstations while also testing the performance difference from Lightroom 4 to Lightroom 5.

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LaCie 5big Thunderbolt RAID Review

November 20, 2020

Gary Winchester

RAID STORAGE Photo backup is arguably the most important thing for every digital photographer. It’s also probably the number one ...

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Metabones Speed Booster Review

January 21, 2026

fotosiamo

The Metabones Speed Booster promises a full-frame/near full-frame depth of field, field of view, increased sharpness, and even a 1-stop gain in aperture. So did it deliver? Check out part 1 of our review!

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G-RAID Mini Rapid Gear Review Season 1 Ep 5

July 26, 2013

Pye

The G-Technology G-RAID mini USB 3.0 2TB external hard drive promises a blistering transfer speed of up to 200MB/sec. So is this hard drive worth its premium price?

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The PixelFlash No-Bend CF Card Reader Review

September 25, 2017

Anthony Thurston

There are many options out there for you to choose from with regards to CF card readers. One of the newer options out there is this new USB 3.0 unit from PixelFlash which they claim has “No Bend” Pins. I picked up the reader a while back and wanted to share my thoughts on it.