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Book Review: Digital Photography School’s Natural Lighting
Digital Photography School’s new e-book called Natural Light: Mastering a Photographer’s Most Powerful Tool, written by freelance travel and documentary photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich, breaks down the lighting into something more tangible makes it easier to understand how to harness natural light as a creative tool. This book’s practical approach of understanding and harnessing natural light as a creative tool makes it a great read for new and seasoned photographers.
Pocket Wizard Plus III Review
Today we are reviewing the new Pocket Wizard Plus III. Not only did Pocket Wizard introduce a handful of improvements, but they also lowered the cost of the trigger from $179 to $139. The improvements include an integrated antenna, LCD display with battery indicator, grouping function, 32 channels, and a stronger shoe. There have not been any issues with any of our Plus IIIs. This is why we are big fans of Pocket Wizard. They make good, reliable triggers.
World’s Most Expensive Lens: $2 million Leica APO-Telyt-R 1600mm
At a sum of US$ 2,064,500, Leica has the honor of manufacturing the world’s most expensive SLR Lens, the Leica APO-Telyt-R f/5.6 1600mm telephoto lens. A Howitzer among lenses, this 1600mm is also the largest and heaviest lens telephoto lens at 47.24 inches long, 16.5 inches diameter, and 132 lbs!
Is Medium.com the Next Evolution of Social Media Sharing?
It is too early to tell, but Obvious Corporation, the company that founded Twitter, may be on to the next big thing in social sharing platform. Medium.com takes a different approach when it comes to publishing media content such as photos and stories. Instead of merely anchoring the content to each contributor like Flickr, photos and other posts are organized into user-created collections centered on themes
Review: Vanguard Xcenior 48T Rolling Camera Bag
When it comes to travelling and moving about with your camera gear and laptop, sometimes, a backpack is just not ...
Do You use a Filter, Hood, or Neither on Your Lenses?
There is an article on PetaPixel about how much of a difference there is between a cheap UV filter and ...
Phase Detect AF: How Accurate is it Really?
Roger Cicala from LensRentals.com’s Blog recently came out with a two part article testing the accuracy of Phase Detect AF. ...
Gear Review – Switchblade Portable Flags
The Switchblade Flag System is a collapsible flag and scrim system that takes the best of collapsible reflectors, traditional flags and scrims, and Sunbounce. The frame collapses down to a narrow bar, but when opened up with a fabric stretched across them, they are almost as sturdy as traditional flags.
Fstoppers Reviews 3rd Party Nikon D800 Battery Grip
After several months of being out in the market, the price of the Nikon MB-D12 Battery Grip for the D800 has settled down to $400. There are now some knock-off or third-party grips available in the market, including the $101 Pixel Vertax Battery Grip and the $68 Meike Battery Grip.
Review: X-Rite Color Checker Passport
Every camera reads color differently. Whether it’s because of that camera’s color signature sensor readout or its white balance algorithm, ...
Next-Gen 15.4″ Apple MacBook Pros Has Incredible 2880 x 1800 Resolution!
Ok, I’m not going to lie to you. I am a Windows 7 user running on an Acer 4820TG laptop ...
Product Review: Clik Elite Volt Studio Light Backpack
The Clik Elite Volt studio lighting backpack is probably unlike any other photography backpack in the market. While there backpacks ...
