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How to Use Vectorscope in Lightroom

The vectorscope has finally arrived in Lightroom, and it is one of the most useful color tools a photographer can add to their editing workflow. The vectorscope showed up in Adobe Camera Raw a few months ago, and the examples below were shot there. So, in the video, I was still using a third-party solution called Scopes3 for my edits, but now that it has finally arrived in Lightroom as well, it’s time to talk about it.

I Spent Four Days With the Leica Q3 43 F1 Camera

A split-screen view showing a Formula 1 race car on a screen on the left and a camera lens cap with an F1 logo on the right.

Formula One has changed a lot since I’ve been watching. People used to look at me strangely when I said I enjoyed watching race cars drive around in circles on a Sunday. Now, the sport is swamped by new fans drawn to the sport via Netflix’s Drive to Survive and Charles Leclerc’s boyish good looks.

Speed, Drama, and Unapologetic Grain: The Case for Kodak T-Max P3200

A box of Kodak T-MAX P3200 black and white film sits atop a stack of black and white photographic prints featuring a bearded man.

This Film Friday is featuring our favorite low-light film: Kodak T-Max P3200. T-Max P3200 is one of the fastest films you can load into your favorite 35mm camera and is perfect for a night out if the flash has to stay home or for just scratching that itch you have for superb contrast and graininess.

Samsung P9 SSD Review: Finally Best in Class

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I have been very hard on Samsung SSDs over the last few years. The T-series SSDs have been hugely popular among photographers because of their compact size, but I have never liked them because of their atrocious transfer speeds. For what they cost, they just aren't worth it. But Samsung finally has me changing my tune.

Sharge Disk Pro 2 Review: Now That’s How You Take Customer Feedback

A Sharge Disk Pro external SSD enclosure with a transparent casing, a small cooling fan, and a yellow USB-C cable, resting on a wooden surface.

In April, I reviewed the Sharge Disk Pro, the industry's first actively cooled hub with a built-in SSD. I liked it, but found that big selling point to be the worst feature: the fan was just the right level of pitch to be noticeably annoying. Just a few months later, Sharge released the follow-up, and it might just be the most impressive example I've ever seen of a company taking user complaints to heart.

Plan Ahead: Seven Places to Point Your Camera in 2028

A lone photographer stands on a sand dune amidst a hazy, wind-blown desert landscape under bright, diffused sunlight.

What makes a great photography adventure? People travel with their cameras for different reasons. For some, travel itself is the main attraction, with photography opening the door to longer, richer experiences. For others, it is the chance to develop new skills by photographing new landscapes, wildlife, or cultures around the world.

A silver book cover titled NOCTILUX features a centered, black-and-white technical diagram of a camera lens cross-section.

Leica Is Celebrating 60 Years of Noctilux With a 240-Page Book

Leica is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Noctilux lens family with the launch of a book that is centered on the optical achievement over the years. "From the first series-produced Leica lens with aspherical surfaces to the newest wide-angle variant, this book tells the story of how an audacious idea became a legend," Leica says.

Inside OM Digital Solutions’ Okaya Manufacturing Site

A split-screen view shows a man working at a manufacturing machine on the left and a man holding a large, clear glass lens in front of his face on the right.

I know how to take pictures, but ask me how the lens on my camera is made and I have a lot less to say. A visit to the Okaya Manufacturing Site in Japan, followed by some research afterward, gave me a lesson in a subject I’d never understood particularly well. I wanted to understand how the glass inside a lens is crafted, how the tools used in that process are prepared, and how people learn to do that work.