OWC Unveils Memory Card Software, Readers, and Portable Shared Jellyfish XT NAS
OWC has announced its new Innergize software for memory cards, new memory card readers, and its new Jellyfish XT Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Solution.
David J. Crewe is an award winning commercial photographer, writer, retoucher, and videographer currently based out of Los Angeles, California. When not working on a film or tv set, David can be found creating content for clients like Nike, Amazon Originals, Mike Tyson, Ford, NBC/Universal, Harman Kardon, or nearly any Comic Convention in the country.
OWC has announced its new Innergize software for memory cards, new memory card readers, and its new Jellyfish XT Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Solution.
Razer has launched the new $149 Stream Controller X, a new entry-level control deck that is designed to give streamers and content creators a single hub where they can access and control everything they need for their live streams and workflows.
The French photo software company DxO has released an update to its Optics Modules that it says will give photographers the best possible performance from their camera and lens combinations, correcting lens imperfections and softness with "unparalleled precision".
Sony has announced a "significant" new firmware update for the Cinema Line FX3 and FX30 camera systems that enables the cameras to shoot DCI 4K in true 24 fps and adds anamorphic lens de-squeeze and breathing compensation.
At this point in the "Tablet Debate", the argument about who makes the best tablets for photographers will shift back and forth between Xencelabs and Wacom depending on who you talk too and what deep-down preferences they have. While Wacom may have reigned supreme for a very long time, it's hard to deny that with the launch of the $1,899 Pen Display 24 Studio Series, Xencelabs has officially given Wacom a reason to worry.
Chinese lens manufacturer Zhong Yi Optics has announced the Mitakon Creator 28mm f/5.6 lens, a $299 recreation of the Leica Summaron M 28mm f/5.6 which the company says has a "faithful adherence to the original lens characteristics while maintaining an affordable price for photographers".
Working photographers may seem like they lead an adventurous life, traveling, and capturing images of people and places worldwide. But the truth is, even with all the adventure, most photographers spend most of their time sitting at a desk.
Really Right Stuff is a company that is well-known for producing some of the highest-quality tripod and accessories for creatives, and the recently updated PG-02 MK II Pan-Tilt Tripod Head is no exception.
Just a few months after its initial launch SkinTone Product Suite, Pantone has expanded it with a new guide that includes added shades and compatibility across multiple platforms.
DxO's 3.0 update to PureRAW adds the company's latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology "DeepPRIME XD" which improves noise reduction, RAW enhancements, and gives better control over which corrections are applied through the DxO Optics Modules without reducing the "one-click" functionality.
The Sirui Dragon Series B25R bendable RGB LED light first announced a few months ago is now officially available to order. The $199 500 Lux LED light can be bent inwards or outwards to provide a wrap-around light, giving creatives the flexibility (pun intended) to properly and easily light their subjects in practically any space.
Skylum ClearCut Pro is a camera-to-cloud app that automatically removes backgrounds from photos between when they are captured and when they are delivered through the cloud to an editor through Frame.io.
The Z30 mirrorless camera is Nikon's third APS-C (DX) system that takes advantage of the Z-mount. While clearly marketed at content creators, vloggers, and social media influencers, the compact system has everything a solo-operating content creator needs to get up and running for video and photo.
Wacom's Cintiq Pro 27 might be expensive, but it is one of the most immersive, accurate, and stable display tablets ever.
Godox has announced the KNOWLED lineup of RGBWW Pixel Tube LED lights that will be available in three sizes.
Google is rolling out some of its more recent photo features to older Pixel phones and Google One members, starting with the Magic Eraser tool.
Belgium-based YouTuber and DIY enthusiast Handy Bear has created a simple organizing station that lets photographers easily manage charged and uncharged batteries.
Zhiyun's FiveRay F100 LED light sticks have a solid level of power, are easy to maneuver, are affordable, and can perform a wide variety of lighting tasks. They're great lights, marred mainly by frustrating controls.
DxO has announced an update to the PhotoLab software which brings much more powerful control over color, allowing users to simulate ink and paper combinations when soft proofing.
With the Super Bowl just days away, Google has shared the ad that will air during the big game early and it puts the Pixel 7's powerful photo editing features front and center.
Arrotrack Technology has announced a new fully customizable remote NAS cloud storage system called Storaxa.
There are now tons of pen tablet makers out there and the options have given new users far more power to choose from a wide variety of styles, features, and obviously prices. The new $40 Veikk Voila L gives beginners an impressively competent "bare-bones" pen tablet to learn on for scant little investment.
Excire Foto positions itself as able to help photographers tag, organize, and search their images quickly, including the capability to search through images to the level of discerning if subjects in them are smiling or not. It sounds powerful, but how helpful is it really?
While there are a multitude of lightweight portable strobes, few are powerful enough to compete with the sun or have enough juice to double as a studio strobe. Those are exactly the problems Elinchrom looked to address with its FIVE system.
SmallRig seems to have taken the reviews of the previous generation of its COB lighting to heart and made some significant improvements to both the design and performance of the new RC 450D (Daylight) and 450B (BiColor) COB LED lights.
While there are many things to consider and every desk is different, having a great monitor stand is a must-have for photographers and content creators. Not only will they help make your setup more ergonomic, but they can give users the extra space and maneuverability needed for all of their other accessories as well.
Every photographer tries to develop a personal look to their images, and that is no better shown than by asking a group of them to apply their style to the same photo.
Australian photographer and avid DIY-er Jim Metcalfe recently decided to up his macro photography game by building his own stereoscopic macro camera to capture and create 3D images.
Since the advancements made with mirrorless camera systems and their digital viewfinders, cameras with optical viewfinders have become somewhat rare, with hybrid viewfinders being even harder to find. This is why Getschmann decided to dive into his physics and engineering background to build one from scratch for his smartphone camera.
7Artisans has announced a new wide-angle APS-C lens for Nikon Z, Sony E, Fuji X, EOS-M, and MFT mounts, the 12mm f/2.8 Mark II, an updated version of its previous 12mm f/2.8.
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 6mm f/2 Zero-D MFT rectilinear lens, the "Photo Version" of the previously released 6mm T2.1 Cine Lens that offers the same image quality as the cine version but finally adds electronic components for in-camera controls and proper EXIF information recording.
Tamron has made a name for itself by releasing a series of unique and nontraditional zoom lenses like the 28-75mm, 17-28mm, 70-180mm, and the renewed classic (for mirrorless) 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD. The new version of the lens for Nikon Z (or Sony E) brings a bit of comfort and nostalgia back to the hands of any telephoto shooter.
Timelapse and landscape photographer Michael Shainblum has shared a tip-filled guide showing how he uses long exposures to capture some of his more creative waterfall images in the Pacific Northwest.
The $379 Yongnuo 85mm f/1.8 Z DF DSM lens is among the first third-party prime lenses available for the Nikon Z system that not only has an impressive autofocus system, but also boasts a customizable Lens Function button (L-Fn) and control ring.
Loupedeck has announced the availability of the Live S Streaming Controller, a new console designed to make it easy and affordable to control livestreams.
Green screens, while incredibly commonplace in big-budget productions and Hollywood blockbusters, often get a very bad reputation in the hands of independent filmmakers.
There are a lot of tools available that can help a filmmaker produce a better finished product, but these nine are particularly helpful.
A Redditor's 3D-printable pistol grip for cameras takes the phrase "point and shoot" and makes it a lot more literal.
SmallRig has been aggressively pushing into the video lighting market with its series of LED RC lights and shows no signs of slowing down with its RC 350 and RC 450 COB LEDs.
Unless you're working in the high-end product photography space, you probably aren't thinking about buying props for sets. But for those that do, there are some available that cost significantly more than many of the products they're designed to visually enhance.