Left: Two people sitting in a studio setting being filmed, surrounded by cameras and equipment. Right: A person wearing a blue shirt operates a video camera outdoors, standing in a grassy field.

Are Camcorders About to Make a Big Comeback?

2025 has so far proved to be the year of comebacks. Point-and-shoot compacts are flying off shelves faster than camera stores can restock them. But there could be another resurgence set to occur, and this one has flown well under the radar: camcorders.

Our Favorite Weird Zoom Lenses That Buck Conformity

A person with a beard smiles while holding two camera lenses against a colorful, swirling background. The text "WEIRD ZOOMS" is displayed in bold, multicolored letters.

The photographic world tends to flow into a state of normality, order, and conformity. Certain lenses just work for most situations, and the popular choices of the professionals quickly become the traditional tools of the masses. It seems everyone starts with a general-purpose lens that covers a rough full-frame range of 28mm to 70mm or so, and then eventually, you end up with something wider and something longer.

Left: Two individuals and a dog ascend a ladder to an elevated structure on a snowy landscape. Right: Two people in winter clothing handle long, cylindrical ice core samples inside a dimly lit facility.

Inside a Covert Cold War Army Base Built Beneath a Greenland Glacier

More than 60 years ago, in the far northern reaches of Greenland, the United States Army built an underground scientific research base, Camp Century. Carved into the ice and snow, the nuclear-powered base operated from 1959 until 1967 and comprised 21 tunnels, totaling three kilometers in length.

A variety of tech accessories arranged on a dark surface, including a smartwatch, earphones in a charging case, a smartphone, cables, a laptop, and a compact gray device at the center.

CalDigit Thunderbolt 5 Element Hub Has the Most Ports of any TB5 Hub

With more and more Thunderbolt 5-equipped computers hitting the market, including Apple's latest MacBook Pro and Mac mini models, companies are racing to bring as many Thunderbolt 5 accessories as possible to market, including versatile hubs. CalDigit is the latest, launching the Element 5 Hub, the company's fastest and most powerful hub ever.

Left: Cluster of pink and white amaryllis flowers with green leaves. Right: Close-up of a bright yellow flower stamen with orange filaments.

Grow Your Love of Flower Photography

Photographing flowers is easy and very rewarding. You can create beautiful images with any equipment, most any day or evening, indoors and out. Spring is nirvana for flower photography but I find good opportunities all year.

NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, featuring multiple cars on the track. A yellow car labeled "Loves" is in the forefront. The leaderboard is on the right, displaying driver names, positions, and stats. Sky and signage visible in the background.

Watch NASCAR From the Cockpit With New Driver Cam Experience

TNT Sports and Max are launching a new NASCAR driver camera and audio experience this season, and it debuts this weekend for the 2025 Cook Out Clash at the historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, NASCAR's first race at the stadium since 1971.