Equipment

Photographers use all kinds of equipment to craft their art, from cameras and lenses to lights and accessories. We cover the latest news and information on the tools of the trade in the photography industry.
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Credit Where Credit is Due: UGreen’s Chargers and Plugs Rock

This year has been my busiest for travel in some time. As camera and smartphone companies are launching new products all over the world, I've found myself on multiple continents living out of a suitcase. Through it all, I've found myself with a new appreciation for high-quality plugs and battery banks.

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Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Review: The Daisangen Dream

"Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three". The Quest for the Holy Grail by the comedy troupe, Monty Python, had it right. There is a Holy Trinity, and many professional photographers abide by it.

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Gura Gear Kiboko City Sling 6L Review: Modern and Rugged but Limiting

Gura Gear announced a brand-new, $180 sling bag at the Bild Expo last month called the Kiboko City Sling 6L, and from what the company tells me, the idea was so popular that it sold 1,500 of them in just those two days. There is something about this bag that caught people's eyes, so I decided I needed to see what that was.

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Save Up to 30% Off Huion Creative Tablets for Amazon Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day has arrived, and Huion is offering fantastic deals on its industry-leading graphic tablets, making it the perfect time to elevate your creative workflow. Whether you're a digital artist, illustrator, or graphic designer, these discounts give you the chance to upgrade your gear and save big.

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UGreen NASync DXP4800 Plus Review: A Beginner NAS That Just Works

I’ll be honest: I’ve never used a NAS before. As a photographer and content creator, I’ve spent years juggling stacks of external SSDs and hard drives in a messy, chaotic system that has somehow worked. But what I don’t have are enough backups, and the constant worry of a drive failing or getting lost has always nagged at me.

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Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.5 Z21 Review: A Parisian Delight

Light Lens Lab is all about recreating classic -- and hard-to-acquire -- lenses from the past. Its latest revelation is a faithful homage to the P. Angenieux S21 50mm f/1.5 lens. Originally designed in the 1950s with an M42 thread mount for the Exacta SLR, the S21 delivered that Silver Screen look, with soft corners and a gentle glow to the frame when shooting wide open.

A Tamron 70-180mm camera lens is shown on the left, and a Nikon Z-series mirrorless camera body without a lens is on the right, both against neutral backgrounds.

The Nikon Z8’s New Firmware Borked Tamron Z-Mount Lenses

The Nikon Z8's feature-packed firmware update 3.0 is now available, but photographers with Tamron Z-mount lenses may want to hold off on the update, as Tamron has confirmed that the new firmware update negatively affects the performance of at least some of its lenses.