The use of strong and complementary colors is an ever-growing trend in photography. Many modern advertising campaigns feature bold and contrasting colors in order to draw your focus to the product or message they are trying to sell. One way to create such vibrant color in your own images is by using colored gels (also known as color filters, filter gels, lighting gels, or simply gels).
In a Geekbench 5 result that surfaced earlier this week, the new 13-inch M2 Macbook Pro achieved a score of 8,928, significantly better than the baseline Mac Pro with an 8-core Intel Xeon W processor that has a score of 8,027.
A group of United States senators has written a letter to the U.S. Commerce Department advocating that the country should follow the European Union's decision to force all electronics manufacturers to adopt a common charging cable.
The LG DualUp is unique. It's a massive 28-inch double-height 2,560 by 2,880 pixels display that is equivalent to two 21.5-inch displays stacked on each other. It's truly huge and lives up to the "productivity powerhouse" promise.
Zhiyun has launched its first LED light with the FiveRay FR100C LED Light Stick, which the company says is five times brighter than competing light sticks.
Meike has announced a new ultra-wide 8mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The fully manual lens provides a full-frame equivalent focal length of 16mm and offers a minimum focusing distance of just under 10 inches.
Dzofilm has announced three T2.1 Vespid Cyber cinema prime lenses that are designed to connect directly with the new DJI RS 3 Pro LiDAR autofocus system. The 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm lenses have a unique data interface function to output focusing and aperture data to the gimbal.
DJI has announced that it is joining the L-mount alliance, becoming the fifth member of the group along with Leica, Sigma, Panasonic, and Leitz Cine.
DJI has announced the RS 3 and RS 3 Pro gimbals which offer a new automated axis lock system, the third-generation RS stabilization algorithm that improves performance by 20%, and one-tap calibration.
Zhiyun has announced the Weebil 3 camera gimbal, what it describes as a portable and high-performance camera stabilizer that has improved ergonomics, a long-lasting battery, and a built-in microphone and LED light.
Sigma has shared a digital cross-section of its upcoming upcoming 16-28mm f/2.8 lens that showcases the intricate internal focusing system in action.
Sony has announced a new compact shotgun microphone, the ECM-B10, that it says collects high-quality sound in a compact form factor thanks to its three-in-one super-directional signal processing.
Sony has announced a firmware update -- version 1.3 -- for the Alpha 1 that adds 8K 4:2:2 10-bit recording and Lossless Compressed RAW for still images.
Back in the early 2000s, Sigma -- a company usually known in the photography community as a lens manufacturer -- released a new type of camera sensor named the Foveon X3. This sensor technology was first patented in 1999 by a company called Foveon, Inc. (later acquired in 2008 by Sigma) and featured an innovative color perception technology: a 3-layer stack of photosensitive diodes.
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO for Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, and Leica L mount full-frame cameras.
The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction has concluded with the sale of the most expensive camera ever. Oskar Barnak's Leica 0-Series No. 105 sold for nearly five times the highest estimation: over $15 million.
I do a fair bit of macro photography in the studio, for both scientific and artistic purposes. I’ve used tripods, boom poles, and large copy stands to get the camera in close. The setups were often complicated, and I sometimes felt I was concentrating more on the gear than the photograph.
In May of 2018, I upgraded to a Nikon Z6 from my old Nikon D3200. When I was trying to decide on cameras, I made a distinct decision to go with the Z6 over the Z7. Mostly based on the technical specifications with regards to low light sensitivity. Since then, I’ve always wondered though if I would truly have noticed and also would I have preferred the higher resolution.
Neutral density (ND) filters are a must-have for both videographers and landscape photographers, but there are so many options out there of varying cost and quality that choosing the right one can be a daunting task.
In a collaboration with Thai Beverage, Leica is set to make 10 gold Leica M10 cameras available in honor of the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, and each is expected to cost around $50,000.
A new underwater quadcopter drone system developed by SpearUAV can launch from a submarine deep below the surface and deploy to the skies up to 24 hours later.
Dell has announced its 2022 revision of the XPS 13 Laptop along with a revamped XPS 13 two-in-one that has a new magnetic folio and stylus, similar to the Microsoft Surface laptops.
Developing a new camera system doesn't happen quickly. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reveals that it had been working with Nikon for several years to develop the Z9, from its early abstract prototype stage through to today, where it is outfitting its staff with the flagship camera.
Camera gear manufacturer Meike continues to expand into the stills lens market with a new wide-angle 12mm f/2 APS-C manual focus lens.
Earlier this week, Apple revealed the M2 chip and the two computers that would be the first to use it. And while the MacBook Air saw significant upgrades across the board beyond just the new chip, the equally-priced M2 MacBook Pro did not.
Leica has announced a new limited edition analog camera kit, the Leica M-A "Titan." Paired with a Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, the camera is set to retail for $20,000 and is limited to 250 pieces worldwide.
Ricoh has announced the second-generation global positioning system (GPS) unit for its DSLRs that it says provides reliable, high-precision positioning data and promises to simplify tracing for astrophotography.
Nikon has released final information on its promised first-party CFexpress Type-B memory card. The new 660GB capacity card doesn't have a listed release date, but it can be pre-ordered for $727.
Panasonic has announced a firmware update for the Lumix GH6 that brings both 5.8K at up to 30 frames per second and Cinema 4K at up to 120 frames per second RAW capture over HDMI.
Every year, action camera companies come out with new and, often, incrementally improved models that fix a few things and keep the rest the same. Insta360’s One RS is a different kind of action camera that has swappable modules for future flexibility.
Do you own a monitor calibration device? If you do you can upgrade to Datacolor SpyderX Elite for only $149.99 today (originally $269.99). That’s an unbelievable $120 savings directly from the manufacturer. But hurry—this amazing offer ends June 24, 2022!
Dubblefilm, a specialty 35mm film and analog camera manufacturer, has launched a new movie-inspired color film named CINEMA that is made from repurposed movie film.
Home Security camera company Reolink has developed a new trail camera called the KEEN Ranger PT, which can capture 4K video in a 360-degree sweep and upload it via a 4G LTE connection for remote viewing.
Looking Glass Factory, the company behind software and hardware that creates and displays holograms, has announced the largest holographic display ever made: a massive 65-inch, 8K resolution panel.
Apple has made a major update to iPadOS, bringing multitasking to the popular tablet and making it work closer to a desktop experience.
Loupedeck has announced the latest addition to its customizable creative control consoles, the Loupedeck Live S Streaming Controller.
A CPL filter, or circular polarizer filter, is a popular and powerful filter that can reduce or eliminate glare and reflections from surfaces in your photographs. In this article, we will introduce this filter type and analyze its use and effects.
Apple has announced a new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro powered by the new M2 processor.
Apple has announced the M2, the beginning of its second generation of silicon for Mac devices. The chip is slightly larger than the original M1 chip and offers a performance bump in seemingly every category.
Apple is giving the iPhone’s lock screen a massive makeover in iOS 16. At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference today, the company introduced its plans for a more personalized lock screen that users are able to customize.
Zone Imaging has announced a new film developer called 510 Pyro that it says is capable of rendering film grain much finer than previous developers, can do so with very small dilutions, and has a shelf life of more than six years.
The New York state legislature has passed the Fair Repair Act, the first "right to repair" bill that requires all manufacturers who sell "digital electronic products" to make tools, parts, and instructions for repair available.
Graphics tablets come in all shapes, sizes, and prices, but until recently, there has been very little competition in the space. This left potential users with very few and often very expensive options. That's the market the Veikk VK2200 Pro enters and is trying to change.
Realizing that your lens was dirty during a shoot is not a great feeling. While some specks of dust and other consequences of a dirty lens can be fixed via spot healing and other post-processing, it’s much easier to make sure your lens is clean to begin with and save editing time. Plus, attention to the state of your lens will help it retain its value over time and increase its longevity.
Canon has announced the imageFORMULA RS40 photo scanner which can scan up to 40 photos per batch at a rate of 30 per minute at a maximum resolution of 600 dots per inch (DPI).
Almost six years ago, I spoke with industry experts about the state of memory cards and all of them told me that CFast was about to be a thing of the past. So did that actually happen? Is CFast really dead?
The camera equipment manufacturer Viltrox has launched a Indiegogo campaign for the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4, a large-aperture ultra-wide-angle autofocus lens that is perfect for vlogging, landscape, architecture, street, food, and astrophotography.
A pair of Soviet film cameras that were among the first to ever go into space is up for auction and one of the vintage 35mm cameras captured the world's first spacewalk.
The year is 2022 and it’s apparently APS-C’s time to shine. With Canon showing off what they’ve cooked up and Fujifilm making a big announcement of their own, today Sony is bringing out three more wide-angle APS-C lens options: 10-20mm f/4 PZ, 15mm f/1.4, and 11mm f/1.8.
Sony has announced three new lenses that have been designed with the hybrid photographer/videographer in mind: the 10-20mm f/4 PZ, 15mm f/1.4, and 11mm f/1.8.