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Olympus E-M10 Mark IV sample gallery updated
Published May 14, 2021 | dpreview staff The Olympus E-M10 IV is a well-designed Micro Four Thirds camera aimed at entry-level users and it has a solid JPEG engine for nice images right out of the camera. With the completion of our full review, we added a ton of photos to our gallery of sample images, and just for good measure, we’ve tossed in a few processed Raws to see what kind of flexibility and noise performance they offer. View our gallery of samples from the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV Gear in this story The Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV...
read moreReply to Canon Ef 25 ll Extension Tube
JohnT2012: , I did a trial under sunlight this morning and got better results than the last night. Actually, I believe there is a big difference in magnification, or better to put, “closer look”. However, it is way harder to focus on the subject with AF, and DOF is very shallow. Aperture is more sensitive to the light and it didn’t really help me to decrease it for more DOF. as you might suggest, I concluded that it is really hard to shot living/moving subjects with 60mm macro +25mm extension tube + aps-c. but I think it is...
read moreKolari Vision proves its new UV lens filter can survive a 135′ fall by dropping it from a drone
Camera accessory and conversion gurus Kolari Vision have announced a new Pro UV Protection Lens Filter that it claims can survive a 41m (135ft) fall. If that sounds a little hard to believe, you don’t just have to take their word for it—Kolari Vision proved it with a video showing the new filter being dropped from a drone. [embedded content] As you can see at the end of the drop test video, the filter came away from the ten-story fall with little more than a scratch on the surface of the lens. Kolari Vision attributes this durability to the...
read moreVideo: Starry time-lapse at the ESA’s Ariane 6 rocket launch site
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently published a stunning time-lapse of the star-filled night sky at the ESA’s Ariane 6 launch site in French Guiana, South America. Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is preparing for the arrival of Ariane 6, ‘Europe’s next-generation launch vehicle.’ [embedded content] The Ariana 6 rocket will come in two versions depending on mission requirements. The A62 has two strap-on boosters, while the A64 has four. The Ariane 6 is 207′ (63m) tall with a diameter of 18′...
read moreLeica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm F2.8 ASPH sample gallery
Published May 13, 2021 | dpreview staff The new Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm F2.8 ASPH is a premium standard zoom lens for L-mount, offering a fast maximum aperture, great build quality and, Leica claims, ‘outstanding optical performance’. Designed for use by everyone from wedding photographers to landscape professionals, the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm F2.8 ASPH should be an ideal companion for both the SL2 and the lower-resolution SL2-S. We’ve just received a production Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm F2.8 ASPH, and...
read moreVideo: How to make an all-in-one YouTube studio that fits inside a Pelican case
[embedded content] Cinematographer and YouTuber Caleb Pike, of DSLR Video Shooter, has a whole collection of videos wherein he shows off how to create turnkey solutions for filmmaking. For his latest episode, Caleb shows how he turned a Pelican case, a few camera bits and a little elbow grease into the ultimate all-in-one studio case that’s simple enough to set up and start shooting in under a minute. In the nine-minute video, Caleb breaks down how he modified a Pelican 1510 carry-on travel case into the ultimate on-the-go studio. We’ll leave...
read moreHP launches new ZBook G8 laptops with Intel 11th-gen processors, RTX GPUs
Amid the launch of Intel’s new 11th-generation processors, many new laptops are hitting the market, including the Razer Blade 15 refresh we wrote about earlier this week. Not to be left out, HP has announced new ZBook G8 laptops, only nine months after its ZBook Firefly models were announced. Updates are fast and furious these days. The new ZBook G8 range includes a trio of models, including 15.6″ and 17.3″ variants. The ZBook Studio and Power models come only in 15.6″ versions, while the Fury model is also available...
read moreBest Apps for Photographers in 2021
Considering that smartphones have all but replaced point and shoot cameras, it’s easy to think of them as simply a device useful for grabbing a quick snapshot. But today’s smartphones offer an amazing variety of apps and are an invaluable tool for all photographers. Whether you are photographing with your DSLR/Mirrorless camera and want to use your phone for location scouting and planning, or you want to shoot and edit right on your phone, we’ve got you covered. These are our recommendations for the best apps for photographers in 2021. Before...
read moreTTartisan releases $770 90mm F1.25 manual prime for Leica M-mount camera systems
Chinese optics manufacturer TTartisan has announced its latest lens, the 90mm F1.25 for Leica M-mount camera systems. The lens, which is clearly designed to look like a first-party Leica lens, is constructed of 11 elements in 7 groups, including four high-refractive index elements. Other features include a ten-blade aperture diaphragm, a one meter (3.3’) minimum focusing distance and an aperture range of F1.25 through F16. Due to the large elements needed to get such a fast aperture at a 90mm focal length, the lens is rather unwieldy,...
read moreJared Polin Giveaway
Photos Members Group Since Jared Polin Giveaway whitewolf86 says: wn.nr/hRFkd8Jared is giving away $3,500-$5,000 to spend on camera gear. Originally posted at 8:02AM, 12 May 2021 PDT (permalink) whitewolf86 edited this topic 21 hours...
read moreDPReview TV: Best shooting positions
Published May 12, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] What’s the best way to get a sharp photo: the “Mr/Mrs Pinchypants” or the “Down on the ground pound”? In this episode of DPReview TV, Chris shows you the right way to hold your camera to get the best results. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. The Prvke Lite is the latest release from camera bag/strap maker Wandrd. A shrunk-down version of their popular full-sized Prvke bag, this model is perfect for smaller...
read morePeak Design Marketplace is a peer-to-peer marketplace for selling, buying used gear (US-only, for now)
Peak Design has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace where you can buy and sell used Peak Design equipment, complete with the company’s lifetime guarantee. The platform, which is limited to the United States for the time being, is aptly called the Peak Design Marketplace. Its goal, according to Peak Design, is to reduce the need for third-parties when looking to buy and sell pre-owned Peak Design equipment. Now, buyers and sellers can interact directly, all while knowing every piece of gear sold through the marketplace will be protected...
read moreSlideshow: Winners of the All About Photo Awards 2020, The Mind’s Eye competition
AAP Magazine has announced the winners and finalists for its 2020 All About Photo Awards, The Mind’s Eye competition. 10 judges representing AAP, along with professional photographers, selected 40 images from a pool of entrants from 23 countries and 5 continents. The winning image, ‘Porter,’ was taken by Tom Price from the United Kingdom. It portrays the plight of relocated migrant workers. The top 5 winners were awarded a cash prize of $10,000 and will be exhibited on Daylighted’s digital platform in an online...
read morePentax K-3 Mark III sample gallery
Published May 11, 2021 | dpreview staff The Pentax K-3 Mark III is Ricoh’s latest flagship APS-C DSLR that’s been a long time in the making. With a new 26MP sensor, updated autofocus and refined ergonomics and features, the K-3 III looks like the ultimate APS-C DSLR on the market right now. We’re settling in for our usual testing, we took it for a spin around the Puget Sound region to see what it can do – and while we haven’t yet taken a look at its Pixel Shift mode, keep an eye out for an update with samples very...
read moreTokina announces 25-75mm T2.9 cinema lens for $4,999
Tokina has announced the impending release of its new 25–75mm T2.9 cinema lens, a parfocal lens it calls ‘the pinnacle of modern cinema zoom lens design.’ The lens’ focal length fits between the company’s current 11–20mm T2.9 and 50–135mm T2.9 cinema zoom lenses, but its physical presence makes it the largest of the three. It weighs in at 2kg (4.4lbs), measures 174mm (6.85″) long (PL mount) and has a 95mm (3.74″) front diameter. The 25-75mm T2.9 Tokina Cinema Lens on-set with the RED Komodo The 25–75mm T2.9 lens is...
read moreRazer announces new Blade 15 with 4K OLED touchscreen, RTX graphics, & faster memory
When looking for a notebook well-suited to photo and editing, it makes a lot of sense for Windows users to look at laptops designed for gaming. After all, a gaming computer focuses on a powerful GPU, robust CPU and fast memory, all important components when trying to get the best performance out of software like Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and video editors. The new Razer Blade 15 refresh ticks all these boxes while maintaining an even thinner design than its predecessors. Razer originally launched the Blade 15 back in 2018. Since then, the...
read moreHow to Focus Stack Panoramic Images
Over the years, focus stacking has gained wide popularity among digital photographers and is a handy technique you can use to get crisp images. However, how can a photographer use focus stacking when shooting panoramas? Digital panoramic photography often requires three, five, or more images to be stitched together in order to produce the desired end result. When combined with focus stacking, the challenges suddenly become bigger. This article explores those challenges and recommends tips for successfully creating a focus stacked panorama....
read moreNew York Times unveils prototype system aimed at inspiring confidence in photojournalism
Misinformation is a big issue online, especially with how quickly false stories are shared. The New York Times R&D team has worked with the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) on a prototype system ‘exploring tools to give readers transparency into the source and veracity of news visuals.’ If a picture is worth a thousand words, the picture must be verifiably truthful to its viewers. As CAI points out, it used to be a given that a ‘photograph never lies.’ However, that hasn’t been true for a long time....
read moreVideo: How to ‘think beyond the rules’ and follow your intuition when composing photographs
[embedded content] Photographer and YouTuber Sean Tucker is back again with another insightful video lesson wherein he takes a nuanced look at composition. In a way few others do, Tucker goes beyond the usual ‘rules of composition,’ imploring you to follow your intuition when framing and capturing a photograph. The 19-minute video, titled ‘Photography Composition: Thinking Beyond the Rules,’ steps outside the usual discussion of composition, opting instead to look at framing through a more inspired lens — one not bound by and ‘bullied’ by the...
read moreReview: The Wandrd Prvke Lite – a small, yet versatile camera backpack
Wandrd Prvke Lite$219 | Wandrd.com When we reviewed the original Wandrd Prvke back in 2018 we called it a ‘near-perfect’ bag – a rare way to describe a camera backpack, even as the market has become more diverse in recent years. If you are primarily a mirrorless shooter or someone who uses a DSLR but likes to travel light, there is a whole lot to love about this updated Prvke The Prvke Lite is, as the name suggests, a more compact version of the original Prvke bag. Cameras systems keep getting smaller as manufacturers expand...
read moreBest Lenses for the Nikon Z7 / Z7 II
To make the most of the Nikon Z7 and Nikon Z7 II’s high-resolution 45.7-megapixel sensors, it’s best to use suitable lenses. Otherwise, you might as well save some money and get a Z6 / Z6 II instead. I’ll go through my top recommendations for both Z and F-mount lenses below. Keep in mind that my only criterion while rating these lenses was whether the sharpness of the lens could make the most of the Nikon Z7 and Z7 II’s 45-megapixel resolution. Although I’ll mention a few other considerations throughout this article, such as lens...
read moreWhy are modern 50mm lenses so damned complicated?
Lenses like Nikon’s Z 50mm F1.2 S are bigger, heavier, more costly and more complex than older F1.2 designs. But why? First, some optical history Back in the days when men were iron and ships were wood, there were some things you could rely on. One of those things was your wide-aperture prime lens was a relatively simple double-guass design. Pre-1900, lens designers had already created five of the six lens types that are the basis of what we use today. (The retrofocus lens didn’t come around until the 1920s, and zoom lenses, for...
read moreDPReview TV: Pentax K-3 Mark III review
Published May 8, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Since the dawn of recorded time, Pentax DSLRs has been known for being well-designed, rugged and full-featured. In this episode of DPReview TV, Chris and Jordan travel to the Jurassic Period to share their thoughts about Ricoh’s new Pentax DSLR, the Pentax K-3 Mark III. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample images from this episode Gear in this story The Pentax K-3 Mark III is that rarest of things: a completely new DSLR....
read morePentax K-3 Mark III sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Published May 8, 2021 | dpreview staff Surely you’ve already watched our video review on Pentax’s new flagship APS-C DSLR: the K-3 Mark III. Now it’s time to take a closer look at some of the samples from its 25.7MP sensor. In addition to showing off the camera’s capability, these images also showcase a nice variety of Pentax’s zoom lenses. Have a look. View our Pentax K-3 Mark III sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The Pentax K-3 Mark III is that rarest of things: a completely new DSLR....
read moreSlideshow: Winning photos from the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021 contest
Editor’s note: There are images in this gallery that show animal carcasses being butchered (slide 8 and 9, in particular). Keep this in mind going forward if you would rather not see this content. The winning photographs for the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021 contest have been announced, with the overall prize being taken by Chinese photographer Li Huaifeng for their photograph Taste, which shows a young family enjoying a meal in their home as the sun cast rays through the smoke-filled room. The Pink Lady Food Photographer of...
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.