Each job requires a different set of tools. A camera good enough for one job may be completely inadequate when shooting a more demanding job that requires better accuracy and more speed. It’s only normal to long for a jack-of-all-trades equipment that can do it all. Fact is, size still promises better performance. Today’s mirrorless […]
For $189 only this waterproof Polaroid XS100 action camcorder with lots of accessories is yours: Polaroid XS100 Waterproof Extreme Edition 1080p HD Action Video Camera Camcorder with Helmet & Handlebar Mounts + 32GB Card + Case + Accessory Kit Kit includes seven products — all brand new items with all manufacturer-supplied accessories + full U.S. […]
By JONATHAN COE “You need to do more yoga dude!”, Ryan shouted up. My left hip had completely siezed up on me. I was traversed out about 15′ to the left, and 15′ above the 2nd belay station on the four pitch route “Twilight Zone” in the Bow Valley, Canadian Rockies. Roughly 250 vertical feet […]
All this from B&H for $799: 10.1Mp 13.2 x 8.8mm CMOS CX Image Sensor EXPEED 3 Image Processor 3.0″ LCD Display 1920 x 1080/60i Movie Capture Electronic Viewfinder Advanced Hybrid AF 100-3200 and 6400 ISO Nikon 1 Lens Mount Includes 10-30mm and 10-100mm Lens Includes Flash, Mount Adapter and Case Order here.
The Leica M Typ 240 is in full production. Just a little more patience, Leica’s about to update the eagerly awaited hardware with the finalized firmware. Right now, Leica is still receiving feedback from beta testers. But not too long and this latest generation M with live view, video and many other bold features is […]
All entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2013 must be made via the online Application Form between January 15th and March 1st, 2013. The Leica Oskar Barnack Award competition is open to professional photographers only. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs taken in 2012 or 2013 or long-term projects […]
Since film, how much has really changed? Well it’s great to show people instantly how they look and to know whether you captured a shot. With film you have to be so technically proficient to nail a shot within a third or half an f-stop. No longer necessary with digital photography. Add the promises of […]
The other day, in Bangkok, a young woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl on a busy Bangkok street. Just happened to be there, with my old iPhone, and asked for permission to document the rather unique event. Here’s the footage. Don’t expect a horror movie. Giving birth couldn’t look more natural. It’s absolutely […]
By STEVE WELDON You ask yourself what’s the business of a laptop review here on photography site THEME. And that sure is a mouthful of a title. Now take this Lenovo W530. Add an Adata 256GB X300 mSATA SATA III / 6Gbps SSD. Then keep in mind these are two items, two pieces of hardware […]
Some Amazon Canon EOS Rebel bundles: Canon EOS Rebel T3 12.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS II Zoom Lens and EF 75-300mm F4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens + 16GB Deluxe Accessory Kit for $579 (30% off) Canon EOS Rebel T3 Digital SLR Camera Body & EF-S 18-55mm IS II Lens […]
Am moralizing again. This may sound like heresy to some of you, but I’m rather concerned about a camera’s mojo than absolute top-end specs. Here is why. Money can buy amazing quality these days. Be it for a thousand or several thousand dollars, the choice of awesome gear is yours. You can spend even 10k++ […]
Talk about the arrogance of power — or of a genius? You may know Vogue and Vanity Fair fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy (click his name for the most minimalist website you’ve ever seen!). Well lensman Roy, whose also socially conscious work is highly engaging, is none too happy about technology’s influence and effects on […]
Believe it or not, Adorama offers eight (!) different attractive Fujifilm X-E1 bundles (see all of them here): Fujifilm X-E1 Digital Camera Body, 16.3 MP, Black, with Adorama Slinger Bag, Single Strap, Black, SanDisk 32GB, Class 10 Extreme SD Card, MEM-4 4-Slot Bi-Fold Memory Card Holder and Spare Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery for $1,004 Fujifilm X-E1 […]
Like many good ideas, this one as well began as a Kickstarter project, asking for financial pledges to fund “CameraMator — Wireless Tethered Photography.” The project has now become reality. No wires. No worries. CameraMator allows you to control your Canon or Nikon DSLR and review images with an iPad, iPhone or Android devices. You […]
In this second part of our three-part series on the psychology, philosophy and politics of photography, I’m exploring the relationship between photography and politics. One could go as far and argue there is no story — political or not — without visualization a.k.a. images. Images, suggestive in nature, determine a major part of the “spin” […]
By STEVEN MCCONNELL There are two types of camera reviews — ones written by people who use them and ones who obsess over numbers on spec sheets. If you see a review which begins by comparing megapixels, you know you’re looking at the latter type. And since the Internet is full of those kinds of […]
Too good to be true? Nah, it ain’t no April Fools’ Day joke: Philip Bloom reports he was asked to test an adaptor that turns current Canon or Nikon lenses (no EF-S or DX) and makes them faster, wider and better optically. Wild, crazy claims and if true, clearly beamed to us from the distant […]
Entrepreneur.com has an interesting entry on innovative photographers. Over the past decade, many photographers have witnessed a blurring of the line between amateur and professional. A digital SLR camera and some editing software are often all people need to break into the photography business. Some professional photographers saw the changes coming early on and successfully […]
Leica again. Somehow I missed this story by Deutsche Welle published last October. The German newswire spoke to Leica Camera CEO Alfred Schopf about the company’s comeback. You learn about some of its unbelievable management mistakes in the 70s, its first digital camera and the move back to Wetzler. An interesting short read on the […]
This is the shortest post ever on THEME, but a great many of you are eagerly awaiting the first true real official Leica M (M240) JPEG and DNG sample images. Still too early and the few maverick samples available on the Net are of rather poor quality — which probably has more to do with […]
The man needs no introduction. Says the Magnum photographer about himself, “Most of my photography career has been spent in the documentary genre, working for magazines photographing areas of conflict. In my photography most of the time I am just simply walking around with the camera, shooting life as it unfolds.” What does this Steve […]
Photography is, in many ways, like a sport. Many photographers feel themselves judged by their gear. Photographers are not generally known as the most socially engaged people who are also concerned about environmental issues. They’re rather busy with themselves, and if one witnesses an accident or crisis, one is rather not there to help, but […]
The old argument that I have to spend heavily on good fast prime glass because I love to shoot in low light is dead. That’s a reasoning that dates back to film and early digital photography when you had to push that Ilford and early imaging sensors too achieve the best possible compromise between detail, […]
What was already very good is only getting better. Same body, but new sensor, better manual focusing controls, faster autofocus… You can preorder the just-announced Fujifilm X100S from Amazon for $1,299. Why order now? No need to worry with Amazon’s excellent return policy. And you know that Amazon only charges you once the camera ships. […]
These Sony RX100 bundles go quickly. No wonder, even at full price the little Sony offers great value. The bundles change now and then, check for their availability. Here are some current Amazon deals: Sony RX100 20.2MP Exmor CMOS Sensor Digital Camera with 3.6x Zoom + 32GB SDHC Class 10 Memory Card + Rapid External […]
Am observing the widely overlooked Samsung NX lineup since quite some time. Somehow NX is just the best kept secret of mirrorless photography. Samsung cameras are underdogs. You don’t hear much about serious photographers shooting Samsung, but this latest NX offspring deserves a good look. Not only does Samsung know how to build great compact […]
Photography has seen many focusing methods. Now guess what, we’re heading back to the basics! First there were fixed lenses with fixed focus, soon the rangefinder-type of focusing where you’re basically given a second (smaller) image of the scene, and your goal is turn the focus ring until the two images match up for the […]
This is, in part, a continuation of the pain expressed in the recent article On Gear Lust — Isn’t It a Perfect Digital Imaging World Already? Point is, quite some dedicated readers confessed they’re suffering GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) by waisting countless hours in front of the computer screen reading through photography sites instead of […]
Sure, good photography is mostly about the photographer and less about what camera and what lens. Truth seems to be, however, that good photography is more and more about the gear one doesn’t have, isn’t it? Thanks to today’s post-processing options with CS, Aperture, Lightroom and so forth you can even make a decade-old digital […]
