New gear available for preorder: Probably one of the best all-rounder and travel optics out there, the Fujifilm XF 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens for the X series system: Fujifilm X Mount 27-206mm (35mm Equivalent) Four Aspherical and Two ED Elements Super EBC Lens Coating Five-Stop-Effective Image Stabilization Inner Focusing System & Linear […]
Film’s never gonna be dead. What nicer than a camera garage sale, and not just any camera garage sale, but one where the newest gear is the occasional digital Olympus Pen. Vintage retro and film cameras as far as the eye can see, that’s the photographer’s delight that just took place at the Foto-Flohmarkt in […]
Buying a camera and or owning a camera system says as much about a person’s character as the partner, pet, car or house the person has. Deciding which camera or system to shoot with is in fact a highly intimate, deeply personal choice that’s quite meaningful to read and understand a person’s character. You shoot […]
By NATE THAYER The “Selfie”: A History and Modern Cautionary Warning — In 2013, the Oxford Dictionary named “selfie” its word of the year. They define it as, “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.” But the selfie is […]
Act fast, Nikon lenses deals are back — both Adorama and B&H Photo have them: Deals expire Saturday, June 14, 2014.
By BENGT NYMAN This probably makes you think of a miraculous electronic device mounted in place of the lens on your camera. Maybe some day, but not today. My thought today is to take the lens correction technology offered by DxOMark and others a step further to solve a problem with long focal length lenses. […]
It could be one of the most famous photographs ever, The Falling Man by Richard Drew, a longtime Associated Press photog who was one of four press photographers present at the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. Drews famous 9/11 photo depicts a man falling from the World Trade Center towers following the September […]
Inspiring stuff by National Geographic photographer Cory Richards. Feel like your photography is stuck and want to bring it to the next level? Well leave your comfort zone. That’s what Richards is telling us in this video “tribute to discomfort.” A school dropout and for the most part homeless, photography became the language to translate […]
Photokina 2014, world’s biggest photography show, is around the corner. Taking place mid-September in Cologne, Germany, all major players use the stage to show off their latest and greatest gear. What’s in store for this year’s biennial Photokina? More DSLRs by Canon and Nikon? New curved and organic sensors? Compelling reasons to upgrade? Let’s have […]
Excellent Adorama promotion: Save $200 on a Zeiss Touit 12mm F2.8 or 32mm F1.8 lens for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X cameras. Better even, get both Touit lenses together with an $800 instant rebate! That’s nearly half price for stellar Zeiss Touit glass… better hurry. Here’s the link to all offers. The 2-for-1 Touit offer […]
Great Amazon deal on a Sony NEX-6 kit: Get the NEX-6 with 16-50mm power zoom for $519 only, that’s $380 or 42% off list price.
Blesseth the curfew… Never had to kill more time at an airport than when checking in for a plane departing hours after the 10 p.m. Thai curfew kicks in. What better than just, well, look around. Same old Df / Distagon 28/2 combo. Now that third photo could have more easily been shot with a […]
Told you so, love the Df and 28mm Distagon — all shots @ ISO 12,800 in the Bangkok of martial law and curfew (BTW, am traveling much these days, please rely on the Rumors and News Feeds for updates of THEME): (all straight out of camera)
Save up to 60% on refurbished and used cameras and lenses — promotion ends June 30, 2014:
Good things don’t come any cheaper: Vanguard ABEO Pro 283AGH Aluminum Tripod with GH-300T Grip Head for $249.90, exclusively from Adorama.
What a camera. No in-camera stabilization, no sensor self-cleaning mechanism, no video. But unmatched handling, the right size and weight — and a sensor churning out velvet smooth imagery. Its a photo taking machine that looks a bit overpriced considering its specs with 39 focus points only and not even maximum 1/8,000th of a second […]
More precisely, the human brain can develop a negative! Now this is just freaky and it works: Instructions: Stare at the red dot on the girl’s nose for 30 seconds. Turn your eyes to a plain surface (your ceiling or blank wall). Blink repeatedly and quickly while still looking at the plain surface. The brain […]
B&H Photo has some nice Memorial Day specials on $200 – $400 cameras and $400 – $1,000 cameras:
Pretty good deal on the all-in-one, optically stabilized Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM for Canon and Nikon mounts. This lens sells for $345++ everywhere else. Here you get this zoom’s great value and versatility for $260. Use coupon code 260SIGMALS at checkout. Coupon expires May 27, 2014.
Singapore photographer Aram Pan does it again: he has just returned form a photography trip to North Korea. Right, you remember his first trip to the terra incognita in October 2014. Aram was once again given official approval by the North Korean state government to conduct photography within the reclusive state. Although he was escorted […]
Right, as a film shooter back in the day, who wouldn’t be wary of airport X-ray scanners. It often took a great deal of effort to convince staff that under no circumstances I’ll let my precious rolls of film through that machine. That was in the days when we were served metal cutlery in planes […]
While I’m not a friend of miniaturization for the sake of miniaturization — you still have to be able to comfortably hold a camera! — Sony engineers once again cheat physics and make possible what seemed to be science fiction not too long ago. The third edition of the successful RX100 lineup with a new […]
Finally able to hit the preorder button: The new 12.2MP low light king Sony A7S with ISO sensitivity of up to 409,600 (!) and 4K video capability is available from Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama and Sony Store for $2,498. Arriving in July. The new 1-inch sensor, compact king Sony RX100 Mark III with built-in EVF […]
By JACK ANDERS For the past few months, I have been seriously considering replacing my desktop computer with something significantly more powerful than my current equipment. Although my current set up is more than capable of basic word processing and access to the Internet, it falls short of optimum performance when using photo editing software […]
Steve McCurry‘s magnificient Afghanistan work needs no further words. Explore the rugged beauty of Afghanistan through the lens of Magnum photographer Steve McCurry. Watch him talk about his mostly older work that hasn’t lost any of its magic: CNN has an additional Steve McCurry Afghanistan gallery.
New item, available for preorder from B&H Photo and Adorama: Canon EF 16-35mm F4L IS USM Lens
Sorry everyone for not updating THEME daily, got way too many things at my hands these days. Awaiting a Df delivery that might not happen in time before a longer trip, then paperwork, bureaucrazy, real work, etc. The other day though I had an idea and, well, why not share it with you. You can […]
Here’s a video by Andy Newman, the brain behind Why We Create. “Dare to dream a little bigger,” says Andy — who’s producing a documentary series on photography and inspiration. The latest episode goes behind the scenes with photographer Nick Fancher as he shares why he creates work he’s passionate about. The video could be […]
Welcome to Izitru, a new photo hosting service that applies image forensic technology to analyze whether an image originates in-camera or is changed substantially by editing means. To get the service’s highest seal of approval an image must pass six forensic tests. You’ll say every digital image today is in some way post-processed. Some, however, […]
By LEANNE COLE This is not a discussion about whether men or women are better photographers, I think we have proven time and time again that gender has nothing to do with it. I am more interested in the bigger picture and how the world perceives women photographers and men photographers. They have been saying […]
