Getting that beautiful Pastel look is great. But would you believe us if we told you that there is an easier way to do it than to just work with presets? There is. In fact, it doesn’t require a lot of work. Best of all it can be done in-camera. For the benefit of everyone, we’re going to quickly talk about getting this look both in-camera with Fujifilm cameras and with any other camera out there too. However, due to the way that their colors work, Fujifilm is typically the best at this.
Photographers lamented when Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS was discontinued; but according to Fujifilm Division President Manny Almeda, Millenials were the ones to help bring it back. Now, Fujifilm is announcing that Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS II is returning to the market on November 22nd. Even better, the film is coming in 35mm and 120 formats. But it will only be available in Japan until it comes to the US and other markets in early 2020. Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS II has a retinkered formula to make it even better than what it was, or at least that’s what Fujifilm claims. They’re promising high resolution, fine grain and lots of sharpness. Photographers that love shooting portraits, landscapes, and more are going to have fun with this film. It’s even being touted for night photography.
If you’re looking for some pre-holiday bargains, you’re in the right place. There are some cracking deals right now like the Olympus Pen E-PL8. You can get this incredibly fun Micro Four Thirds camera with the M.Zuiko 14-442mm lens for just $289.99! That’ss over $300 in savings! The Nikon Z6 with the FTZ adapter is only $1,696.95. The Canon EOS R has come down to $1,799, and the EOS RP is a steal at $999. There are also great deals on lenses from Rokinon like the 14mm f2.8 AF, which is only $579, and the 85mm f1.2, which has seen its price drop to just $799. There are also deals from Tamron, Lensbaby, IRIX, and Fujifilm too. Come and check out all of the camera deals and lenses on sale after the break.
The last time we put the spotlight on Arild Heitmann and his work, we had a great tour of the visual wonders that Iceland has come to be known for. Today, we want to bring you to yet another set of magical landscapes from him, this time a place closer to his home: Senja Island in Norway. If you’re looking for the next stunning northern destination to visit and photograph, we’re sure you’ll be convinced after looking through this collection!
“Japan is about peace and joy,” says Lisbon born travel photographer, Arlindo Camacho. He isn’t wrong either. Which is why Japan continues to be a popular hotspot for photographers far and wide around the world. But not everyone shoots in the style Arlindo does. While most visit Japan in the blossom season, Arlindo wanted to go against the grain. Instead, he focused on creating something different from the status quo. He explains, “I decided to go in the winter to avoid Sakura’s chaos even knowing that I would miss those incredible colors of springtime.” And it’s because of his planning that he came home with a series of images that we – and many others – totally fell in love with.
With point-and-shoot cameras from the 1980s being among the most popular film cameras today, we think some of you may be interested in grabbing our latest vintage find. The boxy Canon MC10 may not be as iconic as, say, the similarly designed Olympus XA or the Lomo LC-A cameras, but it still looks the part of a sleek point-and-shoot camera you might want to hit the streets with when you get the itch to shoot film.
Last week at the annual PhotoPlus Expo in New York City, Tamron unveiled a trio of compact and lightweight prime lenses designed from the ground up for Sony’s E Mount Full Frame Mirrorless cameras. One of the lenses in this prime trio is the Tamron 35mm f2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 (Model F053). The newly announced Tamron 35mm f2.8 follows the same design philosophy of balancing a small footprint while maintaining portability like we’ve seen in the company’s excellent 17-28mm f2.8 Di III RXD and 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD zooms for Sony Full Frame Mirrorless. At just 7.4 oz, the Tamron 35mm f2.8 is remarkably lightweight. It’s also quite compact in size as well at just 2.5 inches in length (the 20mm and 24mm f2.8 primes also share the same exterior design and dimensions). We got to spend some brief hands-on time shooting with the brand new Tamron 35mm f2.8 at PPE, head on after the jump for our
The grandeur of the Northern Lights is high up on the bucket list of travel and landscape photographers, so we’re not surprised if it’s already on your plans for the winter. Of course, you’ll want to bring home with you some stunning photos as keepsakes of the spectacular experience. However, it will certainly be a challenge to shoot. Today, we have just the photography cheat sheet you need to make it happen.
If you were to spring for one wide-angle zoom lens with a fast aperture on the market, then chances are that you’d go for the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art. Sigma is arguably the best lens maker of our time even if you need to lift weights to use them. And with the case of the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art, you’re going to get fantastic image quality. The cityscape, landscape, event, and travel photographers that use this lens will appreciate the fact that it can more or less stay mated to your camera while giving you a whole lot of versatility. It’s not at all a portrait lens. But if you’re the type of photographer that tried to avoid photographing people, then the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art is probably your choice.
While we do love our prime lenses, there’s always space in our camera bags for versatile zooms too. If you like to have just a few lenses to cover multiple focal lengths and multiple genres of photography, wide-angle zoom lenses have you covered. Want to shoot gorgeous landscapes? Wide-angle zooms will help with that. Do you like astrophotography, documentary photography, architectural photography and environmental portraiture? You guessed it, wide-angle zoom lenses will help you with all of those genres and more. After the break, we list some of our favorite wide zoom lenses that cover multiple platforms. Come and check out what lenses we wouldn’t leave home without.