If you’ve been on the fence about buying a battery-powered monolight, now’s the time to jump down and buy! For a limited time, you’ll be able to grab the excellent Flashpoint XPLOR 600 (non-TTL) with a built-in R2 2.4GHz radio remote system for just $349! Yes, you read that, right! This is a $200 discount off of its regular price. It has never been more affordable to get into the world of off-camera flash. Join us after the break for more details about the light and the deal.
Hidden against the towering skyscrapers, shopping districts, and world-famous spots of Hong Kong are the lesser-known stories of its migrant worker population. While some light has been shed on their plight, there remains an underreported reality that is both shared and personal to the migrant workers and their families. This is what Hong Kong-based Filipina author and photographer Xyza Cruz Bacani has been raising awareness for through her work, particularly through her book We Are Like Air.
Landscape photography is a fun genre of photography, but it can be tough on you and your gear. If you plan on hitting the trails or are going to hike to a remote destination to grab some gorgeous landscape pictures, you’re going to want to make sure that the bag you take with you is up to the job of making you comfortable, and protecting your gear. If you’ve been looking for some camera bags that can protect your equipment from the elements, from drops, and that can keep you comfortable, this roundup is for you. After the break, we will share with you six camera bags that we would take with us on our outdoor adventures.
As we all know, Leica makes some genuinely great cameras, and one that stands out from the crowd, and that has gained a cult following is the Leica M Monochrom. This M series camera is unique since it has a Monochrome sensor in place of a regular color one. Now, Leica has confirmed that they have made a limited edition Leitz Wetzlar version of this camera that is dedicated to 150 years of Leica heritage. Join us after the break for all the details.
Attention, film photographers! KONO! is ending 2019 with a bang and just dropped a new vibrant film for all you lovers of fun and funky emulsions out there. If you’ve ever been curious about trying out the redscale look but have no idea how to make one yourself, this is an option you might want to consider. The new ROTWILD No2 film joins the KONO! Classic Film lineup and is the second iteration of the ROTWILD ISO 400 redscale film. If you’ve been waiting for the ROTWILD ISO 400 to restock, you can grab this instead.
The Pentax Spotmatic models remain among the most popular 35mm film SLR cameras today and are frequently recommended to those who are just starting out with shooting film. These sturdy and reliable mechanical cameras are affordable and relatively easy to find. Still, it can be challenging to find units in flawless cosmetic and working condition, especially for the black models. Enter our latest vintage camera find: a near mint Pentax Spotmatic II in black that comes with a 50mm lens. If you’re yet to add one to your camera collection and don’t mind splurging a little for a camera and lens set in this condition, go ahead and check it out!
The Sony a6600 is an excellent camera on paper. With image stabilization, a bigger battery, weather sealing, and the Sony a9’s autofocus system, it’s tough to find any fault with it behind the screen of a computer. But when you experience it in person, you start to realize that there is so much that’s backward with it. Indeed, the Sony a6600 starts to feel not like a camera at all. Instead, it embraces the criticism that Sony makes a fantastic image taking devices that don’t feel like cameras, but that sort of work like them. For the newer type of photographer out there that came up with the Instagram generation, you’ll be okay with it. But when you use other camera systems, you start to realize that there is a whole lot wrong here. That’s not to say that Sony didn’t do things right, though. And at $1,398 this camera isn’t at all that bad.
One of the coolest things you can do in low lighting conditions or complete darkness is do light paintings to achieve fun and colorful effects. Whether you want to try something new or embellish a portrait with these effects, light painting will allow you to get experimental and creative with light and colors. With the help of today’s photography cheat sheet, you can practice with something relatively simple: using light painting to illuminate subjects in dim lighting.
PhotoPlus Expo is the epitome of the autumnal photographic conference, an industry tradition of networking, investigating and testing out new products, asking experts questions, and listening to presentations from inspiring and talented brand-sponsored photographers. That said, without any question, every year, when I attend this conference, my fellow attendees are much more often male in identification. It’s a commonly acknowledged fact with other women in attendance, and is beginning to get noticed by other parts of the industry as well. As such, I was given a critical lens to examine PPE through (as a test model for conferences in general, a sample subject if you will): How can conferences make themselves more accessible to women, and what presently contributes to them being so male-dominated?
Micro Four thirds cameras probably aren’t the first choice on a list of cameras that astrophotographers generally look at. The small sensor size, and general feelings that high ISO performance isn’t good enough usually stop photographers from looking at these cameras, but they are missing out. Micro Four Thirds sensors have come a long way, and so has their high ISO performance. With company’s like Olympus innovating in this space in regards to features like Live Composition, suddenly Olympus cameras become viable options for astrophotography. In this roundup, we will take a look at Olympus cameras that are more than capable of capturing gorgeous astrophotography images.