Anyone who develops an interest in photography will always come across the iconic Robert Capa and his timeless work. However, reading about the him or his work is one thing; listening to him speak about his work and adventures is another, given the decades that have passed since his days as “the greatest war photographer in the world.” Here’s a rare 1947 interview with the Hungarian photographer, the only known recording that the world has of his voice.
I’ve never found it reasonable to constantly upgrade to the next generation of cameras that come out, and that’s why I’ve been holding out for the Fujifilm X Pro 3. I still own the Fujifilm X Pro 1, and to this day it is in my eyes one of the best cameras ever made in the past 10 years. The image quality still holds up as you can easily make the raw files look like film or have them be really high end. While Sony cameras are what I’d use for most of my work, Fujifilm is what I use for studio projects and for my hobby photography. I’ve always preferred the rangefinder style of cameras as they simply just conform better to my hands.
If you have ever wanted to get more advanced with your post-processing but have hated the idea of trying to mask out specific sections of your images in Lightroom then you are not alone. Manually masking, and doing a good job, can take a tone of time. If you are needing to process a lot of images in a short period of time, then you simply don’t have the time to spend on that sort of work. Thankfully, the team at Adobe recognized this limitation and developed a powerful, but often overlooked tool to help make the process go a lot smoother: Auto Mask.
Today, we’re bringing out the big guns with our latest ebay find. If you thought that the rare pistol-shaped subminiature DORYU 2-16 was such a cool shot, say hello to the big daddy of unusual cameras like it: the hefty Zenit Photosniper. It’s one of those things that would probably get you in some kind of trouble, but we can’t blame you if you want it!
There is something to be said for 3D printed gear that you can print for yourself, but have any of you ever considered using a 3D printed camera for your next photo gig? Probably not, but I would think it is also safe to say that you have not seen a medium format 3D printed camera that looks quite as polished as the Goodman One.
Leica has been doing mirrorless cameras now for a long time, thanks to the very nature of their classic rangefinder designs. They have even been dabbling in digital mirrorless cameras over the years, with varied success. Now, reports are indicating that thanks to their continued collaboration with Panasonic, Leica is gearing up to launch two new cameras; a new full frame SL mirrorless camera and a new C-LUX compact camera.
Canon or Nikon, Fujifilm or Sony – These questions are argued night and day for almost no reason. The photography industry is and has always been a bunch of walled gardens. But in a time where the industry is shrinking, I feel like a question needs to be asked, and that is whether or not this is really the best way forward for the industry. Are there other avenues that could maybe benefit these companies, and us photographers more?
It’s been over a year since Kodak’s big announcement that they’re bringing back the iconic Ektachrome 100 slide film in 35mm format. The revival was supposed to happen during holiday season 2017, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen and film fans have been kept waiting. After what we can only guess as a rigorous long-term testing, Kodak finally has a substantial update for us in the form of some successful test shots. It definitely stoked the fire for those of us who have been eagerly waiting, but also got most of us wondering if there has been some mistake with scanning the film.
I’ve been playing with the MiNT InstantKon RF70 for a while now purposely taking my time with it in order to ensure that I didn’t miss anything. This camera is, in my opinion, the most important Instant film camera to have been released in the past few years. It makes use of the less popular Instax Wide format, and it also allows the photographer to have full manual control over the image. The MiNT InstantKon RF70 has a lens with aperture controls and manual focusing utilizing a rangefinder. There is a light meter built in, and the camera is overall pretty lightweight and compact. There isn’t a whole lot to complain about thus far–except for the fact that there are a few things that really concern me.
The A7R III is arguably the best high resolution full frame camera on the market right now in terms of its mix of features, resolution and performance. If you’ve been thinking about picking one up but have been hesitating because of the price then now may be the time to pull that trigger thanks to some new savings on this incredible camera.