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A Look at the Highly Affordable Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 Lens

Few lenses are more classic than a wide-aperture 85mm, which is often the preferred choice of portrait photographers. Nonetheless, a good 85mm lens can be awfully expensive. There are some quite affordable options out there as well, with one such example being the Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8, and this excellent video review takes a look… Continue reading A Look at the Highly Affordable Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 Lens

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DxO Launches Nik Collection 4.3, PhotoLab 5.1, and FilmPack 6.1

DxO has announced updates to PhotoLab 5, FilmPack 6, and the Nik Collection of apps and presets, all of which have improvements, workflow enhancements, or additional presets. PhotoLab 5.1 will bring an improved User Interface along with GPS coordinates leveraged directly from Google, FilmPack 6.1 also has an improved workflow for the time machine feature.… Continue reading DxO Launches Nik Collection 4.3, PhotoLab 5.1, and FilmPack 6.1

Hands-on with the K-Lens, a light field lens that captures 3D data for post-capture refocusing

We’ve seen light field cameras before, such as the Lytro camera, but K-Lens is the first light field interchangeable lens to be available for existing digital still and video cameras. The lens is able to record a grid of images that contain information about the relative distance of different objects in the scene. This information… Continue reading Hands-on with the K-Lens, a light field lens that captures 3D data for post-capture refocusing

Report Shows Instagram Makes it Easy for Teens to Find Drugs Online

A report alleges that despite Instagram prohibiting the sale of drugs on its platform, minors have been able to easily find sellers of illegal substances, adding to the growing list of ways that the app endangers young users. Tech Transparency Project (TTP) conducted an investigation into the safeguarding practices Instagram employs to keep minors away… Continue reading Report Shows Instagram Makes it Easy for Teens to Find Drugs Online

Nik Collection 4.3 Offers 35 New Nature-Related Presets

I’m a long-time user of Nik Tools, and the suite of filters and presets has been advancing rapidly since DXO took the software over in 2017. There are tools to create a variety of monochrome looks, perspective corrections, sharpening, HDR renders, analog and film replication effects, color adjustments, noise reduction, and sharpening. Now, DXO is… Continue reading Nik Collection 4.3 Offers 35 New Nature-Related Presets

NASA gets the Hubble Space Telescope back online and fully operational

Lead image credit: NASA After more than a month in safe mode, NASA has announced that the Hubble Space Telescope has returned to full science operations. We reported on November 8 that Hubble was in safe mode following its second shutdown of the year. The famous telescope entered safe mode on October 25 after a… Continue reading NASA gets the Hubble Space Telescope back online and fully operational

Google Pixel 6 Smartphone Review

The Google Pixel 6 smartphone is Google’s latest affordable flagship smartphone to be introduced and as we’ve come to expect, it features a line-up of impressive technology but how good is it at taking photos?

How to shoot dramatic architectural silhouettes, without leaving your house

Sometimes we see something that makes you stop scrolling, sit up, and take note. That is exactly what happened when we saw these dramatic silhouettes shot by photographer Jennifer Arce from Florida. We caught up with Jennifer to find out how she created these because all is not what it seems. Jennifer says it all… Continue reading How to shoot dramatic architectural silhouettes, without leaving your house

Updated: Nikon Z 40mm F2 sample gallery

We’ve been continuing to shoot with Nikon’s compact, fast-aperture 40mm F2, and as autumn turns to winter here in the Pacific Northwest, we’ve updated our initial sample gallery with several new images, for your viewing pleasure. Check out our updated gallery of samples from the Nikon Z 40mm F2