Video: Everything you need to know about the James Webb Space Telescope ahead of its launch

After nearly 30 years of work, the James Webb Space Telescope is about ready for liftoff. The successor to the famous Hubble telescope was originally scheduled to launch on December 22, although that launch has been delayed to no earlier than December 24. When the space telescope launches aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from… Continue reading Video: Everything you need to know about the James Webb Space Telescope ahead of its launch

OWC’s Tiny Mercury Elite Pro Mini Portable Drive is Blazing Fast and Reliable: Our REVIEW

Show Promo Image Need a portable drive for those massive files you’re making as a content creator? Or perhaps a reliable backup drive to sidestep disaster when your computer melts like a Marshmallow Peep in a 1000W microwave? Two or three big names dominate the external hard drive offerings at online retailers, and it’s tempting… Continue reading OWC’s Tiny Mercury Elite Pro Mini Portable Drive is Blazing Fast and Reliable: Our REVIEW

5 Top Ideas for Shooting Epic Winter Macro Photos (VIDEO)

Show Promo Image Most photographers consider spring and summer the optimum seasons for macro photography, when interesting bugs and colorful flowers seem to be everywhere you look. While you can shoot small subjects any time of the year indoors, winter offers an array of unique opportunities for close-up photography outdoors. Ron Leach Fri, 12/17/2021

Tokina’s second-generation 400mm F8 mirror lens is available in eight mounts for $260

Tokina has announced an updated version of its 400mm F8 mirror lens that tweaks the optical detain and adds a T-mount system that Tokina says improves the performance of the lens and enables the lens to be used with eight different camera mounts. The Tokina 400mm F8 N II S mirror lens is a successor… Continue reading Tokina’s second-generation 400mm F8 mirror lens is available in eight mounts for $260

The best used cameras to buy right now

Stan Horaczek The best used Sony mirrorless Sony A6000 Check Price This venerable camera is still in Sony’s current lineup. The best used Fujifilm compact Fujifilm X-100T Check Price It’s still easily pocketable and very capable. The best high-end used Canon DSLR Canon 5D Mark III Check Price The camera of the year 2012 still… Continue reading The best used cameras to buy right now

Sony develops ‘world’s first stacked CMOS image sensor technology with 2-Layer Transistor Pixels’

Sony Smiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) has announced it’s developed ‘the world’s first stacked CMOS image sensor technology with 2-Layer Transistor Pixel.’ This new technology separates the photodiodes from the pixel transistors onto different substrate layers, which nearly doubles the amount of light a single pixel can capture compared to more conventional image sensors. Sony says… Continue reading Sony develops ‘world’s first stacked CMOS image sensor technology with 2-Layer Transistor Pixels’