Do You Really Need an Expensive Camera to Take Great Photos? (VIDEO)

Show Promo Image Do you really need an expensive camera to take great photos? That’s the question portrait photographer Miguel Quiles tackles in the below video where he compares shooting with a Sony A7R IV, which retails for around $5400, with Sony’s 24-70mm G Master lens vs the Sony ZV1, a compact camera that sells… Continue reading Do You Really Need an Expensive Camera to Take Great Photos? (VIDEO)

Slideshow: Winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2021 competition

Winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2021 competition Today, winners of the 2021 Hasselblad Masters competition were announced. Photographers from all over the globe submitted a set of 3 images, for a total of 63,000, to 12 categories including Aerial, Architecture, Portrait, Product, and Heritage – a newly added category to commemorate the camera maker’s 80th… Continue reading Slideshow: Winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2021 competition

The Library of Congress and Flickr want your help identifying Japanese Americans imprisoned during WWII

Shizuko Ina (middle) was recently identified by the Library of Congress in this image from 1942. Ina was imprisoned in the United States from 1942-1946. World War II was a horrific experience for many people around the world. On American soil, Pearl Harbor was far from the only tragedy. Following the Japanese attack on Hawaii,… Continue reading The Library of Congress and Flickr want your help identifying Japanese Americans imprisoned during WWII

Zhong Yi announces $600 Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm F1.5 prime for full-frame camera systems

Zhong Yi Optics has announced the release of its new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm F1.5 lens, a fast, manual prime designed to be a more budget-friendly alternative to Leica’s Summilux M. The lens, which will be available for Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount, is constructed of nine elements in six groups,… Continue reading Zhong Yi announces $600 Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm F1.5 prime for full-frame camera systems

Laptop Review: Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro (2021) – Back with a vengeance

All product photography by DL Cade. By just about every metric you can come up with, Apple’s transition to Apple Silicon on the Mac has been a success. The M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro put up performance and efficiency numbers that were hard to believe, at a price point that instantly placed Apple at… Continue reading Laptop Review: Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro (2021) – Back with a vengeance