Best 35mm film in 2022

Stan Horaczek Best for portraits Kodak Portra 400 Check Price A solid, professional option for all shooting situations Best black-and-white Kodak Tri-X Check Price This stock has been a classic for decades Best slide film Kodak Ektachrome Check Price For the better part of the 20th century, 35mm film was the primary way people took… Continue reading Best 35mm film in 2022

Photographing Formula Drift with an instant camera

Kristen Lee / The Drive This article originally appeared on The Drive In addition to seeing awesome cars throw themselves sideways around turns, another wonderful thing Formula Drift gives us is the opportunity to practice photography. You’re usually sitting close enough that you can grab at least a couple of really cool photos. Just for fun, I thought I’d bring… Continue reading Photographing Formula Drift with an instant camera

Best telephoto lenses of 2022

Zoom in with precision. Harrison Haines, Pexels A quality telephoto lens is typically one of the first speciality lenses that a photographer adds to their gear bag. A 70-200mm lens is considered a medium-tele length and proves useful for many photographers for its versatility. It can shoot everything from portraits to wildlife and sports.  Technically speaking,… Continue reading Best telephoto lenses of 2022

Fujifilm Japan will soon hike film prices by up to 60%

Fujifilm Film—if you can even find it in stock—is already pretty pricey, and things might be about to get worse. According to PetaPixel, who have translated a note sent out to camera shops in Japan, Fujifilm’s film prices will increase by up to 60 percent over the coming months. Let’s dig in. About the note… Continue reading Fujifilm Japan will soon hike film prices by up to 60%

SONY MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA LEAKED!

Chelsea & Tony Northrup discuss the rumors of the new Sony Alpha medium format mirrorless camera, with a BIGGER sensor than the Fujifilm GFX cameras. MORE megapixels, too, with up to 200 megapixels… and it has one more trick: A CURVED SENSOR! We discuss the rumors, whether making a medium format camera in 2022 makes… Continue reading SONY MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA LEAKED!

New gear: Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 ‘shift’ lens

A sample image shot with the new Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 shift lens. Jiang Ji Hang / Venus Optics Meet the Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D “Shift” lens. Available in no fewer than 8 mounts, this new manual focus wide-angle optic lets users shift the focal length by up to plus or minus… Continue reading New gear: Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 ‘shift’ lens

The best cameras for wedding photography in 2022

Stan Horaczek Best Canon camera for wedding photography Canon EOS R6 Check Price Canon’s mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera is one of the best wedding cameras around. Best Fujifilm camera for wedding photography Fujifilm X-T4 Check Price Build one of the most compact wedding kits you can get. Best Nikon camera for wedding photography Nikon Z6… Continue reading The best cameras for wedding photography in 2022

Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI

Dan Bracaglia Last weekend The New Yorker published an essay by Kyle Chayka with a headline guaranteed to pique my interest and raise my hackles: “Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?” (March 18, 2022). Aside from being a prime example of Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, it feeds into the idea that computational photography is a… Continue reading Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI

Fugufilm 400 is a new ISO 400 color slide film from Japan Camera Hunter

Japan Camera Hunter Good things clearly come in threes because today the folks at Japan Camera Hunter (JCH) teased a brand-new ISO 400 color slide film, the third new color film to be announced this week! On Monday Kodak unveiled plans to offer Kodak Gold 200 in 120 medium format. That same day, CineStill announced… Continue reading Fugufilm 400 is a new ISO 400 color slide film from Japan Camera Hunter

Best camera for wildlife photography in 2022

Best overall Sony A1 Check Price Sony’s flagship has everything a photographer could need. Best for beginners Sony Cyber-Shot RX10 IV Check Price A bridge camera ready for a variety of wildlife. Best durable Olympus OM-D E-M1X Check Price Robust weather-sealing so you can stay out in the elements. Photography subjects don’t get much more… Continue reading Best camera for wildlife photography in 2022