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The Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S is a compact super-telephoto built for handheld shooting

The Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S is the lightest in its class. Nikon Super-telephoto lenses tend to be large and heavy. But, with the launch of the new Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S, Nikon is adding an another lightweight super-telephoto to its S-line of mirrorless full-frame glass. It slots in alongside the recently-launched… Continue reading The Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S is a compact super-telephoto built for handheld shooting

Picsart’s new ‘AI Enhance’ tool promises to upscale your images and improve IQ

A Picsart-provided example of the new ‘AI Enhance’ tool in action. Picsart Picsart, the self-declared “world’s leading digital creation platform”, has announced a new artificial intelligence-powered tool called “AI Enhance.” According to the press release, the tool—which is coming to both Picsart’s mobile app, available for iOS and Android, and API service for businesses—“removes noise,… Continue reading Picsart’s new ‘AI Enhance’ tool promises to upscale your images and improve IQ

Best time lapse cameras for 2022

Stan Horaczek Best Nikon (and best overall) Nikon Z6 II Check Price Best dedicated time-lapse camera Brinno BCC2000 Check Price Best for beginners GoPro HD Hero10 Check Price With the right skills and gear, just about any camera can be a time lapse camera. Some, however, make it much easier than others when it comes… Continue reading Best time lapse cameras for 2022

How to Stream Video to Multiple Platforms Simultaneously With Restream and OBS

Video platforms and their intricate algorithms are always changing, but there’s one general strategy that continues to remain relevant: sharing your content across multiple platforms, or POSSE — Publish on Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere. In this tutorial we’ll show you two ways you can use Restream to connect to multiple platforms; locally, through Restream, and… Continue reading How to Stream Video to Multiple Platforms Simultaneously With Restream and OBS

New gear: Meike 85mm f/1.8 sets a new benchmark for affordability

The new Meike 85mm f/1.8 lens for Sony Full-frame E-mount is priced at $199.99. Meike If you’re a full-frame, Sony E-mount shooter on a budget, Hong Kong-based lensmaker Meike has just the thing for you. The new Meike 85mm f/1.8 prime lens includes autofocus support and blows its sole direct rival out of the water… Continue reading New gear: Meike 85mm f/1.8 sets a new benchmark for affordability

How to Digitize Slides

With plenty of options, it’s never been easier to digitize your slide film. Stan Horaczek This post has been updated. It was originally published on December 17, 2008. Got stacks of slide carousels loaded with holiday, vacation, and other family memories? Those trays hold too much personal history to be tossed, but in their current… Continue reading How to Digitize Slides

Best slide viewers for 2022

Stan Horaczek Best overall KODAK Slide N SCAN Film and Slide Scanner Check Price Best budget KODAK 35mm Slide and Film Viewer Check Price Best scanner Epson V600 Check Price Film photography is as popular right now as it has been in years, which has made slide viewers relevant once again. Slide film (sometimes known… Continue reading Best slide viewers for 2022

Surf’s up: 11 tips for jaw-dropping surf photography

More than a hundred years ago, a photographer by the name of A. R. Gurrey self-published The Surf Riders of Hawaii, the first book dedicated entirely to the subject of surfing. By the 1930s, John Heath “Doc” Ball helped establish surf photography as a profession. In the 1960s, Leroy Grannis documented the surf scene at… Continue reading Surf’s up: 11 tips for jaw-dropping surf photography

Macro photographer Levon Biss’ big bug pictures magnify tiny species’ oversized impact

The endangered butterfly Gonepteryx maderensis, commonly called the Madeira brimstone, lives in the mountains of the Madeira islands. As caterpillers, they feed on just one type of tree, which is itself threatened by an invasive plant species. Levon Biss The natural reaction for many of us upon spotting an ant, termite, or other unseemly creature… Continue reading Macro photographer Levon Biss’ big bug pictures magnify tiny species’ oversized impact