2024-04-23 05:55
In August of 2022, the Chinese lens company Viltrox quietly removed a lens from their online store: the Canon RF version of the Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8. Soon, it became clear that this removal… Read More
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Photography Life provides various digital photography reviews, articles, tips, tutorials and guides to photographers of all levels
2024-04-21 19:15
Have you ever wondered what the subject you are photographing would look like if you had a different camera? Namely, a camera with a smaller or larger sensor than the one you currently have?… Read More
2024-04-21 04:52
As photographers, we have a unique ability to impact how people perceive on our subjects. Some of the most magnificent animals on the planet are also some of the most feared, but it doesn&rs&hell…Read More
2024-04-18 19:41
Superzooms have always been viewed with a certain amount of disdain by “serious” photographers. Fairly or unfairly, lots of photographers would immediately dismiss anything more… Read More
2024-04-15 21:49
I'm excited to announce that we're now able to offer yearly, rather than just monthly, memberships on our Member Page! Our readers have asked about this feature for months, and it's finally… Read More
2024-04-14 18:41
This has been quite a busy week for our team. Spencer put another batch of lenses through their paces in our lab, including a pair of Nikon supertelephotos that I’m very curious about… Read More
2024-04-13 18:50
If you've ever tried light painting for Milky Way photography, you may have run into some frustrating issues. Maybe your light's color temperature didn't match the scene, or the shadows and… Read More
2024-04-13 02:44
2024-04-11 03:24
Three months ago, we decided to take Photography Life in a different direction. At a time when most websites shove increasingly aggressive ads into people's faces, and many replace good writ… Read More
2024-04-09 20:26
Today's hands-on review covers everything you need to know about the Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 lens. Small and portable, this lens features a bright maximum aperture of f/1.8 - good for shooting in… Read More
2024-04-07 19:24
As photographic equipment becomes more sophisticated, it’s only a matter of time before something breaks. And, naturally, it will tend to break at the worst possible time. This happene… Read More
2024-04-06 23:28
The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio between its length and its width. Almost all modern digital cameras create images with a 3:2 or 4:3 aspect ratio, while the 16:9 format is common fo… Read More
2024-04-02 19:42
In 2016, Nikon first introduced SnapBridge, an app designed to create a “seamless connection between a camera and a smart device.” I first used this app a year later on a trip to… Read More
2024-04-01 05:20
Easter is celebrated differently in different parts of the world. In France, they make a giant omelet out of 15,000 eggs. In Hungary or Slovakia, girls are splashed with cold water or even t… Read More
2024-03-28 20:08
Tamron has just announced that their popular 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 will be available for the Nikon Z system beginning in mid-April! This will present a very interesting dilemma for Nikon Z shoote… Read More
2024-03-27 08:17
This hands-on review covers everything you need to know about the Sigma 14mm f/1.4 Art, an ultra-wide prime lens made with Milky Way photography in mind. I tested this lens on both the Sony… Read More
2024-03-27 04:16
Nikon has just announced the Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR for $1299.95, expected to ship in mid-April. The lens not only has a versatile 14.3× zoom, but also an impressive close-focusing distan… Read More
2024-03-25 19:23
Wildlife photography is one of the most demanding forms of photography because so much is unpredictable. At times, there are only fleeting moments to capture the shot you want. Sometim… Read More
2024-03-24 19:16
If you noticed any significant mood swings in a positive direction this week, it may have been because March 20th was the International Day of Happiness. Still, I preferred to leave nothing… Read More
2024-03-24 09:53
Done right, car camping can give you incredible flexibility when you travel. Imagine waking up to see the sunrise over a beautiful lake in the middle of nowhere, while having full amenities… Read More
2024-03-22 06:28
Nikon Picture Controls are the fundamental way in which Nikon photographers choose the colors, contrast, and "look" of a photo - that is, if you shoot JPEG. If you shoot RAW, maybe you've ne… Read More
2024-03-20 16:56
I've just published a new video on YouTube called "A Day in the Life of a Landscape Photographer." This video has been a long time coming; it's our first in over two years! And it's paired w… Read More
2024-03-19 05:01
In this article, I will explain how to set up Nikon's shooting menu banks so that you can incorporate them into your photography workflow. What are shooting menu banks for, and how can they… Read More
2024-03-17 17:59
Yesterday, I was interviewed for the Czech Nature Photo Contest, and I answered a question about what photographing wildlife means to me personally. I answered honestly that, apart from the… Read More
2024-03-16 02:34
This hands-on review covers everything you need to know about the Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM, an ultra-wide prime lens for Sony's full-frame mirrorless E Mount. I tested this lens on both the Son… Read More
2024-03-15 04:23
The muskox (Ovibos Moschatus) is a massive arctic animal. It weighs up to 400 kg (880 pounds) and measures up to 2.5 meters long (over 8 feet). Although it lived across Europe during the las… Read More
2024-03-13 17:28
The title of this article is exactly what I had to figure out when a large box of slides from my dad landed on my desk a few weeks ago. It was a family treasure waiting to be archived. At th… Read More
2024-03-11 01:26
Last week, after a long time, I picked up the classic Nikon D850 DLR camera. Why did I do that? Well, to digitize the photos I took with even more classic cameras like the Nikon FM 3a. I did… Read More
2024-03-07 19:50
In a surprise announcement, Nikon is acquiring the cinema camera manufacturer RED, one of the foremost professional cinema camera companies today, and making it one of their subsidiaries. Ni… Read More
2024-03-06 12:34
This hands-on review covers everything that you need to know about the Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2 S, a high-end prime lens that Nikon announced in February 2023 for the Z System. It is one of Nikon'… Read More
2024-03-04 21:15
During my one month as an intern at the Crocodile Research Coalition in Belize, I did not take one photo of a crocodile. My group spent most of our nights conducting surveys, searching for t… Read More
2024-03-03 19:17
This Sunday is World Wildlife Day. The theme for 2024 is “Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation.” I often wonder what role photograp… Read More
2024-03-03 05:08
Backing up your photos. It’s one of the most tedious parts of photography, but the annoyance of setting up a good backup routine is nothing compared to the tragedy of losing your photo… Read More
2024-03-01 22:08
We’ve spent the last two weeks updating our older Nikon Z lens reviews to bring them up to current standards. Now that we’ve finally tested the vast majority of Nikon Z lenses, i… Read More
2024-02-25 22:40
In last week’s Photography News, I mischievously let you guess which lens I used for my opening photo. The mysterious and somewhat unusual lens was successfully identified as a spottin… Read More
2024-02-25 21:44
Most photographers and videographers are used to capturing images/video onto an in-camera storage device, offloading it to a portable hard drive, and later offloading it again onto a desktop… Read More
2024-02-21 23:51
Sigma has just announced two new very exciting lenses, a supertelephoto 500mm f/5.6 and an ultra-wide-angle 15mm f/1.4 diagonal fisheye. These two lenses will be available for L-mount and So… Read More
2024-02-20 20:55
It’s been almost exactly 10 years since Fujifilm released the X-T1. The timing of the announcement was perfect. While Canon and Nikon were a bit slow to innovate in the APS-C segment… Read More
2024-02-19 05:07
An interesting software program (a review of which you will soon be able to read) prompted me this week to dive into the greatest depths of my archives. Our fascination with modern technolog… Read More
2024-02-17 21:32
Thousands of miles from their nearest iguanid relatives, and across the Pacific Ocean, live the marvelous, critically-endangered Fijian iguanas. I was fortunate to find and photograph two of… Read More
2024-02-15 10:00
The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 is a versatile third-party lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. It features an unusually wide range of focal lengths and a bright maximum aperture of f… Read More
2024-02-13 07:32
Cameras are increasingly joining our phones and computers as high-tech computing devices. For some, this may be a reason to get nostalgic for the good old days of cog wheels and fine gears;… Read More
2024-02-11 19:16
The persistent rain outside the windows made me search my archives for photos this week instead of going outside. But it wasn’t a nostalgic trip back in time – it was a focused s… Read More
2024-02-08 21:30
In North America, the most commonly-known birds are probably the Rock Dove, Mallard, and Ring-billed Gull. The Ring-billed Gull is also one of the most photographed birds in the world, being… Read More
2024-02-07 04:05
Nikon just announced a major firmware update for the Nikon Z8, bringing it some highly-anticipated features from the Z9 and Zf cameras. The headlining features are a dedicated bird-detection… Read More
2024-02-06 04:28
Winter is often regarded as the doldrums for nature and wildlife photographers here in Michigan. Despite the unusually warm weather this year, opportunities for outdoor photography have been… Read More
2024-02-04 23:59
Coffee on the table, down jacket, and hat. In the room where I’ve just opened my computer, it’s barely 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius). The fire behind my back started… Read More
2024-02-03 07:47
A pen tablet can be an amazing control interface for editing photos, especially with Photoshop. But with the variety of pen tablets available, choosing the right one can feel like a guessing… Read More
2024-02-01 20:11
“Urban wildlife.” Put together, those two words sound like a contradiction. Something like a “square circle,” “hot ice,” or “honest politician.&rdqu&hell…Read More
2024-02-01 00:13
It’s been apparent for a while that Nikon and Canon have all but killed off the DSLR. Recent reports of Nikon shutting down their F-Mount assembly lines may have been greatly exaggerat… Read More
2024-01-30 19:12
OM System just announced the OM-1 Mark II together with the OM System 150-600 f/5.0-6.3 lens, strengthening the position of Micro Four Thirds for wildlife photography. The OM-1 Mark II gives… Read More
2024-01-30 01:02
From the perspective of someone whose first language is not English, the term “shooting” does not immediately conjure the idea of cameras. However, it makes sense at some level… Read More
2024-01-28 19:17
Would you believe that even in the urban jungle of one of the world’s oldest cities, you can take photos as if you were in the tropics of Asia or South America? Soon, I will give you t… Read More
2024-01-26 07:04
One of our readers recently asked me an interesting question, which is whether or not it helps to have a large maximum aperture in landscape photography. Of course, the answer will be differ… Read More
2024-01-25 08:25
Fujifilm cameras are sometimes referred to as the poor man's Leica. The retro design of some Fuji cameras reminiscent of the famous German camera brand, indeed, but their prices are far from… Read More
2024-01-24 06:50
The Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G is one of the smallest full-frame lenses available for Sony mirrorless cameras, weighing just 162 grams (0.36 pounds) and measuring a mere 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) long… Read More
2024-01-21 21:51
Photography is not an activity that brings people together like team sports. Everyone looks into their own viewfinder and hunts for their own visual catch. This is even more true for wildlif… Read More
2024-01-18 20:19
The Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota) can be nearly a meter long and weigh eight kilograms, or more than 17 pounds. These squirrel-related creatures inhabit the alpine steppes of some of the w… Read More
2024-01-18 10:32
The Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro is a wide-angle, wide-aperture prime lens capable of 1:2 close focus photography. It's small and lightweight, and the price of $599 is pretty reasonable. Should… Read More
2024-01-16 02:10
Both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are amazing laptops, bringing a great blend of features and portability to any content creation workflow, but which one is better for you? In this compar… Read More
2024-01-14 20:00
I like to start my Photography News on a positive note, but it is not always easy. Especially when I see my favorite country, where I spent several years of a happy life, turn into a battlef… Read More
2024-01-13 23:04
It’s often said that there has never been a better time to be a photographer. In one way, I think this is true – more than ever before, we’ve got the most amazing tools to… Read More
2024-01-12 00:25
You can take great landscape photos at any focal length, of course, but that doesn't mean we can't have favorites! Is there a particular perspective that calls your name for landscape photog… Read More
2024-01-10 06:49
The Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 is a tiny lens – almost a pancake – that can be thrown in your bag or jacket pocket while still covering full-frame! At $300, it’s a very exciting o… Read More
2024-01-08 19:54
If you've browsed Photography Life in the last week or so, have you noticed something interesting? I don't blame you if you missed it - it's not something we've added, but something we've ta… Read More
2024-01-07 20:22
The first week of the year is over, and I completely forgot to make any New Year’s resolutions. But as they say: better late than never. So, I grabbed a pen and paper and wrote them do… Read More
2024-01-07 06:17
After the Noct, the Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is only the second Z lens to get its own name added to the standard technical designation. From this, we can conclude that Nikon has put a lot… Read More
2024-01-05 00:07
Islands, washed by the sea from all sides, have long evoked a sense of romanticism in many of us. And what makes islands so special? It is, of course, their isolation. Thanks to this, island… Read More
2024-01-03 00:20
The Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM is a high-end, ultra-wide zoom with a large, constant maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range. While it features many of Sony’s most advanced f… Read More
2024-01-01 11:58
Post-processing is one of the trickiest aspects of photography. You can get all your settings right in camera and have a great composition, but still end up with something strange with unfla… Read More
2023-12-31 22:36
I’m posting this week’s Photography News in the last hours of 2023. Outside my windows, I can already see the fireworks of the first eager welcomers of the New Year. This morning… Read More
2023-12-29 05:39
Pen tablets, which serve as an alternate to your computer’s mouse or trackpad, have become increasingly popular for photo editing. In this guide, I’ll take a look at the benefits… Read More
2023-12-27 05:44
At a time when photography software can do almost anything, is there any reason to use physical glass filters in front of your lens? Absolutely! Some problems are still best solved with filt… Read More
2023-12-25 06:40
Our team at Photography Life wants to wish you a wonderful holiday season, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! I hope you’re able to spend time with family and friends this week. Thes… Read More
2023-12-22 04:58
Somewhere near the meeting of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais lie the partial remnants of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. I recently had the opportunity to explore this fra… Read More
2023-12-18 19:06
There are many reasons why wildlife photos can turn out poorly, but there’s one that I see more than anything else. Is it bad focus? Not any more – subject detection has really m… Read More
2023-12-18 06:27
Today’s Photography News will begin and end a bit unconventionally with a little reflection on the topic of health. Art therapy is a proven method for diagnosing and improving an indiv… Read More
2023-12-14 20:51
Gone are the days when storage drives were fragile, temperamental things that would die after a small shock or a bit of humidity. Rugged drives, especially with the magic acronym SSD, have c… Read More
2023-12-14 03:57
If you’re shooting with a recent Sony camera, odds are you’re using NP-FZ100 style batteries. Sony’s OEM battery is quite expensive, but is it worth it? In this guide, I&rs&hell…Read More
2023-12-10 16:47
A few days ago, I removed the last of the Sri Lankan leeches that were enjoying the exotic delicacy of my Czech blood. The water that had condensed inside my lens has finally found its way o… Read More
2023-12-09 05:28
Full frame. There's a strange magic in that word that makes us feel like anything derived from the sacrosanct 36mm x 24mm format is a mere substitute... not full. But is that really the case… Read More
2023-12-08 05:15
There has been a lot of great innovation in the continuous lighting space recently. I recently got the opportunity to check out two of Zhiyun’s newest lights: the G60 (a 60-watt capabl… Read More
2023-12-06 06:38
Fast, ultra-wide zoom lenses have long been staples for advanced and professional photographers. The Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L is a recent example, building upon Canon’s legacy of 16-35… Read More
2023-12-04 03:59
This week, I was excited to get back some of the 8x10 film that I shot in Death Valley last month. One of my favorite parts of landscape photography is seeing my photos come to life on a lig… Read More
2023-12-03 02:22
In October of 2023, Adobe announced that Lightroom would gain support for HDR editing and display. Perhaps confusingly, this is different from Lightroom’s Merge to HDR feature that com… Read More
2023-12-02 03:12
Utilizing a flash can be one of the best ways to take your photography to the next level. That said, I often see new photographers with a lot of potential become discouraged by the initial c… Read More
2023-11-29 00:38
The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 is a full-frame autofocus lens available both for the Nikon Z system and for Sony E mount. At just $380, it undercuts lenses such as the Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8 ($850) a… Read More
2023-11-26 21:59
I’ve made it back from my trip to Death Valley, where I recently traveled to see (and of course photograph) a temporary lake that formed in Badwater Basin. I’ll get back my devel… Read More
2023-11-24 11:31
Below is a list of the best Black Friday deals I've found in the photography world, including cameras, lenses, computers, and more. I've put my personal favorite deals in bold lettering, and… Read More
2023-11-22 00:32
The Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro is a lightweight prime capable of 1:2 close focus photography. At $499, it is positioned as a value option rather than one of Canon’s high-end L-series le… Read More
2023-11-20 00:32
The best way to test any new photography equipment is to take it on a trip. And that’s what I’m doing now – I’m visiting the tropics again, this time the Asian ones… Read More
2023-11-17 00:57
Tibor Litauszki is a Hungarian nature photographer who specializes in unique wildlife photography often taken at night. He recently won the prestigious Nature Conservancy photography competi… Read More
2023-11-14 14:30
This is an in-depth review of the Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM, one of Sony’s top wide-angle prime lenses meant to offer the highest image quality and brightest aperture available at 24mm. Th… Read More
2023-11-12 20:18
For my opening Photography News images, I usually post a photo I took last week. This time I will make a small exception to that rule. The month and day match, only the year is 2005 –… Read More
2023-11-10 19:39
Nikon has an impressive family tree that includes a number of iconic cameras. If you started out in photography during the analog film era, you’ll be familiar with classic cameras like… Read More
2023-11-08 14:22
In my roughly eight years of pursuing photography seriously, one of the most exciting things I have seen is yesterday's announcement of the Sony a9 III, the first consumer interchangeable le… Read More
2023-11-08 14:06
Sony is surely making waves today, perhaps the biggest one being with their new Sony a9 III camera with a global shutter. But great cameras need great lenses, and what better way to make the… Read More
2023-11-07 14:30
One of Nikon’s most intriguing decisions in the mirrorless era is to sell two different f/2.8 zoom trios – one set of professional, S-line lenses for $2000+, and another set for… Read More
2023-11-06 19:53
Wildlife photography is a very rewarding, creative, and relaxing activity – that is, unless you just missed the shot of a lifetime. However, while being outdoors is generally good for… Read More
2023-11-05 18:03
Recently, I was thinking about what I consider to be the greatest evolution in photographic technology in recent years, and I can’t decide. Automatic eye detection across the entire vi… Read More
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