There’s something incredibly timeless about a great black-and-white image. While there are no doubt countless options available to help turn your digital images into black-and-white photos, very few do a good job of striking the balance between ease of use and authentic, film-…
A good, large megapixel camera is what every photographer dreams of. While there is a plethora of options today, ranging from 20MP to 100MP, we decided to peek at the wider end of the pool: 50MP. While this category is niche on its own, with very few companies launching dedicate…
Behind the scenes, ThePhoblographer team is constantly pushing one another to be their best creative selves, and when the challenge was made to shoot only in Program mode for a month, I couldn’t resist. After a month of letting my camera determine the best exposure, I was able…
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“James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Danish post office will stop delivering mail (but not parcels) at the end of 2025. “Letter volumes have decreased by over 90 percent since 2000”. But over 100 million letters were delivered in 2024…that’s still a tremendous number. 💬 Join the discus…
Tamron has been quite successful in the third-party lens manufacturing domain. Lenses such as 35-150mm f2-2.8 Di III VXD, 70-180mm f2.8 G2, and 50-400mm f4.5-6.3 have showcased powerful performance at an affordable rate. However, this year has been slow for many reasons. As th…
Why would you pay more for a lens if there's a cheaper and similar quality product with nearly all the same features as the higher-priced option? This is a question that photographers have asked themselves about Leica vs Japanese-made cameras. But these days, it's a question tha…
Venus Optic's Laowa has been quite a hit amongst landscape and macro photographers. The company has introduced options such as the 20mm f4 Zero-D Shift lens, the 90mm f2.8 2x Ultra Macro, and the Laowa 15mm f4 Wide Angle Macro have been great performers and come at a cost-effect…
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Recently, we spoke about 7Artisans launching two full-frame lenses for enthusiasts: the 14mm f2.8 and 75mm f1.4. Designed to cater to the needs of photographers who want crisp images at an effective price, 7Artisans is now adding a third lens to its portfolio, which will excite…
With the mirrorless range, Canon now has 50 different lenses in its portfolio. While their EF lenses have paved the way for the optics we use today, there is still plenty that Canon has yet to explore. For starters, it needs to make its telephoto lenses more compact and lightwei…