Luke Rollins is a writer and photographer based in Brooklyn.
Luke Rollins
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The market for point-and-shoot cameras is in an interesting place at the moment, with some of the most affordable options available new instead of used. As vintage Y2K-era imagery circulates social media, demand for these old digicams surges, all but erasing the value proposition that caused these old cameras to go viral in the first place. If you're in search of a fun, casual, and budget-…
3 weeks ago
A legacy mount gets a pair of modern optics with Thypoch’s latest lenses for the Leica M-mount, the Ksana 35mm f/2 ASPH and…
3 weeks ago
Since its inception, the a7R series has been a mainstay of portrait photographers, for whom its high-resolution imagery benefitted large-scale prints in fashion, beauty, and art contexts. With the release of the a7R VI Mirrorless Camera, Sony has introduced speed into the portraitist's…
3 weeks ago
Video performance was a stealth strength of the a7R V, and in this next-generation a7R VI Mirrorless Camera, the improved performance moves the camera from “if you know you know” to video headliner. Sony’s latest acknowledges the new hybrid table-stakes for…
3 weeks ago
Sports photographers are newcomers to the a7R party. Not because they're late to the series, but because until now the camera line simply wasn't well-suited for action, what with its processor-hungry file sizes slowing things down. Sony aims to change all that with the a7R VI Mirrorless…
3 weeks ago
Twelve years after Panasonic’s princely fixed-lens LX100 camera first hit shelves and eight long years after the release of its follow-up, the company has finally delivered unto its compact-hungry hordes a suitable heir: the LUMIX L10 Digital…
1 month ago
The wealth of B&H is not measured in sales, but in the accumulated knowledge of its people. The breadth of such experience is impossible to quantify, let alone price, which is why we’re offering this batch of wedding photography advice completely free of charge.
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1 month ago
If your mom isn’t just the family photographer, but the family’s director of photography, production designer, and art director as well, chances are she’ll appreciate a photo-related gift for Mother’s Day. But if she’s the type of mom who loves to research and investigate every purchase she makes, you might want to think outside the box to find a gift that surprises or excites her or is just…
1 month ago
Panasonic is announcing a new natural perspective, everyday lens for L-mount hybrid shooters, the LUMIX S 40mm f/2 lens. With its compact form factor, normal focal length, and wide maximum aperture, the lens is an effective solution for walkaround…
1 month ago
Third-party lens-maker Viltrox is announcing two new prime lenses for Sony E and Nikon Z full-frame cameras, the 35mm f/1.8 II EVO and…
1 month ago
I drive an old pickup truck. I love it. It works, but it’s also twenty-years old, and its creaky joints can be heard from the sidewalks as it rattles around the roads between North Queens and South Brooklyn.
My lighting equipment isn’t much different. It’s old. I love it. It works, but it has the same tenuous “held-together-by-tape-gum-and-string” quality as my truck.
Every now and then, I’ll get…
2 months ago
There comes a time in a photographer’s life—usually after some consistent success with an on-camera flash—when they say to themselves, "I’m ready to make my own light on demand." Thus begins a seemingly never-ending journey—first mastering the basics, then trying to put some feeling and expression into their photos.…
3 months ago
After something of a banner year for the company, Sigma's new year begins with the announcement of two new lenses, the 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art Lens for Sony E and L-mount…
3 months ago
The second generation of Nikon’s “Holy Trinity” professional-grade zoom lenses receives its second installment with the announcement of the new NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II lens. Faster, lighter, smaller, and more refined than its F- and Z-mount predecessors, this S-line…
3 months ago
Tamron is announcing a new high-end standard zoom lens for portrait photographers, the full-frame 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens for both Nikon and Sony mirrorless mounts. Following in the footsteps of Tamron’s much-vaunted 35-…
