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by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
This holiday season, we’re looking at fun and affordable lenses for your mirrorless systems. There will be both unique lenses and some overlap thanks to the vast number of third-party lenses hitting the market for all major brands. In this guide, we’re covering lenses for the Fujifilm X-Mount. From ultra-wide-angle lenses suited for landscapes and architectural images to super telephoto ones for sports and wildlife, we’ll be covering a variety of focal lengths are variety of uses.
AstrHori 10mm f/8 II Lens
The
by Mary Latvis · Posted
Today, online and social media platforms continue to provide an almost boundless outlet for content creators of all stripes. Use this gift guide to select components for capturing smooth, high-resolution video, and clear audio that will help your or a loved one's content stand out from the profusion of material jockeying for viewers' attention.
IN THIS ARTICLE
1. Smooth Action Cameras2. Digital Mirrorless and Point-and-Shoot Cameras3.
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
This holiday season, we’re looking at fun and affordable lenses for mirrorless systems. There will be both unique lenses and some overlap thanks to the vast number of third-party lenses hitting the market for all major brands. In this guide, we’re covering lenses for the L-Mount. From ultra-wide-angle lenses suited for landscapes and architectural images to super telephoto ones for sports and wildlife, we’ll be covering a variety of focal lengths are variety of uses. Of course, the L-Mount is shared across brands like Leica, Sigma, and Lumix,
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
This holiday season, we’re looking at fun and affordable lenses for your mirrorless systems. There will be both unique lenses and some overlap thanks to the vast number of third-party lenses hitting the market for all major brands. In this guide, we’re covering lenses for the Canon RF Mount. From ultra-wide-angle lenses suited for landscapes and architectural images to super telephoto ones for sports and wildlife, we’ll be covering a variety of
by Zack Young · Posted
Virtual production is a fast-growing space with ever-evolving tools, but one mainstay for media servers, playback, and compositing is Assimilate’s Live FX Studio. Available with a perpetual, yearly, or three month license, this powerful piece of software can help you pull off advanced image-based lighting (IBL), as well as keying, masking, metadata creation, and more. I talked to
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
There’s an old adage that gear doesn’t make the picture, it’s the photographer. This is partly true. A super-telephoto prime with a fast aperture will make quick work of busy backgrounds, and the faster focusing systems of high-end full-frame cameras will more easily track a bird’s eye in some of the most challenging lighting conditions. But there’s another factor to consider. At the heart of the image is a creative eye and technical proficiency. High-end camera gear only serves a purpose once you know what you’re doing.
In this guide, we’re
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
If renowned landscape photographer Ansel Adams were alive today, he would surely be astounded at the variety of cameras available. When compared to his hulking 8x10 view camera, today’s cameras look like child’s play. He would also be flabbergasted at the image quality these little devices produce.
This year, we have a bottomless well of cameras
by Luke Rollins · Posted
At first glance, studio photography and the compact camera may seem strange bedfellows. The type of work associated with the studio—still life, product photography, portraiture, macro photography—usually wants cameras with larger sensors and interchangeable lenses, especially in professional applications. Compact, point-and-shoot cameras, for their part, have their natural home in everyday, travel, nightlife, and street applications, where their discretion and size become virtues.
It might seem almost cruel to introduce the compact to the
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
As complementary as peanut butter is to jelly, the camera and tripod are an age-old pairing that still manages to maintain relevance and unmatched functionality in a world dominated by image stabilization and Photoshop tricks. While the form and function of a tripod is far simpler to understand than the scrolling menus of today’s feature-packed cameras, it can still be a chore to choose the right setup for your needs from among a sea of manufacturers and seemingly comparable models.
Now, what’s the big deal with tripods? Most photographers
by Luke Rollins · Posted
Compact, point-and-shoot cameras have become an increasingly popular way for people to explore the possibilities of photography beyond the smartphone. Brands like Camp Snap, Kodak, Yashica, and Kreate offer buyers affordable options for turning unforgettable moments into lasting memories across skill levels, feature sets, and applications.
Camp Snap
A world dominated by screens is a world where screenless-ness is a feature. Inspired by summers frolicking in the outdoors before the ubiquity of electronic devices, Camp Snap cameras are designed
by Luke Rollins · Posted
Gear is never just gear. For professionals, gear represents livelihood, financial stability, and potential growth. Hobbyists see their artistic ambitions, the labor-hours invested in the gear’s acquisition, the satisfaction of knowledge gained, and what remains left to learn. Even novices can see in their gear their new path of embarkation and the road ahead to mastery.
Despite how laden with meaning these objects can be, they will nonetheless spend most of their lives in storage, waiting to be plucked for duty—and often with little thought
by Steven Esposito · Posted
Building a PC can be difficult for those who are new to the hobby. Seasoned builders like me picked up on a lot of tips and tricks when it comes to assembling PCs, so today I am going to share a full step-by-step guide on how to assemble your PC with a few extra pieces of information to help you along the way. We are going to answer questions and do our best to ensure that your installation process goes smoothly.
I am going to assume that you, reader, are a fellow gaming enthusiast. I am also going to speak about the most common types of PCs
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Content creation can be as simple as we make it, but if you truly want to make your content stand out, you’ll need the right tools to do it. Visually pleasing lighting and quality audio can go a long way to legitimizing your work and giving it a pro level feel. In this guide, we’ve put together a few kits ranging from budget friendly to higher end and everything in between.
Best Budget Kit
It’s said that the best camera is the one you have available. Odds are, you likely have a smartphone, so that’s our budget camera. Most modern smartphones
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Love them or hate them, tripods are an essential piece of the photography puzzle. They allow us to capture images that would otherwise be impossible to create, whether it be due to low light or long exposures where keeping our camera motionless is essential. Even in bright daylight, tripods aid us in producing sharper images, all while freeing our hands to do other tasks.
Choosing a tripod is a highly personal choice, and there are many considerations we should take
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
After the smartphone revolution, it appeared that the days of the compact camera were done. How wrong we were. It’s true that a few years back, point-and-shoot options were few and far between. There were just a handful of options on the market, and some industry titans even left the market entirely. Despite the long-rumored demise of the compact camera, it seems that photo enthusiasts still desire a dedicated device without the distractions that come with a smartphone.
What is a compact or “point-and-shoot” camera? Just because a camera is