There is something all-newcomer photographers tend to do, they either dream of camera gear or buy a lot of it. When I started in photography I went through the same thing. I thought that I needed all the lenses that my idols used, I believed I needed the biggest megapixel camera, with all the film features just in case a potential client wanted video. But over time with age came wisdom....
Although Japan Industrial Partners has essentially come out and said that it’s business as usual for Olympus as a camera brand and that it has big plans (particularly with video) for the Micro Four Thirds system in the future, many MFT shooters are still in doubt about what may come under the brand’s new ownership. A report on 43Rumors today, also suggests that Panasonic isn’t all that confident in MFT’s future, either....
Pentax has officially announced its new HD Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED PLM AW lens. Designed for the company’s APS-C K mount DSLRs, the 16-50mm lens is the latest in the Pentax “Star” lineup and offers a field of view equivalent to that of a 24.5-76.5mm focal length range on a full-frame camera. The new lens features HD coatings to reduce flare and ghosting and a PLM pulse motor to drive autofocus....
Sometimes, photography is powerful enough to change your life. This is what happened to both photojournalist Ted Jackson and a homeless man he photographed in 1990. This photo created a strong bond between the photographer and his subject – who turned out to be a former football quarterback, Jackie Wallace.Advertisements Ted Jackson tells his story about the image and the man in the photo, whose life has been anything but kind to him....
As well as cables and wireless tethering, the other thing Tether Tools is well known for is their range of power system for various cameras and tools. Products like the Case Relay have made lives a lot easier for a lot of DSLR and mirrorless shooters when it comes to power. But that isn’t the only power solution they offer. We had a chat with them at PhotoPlus 2019 to find out more about their power options and how they can help photographers and filmmakers....
