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What’s in my bag…

ThinkTank Retrospective V2.0 by Christophe Dandurand It took years for me to find the rare pearl, the ThinkTank Retrospective V2.0. I had banned backpacks and other more or less rigid specialized containers (certainly many are very good, but do not correspond to my way of working), but by dint of […]

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Portraits with 2 lenses

Carpenter – 35mm 1/125 f5.6 The project is to shoot informal portraits with a wide angle and a tele lens. For this daunting assignment I’ve selected 2 superb Tamron lenses; the 70-200mm f/2.8 and the fabulous 35mm f/1.4. Both are outstandingly sharp with instant accurate focus… love them both! Eyes […]

broncolor LIGHT MODIFIER
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Revealing Magic with the broncolor UV attachment

You probably already know the light. The ultraviolet “black light”? We’ve all had fun at one time or another with this type of lighting when we were younger. It is usually invisible to the naked eye. It can only be observed indirectly through fluorescence or using a specialized detector. For […]

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Hahnemühle Torchon Paper Review

“If you like “artsy” matte papers, this is one you definitely want to try. I think you’ll like it.” Reviewed by Mark D Segal on PhotoPXL Click here for the full review Hahnemühle Torchon is a cellulose-based FineArt inkjet paper with an inkjet coating specially tailored for FineArt applications. The bright white art paper […]

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Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Review

Laowa (Venus Optics) has never been afraid to take on challenging lens designs. It is hard to find a “conventional” lens in their lineup, as every lens has some kind of unique twist to it. Macro at very wide angles or extremely high magnification levels, a design that emphasizes zero […]

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It’s Always Cool Outside – with H&Y filters!

It was a cool -20°C outside as I prepared this special featurette for PHOTONews Flash. I grabbed my new Z 9 with the 24-70mm lens, and headed out to play in the snow, using the H&Y circular ND64CPL filter and the magnetic graduated neutral density filter GND 0.9.  During my […]

Tamron SP 35mm f1.4 Di USD
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Tamron SP 35mm f1.4 Di USD lens review

An (almost) non-biased review of the Tamron SP 35mm f1.4 Di USD lens. A 35mm lens has historically been my go-to choice as a photojournalist. It renders a natural perspective of my subject while establishing the setting… ‘who and where’. The f2 Summicron pared with an M series Leica was […]

Nikon Z9 Shoot – "Behind the Moment" with Kristian Bogner
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Nikon Z9 Shoot – “Behind the Moment” with Kristian Bogner

 Professional Photographer and Filmmaker Kristian Bogner had one week to film and photograph with Nikon’s New Flagship Camera: The Nikon Z 9. He put the camera to the test capturing motocross, biking, strap aerialists, rodeo, roller skiing, concert, wildlife, and landscapes in the Rocky Mountains. This is a behind […]

Photographing Extreme Sports – by Noriyuki Watabe
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Photographing Extreme Sports – by Noriyuki Watabe

Soon after I got my hands on the TAMRON 35-150m F/2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058), I gave it a try at the Extreme Sports Competition. 35mm, f/2.0, 1/400 sec., ISO 1600 Although my first impression was its solid heft, I was reassured by its astonishing compactness for such a […]

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 Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8 Di III VXD (A058) Review

The excitement was palpable from the moment that Tamron first introduced the idea of their newest lens, a lens that busts genres and gives Tamron another “world’s first”.  That lens is the Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8 Di III VXD (internally called A058, as we’ll refer to it for brevity in this review).  Let’s […]