ARTICLE – Compact cameras didn’t disappear when smartphones got good. They got pushed into a clearer lane, and you feel that shift the second a zoom ring clicks under your fingers. Price: $1,299 Where to Buy: B&H Photo A phone’s fast, but it’s also a flat slab of glass that makes every move feel the […]
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ARTICLE – Most companies add features to charge more money. The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome does the opposite. It removes the ability to shoot color photos completely, then charges $700 more than the regular version. It’s a pocket-sized camera that takes out the color filter and bets that photographers who want to shoot black and
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NEWS – If you’re like me, you have lots of film negatives (and/or slides) that need to be scanned and digitized for safekeeping. Plustek recently released the Plustek OpticFilm 135i Ai scanner, which contains all kinds of bells and whistles to help you obtain great scans of your film and slides. It’s a professional-grade film
REVIEW – Ever since we moved into our new home in 2021, we have been searching for art to hang above the fireplace. The wall above our fireplace is entirely tiled, and I am afraid to try drilling into it to place a hanger. That means I was looking for lighter artwork that could be
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REVIEW – One of the things that I miss from my older Sony A6300 camera was the built-in pop-up flash. Yeah, it wasn’t powerful, but it gave me the option for some fill light on brighter days when my subject was backlit. I occasionally use the included flash on my Fuji camera, too. So I
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REVIEW – Today’s review is a bit different than others I’ve done in the past as it’s a review of an app! I’ll call it a digital gadget for review’s sake today. Popsa, an AI-driven photo curation platform, is an application designed to help you build and print photo books of whatever memories you want
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REVIEW – We live near a very large lake that has an abundance of wildlife. There’s a public dock that I love to take my camera to and try to capture some images. There are a ton of alligators, sandhill cranes, ospreys, eagles, etc. Bringing them closer to me would be great, but they don’t
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REVIEW – Gone are the days when I would have to walk with a camera bag with wheels to have enough equipment to get good recordings of my kids’ events. These days, most smartphones are good enough to capture decent recordings of those precious moments. However, my hands are never comfortable holding my phone to
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REVIEW – I’ve always had a mild fascination with astronomy, but my interest grew significantly after last year’s total solar eclipse. Capturing images with my iPhone during the eclipse’s totality made me curious about what it would be like to use an actual telescope. Although I’ll have to wait for the total solar eclipse in
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REVIEW – I have been interested in macro photography since I was a kid and my dad won a photo contest for a close-up picture of a dandelion flower. My own macro photography is now done on products for my reviews. But I still enjoy trying to capture extreme close-up shots of flowers and nature.
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REVIEW – I have always wondered what the practical advantage was in using a gimbal with a smartphone. Is it worth it to carry around this extra piece of equipment? Can it really expand the photo and film opportunities that are available? Read on to get an understanding of what the ZHIYUN Smooth 5S AI
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REVIEW – Mobile phones have changed the communication landscape. For many, phones aren’t for talking anymore, they are just for texting and email. But there is one other thing that almost everyone does with a mobile phone – take photos. These photos sit in cell phone jail, resting, unseen, in the phone’s memory, and most
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NEWS – Getting babies to look at a camera to capture a good photo of them is difficult. But not anymore! The Looky Lou Rattle is a fun toy that clips on your phone to get your baby to look at the camera and smile. The lion’s mane cleverly spins and rattles thus capturing your
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REVIEW – I am well acquainted with numerous products from Peak Design, ranging from their travel bags and gear to some of their photography-focused items. Therefore, I was eager to evaluate the Peak Design Slide, specifically in the Ash colorway, alongside the other two Peak Design camera straps that I already owned. What is it?
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REVIEW – According to several online sources, approximately 1.8 trillion photos are taken annually. 1.8 trillion. 1,800,000,000,000. That equates to just shy of 5 billion photos taken every day, worldwide. Other estimates say that the average person takes 20 photos every day. Younger folks tend to take more, older folks, less, but the overall average
REVIEW – Ever since my dad won a photography contest by taking a close-up photo of a dandelion when I was a kid, I’ve been interested in macro photography. A macro mode has been a must-have feature when upgrading/buying new phones because, for many years now, my phone has become my daily camera, even for
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DEAL NEWS – Don’t let your most cherished memories disappear. Preserve them forever with the Kodak Slide N Scan Film & Slide Scanner for $169.97 (reg. $224), with on-time holiday delivery through Dec. 7. While more advanced means, such as digital pictures and videos, control the market share of modern media, there’s no denying the
SPONSORED NEWS – Sirui, a renowned name in the world of imaging and optics, has once again pushed the boundaries of innovation with the release of two groundbreaking lenses – the Sirui Sniper Autofocus APS-C Lenses and the Sirui Saturn Full-frame Carbon Fiber Anamorphic Lens. These cutting-edge additions to the Sirui lens lineup promise to
REVIEW – As a proud Gen Xer, I still have an inordinate amount of memories stored on “old media”. Over the years, I’ve painstakingly converted VCR tapes to MP4s, CDs, and records to MP3s, and scanned countless photos, all with varying degrees of success. Despite my background as a digital artist, photo scanning, in particular,
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REVIEW – Macro photography can be a creative way to take a photo that shows something we don’t normally see so well. Mobile macro photography is interesting, with many phones having macro support built in, but how good is that macro lens really? To get the best mobile macro photos you should invest in a