Seeing spots in your photos? Your camera’s sensor might need a cleaning. If you’d like to go a do-it-yourself route and beyond a simple bulb blower, Michael The Maven made this 13-minute video walkthrough on how you can go about cleaning a mirrorless camera sensor.
Michael’s strategy is probably more involved than what most photographers […]. petapixel.com
On last week's episode of Pro Camera Reviews, we showed viewers how to clean their camera sensor. The audience loved it. And lots of folks have never done it before. It's amazingly simple to do as long as you're not afraid. thephoblographer.com »
2020-09-19 19:00
If you have owned a DSLR or a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera for any amount of time, we are sure that you're well aware of how annoying and sometimes costly dust can be. You see, dust loves electronics, and your camera sensor is not excluded from dust's list of things to invade. thephoblographer.com »
2020-01-07 14:00
Want to learn about the history of digital camera sensor sizes? Camera Conspiracies made this entirely serious and fantastically educational 11-minute video on the dark history behind the digital camera industry’s sensor size war (warning: it contains profanity). petapixel.com »
2018-12-15 19:21
Image by DPreview Fuji announced a new GFX-100 medium format camera with 4k30p, phase detection AF, IBIS (world’s first on a MF camera). And it uses the brand new 100 Megapixel Sony sensor. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-09-25 19:45
Fujifilm has just announced the XF10, a new tiny camera with a big sensor. It’s an ultra-lightweight X Series compact camera that boasts an APS-C CMOS sensor at its core. The pocket-sized camera shoots 24. petapixel.com »
2018-07-19 16:27
Phase One announced the new iMX industrial/drone camera. What’s cool on this thing is that it’s the world’s first camera using the new Sony 100Megapixel backilluminated 44x33mm sensor! Fuji, Hasselblad and Pentax will use this sensor on their future cameras too. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-05-01 12:58
Taiwanese manufacturer Asus is a pioneer in the area of smartphone zoom, and so it does not come as a surprise that its latest flagship model, the ZenFone 4 Pro, comes with a quite impressive looking dual-camera setup that offers 2x zoom capability. dpreview.com »
2017-08-17 19:07
How would like a camera that is smaller than your current D-SLR and yet can shoot in low-light conditions, producing images that are sharper than you're used to? That’s the promise of curved sensor technology, and it’s about to hit commercial cameras. digitalrev.com »
2017-07-28 03:00
The Sigma Quattro H is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with an APS-H (1. 3x crop) sensor. It has a spatial resolution of 25. 5MP but uses a sensor technology very different from other cameras, capturing around 38M pieces of information and capable of producing files with far higher levels of detail than you'd expect from a conventional 25. dpreview.com »
2017-05-31 18:11
The Sigma Quattro H is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with an APS-H (1. 3x crop) sensor. It has a spatial resolution of 25. 5MP but uses a sensor technology very different from other cameras, capturing around 38M pieces of information and capable of producing files with far higher levels of detail than you'd expect from a conventional 25. dpreview.com »
2017-05-31 18:11
f you haven't known already, the stacked CMOS sensor in the new Sony a9 flagship camera isn't exactly all brand new. Indeed, it's the first time that Sony has done it with a full frame sensor and released it to the public. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-22 07:00
The Hasselblad X1D-50c is a 50MP mirrorless medium format camera and is an important product for the storied Swedish company. Hasselblad is a company with a long history of making high-end cameras. dpreview.com »
2017-04-03 18:22
It appears that as with previous Samsung flagship smartphones, the brand new Galaxy S8 and S8+ will, depending on region, come with different camera sensors. Since the launch users have spotted versions with Sony IMX333 and S5K2L2 ISOCELL image sensors. dpreview.com »
2017-03-31 21:06
The D5600 is the company's mid-range DSLR and it's the smallest and best-connected, yet. Nikon has been on something of a roll, making solid DSLRs with good ergonomics, dependable metering, some of the best image sensors, often very good (often industry-leading) autofocus and a JPEG engine that gives results that lots of people like. dpreview.com »
2017-03-01 17:00
Sony has today announced two new high-end Android smartphones, the Xperia XZ Premium and the Xperia XZs, which both use a 19MP 1/2. 3 image sensor that is based on Sony's recently announced 3-layer stack technology for smartphones. dpreview.com »
2017-02-27 15:43
Sony’s semiconductor division has developed a tiny one megapixel sensor that — at only two millimeters — is said to be the smallest one megapixel sensor yet. At its resolution, the sensor won’t be useful for professional shoots but is instead more likely to propagate photography into wearable technology such as smartwatches. digitalrev.com »
2016-12-29 03:00
Update: Sigma US has confirmed a price of $1200 and a December 20th shipping date will also ship in to US customers in January. Lens and camera manufacturer Sigma has announced UK pricing for its forthcoming sd Quattro H APS-H interchangeable lens mirrorless camera: it will cost January 2017. dpreview.com »
2016-12-14 22:33
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has today unveiled the Pro 6 Plus, a high-end model with metal housing and large 5. 7" pressure-sensitive AMOLED screen with Quad-HD resolution. The Sony Exmor IMX386 sensor in the camera module has been deployed in some previous Meizu models but at 1/2. dpreview.com »
2016-11-30 21:29
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_3336540306","galleryId":"3336540306","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"standalone":false,"selectedImageIndex":0,"startInCommentsView":false,"isMobile":false}) }); The Xperia XZ is the top-of-the-line model in Sony's Xperia X series and comes with some of the latest technologies implemented in its camera module. dpreview.com »
2016-11-25 15:00
For many years as a photographer, I've had one trick that has made all my product photography shine. Companies lease our product images and on social platforms or messaging boards, our product images are often used to showcase a lens or camera looking sexy. thephoblographer.com »
2016-10-20 13:02
A fairly long time ago, photographer Zack Arias shared a video on sensor sizes and how the full frame vs APS-C sensor debate is pretty much useless. Instead, he pushes the idea that the "Moron behind the camera" is much more important. thephoblographer.com »
2016-10-19 16:47
When it comes to cleaning your camera sensor, the truth is that many photographers are very scared and don't know how to do it. There are options like the Rocket Blower, the Arctic Butterfly and very recently Dexter's Vac-o-matic was sent to us for review. thephoblographer.com »
2016-10-03 07:02
At Photokina 2016, Fujifilm announced their new system called the Fujifilm GFX: their medium format camera system that has been long rumored. The new system sports a sensor size of 43. 8 x 32. thephoblographer.com »
2016-09-19 18:55
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_5665215221","galleryId":"5665215221","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"standalone":false,"selectedImageIndex":0,"startInCommentsView":false,"isMobile":false}) }); Sony has announced the a99 II, an 42MP A-mount SLT camera to mark the tenth anniversary of the Alpha series. dpreview.com »
2016-09-19 16:07
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_5665215221","galleryId":"5665215221","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"standalone":false,"selectedImageIndex":0,"startInCommentsView":false,"isMobile":false}) }); Sony has announced the a99 II, an 42MP A-mount SLT camera to mark the tenth anniversary of the Alpha series. dpreview.com »
2016-09-19 16:07
Sony has announced its new top-end device in the Xperia Z line at IFA in Berlin and in the camera department the new model comes with what the company calls 'triple sensor' technology. In practical terms this means that the Sony IMX300 1/2. dpreview.com »
2016-09-01 23:28
The idea of cleaning your camera’s sensor fills many photographers with dread. It may seem difficult or complicated but it is actually much more straightforward than you may think. In this article, I will give you a simple guide on how to check for sensor dust and how to effectively clean your camera’s sensor. Today […] petapixel.com »
2016-08-23 17:02
For starters, I love the fast-paced John Wick series, and I think that Keanu Reeves is just a badass in general. Now I don’t use this word often, but everything about these movies is pure cinematic gold — the lighting, composition, camera movement, etc.
I recently made a ten-day timelapse video on two smartphone cameras of my hometown of Manhattan Beach, California, for multiple sunsets, moonrises, flowing clouds, and all sorts of stuff the naked eye rarely gets to see. [Read More]
While cleaning one of my camera sensors, I noticed my incredibly pocketable and convenient 12mm f/2. 0 Olympus lens developed a fatal flaw. A rather large reflective fragment became dislodged inside the lens and was robbing me of precious photons.
I had the Mamiya RB67 and Pentax 67 on my medium-format wanted list for many years now, but I simply could not justify the price tag or bear the unfortunate realization that either camera would sit lonely and unused on a shelf.
As creatives, more specifically as a photographer and filmmaker, we tend to get gigs all over the city. From big production to small, low-budget clients, our commute can be taxing, especially with increased gas prices. [Read More]
"Flambient" real estate photography involves combining flash and ambient light for beautiful, high-end results. In this article, I will show how you can capture great real estate images using high dynamic range (HDR) and flash techniques. [Read More]
I do mainly large format photography, and I often take my own self-portrait by using my pneumatic cable release that has a long cable and air bulb release. However, I have long been thinking about how to make a more modern kind of remote cable release.