January 2016

Canon G5 X field-tested: Is it the best point and shoot ever?

Submitted by David Cardinal on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 08:13

Up until now, the choice for best point and shoot was tricky – none of the three leading cameras had everything. The got top marks for image quality and has a good zoom range, but no viewfinder. The sort-of-has a viewfinder (it is a small pop-up), but has a limited zoom range and is a little lower-scoring on image quality. The somewhat older is also a worthy competitor, but its larger size isn’t justified by image quality or features. Canon has finally broken the logjam with its new . This new model adds an excellent Electronic ViewFinder (EVF) and a hot shoe for an add-on flash. There are also some other, smaller, updates to video recording formats and other features, but the EVF and hot shoe are clearly the headline here.

Canon G5 X
Canon G7 X
Sony RX100
Lumix LX100
point-and-shoot
Point and Shoot
Review
Camera
News
1-inch sensor
DSLR replacement
mobile photography
camera_body
Camera Body
camera_review

Shoot stock? Here is what Adobe says will sell in 2016

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 13:17

While I’m not sure how many photographers can actually make real income off the buy-in-volume, royalty-free, model of Adobe Stock, at least they’ve done us the service of publishing their data on what’s hot in stock photography sales, including a rise in Tech-related image sales, something they call “New Aesthetics” (which includes hipsters, cappuccino art, bowties, etc.), and “Perspective Portraits” (which sound pretty close to what we u

Hands-on with HEXO+ Cinema-quality drone

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 12:47

Part of the fun of CES is getting to use some of the newest technology.

HEXO+
Hexoplus
drone
aerial photography
DJI Phantom
Photo drone
Review
action sports

Hands-on with the Nikon D5 and Nikon D500: Amazing new DSLRs from Nikon

Submitted by David Cardinal on Mon, 01/11/2016 - 10:28

I got to shoot with both the new and at CES, and they are each amazing in their own way. For no-holds-barred shooting performance the ’s 14fps (12fps for up to 200 frames of RAW) and borderline-insane 3,000,000 ISO capability can’t be beat. But at over $6K and 3 pounds, with “only” 21MP of resolution, it certainly won’t be for everyone. It’s certainly the camera of choice for big-budget (and big backpack) wildlife and sports photographers, along with photojournalists who can deal with the size in exchange for unheard of low-light performance.

Nikon
DSLR
Nikon D5
Nikon D500
Nikon D300
Nikon D300s
Nikon D400
Nikon D4
sports photography
Camera
Camera Body
Review