Over the weekend I channeled my inner influencer to practice vlogging with the Nikon Z30 Mirrorless Camera. As the lightest and least costly camera of the Nikon Z-series, the Z30 is a great introduction to Nikon’s fleet if you are a vlogger looking to up your game. Weighing a comfy 350 grams, the Z30’s uniquely light body still feels sturdy and capable of withstanding rugged use. With an ergonomic
I needed a new camera bag. More specifically, I needed a new camera bag that didn’t look like a camera bag. Not something to carry all my gear—just a mirrorless camera with short tele attached, a 13" laptop, a few books, lunch, and other daily sundries. A commuter camera bag? A hybrid camera bag? Whatever you want to call it, my new bag needed to blend in on the subway and rest comfortably on my lap should I be lucky enough to score a seat. A
The Professional 1800x Gold Series is the newest line of high-performance SD cards from well-known flash-memory manufacturer Lexar. Rated above Lexar’s Silver Series, and slightly below its 2000x Gold lineup, the 1800x Gold Series is designed to handle the workloads of most creative professionals, including those working with 4K video and burst image capture.
Canson Infinity has released its latest fine-art inkjet paper, the Baryta Prestige II, with the sole purpose of maintaining the aesthetics of a traditional darkroom paper. Over the past few years, one of inkjet printing’s main goals has been to emulate the look and feel of so-called darkroom papers, specifically fiber-based, black-and-white, silver gelatin papers, because these papers truly hit the mark in terms of tonal range and
Posted 06/26/2022
Our team tests the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II to make note of how it has been improved—photographers and videographers should enjoy the upgrades! This G Master lens is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and boasts even greater resolution and bokeh quality, an improved motor for faster and smoother autofocusing, minimized focus breathing, and much more.
Read the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Lens announcement to learn more
Posted 06/23/2022
Perfect for travel photography, the Tamron 17-70mm offers unlimited creativity, with a constant f/2.8 aperture, reduced focus breathing, vibration compensation, an effective minimum focusing distance, and more!
Click to read the Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 for FUJIFILM announcement to learn more.
Let us know in the Comments section, below, how excited you are to try the Tamron 17-70mm!
Posted 05/03/2022
We test the new Rotolight NEO 3 in a studio portrait photo shoot. Don't be fooled by its compact size—the Neo 3 packs a huge punch in terms of power. It operates as a continuous light and a strobe light, and it offers more than 16.7 million color variations. Whether you use it as an off-camera flash or a continuous light source, your creativity will flourish with the Rotolight NEO 3!
If you have any questions or bold statements to make about this
Posted 04/29/2022
Luxli has introduced the newest member of its Orchestra Series, the Luxli Timpani² ! This LED light panel offers a color temperature range of 2800 to 10,000K, 150 colored filters, 10 customizable animated effects, and more. Plus, the new High Frame Rate (HFR) mode allows users to shoot at high frame rates without unwanted banding. Join Doug Guerra in the studio as he tests the Luxli Timpani² in various setups.
Posted 04/27/2022
Over the course of six years, Sony’s G Master lineup has offered some of the best lenses in the business—and yet Sony still pushes itself to get even better. With the release of the FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II, it’s easy to see Sony’s drive to improve in action based on all the upgrades made to one of its earliest, and still good, G Master lenses. Sony also appears to be watching industry trends, further tuning its optics and handling to suit the demands
Posted 03/31/2022
Our team headed into the studio with HIVE LIGHTING's Hornet 200-CX Omni-Color Open Face LED Light. Using the Antenna App, they were able to control the RGB lighting and utilize HIVE's cosmetic presets.
How would you use the Hornet 200-CX LED Light? Let us know in the Comments section, below.
There are few things as slow and tedious in the photographic world as threading a head on a tripod or a camera on a tripod head—or turning of any threaded screw, for that matter. The process of threading a camera on a tripod has been mostly eliminated by the invention of the quick-release (QR) dovetail plate. Can this concept and functionality be brought forward into the world of the modern creative? The Manfrotto MOVE Ecosystem has done just that.
The previous sentence had the word “Ecosystem” in it. MOVE is truly a system of accessories and
Posted 02/21/2022
The B&H video team is on set to test the new Panasonic Lumix GH6 Mirrorless Camera. Renowned for meshing high-spec video capabilities with portability, the GH6 boasts a new 25.2MP Micro Four Thirds sensor; 5.7K video at 30 fps; 4K video at 120 fps; and even ProRes recording along with updated stills features; improved image stabilization; and a higher-res EVF and LCD. The GH6 is the camera that makes the most of the Micro Four
Posted 02/21/2022
Let's take a look at the Nikon NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8! Made for Nikon's Z mount, this super-telephoto lens is perfect for sports and wildlife photography, with a maximum aperture of f/2.8 and built-in 1.4x teleconverter, as well as sophisticated optical, autofocus, and VR systems.
What would you capture with this camera lens? Let us know below in the Comments section!