As a photographer who primarily uses a 50mm lens for my portraits I have always been curious about the 85mm. A Canon user from the start, I didn’t want to make the huge dollar commitment to its 85mm f/1.2 so I happily continued on with the 50mm. I was then […]
LumiQuest recently ran “The Perfect Light” contest – a photography contest for flash photography. We’ve selected our winners and sent out prizes to those who have responded with their acknowledgement forms. PHOTONews would like to congratulate the winners and recognize them here, starting with our First and Sixth place winner, […]
Kenko provided me with two of their new RealPRO filters – an upgrade in quality and materials from the PRO-1 series. I tested both filters on the Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC on my Nikon D810 and came away very surprised with how well these Kenko filters perform. […]
Recently, Vanguard Professional Elizabeth Gadd dropped us a line. We were happy to hear that she’s been loving a particular couple of products we offer, as they especially came in handy on her recent trips to Medicine Lake and Brandywine Falls, BC. In her own words… “Absolutely loving the Sedona backpack! […]
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The PHOTONews Canada Summer 2016 Challenge theme is “Macro Magic.” Nathalie Duhaime, of Ste-Adèle, Québec, captured this beautiful image of a flower with the Panasonic Lumix LX 100 that she won in our PHOTONews Summer 2015 “On Vacation” Challenge. Nathalie set the LX100 for macro at 34mm focal length, 1/400 second, f/5.6 and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cologne, Germany/Chicago, USA – May, 2016 HOW TO GET READY FOR photokina 2016 Every two years, the movers and shakers in the camera industry join the seasoned industry professionals at photokina. This event is the world’s largest for the photographic and imaging industries. Many photographic and imaging […]
An 85mm lens is an indispensable tool for any photographer, particularly for portrait photographers. It is a very flattering focal length and provides a beautiful perspective and the potential of excellent separation of the subject from the background. Canon and Nikon shooters have typically had two choices. One is the […]
During a product launch for the media in Southern Ontario, the PHOTONews team had and opportunity to check out this new Leica lens, marketed by Panasonic for the Lumix Micro Four Thirds system. The event took place at a falconry training centre occupied by numerous raptors: hawks, eagles, falcons and […]
The Hong Kong Tourism Board invited a team of Photo News photographers to enjoy the sights and sounds of Hong Kong. Michelle Valberg, Michael deFreitas and Kristian Bogner blogged and tweeted and instagrammed from foreign shores. A wonderful selection of their images will be featured in PHOTONews Fall 2016. Things […]
