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 […]
The world’s largest trade fair for photo and video imaging, Photokina, will take place from September 20 to 25 in Cologne, Germany. Five exciting themes will highlight this year’s event: Capturing Unlimited: Cameras, Lenses, and Equipment Lighting Unlimited: Lighting, Flash, and Tripods Creating Unlimited: Input, Editing, and Processing Sharing Unlimited: […]
The Darling Foundry is a visual art center, founded and directed by the non-profit arts organization, Quartier Ephemere, its mandate is to support the creation, production, and dissemination of contemporary artworks. Ad Astra: Artists’ Constellation Fundraising event at the Darling Foundry on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016, at 6 pm Grand […]
One of my favourite lenses from Tamron has recently been updated – the Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 1:1 Macro Di VC USD R2. Known as one of the best Macro lenses at any focal length, the R2 version adds a few updates while appearing to be sharper and more refined. […]
Announced on March 29, 2016 in San Francisco, this lens was designed for the mirrorless Alpha series cameras and is currently the longest full-frame E-mount zoom. It’s definitely a high-grade product as the G designation suggests. The designers specified a full four aspherical glass elements, two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass […]
18th April 2016. ILFORD has been awarded the prestigious Technical Imaging Press Association (TIPA) Award for GALERIE Prestige Gold Fibre Gloss in the Best Inkjet Photo Paper category. This is the fifth time a product from the GALERIE Prestige range has been honoured with a TIP A Award, as GALERIE […]
