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Photo-John, a.k.a. John Shafer, is the managing editor of PhotographyREVIEW.com and has been since the site launched back in 1999. He's an avid outdoor enthusiast and spends as much time as possible on his mountain bike, hiking or skiing in the mountains. He's been taking pictures for ever and ever, and never goes anywhere without a camera.
Nikon D800 Studio Sample Photos
Just before Thanksgiving I got Jeff McGrath, a.k.a. “Youtah,” to bring his Nikon D800 over to HQ so we could shoot some studio tests. In case you’re one of the five people who don’t know, the D800 is a 36-megapixel full-frame DSLR – a medium format digital camera challenger, if you will. It has the […]
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Camera Puts Android OS In Superzoom Camera
Smart Phones are awesome. They connect us in ways that we couldn’t have imagined ten years ago and they even take great pictures now. But there’s one critical camera feature they’re missing – a proper lens. And I’m not just talking about zoom. The teeny little fixed lens on your Galaxy S III or iPhone […]
Read More »Photo-John’s Holiday Camera Guide
Once again it’s time for me to try to direct the cameraless hordes to image capturing devices that will make all their wildest dreams come true – in other words – a Holiday camera guide. Cameras are ridiculously good now, with astounding low light image quality, great auto focus, super accurate exposure and all kinds […]
Read More »Lightscoop – An Inexpensive Solution For Better Built-In Flash Photos
Professor Kobré’s Lightscoop – it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. However, Professor Kobré’s Lightscoop will help you get noticeably better photos with your camera’s built-in flash. It’s also a great, inexpensive gift for photographers. The Professor just announced two new versions of the Lightscoop – the Lightscoop Deluxe for digital SLRs; and the Lightscoop […]
Read More »Sony Alpha A99 Featured User Review
Sony is one of the most progressive camera manufacturers at the moment and their Alpha SLT-A99 is the most innovative full-frame DSLR on the market. It has an electronic viewfinder, built-in sensor-shift image stabilization, excellent auto focus for stills and video, and a great 24-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor. PhotographyREVIEW.com member Greg McCary is a great […]
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Studio Sample Photos
The Olympus E-PL5 is the latest mid-range interchangeable lens Pen camera in Olympus’s Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera line. What makes the E-PL5 different from previous Olympus Pen cameras is it uses the same 16-megapixel sensor as the OM-D E-M5, arguably the best mirrorless camera available right now. That sensor really broke ground for the […]
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Pen Unboxing & Video Intro
The E-PL5 is Olympus’s latest Pen-Series compact system camera. The size and exterior design are pretty comparable with its predecessor, the E-PL3. However, the performance has taken a big leap thanks to the camera’s 16-megapixel sensor – the same sensor that’s used in Olympus’s popular, class-leading OM-D E-M5 mirrorless camera. Thanks to the OM-D sensor […]
Read More »Focus Shifter – Affordable Follow Focus For Digital SLR Video
Anyone who’s watched one of my camera review / unboxing videos (PhotographyREVIEW.com YouTube Channel) knows I’m a thoroughly mediocre video maker. I’ve picked up a little k-nowledge making crappy box opening videos, though. One thing that’s very clear is you can’t focus smoothly using the focus ring on a digital SLR lens. That’s why videographers […]
Read More »Olympus 17mm f/1.8 Micro Four Thirds Lens – Price & Availability Announced
Olympus has added a new, fast prime lens to their Micro Four Thirds lens lineup. The M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 lens is equivalent to a 34mm lens on a full-frame (35mm) camera, a traditional focal length for photojournalists and street photographers. The new 17mm f/1.8’s Micro Four Thirds lens mount is compatible with Olympus Pen […]
Read More »3D Photo Booth – Yes, Of Course It’s in Japan
Here’s a new spin on the traditional photo booth – 3D. And by 3D, I mean this photo booth uses 3D printing technology to make little three-dimensional figures instead of the standard strip of three grainy photos. The 3D photo booth has only made one appearance so far, at an art gallery in Harajuku, Japan […]
Read More »Featured Member Photos – November 14, 2012
Here are some new PhotographyREVIEW.com Featured Member Photos. We’ve got a very nice black-and-white street photo, an excellent shot of the Blue Angels in action, a beautiful Great Salt Lake sunset and what turns out to be a very well-executed composite of a crane flying across the sun. I noted a few unintentional themes in […]
Read More »Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Zoom Lens – Featured User Review
I’ve been using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS zoom lens quite a bit lately so I was pleased when this user review by Howard Wu (below) showed up over the weekend. Honestly, I’ve had a love hate relationship with this lens. But lately I’ve been using it to shoot mountain biking and cyclocross racing with […]
Read More »Adobe Lightroom 4.3 & Camera Raw 7.3 Release Candidates Announced
Adobe rolled out new Lightroom and Camera Raw Release Candidates today. The Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7.3 and Lightroom 4.3 Release Candidate updates include some bug fixes and add new lens profiles and RAW support for 13 new cameras, including the Canon PowerShot G15, Olympus E-PL5 and E-PM2 Pen cameras, the Panasonic Lumix GH3, the […]
Read More »New Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM & Global Vision Lenses
Apparently, this is lens announcement week. Hot on the heels of Canon’s 35mm f/2 IS lens intro, Sigma is announcing the availability of a new 35mm f/1.4 wide-angle prime lens. The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM is from Sigma’s new Global Vision lens line, which they launched in September at the Photokina tradeshow in Germany. […]
Read More »Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 DI VC USD Pro Zoom Lens Availability Announced
Tamron just announced availability for their recently announced 70-200mm f/2.8 image-stabilized zoom lens. The Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 DI VC USD telephoto zoom lens was unveiled at the Photokina tradeshow in Germany, in September. It’s a large aperture, professional telephoto zoom lens, featuring Tamron’s proprietary Vibration Compensation (VC) optical image stabilization and Ultrasonic Silent Drive […]
Read More »New Canon 35mm f/2 IS Lens – Now With Image Stabilization
Canon announced two new pro lenses last night, the 24-70mm f/4L IS and an update to their popular 35mm f/2 prime. The new Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM prime lens has improved optics, better auto focus and adds optical image stabilization for up to 4 stops of camera shake correction. It’s small, light and […]
Read More »Canon Announces 24-70mm f/4L IS Pro Zoom Lens With Image Stabilization
Canon announced a new 24-70mm professional zoom lens tonight. The new Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM zoom is a smaller, lighter and more affordable alternative to the recently introduced 24-70mm f/2.8L II. And unlike the new f/2.8 zoom, the 24-70mm f/4L IS has image stabilization, allowing the photographer to use shutter speeds as much […]
Read More »New Orleans Residents To New Yorkers After Superstorm Sandy (Photos)
I love this Tumblr photo gallery! For the last week the news has rightly been dominated by Superstorm Sandy – first the storm itself, and then the aftermath and cleanup. I’ve been watching it as closely as anyone else, with an eye for photo coverage of the post-storm wreckage. There’s been a lot of fine […]
Read More »The Best Hurricane Sandy Photos
I spent a good portion of yesterday hitting refresh, mesmerized by the photos and videos of Hurricane Sandy I was seeing on Twitter and Facebook. I’ve been using Twitter for years but the Hurricane Sandy Twitter coverage has had the most personal effect on me of all the big events I’ve seen on Twitter. Sure, […]
Read More »The Lomography Belair X – An Affordable Medium Format Film Camera
There’s been no shortage of bad news for film lovers in the past few years. So here’s some good news – especially for hipster art nerd photographers who aren’t content with just using Hipstamatic retro filters on their iPhone photos – the new Lomography Belair X 6×12. This here is the real deal – an […]
Read More »Best Digital Cameras Under $200
We spend a lot of our time here at PhotographyREVIEW.com fantasizing about cameras that weigh ten pounds and cost thousands of dollars. But not everyone needs or even wants the latest Canikon Super-Pro 500X-S Extra-Full-Frame DSLR (yeah, I made that camera up), or the second mortgage required to buy one. Maybe you just want a […]
Read More »Nikon 1 V2 Compact System Camera – More Speed, Better Design
The second generation of the Nikon 1 compact system camera is here. Nikon took a different tack with their mirrorless camera system and went with a smaller body and sensor than the competition but made the cameras really fast with excellent auto focus. The Nikon V2 builds on the strengths of the Nikon 1 mirrorless […]
Read More »Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4G VR Zoom – Smaller & Lighter With Five Stops Of Image Stabilization
There’s a new Nikon 70-200mm zoom lens for outdoor, travel and budget-minded photographers. The new AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR zoom lens is smaller, lighter and less expensive than its f/2.8 sibling. The 70-200mm f/4 VR zoom is also Nikon’s first lens to incorporate the third generation of their VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilization. […]
Read More »Featured Member Photos – October 22, 2012
Our latest Featured Member Photos are posted! There are some really fine photographers in the PhotographyREVIEW.com community and these are some of the best photos posted in the forums and gallery over the past few weeks. In this batch of Featured Photos we’ve got an excellent wolf portrait, a fun mud run action photo, a […]
Read More »Sony RX1 – First Impressions Review
Last week I had a very exclusive opportunity to shoot with Sony’s new RX1 high-end compact camera. It’s hard to put the Sony RX1 camera in perspective. It’s a $2800 compact camera with a super-sharp fixed 35mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss lens and a fantastic 24-megapixel full-frame sensor that delivers excellent image quality up as high […]
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