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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.
Featured Member Photos – March 26th, 2012
We got a little behind on the Featured Member Photos due to our site redesign project (check out the new PhotographyREVIEW.com Home page), so the Featured Photos that went up at the end of last week will stay up through next week. This time around we’re featuring a beautiful ski touring photo, a rich HDR […]
Read More »Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta Highlights & Videos
Adobe is showing off their upcoming Photoshop CS6 graphics and image editing software by offering a free beta version. It’s got a new UI and a whole bunch of cool new features, including Camera RAW 7.0, real video editing, new blur tools, powerful new text tools and an updated crop tool, to name a few. […]
Read More »Canon PowerShot G1 X Studio Sample Photos
Our Canon PowerShot G1 X studio sample photos are complete and available for perusal. The image quality of this camera is amazing! I’ve been critical of Canon’s high-end G-Series compact cameras for the past couple of generations because I thought the image quality wasn’t good enough to make up for their chunky bodies. But I’ve […]
Read More »Carl Zeiss Announces 15mm f/2.8 Lens With Minimal Distortion
Carl Zeiss has announced a new 15mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens for full-frame pro and other serious shooters. This is not a fisheye lens. What sets the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/15 lens apart from most other wide-angle lenses is it captures a super corrected 110-degree field of view. It’s perfect for full-frame DSLR owners who […]
Read More »Fujifilm X10 Hands-On Video Intro
I had the pleasure of using the Fujifilm X10 for a few weeks while testing it for a pro review. For those of you who don’t know about the X10, it’s a high-end compact digital camera with a large 2/3-inch 12-megapixel sensor, a serious metal body, RAW capability, and a wonderful 4x optical zoom lens […]
Read More »Concert Photography Tips
Thanks to the wonders of social networking, Photo-John (the manager of PhotographyREVIEW.com) and I recently reconnected after many years (we go so far back that I knew him when he was just “John”) and discovered that we both share an interest in photography. I’ve been lucky enough to meld my passions for music and photography […]
Read More »Sony Alpha SLT-A57 Replaces Award-Winning A55
Sony has replaced the SLT-A55, our 2010 Camera of the Year (Sony Alpha SLT-A55 review), with the new Alpha SLT-A57. Designed for entry-level and enthusiast DSLR shoppers, the main updates on the A57 are a new body, updated Sony Bionz processing, updated AVCHD video, improved tracking auto focus, a faster burst rate and some new […]
Read More »Featured Member Photos – March 13, 2012
Our latest batch of Featured Member Photos is posted! There’s a great judo tournament photo by AgingEyes, a sandhill crane “colt” by resident bird photo genius Eric D, a great black-and-white junkyard photo by Lightcatcher, and a black-and-white HDR image of an Irish fishing village by llewpics. Check them all out by clicking on the […]
Read More »Adobe Lightroom 4 First Impressions
Yesterday, Adobe announced the final version of their powerful Lightroom 4 photography workflow and editing software. There are a lot of significant improvements to Lightroom 4 but the most important change is the new price. In the past, Lightroom has sold for US $300 but Adobe lowered the price to $149 and $79 to upgrade […]
Read More »Nokia Introduces 41-Megapixel 808 PureView Smartphone
Last week at the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, Nokia introduced the 808 PureView smartphone. Why am I writing about a smartphone on a photography Web site? Well, the title of this article should answer that question. In a bold digital imaging strategy, the new Nokia 808 PureView phone has a 41-megapixel imaging […]
Read More »Canon EOS 5D Mark III – Better AF, Better Image Quality & Better Video
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is official! This has to be one of Canon’s most anticipated cameras, ever. It’s been three and a half years since the 5D Mk II was announced (September, 2008) and photographers have been (im)patiently expecting a replacement since late 2009. It’s been quite a wait but I think Canon […]
Read More »Kodak Discontinues Three Slide Films
According to an article in the British Journal of Photography, Kodak is going to stop production of three professional transparency (slide) films, Ektachrome E100G, Ektachrome E100VS and Elite Chrome Extra Color 1. Kodak also recently announced that, as part of their reorganization strategy (Kodak bankruptcy article), they will no longer be making digital cameras. I […]
Read More »February 29th Adobe Lightroom Deal!
There are a few photography gear deals today – February 29th – Leap Day. The best one I’ve seen so far is Adobe Lightroom 3 for $89. The normal price for Lightroom is $300 so this is over 60% off. That’s a hell of a discount. It also gets you set to upgrade for $99 […]
Read More »Nikon Coolpix AW100 Rugged Point-And-Shoot – Featured User Review
The Nikon Coolpix AW100 is Nikon’s first rugged, waterproof point-and-shoot camera. It was introduced last fall and it went right to the top of the list of desirable point-and-shoots for active outdoor people. I’m actually finishing up a pro review for the AW100 right now so keep your eyes open for that. But Dave’s review, […]
Read More »Canon EOS-1D X Delayed Until April
By Photo-John
Canon News
Canon has announced that their EOS-1D X professional digital SLR, announced last fall, will be delayed until “the end of April 2012.” Originally, availability was projected for March 2012, so that it would be ready ahead of the upcoming London Olympics. Like other big camera makers the earthquake in Japan and flooding in Southeast Asia […]
Read More »Sony Alpha NEX-5N Review
The Sony Alpha NEX-5N is version 2.5 of Sony’s NEX compact mirrorless camera system. Sony introduced their NEX mirrorless camera line in 2009 and updated it with a new entry level model, the NEX-C3 in the spring of 2011. The 16-megapixel NEX-5N was introduced in late 2011 with a new 16-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, improved […]
Read More »Featured Member Photos – February 24, 2012
This week’s Featured Photos are by community members randimal, arne saknussen, Ctn and DHMN69. Our moderators chose a nice variety of photos this week. We’ve got a moody black-and-white image from the Photo Critique forum, a Texan raptor from the Nature & Wildlife forum, a water reflection abstract, and a really nice women’s hockey action […]
Read More »Nikon Coolpix P310 Pocket Camera – f/1.8 Lens And Manual Controls
Announced at the beginning of February, the new 16-megapixel Nikon Coolpix P310 is designed for the photographer who wants a serious camera they can easily carry in a pocket. Equipped with a fast f/1.8 zoom lens, full manual exposure controls and sensitivity to ISO 6400, the P310 will be especially attractive to photographers who do […]
Read More »Canon PowerShot S100 – Featured User Review
The Canon PowerShot S100 is one of the top high-end compact cameras right now and probably the best current camera that actually fits in your pocket. The S100 is especially good for serious photographers who want a pocket camera that provides excellent image quality and lots of control. I first got to see it in […]
Read More »New Samsung SD Memory Cards Are Waterproof, Shockproof & Magnet Proof
Samsung has two new lines of restyled SD and MicroSD memory cards that they say deliver “best-in-class performance.” Both the Samsung High Speed Series and Plus Extreme Speed Series memory cards have a max read speed of 24MB per second and capacities of 4GB or more. The main difference between the two lines is the […]
Read More »PocketWizard Plus III Radio Slave – More Features For Less Money
PocketWizard just announced the PocketWizard Plus III radio slave. Although there are now some viable alternatives, PocketWizards are still the radio flash and camera trigger of choice for most photographers. The new PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver offers a whole lot of new features *and* costs $30 less than the PocketWizard Plus II. Among the upgrades […]
Read More »The Olympus Fraud Scandal – What Does It Mean To Photographers?
Unless you live in a cave, you must be aware of the huge financial scandal surrounding Olympus. And by huge, I mean HUGE – one-point-seven-billion-dollars-huge. I’ve been watching it all unfold but since I write about cameras not business I mostly kept my thoughts to myself. However, with Kodak’s recent reorganization and the generally poor […]
Read More »Featured Member Photos – February 14, 2012
Even though we didn’t go with a Valentine’s Day theme, our moderators picked out some great member photos for this week’s Featured Photos. We’ve got a rotting barn, a beautiful coyote image, a black and white of a seagull and a great night car racing photo from Daytona. Wildlife photographers will especially like Dylan8i’s full […]
Read More »Olympus OM-D E-M5 Hands-On Video Intro
There’s a brand new Micro Four Thirds camera in town – the Olympus E-M5. It’s got a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF) and it’s dust and weather-sealed. Instead of making the E-M5 part of their Pen camera line, Olympus decided to differentiate it and pay tribute to their camera-making heritage by creating a whole new line […]
Read More »Nikon D800 Announced – 36-Megapixel Multimedia HD-SLR
Update: In spite of my skepticism about the Nikon D800’s high resolution 36-megapixel sensor, my concerns have mostly been squashed. First, it turns out that the image quality is excellent – about as good as it gets, in fact. Since I first wrote this intro article, image quality testing site DxO Mark gave the D800 […]
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