The Nikon Z5 II Packs a Ton of Performance into a $1,700 Camera
Nikon announced the Z5 II, a 24-megapixel full-frame camera that is a major departure from the line’s predecessor thanks to dramatically improved performance across the board. [Read More]
Nikon N-RAW Video Format Support Finally Coming to Adobe Premiere Pro
Alongside the new Nikon Z5 II camera, Nikon announced that Adobe will introduce support for Nikon’s efficient 12-bit N-RAW video format in an upcoming version of Premiere Pro later this year. [Read More]
NEW Nikon Z5II: Big Features, Small Price
Nikon just announced the Nikon Z5II, a full-frame intermediate-level mirrorless packed with high-end, high-performance features and priced at SRP $1999.95 with Nikkor Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 lens ($1699.95 body-only). Certain to be a market disrupter, the new Nikon Z5II features film-inspired “looks” that instantly change the color characteristics of a scene and are conveniently accessible via a dedicated Picture Control button. To sweeten the pot, customers who purchase the Nikon Z5II and register their camera will also get one year of Lightroom + 1TB of Adobe Creative Cloud storage (Limited Time Offer). Note that Lightroom is typically billed at $11.99 per month, so this represents a significant added value. Key…
Trump’s Plan for a 24% Tariff on Japan Likely to Impact Camera and Lens Prices
President Donald Trump today announced a huge swath of global tariffs that, if enacted, would increase the cost of camera products imported from Japan in the United States by 24%. Products from China would get hit even harder with a 34% tariff. [Read More]
Falcam’s Move LightGo Takes the Hassle Out of Adjusting Lights on Set
Lighting enthusiasts are in for a treat as Falcam announced a remote-controlled, motorized gimbal-like light control system. [Read More]
How Four Award-Winning Women Change the World Through Photography
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Leica announced the four winners of its annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. Each woman’s award-winning project demonstrates the power of visual storytelling and exemplifies this year’s competition theme, unity through diversity. PetaPixel spoke to each winning photographer to learn more about their work. [Read More]
Photographer’s Beautiful Self-Portraits Embrace Volcanoes and Glaciers
Anna Isabella Christensen is a photographer whose self-portraits depict the contrast between the fragile human form and the raw beauty of Iceland’s volcanic eruptions, glaciers, and Northern lights. [Read More]
New Tech Eliminates Bottlenecks in Pros' Workflow
What exactly is a “workflow,” and how does the right advanced technology increase efficiency, conserve resources and improve the consistency of the end results? “Workflow” defines the steps taken to complete a project from start to finish. For professional photographers, and for all image-makers who share their work in any manner, the essential steps are capture, cull, edit, deliver. There are intermediate steps, but they all fall into these four buckets. Capturing is fun; delivering is gratifying. During the editing process, most photographers express their creative talents, and that’s wholly enjoyable yet extremely time consuming. But the culling step, although necessary, is challenging. An essential part of the overall post-processing…
Shoot High-Action Photos of Fast-Flying Birds with Any System (VIDEO)
Earlier this morning with posted a video explaining the best iPhone camera settings to use to capture photos with maximum quality. We’re following up on that now in this tutorial from pro Any Rouse with a variety of high-action shooting techniques for birds in flight that can be employed with whatever camera system you use. Rouse (aka wildmanrouse”) is an award-winning British wildlife and aviation photographer who “travels the globe on the search of that perfect shot.” He’s also a very adept educator who describes today’s episode like this: “Here’s my lowdown on how I shoot fast-flying birds, which is designed to demonstrate the step-by-step approach” using images of twitchy…
SD Express Finally Has a Use, But It Dumped Its Biggest ‘Advantage’
SD Express, a format that has been completely ignored by the camera industry, finally has a use case. In today’s Nintendo Direct, the company said the new Switch 2 would make use of microSD Express for the faster transfer speeds. Unfortunately, it dumps the biggest “advantage” originally touted by the SD Association: backward compatibility. [Read More]
