Gear - Digital Photo Pro

March 20, 2019

First Look: Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Hands on in Florida with the the new mirrorless flagship camera from Olympus

Terry Sullivan

The new OM-D E-M1X has fast burst modes and sophisticated image stabilization to capture extreme sports. Photography, right from the start, back in the 19th century, has been at odds with itself over which technology is the best one to use, ever since Louis Daguerre and Henry Fox Talbot invented it in the very same year, 1839, using different processes.... Read more

February 6, 2019

How Sony’s Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras Have Captured The Hearts Of Pro Photographers

Sony used innovative technology and perceptive insights to woo shooters from other brands. But will it last?

Terry Sullivan

This exploded-view display of the Sony a7R was on display in the Sony booth during the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. In January of this year, veteran New York Times photographer Doug Mills, who has shot for the newspaper’s Washington, D.C., bureau since 2002, appeared on C-SPAN to discuss various aspects of his photography. During the interview,... Read more

December 20, 2018

Sony FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS

Hands on with Sony’s fast, prime super-tele

Text & Photography By Patrick Murphy-Racey

The Sony FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS lens is remarkable on many levels. First, it’s smaller and lighter than any that have come before. It’s silent, fast and very accurate when paired with the Sony a9 camera. But to stop there would be a mistake. It’s the longest and fastest full-frame, super-telephoto lens designed specifically for mirrorless technology,... Read more

December 11, 2018

Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD For Sony FE Mount

Third-party lens for Sony shooters provides great value for the money

Text & Photography By David Schloss

With the release of Tamron’s new 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD for the Sony full-frame mirrorless camera, the company joins a very limited group of manufacturers making native autofocus lenses for Sony’s FE mount. Effectively doubling the number of members by joining this club, Tamron joins Zeiss in developing full-function lenses specifically for the... Read more

December 4, 2018

BenQ SW271

27" 4K Adobe RGB HDR photographer monitor provides hyper-accurate editing

David Schloss

There are few items in the digital photographic chain more important than the monitor, as it’s literally impossible to accurately evaluate and edit digital images without an accurate display. Monitors need to be sharp, color accurate and easily able to be brought into calibration so that the results are the same when images are shared with other calibrated... Read more

November 13, 2018

A World Without SLRs

What does the mirrorless revolution mean for the photographer?

By David Schloss

Revolutions are tricky things. Sometimes they spring up overnight, transforming a landscape in unpredictable ways. Other times, though, they creep up on people, providing plenty of advanced notice but not always a lot of forethought. The digital photography revolution happened suddenly, and it brought huge changes to the photographic landscape. Companies... Read more

November 6, 2018

Litepanels Gemini 2×1 RGB-WW LED Panel

A high-powered panel for video or still photography

Text & Photography By Daniel Brockett

The Gemini on the job. An Innovator In Lighting Litepanels has always been an innovative company. Ever since its formation in 2001, Litepanels has been a name synonymous with serious LED lighting used in all kinds of production. Today, the Litepanels Astra is one of the most ubiquitous LED panels in the business. Over the past few years, though, the... Read more

October 10, 2018

G-Technology G Speed Shuttle SSD And Drobo 5D3

Two unique storage options for the prolific photographer and videographer

By David Schloss

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, is famously credited with saying “you can never be too rich or too thin,” although for the photographer and videographer, that maxim might better be “your computer can never be too fast or have too much storage.” Creating the bits and bytes of a digital photography or videography workflow is the everyday business... Read more

August 20, 2018

Rotolight Neo 2

One light, endless possibilities for still + motion work

David Schloss

The Rotolight Neo 2 is an exciting hybrid, designed for an age where photographers and videographers increasingly are the same person. The Neo 2 is a high-powered, consistent LED light, but it has a superpower, one that makes it more versatile than just about any LED on the market. The Neo2 is a high-quality, precision-built and color-accurate LED system,... Read more

June 14, 2018

Mirrorless vs. DSLR

As mirrorless and DSLR systems become more powerful, a confrontation between them is brewing

David Schloss

In the annals of photography, it’s likely that 2017 will be recognized as the year in which the dominance in the digital photography camera market shifted from DSLR to mirrorless designs. That’s not to say that 2017 marks the demise of the DSLR, but instead, the first year in which it’s no longer possible to point to a number of key SLR strengths—most... Read more

May 15, 2018

Equipping The Outdoor Studio

The right lighting gear will allow you to take total control of lighting when your studio is the great outdoors

William Sawalich

There are lots of reasons to make portraits outdoors. First and foremost, you avoid the expense and space requirements of setting up a studio. And since most studios are equipped with artificial lighting and modifiers, there’s a lot of gear to buy, too. Outdoors, however, you’re given the gift of one of the most powerful and beautiful light sources... Read more

May 8, 2018

The Best (Non-Photographic) Tools For Photographers

These tech items, gadgets, gizmos and services can make life better for any creative

David Schloss

Get a group of shooters together, and talk will soon turn to the various accessories inside our camera bags. Because we all like to take better photos with less effort, we spend a lot of time discussing the accessories we use to improve our photography. I’ve spent countless hours debating the best flash trigger or circular polarizer, and I’ve hunted... Read more

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