Filters Are Cool Again: Massive Review of the Nano-X Pro Square Filter System
The Nano-X Pro filter system proves there's still a place for those who try to get it right in camera.
It's no secret that I enjoy taking the "scenic route" when it comes to photography. For better or worse, these days most of my work orbits around non-digital and historical techniques.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no purist when it comes to photography. An idealist? Maybe.
Your Video Workflow Is Probably Five Tools Duct-Taped Together and Vmake Is Betting You're Tired of It
If you produce short-form video for clients or your own brand, take a second and count the number of apps, browser tabs, and subscription logins sitting between the moment you have an idea and the moment you hit publish. There's the scriptwriting tool (or a blank doc you've been staring at for twenty minutes). The generation or editing platform. A separate captioning service you pay for monthly. Something for thumbnails, maybe a dedicated generator, maybe you're still screenshotting frames and adding text in Photoshop. A background removal tool.
A Love Letter to My Film Cameras
I sold my Mamiya 645AFD, and I regret it every time I think about it, which is more often than I would like to admit. The film got too expensive, and the scanning costs added up, and I told myself the rational thing to do was to let it go and put the money toward something more practical. I was right about the math. I was wrong about everything else.
A few years later, the absence of that camera is still something I notice, and no amount of sensible reasoning about cost per frame has made the regret any smaller.
7 Steps to Better Minimalist Landscape Photos
Minimalist landscape photography is one of the hardest styles to pull off well. Strip away too much and the image feels empty; leave too much in and you've lost the point entirely.
Don't Miss This Beautiful New Large Format Film
The beloved Ilford Pan F Plus is now available in 4x5 and 8x10 sheet film for the first time, and it's a bigger deal than it might seem at first glance. Sheet film manufacturing isn't as simple as cutting down roll film stock, as the base thickness has to be different to keep the emulsion stable, aligned with the film plane, and practical to load and process, which is exactly why not every emulsion makes it to large format.
The Sony a7 V Long-Term Review That Goes Beyond the Spec Sheet
The Sony a7 V is one of the most talked-about hybrid cameras of the past years. What actually happens when you run it through real paid work over an extended period?
Lightroom's Tone Curve Explained: Every Trick You Need to Know
The tone curve in Lightroom is one of the most powerful editing tools available, and most people barely scratch the surface of what it can do. Knowing how to use it well separates flat, lifeless edits from images with real depth, color, and punch.
Don't Miss These Amazing Photography and Video Deals at B&H Photo Right Now
B&H Photo is running some aggressive discounts across cameras, lighting, support, storage, and accessories this week. We dug through hundreds of active DealZone listings, sale prices, and lowest-in-180-day markdowns to find 30 that are worth your attention, sorted by a combination of percentage off and absolute dollar savings. These deals are time-limited, most running through the next seven days, so act quickly on anything that catches your eye.
The Return of Camera Design as Identity
Somewhere around 2010, camera design stopped mattering to the photography industry. The DSLR era had produced bodies defined by ergonomics rather than aesthetics, and the first mirrorless wave carried forward the same logic. Cameras were tools, tools looked like tools, and any photographer who cared about how a camera looked was suspected of being a poseur. The mainstream press reinforced the assumption.
HUANUO FlowLift Monitor Arm and VESA Mount Review: An Inexpensive Upgrade That Actually Works
Want to reclaim your desk space and maybe even reduce the pain in your neck by optimizing your viewing angle? Consider a monitor arm. Here, we take a look at the HUANUO FlowLift™ Single Monitor Mount (formerly SS6, but still model HNSS6). I also discuss the HUANUO Universal VESA Mount Adapter Kit (Model HNMUA4), which was needed for my particular monitor. How well did they work? How easy were they to install?
The Real Advantage of Micro Four Thirds Nobody Talks About Enough
Choosing a camera system means committing to an ecosystem, and for most systems, that means locking yourself into one manufacturer's lenses. Micro Four Thirds breaks that rule in a way that has real, practical consequences for what you can carry and shoot.
Lumix S1 II Review: Incredible Dynamic Range, But There's a Catch
The Lumix S1 II sits at $3,200 list price, currently discounted to around $2,900, and it's trying to compete with video-focused cameras from Canon, Sony, and Nikon on both features and value. Whether it actually pulls that off depends heavily on a few specific trade-offs that aren't obvious from the spec sheet.
Samyang AF 35mm f/1.8 FE: The Full Frame Performance Tells a Complicated Story
Picking a compact, affordable 35mm lens for Sony full frame is harder than it looks. The Samyang AF 35mm f/1.8 FE sits at around $400 and promises a lightweight option for Sony E-mount shooters, but whether the image quality backs up that price is a different question.
Shooting Minimalist Landscapes When There's Almost Nothing to Shoot
Minimalist photography is harder than it looks. When the summit of Pikes Peak closes due to a storm and your backup plan becomes a flat, windswept stretch of Colorado grassland, the only things separating a great shot from a boring one are patience, the right glass, and knowing how to work with almost nothing.
Five Key Lessons to Learn Before Buying Film and Photography Gear
After three decades as a professional filmmaker and photographer, I have learned a lot of things. Most of them, I learned the hard way.
So, in today's article I'm going to give you five lessons I've learned over the course of a long career when it comes to what really matters, and what doesn't, when it comes to buying gear.
5 Things That Are Worth Splurging On in Photography (and 5 That Are Not)
Photography has a spending problem, and it starts early. The moment you get serious enough to move past the kit lens and the auto mode, the industry opens a firehose of recommendations pointed directly at your wallet. Better bodies, faster glass, studio lighting, editing software, bags, straps, filters, presets, printers, and accessories that promise to make your work look professional before you have figured out what "professional" means for you.
Photoshop 27.6 Has 14 New Features: Here's What Changed
Photoshop 27.6 dropped with 14 new features, and some of them are genuinely useful while others expose real limitations in Adobe's AI tools. Knowing what works and what doesn't before you spend credits on generative fills can save you a lot of frustration.
The Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 Lab N Fixed What Was Already a Near-Perfect Lens
Viltrox's 35mm f/1.2 Lab was already one of the sharpest, most capable lenses in its class when it launched. The new "N" version strips out the OLED screen and replaces the unconventional control ring with a traditional aperture ring, and that single change makes a lens that was optically exceptional finally handle the way it should.
Sony RX1R Mark III vs. Leica Q3: Which Premium Compact Actually Wins?
The Sony RX1R Mark III launched to a lot of ridicule. At $5,100 with no IBIS, no tilt screen, and a battery that's been around since 2013, the internet had a field day, and honestly, the criticism wasn't wrong on the specs alone.
Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 L VCM vs. Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Which Flagship 35mm Actually Wins?
Canon and Sony each make a flagship 35mm lens, and on paper they're remarkably close in size, weight, price, and optical spec. But close on paper doesn't always mean close in practice, and the differences that do exist could matter depending on how you shoot.