A simple ripple tank is the mainstay of every physics teacher’s demo collection. The typical demonstration is done with a point light source of a little tungsten light bulb a few feet above the ripple tank. The ripple tank is in reality a shallow pan of water with a clear bottom. The ripples are observed […]
Over the past few months, pre-production copies of the new Laowa 50mm 2:1 F/2.8 Super Macro Lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT or M4/3) had been going around among some M4/3 macro photographers. With COVID-19 lock-downs happening across the globe, there weren’t any photos taken in the field with this new lens. After Singapore’s circuit […]
Braedon Flynn and the folks at Film Supply Club have put together a “shootout” between two of the most popular color negative film stocks out there: Fujifilm Pro 400H and Kodak Portra 400. If you’ve ever wanted to compare these two side-by-side on the same scenes without going out and shooting them yourself, this video […]
Photographer Jason De Freitas recently took his 35mm film camera out into the night and spent over an hour manually shooting a photo every minute. He then turned those photos into this 30-second time-lapse of the Milky Way. De Freitas says this “crazy” idea had been rolling around in his head for a while before […]
When I first saw an ad about the TourBox, two thoughts came to mind. “Look, another console promising to change the way you edit” and “this looks weird”. With a Frankenstein mash-up of buttons, dials, and wheels, it definitely didn’t look as sleek as the Palette Gear or the LoupeDeck consoles, both devices that I […]
Ring flashes have always been among my favorite lighting tools. They can be used as effective key lights in certain situations, but I more often use them as front fills, as part of a multiple light setup. David Bowie by Markus Klinko Mariah Carey, Daphne Guinness and Iman by Markus Klinko Additionally, ring flashes are […]
I know it’s hard to believe, but this beautiful model has no feelings or emotions. Why? Because she’s not even real. No studio was rented, no lights setup, the entire shoot never happened. No photos were taken. Still don’t believe me? Here’s a wireframe of the model so you can see how it was created. […]
The Fujifilm X-Pro3 is Fuji’s flagship stills-orientated body aimed at street and documentary photographers. And while it mostly follows the rangefinder style body of the previous bodies, the X-Pro3 features some significant design changes that will affect the way you use it. The main and obvious change is the new hidden LCD screen with the […]
Back in May of 2019, Jared Polin of Fro Knows Photo ran a side-by-side Eye AF comparison that showed (to nobody’s surprise) that Sony was the king of Eye Autofocus. But a lot has changed since then, including several firmware updates and an updated focus system from Canon. Is Sony still king? Jared wanted to […]
The Nikkei Asian Review‘s data gathering arm has published 2019 worldwide market share numbers on 74 different industries, including digital cameras. The new data point shows how each of the big three is faring in the first full year after Canon and Nikon released their full-frame mirrorless systems. Depending on what camp you’re in, these […]