Christopher Nolan’s recent blockbuster hit, The Odyssey, was the first full-length narrative movie shot entirely on 15/70mm IMAX film, with each frame exposed onto a 70×48.5mm negative. There’s been a countless amount of ink spilled over the challenges of working with the massive cameras needed to shoot the format for every scene (and about how […]
Total solar eclipses are one of those serendipitous astronomical phenomena of a special time we live in. If you are in Spain on August 12, you won’t want to miss the next one. Erez Maron Total solar eclipses are special. Imagine a giant suspended rock in the sky (the Moon) that just so happens to […]
Blackmagic has released a firmware update that adds continuous phase-detect autofocus, complete with object tracking and face detection, to its full-frame Cinema Camera 6K. This makes the camera more competitive in an increasingly crowded landscape of video-centric cameras focused on owner-operators and creators. When the $3000 Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K launched, it could acquire focus […]
The nostalgia for specific formats makes less sense in the digital era, especially if you’re not already using the best available. Abby Ferguson “I just wish someone would make a proper 6×7 camera.” It’s the logical endpoint of every discussion in which someone loftily dictates that modern digital medium format is somehow not “real” because […]
Photographers are often drawn to crystal-clear scenery in brilliant golden light. Yet some of the most evocative images are created under precisely the opposite conditions. Ben Hattenbach Fog strips away distraction. It conceals rather than reveals, simplifying a landscape until only its essential forms remain. Ordinary subjects become mysterious, and scenes that would appear cluttered […]
It’s slow, but doesn’t come with the GM price tag or bulk. Mitchell Earlier this week, Sony announced the FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS, a stabilized, full-frame telephoto zoom that comes in well under $1000. We were able to spend some time shooting with it to see how it performs, and you can see the results […]
Tamron has announced its second quarter financial results for 2026, reiterating its goal of releasing ten new own-branded lens models this year. While the promise isn’t new, the company bringing it back up to investors is a chance to measure its progress towards that goal. By Tamron’s math, it has released six new models already […]
Astronomy expert and photographer Dr. Tyler Nordgren thinks you should “see your first eclipse, photograph your second.” But if you do plan on taking photos, here are a few tips from someone who’s been there. Star Flyer – the 2013 eclipse as seen from the deck of a four-masted sailing ship racing across the Atlantic. […]
Cheap, stripped-down point-and-shoots from Lomography and Reto might seem basic, but they show that established brands still see real growth and a new generation of shooters on the horizon. Lomography, Reto Last month, we saw the release of two new point-and-shoot film cameras, a Lomography half-frame camera and the Kodak EC35, both offering minimal features […]
The Japanese Patent Office has declared one of Red’s key Raw video patents as invalid, following a challenge by Panasonic. The court determined that many of the claims made in the patent, first filed in the US in 2008, would have been obvious to someone skilled in the subject area and familiar with existing developments. […]
