Back at WPPI 2016, I saw that Fotodiox was showing off an early version of their massive WonderPana XL filter system. Now, the system is showing up out in the wild and people seem to be truly impressed with how XL this thing really is. For the unfamiliar, Canon’s 11-24mm F/4 lens is a rather massive...

Anyone who has followed the blogs on PopPhoto.com in recent years knows that I have an aversion to cutesy products with no real practical reason for existing. Toilet paper covers that look like film cartridges? No thanks. But, I’m willing to bend my strictly pragmatic rule today to share this awesom...

It wasn't the teeming hordes of pedestrians that alarmed Alex Sneiders as he made his way through the sweltering streets of Jodhpur, India. As this doctor from Owato a, Mi esota, recalls, something else about the famous “Blue City” tormented him. While indigos were certainly dominant in Jodhpur, the...

An affordable 50mm prime lens has been a fundamental piece of many camera systems for decades. Now, Sony is adding a 50mm f/1.8 prime to full-frame FE its lineup for just $250. There’s also a new 70–300mm f/4.5–5.6 G OSS telephoto zoom lens to go with it. FE 50mm f/1.8 Prime Lens It only got a small...

Making the most of its Bionz X processor and the 1-inch sensor developed for the RX100 IV, Sony has a ounced the 20.1MP RX10 III. Like its tiny cousin, the RX10 III can capture 4K video without pixel bi ing, and can shoot slow-motion video at up to 960 frames per second for up to 40X slow-mo. It can...

In many ways, Lecia’s SL-series camera system is big. Sure, it’s physically big, but it’s also big in terms of features, performance, and price tag. Now, Leica is adding another formidable piece to the SL-series puzzle in the form of the Elmarit-SL 90-280mm F/2.8-4 telephoto zoom lens. It’s not unco...

When I was a kid, I remember playing with McDonald’s Happy Meal boxes, cutting them up to make castles for my action figures or just wearing them on our heads. In Sweden, however, McDonald’s took the idea of Happy Meal box interaction a step further by tu ing them into virtual reality viewing device...

It seems like forever ago that Google bought Nik, a company best known for its suite of Photoshop plugins like Silver Efex Pro (for black and white conversions) and Analog Efex Pro (for emulating film photography). Google dropped the price on the plugins and also made some heavy investment into Nik’...

Produced under the WANDRD moniker by two enterprising brothers, the PRVKE (“provoke”) camera backpack is a culmination of a successful Kickstarter campaign to produce a stylish and versatile alte ative to hauling heavy camera and production gear. The Utah-dwelling brothers, Ryan and Spencer Cope des...

[embedded content] For some time now, Google’s photo storage and sharing strategy, including its Google Photos platform, has involved a certain amount of automation. The apps do the usual stuff like facial recognition and GPS logging, but they have also tried to automate qualitative judgements with ...

Flickr has long been a heavyweight when it comes to sharing photos on the inte et. The past few years, however, have been checkered with changes to the service that have received mixed, and sometimes very negative public responses. The most recent controversial move involves some updates to the Flic...

Photography’s best shooters often tu to black-and-white for its expressive power. We spoke with three pros to lea the intricacies of creating a strong b&w likeness. “For me, a person’s true essence is best communicated in black-and-white,” says portraitist Ima Mfon. While it’s true that most see in ...

Today, Apple put on one of their much-anticipated keynotes where they a ounced several new products, including the new, smaller iPhone SE. The most interesting part for the photography community, however, is the new, smaller iPad Pro, which has an upgraded camera and some very interesting screen tec...

For many wedding and event photographers, rechargeable AA batteries are a way of life. The problematic part is that they all look so much alike, so it can be hard to keep track of which batteries are full of juice and which ones are kicked. The Rogue Indicator Pouch holds up to eight AA batteries (i...

[embedded content] According to a recent survey taken by a popular UK wedding venue, up to 1/3 of engaged couples plan on picking a family member or a family friend as a photographer rather than hiring a pro. This story has been going around a bit lately, but it honestly shouldn’t come as much of a ...

There are a lot of social media cha els photographers keep up with at the moment. Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are just the start, and every one has its own set of preferred standards when it comes to posting photos. Now, the social media management service Sprout Social has introduced a new, fr...

[embedded content] The sheer scope of Hollywood movie productions has always been fascinating to me. In this video, three veteran Hollywood movie camera operators discuss some of what it’s like to be in charge of the massive cameras with which they shoot actual blockbusters. It’s not a video chock f...

When we think of a typical “travel photographer,” we tend to envision National Geographic shooters encumbered with piles of gear and a single photographic objective that they pursue with neurotic devotion. Bill Weir, however, uses travel photography differently. It’s a part of the multi-discipline c...

Too often, lately, I’ve been writing about the death of popular film stocks. Today, however, I get to write about a new film, and it’s a rather exciting one. Japan Camera Hunter is releasing his own black and white film called JCH Street Pan 400. In case you’re not familiar, Japan Camera Hunter is a...

I have spent a lot of time on this site defending Instagram as a cool platform that allows photographers and viewers to share and discover work that may otherwise go unseen. Today, however, I’m a little hurt. Instagram has a ounced that they’re abandoning the chronological steam for displaying your ...