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Nikon 70-180mm f/2.8 is 2X converter compatible
What does this mean? Well, it means that unless Tamron – the undoubted OEM of this lens just as they are the OEM of the Nikon Z 28-75mm f/2.8 – have redesigned the lens to differ in the rear mount baffles and design from their 70-180mm for Sony E-mount, a 2X converter for the Sony…
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The lost box of prophecy from 1975 – do only photographs survive?
A true story for the Millennium Forgive me, Ron, wherever you are, for breaking my word and letting the world know about this…
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Sony A7RIII pixel shift with a vintage lens
We’ve got one from the first Sony ILCE-A7R3 delivery in the UK, and with a first review of two pages appearing in Cameracraft…
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A7RII versus Pentax 645Z
At a workshop given by John Denton for The Flash Centre, with Elinchrom lighting and Pentax 645Z demonstration. model Laura posed for a…
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Colour and power benefits of Sony 20MP APS-C sensor
Sony has now released full details of the Alpha 58. Although I don’t think the camera is a game-changer or a vital upgrade…
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Mapping the planes
Samsung has a patent and a plan for using two lenses with triangulation (image offset) depth detection between two images in what is…
Photography tips and tricks
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Is retouching acceptable?
There’s been a controversy surrounding Steve McCurry, a photographer I have listened to on the edge of a conversation a couple of times…
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Bad science and dissing the Sony A7 FE concept
No doubt everyone’s seen the article on Petapixel which can best be described as successful clickbait – by Sator, essentially claiming that the…
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Voigtländer FE 10mm f/5.6 and 15mm f/4.5 III
I got to try out the first new Voigtländer Sony FE mount lenses with electronic aperture setting and manual focus control with a…
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Capturing Autumn colour better
Upper: unprofiled (Standard) raw conversion. Lower: using a tunsgten-light generated custom camera profile, combined with a polarising filter, gives a more vivid impression. Most…
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A7R II – universal solution, lens challenge
I’m under pressure to take endless pictures with the A7R II which arrived from WEX (Warehouse Express) on Thursday superbly packed. I am also…
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Victorian Photography in Edinburgh
Today I visited the press preview of Photography: A Victorian Sensation at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It’s a major exhibition which actually…
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Cameracraft Magazine May/June 2026
The May/June 2026 of Cameracraft is now live, with an interview with National Geographic contributor Nevada Wier, documentary photography from Tom Hill, and the Photography and Video show report.
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