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Interfit Unleashes Compact 320Ws Honey Badger Studio Strobe
The honey badger is one of the most fearless creatures in the world, and it looks as though Interfit wants to be just as fearless with its desire to take on established players in the lighting...
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Podcast: Irving Penn - Many Versions of Perfect
We tried something a little different with this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast. We took three writers from our Explora blog along with us as we visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see...
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Durable Onyx Series LED Panels Available from ikan
Made from a high-grade aluminum, ikan’s Onyx series of LED panels will offer shooters exceptional durability while keeping weight to a minimum and heat well controlled. Available in Half x 1, 1 x 1,...
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3 Photographers Test-Drive the Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8
The latest addition to the Lensbaby Velvet family is the Velvet 85mm f/1.8 lens, available for Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A,Sony E, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX and Micro Four Thirds-mount cameras....
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What’s Wrong with My Camera? Part 2
As was discussed in the first part of this two-part article, my camera was producing an overexposed arc through the center of the image frame. Despite ruling out many possible causes by trying the...
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Solar Eclipse Social Media Guide
Are you ready for the August 21, 2017 North American Solar Eclipse? You'd better be! And, if you are on this blog, you are likely going to be taking photographs of the event and, because this is 2017,...
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Podcast: Seeing in Sixes with Brooks Jensen and Episode 4 of "Dispatch"
Structure and limitation is the key to the artistic process. This is the idea that opens our conversation with photographer and publisher Brooks Jensen. In addition to his work as a fine-art...
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Solar Photography Aiming
Aiming your camera at the sun is inherently difficult due to the brightness of the sun—especially with long focal length telephoto lenses. The longer the focal length, the narrower the camera’s field...
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4 Other Ways to Use Your Solar Filters after the Eclipse
Is the solar-photography filter a one-trick (or eclipse) pony? After the solar eclipse, does your solar-photography filter become a paperweight, a forgotten photo accessory in the bottom of your...
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In the Field with the Sekonic Speedmaster L-858D-U Light Meter
Considering how accurate your camera’s light meter is, selling a light meter to a photographer sounds as weaselly as selling ice cubes to an Inuit or Yupik person. In terms of accuracy, the new Sekonic...
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What’s in Your Bag? North American Eclipse 2017 Edition
As we start the countdown to the event of the year, I spoke to some people with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working, both inside and outside of B&H, to get a sense of what people are bringing...
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The Sun, Our Star
The sun is a lot larger than people think. When we see it in the sky, it looks small (as big as our Moon looks, in fact). However, it only looks this small because of how far away it is. The radius of...
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Samyang Releases XP Lenses for Canon EF and AF Lenses for Sony E
Taking its lenses to new dimensions in a variety of ways, Samyang has introduced the first two lenses in a premium XP line of manual focus lenses for DSLRs, as well as having released two more...
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Feature-Rich and Affordable: The Godox QSII-Series Flashes
Upgrade to a comprehensive, yet affordable, studio lighting kit by picking up one of Godox’s QSII-series flash heads. Available in 400Ws, 600Ws, 800Ws, and 1200Ws options with guide numbers ranging...
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Canon Updates PIXMA TS- and TR-Series All-In-One Printer Lineup
Canon wants to make it easy to find a printer that is just right for your home or small office with today’s release of multiple PIXMA TS- and TR-series all-in-one models. These new printers are...
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Nikon Unleashes the Powerful and Fast D850 Digital SLR
Contradicting the adage that you can’t have your cake and eat it, too, Nikon has just released the high-resolution, speed-minded D850 DSLR. Succeeding the popular D800/E and D810 cameras, the D850...
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Join David Flores as he tries out the Nikon D850 in the studio and outdoors. In this hands-on review, Flores uses the heavily anticipated body to shoot portraits in natural light and paired with...
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10 Great Tips for Shipping Your Valuable Camera Equipment
Eventually almost everyone who takes pictures is faced with the prospect of shipping their prized cameras off to a distant location—to have them repaired or adjusted, trade them in, send them to eBay...
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Field Test: DxO ONE, A Serious Camera for your Phone
Filling the void left by the demise of the lens-style camera, the DxO ONE is part of a new category that goes beyond being a simple smartphone accessory and yet feels right at home working side by side...
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Savage Expands its Lineup of Studio Umbrellas
Savage’s studio-lighting collection continues to grow, with the announcement of 65 and 72" deep umbrellas. The 65" umbrellas are available in soft white, silver, or translucent. The soft white and...
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