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Camera Shutter ASMR
Equipment

The Shutter Sounds of Our Most Popular Cameras Part 2

A few months ago, while testing out audio equipment for our now released podcast (available on iTunes, Youtube, and Spotify), we decided to take some of our most popular cameras into our sound booth, and give them the ASMR treatment. For those unacquainted, ASMR refers to autonomous sensory…

Lensrentals · December 13, 2019
Sony a7R IV Review
Equipment

A Studio Photographer’s Review of the Sony a7R IV

Since the release of the Sony Alpha series of cameras back in October of 2013, Sony has been on a steady pace to take over the professional camera market. But that steady takeover has come with a lot of releases. Nearly six years later, ten different cameras have been released into the Alpha…

Zach Sutton · October 8, 2019
Equipment

Biggest Photography Announcements for the First Quarter of 2019

Each year, the first quarter is filled with various trade shows through the world – WPPI, CP+, The Photography Show, to name a few – where brands eagerly show off their latest products in development for the coming year. So as tradition, we like to take the opportunity to highlight some of these…

Lensrentals · March 17, 2019
Equipment

Nikon Z7 Review | A Portable Landscape Photography Workhorse

For this camera review, I am going to unabashedly focus on the genres of photography for which the Nikon Z7 is best-suited. Because, honestly, most readers already know how the Z7 stacks up against its competition – at least on paper. Although my hobby is landscape, nightscape, and timelapse…

Matthew Saville · January 8, 2019
Equipment

Teardown of the Nikon Z7 Mirrorless Camera

We published our teardown of the Canon EOS-R and then had to decide which of the Nikon Z cameras to do. We decided to go with the top-end Nikon Z7. The Nikon Z6 would be the more appropriate comparison from a price standpoint; the Nikon Z6 is retailing for $2145, the Canon EOS-R for $2299, and the…

Roger Cicala · October 30, 2018
Canon EOS R Teardown
Equipment

Teardown of the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera

I’ve wanted to look inside the new Canon and Nikon mirrorless cameras since the moment they were announced, so I’m probably more excited about this than you guys are. I’m really not sure what to expect. Early on, when we took apart a Sony A7R, we were struck by how clean and straightforward…

Roger Cicala · October 18, 2018
Equipment

Biggest Product Announcements at Photokina 2018

Since its introduction 1950, Photokina has taken the title as the largest trade show related to photography in the world. This biennially held trade show takes place every two years in Cologne, Germany and brings in nearly 200,000 people for each event. With it transitioning to an annual show…

Lensrentals · October 5, 2018
Mirrorless Opinion Piece
Equipment

Roger’s Rants: My Canon/Nikon Mirrorless Camera Unfanboy Opinion

I’ve gotten about 632 texts and emails over the last couple of weeks. About half of them are “I’m a Nikon / Canon shooter. Should I preorder a Z / RF camera?” My answer is generally no. The reason is simple; unless you just have to play with the new technology and have money to burn, wait until the…

Roger Cicala · September 11, 2018