For photographers, there is nothing quite like traveling to the Svalbard archipelago and venturing onto the pack ice for photography. As I pack for such a trip, I am evaluating the camera gear that worked best on my previous Arctic travels. My goal is to travel with a streamlined, yet highly capable camera kit for everything from landscapes to wildlife – but with a primary objective of photographing polar bears.
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I’m excited to announce two things today! First, we have just published the newest video from Photography Life: a field test of the Nikon Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ, with extensive sample footage from the lens. And in bigger news, I am very excited to welcome Jakub Horák to the Photography Life team! Jakub is a skilled videographer and filmmaker from Czechia. He and Libor will be collaborating to film more Photography Life videos in the coming months. You can meet Jakub, and watch Libor’s field impressions of this lens, in the video below.
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It’s Sunday, 6:40 a.m., and I’ve been staring at the surface of a fishpond for over two hours now, trying to photograph Europe’s largest eagle — the white-tailed eagle. I’m standing in cold, muddy water from the knees down. The smell of rotting silt clings to the air. I keep myself warm with the thought that a wave of tropical heat is supposedly heading for Europe. Somewhere nearby, a cuckoo calls. A green woodpecker just flew past behind me, and for hours now I’ve been hearing wild boars splashing around somewhere out of sight in the reeds. However, the creatures nearest to me are the hungry female mosquitoes. And the eagle? Nowhere to be seen. For hours, I have been experiencing the true essence of wildlife photography.
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The Hohem iSteady MT2 is a 653g, 3-axis video gimbal. It can hold a lighter camera or a phone up to 1.2kg, and it can provide more stabilization for video compared to the IBIS systems on cameras. How does it perform, and is it the right gimbal for you? Read on to find out!
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Most tripods can be considered relatively universal tools that can be used for just about anything within their weight category. Even the tripod I’m reviewing today – the FotoPro E7 Camo – could, in theory, be used for something like studio photography. However, its camouflage coating and other design features clearly mark it as a companion for a different kind of adventure!
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