The Mad Kiwi

The camera business is the biggest it's ever been, there has been more cameras sold this year than any other time in history. Biggest camera companies in order. Apple Samsung Huawei Canon Sony Nikon ...

Sounds like fun. Everyone likes to pretend that weddings are so hard to shoot, they're not as hard as people think. Just make sure that you have a plan, talk to the couple and find out the timing ...

Wrong website, go somewhere else.

Given they have released other lenses for RF Mount, one can only assume that this lens won’t work correctly on the Canon bodies for some unknown reason.

There's nothing wrong with the sensors in current M43 bodies, eventually we'll get a new one and it'll have 4 more megapixels and the same or 1/3 of a stop better noise in the shadows. Is that ...

I'm with John, I think the Panny 15mm will be perfect. Not sure why you haven't got it already. Or you could splash out on a Oly EM5 Mk III if you want something super stylish, that'd be a great ...

I’d go much further, where one small flash is OK, a really big flash like a Godox AD600 is much better, and 2 or three big flashes is even better again, then you’ll need light stands and soft ...

Awesome work Petr, great shots of a wonderful bird.

I wouldn't pay that for a lens hood, which is why my Oly 12-100mm doesn't have one anymore after I broke it by standing on it. I doubt you'll find a third party one so it's either bite the bullet ...

Nice use of your lockdown time. result looks pretty sweet. Maybe do it for longer and get more of that circular motion.

I've got 1005BACs and 1004BACs, for outdoor work I always take the 1004 for the larger footprint. You'll need a sandbag if there's any kind of wind if you're using soft boxes outdoors. It's not ...

Yes is make a rattling noise if you shake it. Now you can stop shaking it and go play with something else.

f8 is where phase detect autofocus systems stop being fast and reliable.

I love the shutter on the G9. It’s easily the best shutter button I’ve ever used on any camera. No sponginess or delay.

The media mod is fantastic, behind camera sound is vastly improved, but more importantly it allows you to plug in a proper mic. Add the Rode wireless Go and you’ve got a great vlogging cam with...

In product photography, stack everything.

I’m assuming you’re shooting the clothing given the rudimentary lighting setup. To avoid this I just use a low grade consumer zoom, stopped down to f11. Diffraction is great for killing fabric moire. ...

When I fly to do headshots and other corporate portraits I just cut off a piece of white background paper roll. It folds up small and you just chuck it away after use. For tape I use Aluminium tape ...

Don't waste your money buying Elinchrom soft boxes and modifiers, just buy the Godox ones. A double diffused softbox is a double diffused softbox, the light quality is identical. Math tells you that. ...

The only reason I buy new bodies is for better autofocus, and that's been getting better with every generation so I'm always happy.