I was a Nikon D700 user until recently, having made the switch from Canon in 2009. There were multiple reasons for this. At the time, the D700 was a much better full frame camera than the 5D. The former was basically a smaller pro body with a few features cut to lower the price, while the latter was a Canon 20D with a large sensor. Everything about the D700 was better, including the glass that I was lusting for. My main reason for making the switch was the Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8G — a zoom lens sharper than many primes. I sold (still selling the lenses) my whole kit recently and switched to my Fuji X100T, which my wife got us a few months ago.
Photography
‘Shot on iPhone’ Campaign Returns With iPhone 6S →
Josh Raab & Olivier Laurent:
Following last year’s Shot on iPhone 6 campaign, Apple is bringing back the concept for the iPhone 6s. The new ad campaign features 53 images from 41 amateurs and professional photographers from around the world.
This is such a great campaign! Time has a few photos published in their article, and Mashable has a few more.
The New Fuji X-Pro2 and Why It Will Probably Be My Next Camera
‘Safari South Africa’ — A Truly Amazing 4K Hyperlapse
Tyler Fairbank:
My safari guides thought I was nuts taking thousands of photos each day so hopefully now they will understand…
This was my first trip to anywhere in the continent and it was eye opening. There are few things more thrilling than being woken up at 5:30am to the sounds of lions outside your tent.
Darth Vader’s Daily Chores Captured by Polish Photography Paweł Kadysz →
This is perfect! Make sure to check out the details on each of the 29 photos.
Discover: London — Our First Photography Album and Travel Guide for iPad in English
I’m extremely proud (and a little frightened) to present our first photography album and travel guide for the iPad written in English. The idea first came to me after using my webpage to show my photography and talk about our family’s travels — it was a sub par experience and I didn’t have full control over the layout. Since I use Adobe Creative Cloud for various other things, I decided to try to leverage their tools and create the whole album in InDesign, to my exact specifications.
Gold iPad Air 2 at Sunrise — In Photos
I picked up my iPad Air 2 in gold last night – much, much later than Apple delivered my wife’s new engraved silver model. That was a first but I’m glad she managed to get a surprise — at least that’s what I hope her facial expression said. In the meantime, I’ve put on a few hours of mileage on my Air 2 and quite frankly, as an ex–Retina–Mini owner I couldn’t be more pleased. That’s mostly due to the fantastic screen — Apple’s decision to laminate the LCD with the glass is what made me switch. I will dearly miss thumb–typing on the Mini, but hopefully the novelty of returning to a 9.7″ iPad will not wear off too quickly.
Bison Bonasus for iOS — a Fantastic Photographic Journey
As you may or may not know, photography is one of my favourite hobbies. As soon as I heard that Marek Moi was working on a new app, I reached out to him to get me on the beta program. Thankfully, he obliged and provided me with some unique insight into the design process. My enthusiasm was based on his earlier project — Dearest Bialowieza Forest [App Store link] — which featured Jaroslaw Chyra’s photography from that beautiful region of Poland. Marek rewrote his entire engine for Bison bonasus and the results do not disappoint — it offers a truly immersive experience into the work of photographer Krzysztof Onikijuk.