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2023 has been a busy year on the optics front, with all brands showing a bevy of new releases spanning super-telephoto zooms to ultra-wide primes. Mirrorless camera development has reached a state of maturity now, and brands seem to be more focused on rounding out and filling in lens lineups to suit the different tiers of cameras and to address the broad variety of shooting genres. Here are some of our picks for the top lenses of the year.
Canon
Canon released a few significant lenses this year, but the standout lens has to be the
Mirrorless camera technology continues to evolve in 2023. Though some people want to define a camera as "video-centric" or "built for stills," some of the best cameras manage to balance the two by taking the so-called "hybrid" path. Compared to, say, a cine camera, the inability to pin down what a mirrorless camera is or should do makes it a highly versatile platform capable of anything from everyday photo taking to high-budget Hollywood productions. To see manual focus, stills-only rangefinders sharing a space with the first mirrorless
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Join Matt Zefi in the field as he focuses the Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 lens to take photos of birds. Stay tuned for all the tips he shares along the way!
0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 Specs
0:59 - Shutter Speed
1:42 - Eye Autofocus
2:04 - Long Exposure
2:41 - Auto ISO
3:18 - APS-C/Crop Mode
4:09 - With 2x Teleconverter
4:44 - Final Thoughts
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In Part 3 of this four-part Introduction to Photography series, Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale breaks down the principles of composition.
0:00 - Introduction
3:12 - Composition: Why and How to Frame a Photo
7:24 - What Are You Trying to Say in Your Photos?
9:06 - What's in the Frame?
15:41 - Composing In-Camera
19:24 - Balance, Symmetry, Reflection, and Repetition
20:21 - Edges of the Frame/The Form of Elements in the Frame
27:35 - Lens Choice
31:24 - Finding the Angle
27:26 - Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, and Framing
41:15 - Camera Tools
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In Part 2 of this four-part Intro to Photography series, Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale breaks down basic camera settings, such as exposure, white balance, auto vs. manual focusing, and RAW vs. JPEG. Read Part 1 of this series here.
0:00 - Introduction
5:12 - Types of Settings
11:10 - Exposure
17:35 - ISO
21:01 - Aperture
26:33 - Shutter Speed
39:29 - White Balance
44:01 - Focusing
47:07 - JPEG and Raw Files
51:12 - Q
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Welcome to our four-part Introduction to Photography series. In this first video, Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale discusses the first thing you need to know about photography: the various types of cameras and lenses. By the end of this video, you'll know how to choose a camera that is right for you.
0:00 - Introduction
4:30 - Different Cameras for Different Needs
7:11 - Camera Types
20:46 - Checking out the Specs and Deciding What Kind of Photos to Take
26:19 - Sensor Types and Sizes
28:16 - Resolution
30:48 - Lens Types
38:23 - APS-C vs.
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Join world-renowned travel photographers Ira Block and Colby Brown as they connduct an in-depth discussion about how they got started in photography, the challenges and rewards of travel photography, and how tools like the Sony a7R III have reshaped the way they shoot out in the field. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view the wide selection of other instructional and