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DPReview TV: Chris and Jordan pick their dream camera kits

07 Aug

What if you were swimming in gold and could buy any camera that you wanted? Chris and Jordan sat down to talk about what cameras they would buy if money was no object. Some special guests chime-in to share what they’d pick, as well.

What’s your dream camera? Tell us in the comments below.

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  • Introduction
  • Ted Forbes' Dream Camera
  • Leica Options
  • Medium Format Options
  • Full-Frame Mirrorless Options
  • Sally Watson's Dream Camera
  • Arri Options
  • Professional Cinema Camera Options
  • Full Frame Mirrorless Video Options
  • Kai W's Dream Camera
  • Chris' Choice
  • Jordan's Choice
  • Bickering

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DPReview TV: What critical items does Chris stash in his camera bag?

20 May

We all have our favorite essential gear that lives in our camera bags. Find out what DPReview TV host Chris Niccolls keeps in his when he and Jordan are out on a shoot.

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  • Introduction
  • Chris' bag
  • Chris' main camera
  • Sensor cleaning tools
  • Filters
  • Cards and storage
  • Audio tools
  • Fashion accessories
  • Honorable (carry-on) mention
  • See you soon!

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Chris and Jordan of Camera Store TV are coming to DPReview!

29 Apr

We’re very pleased to announce that Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake of The Camera Store TV are coming to DPReview! Over the past eight years, Chris and Jordan have grown The Camera Store TV into one of the best general interest photography channels on YouTube, with a mixture of entertaining and educational content that covers everything from the latest cameras to how not to carry your camera bag.

We’ve admired what Chris and Jordan do for a long time, and we’ve been trying to find ways of working with them for almost as long. So we’re very pleased to announce that as of April 28th, they’re leaving their old gig behind and coming to work for us. Why would they want to do that? In Chris’s words:

“DPReview is synonymous with editorial integrity, and technical accuracy of the highest degree. Jordan and I are excited to combine our expertise and on-screen personalities with the in-depth knowledge and integrity that DPReview is known for”.

They’re not moving to Seattle (that was a little too much to ask) but as of today Chris and Jordan will be creating new videos under the DPReview brand, and we’ll be uploading them to our own YouTube channel on a weekly basis. As well as the entertaining features that Camera Store TV has always been known for, Chris and Jordan will be working with us to create videos that complement our own long-form product reviews.

We hope you’re as excited as we are to welcome to Chris and Jordan to DPReview.

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Inspiration: How the Lofoten Islands changed Chris Burkard’s life

29 Sep

Chris Burkard is one of the most prolific, successful, and recognizable adventure travel photographers in the world. But before the TED talk and the crazy adventures to remote parts of the world, Burkard was a working surf photographer who was bored and unfulfilled despite having achieved success with his art.

In the short film above by Vincent Urban Film, Burkard tells his story of self-discovery; he tells the story of visiting the Lofoten Islands and finding, not just a beautiful landscape, but his calling and passion in life.

Our friend and Resource Travel editor Michael Bonocore actually got to visit the Lofoten Islands with Chris three years ago, when he was working for SmugMug on an inspirational film about Burkard’s work. Michael got to see Chris in his element, and meet the man he now describes as a “humble bad ass”—at once one of the most talented and successful photographers in the world, and the guy who rarely if ever talks about himself or his own work.

Check out a selection of photos Bonocore took on that trip below, and if you like what you see, check out this article on Resource Travel to learn more about this experience and see even more candid photos of Chris in action.

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Chris’ Gear of the Year part two: Canon 16-35mm F2.8L III

26 Dec

The Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II USM has been a workhorse for landscape photographers like myself for many years. Although I use this lens nearly every time I head out to shoot a location, I do have sort of a love-hate relationship with it. The corners are always fairly soft and never seem to get sharp (even after you stop the lens down) and chromatic aberration can be an issue as well (it can be removed through post processing, but at a slight cost to sharpness). Coma is also a pretty big issue with this lens, which makes it a less than desirable choice for astrophotography, but I’ve always made do and corrected those issues through post-processing.

This lens has impressive corner sharpness and amazing sunstars at very early apertures compared to its predecessor. Seattle, WA.

Photo by Chris Williams

Canon 5DSR, Canon 16-35mm F2.8L III, 16mm, F11, 1/160, ISO 100

There was always one thing that prevented me from moving on to a wide-angle that outperformed the Canon lens in terms of sharpness, vignetting and CA: the sun star. The sun star that the Canon lens produces is simply jaw-dropping and there are even Photoshop actions that you can purchase to replicate it. That’s one of the main reasons that I decided to purchase the lens in the first place and one of the main reasons that I never moved on.

This is an example of the type of sun star that the Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II produced. This lens is capable of taking some beautiful images, but it definitely did have its faults. This was taken in the Columbia Hills of Washington state.

Photo by Chris Williams

Sony a7r, Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II

When Canon released the 16-35mm F4L USM a few years back, I have to admit, I was extremely excited because I was hoping that it would lead to the release of an updated version of the 16-35mm F2.8L. Finally, after years of waiting, the Canon 16-35mm F2.8L III was announced in Fall 2016.

In this sample image you can see how well the lens handles coma at 16mm shot wide open at F2.8; this is a huge improvement over the previous iteration of the lens.

Photo by Chris Williams

Canon 5DMK IV, Canon 16-35mm F2.8L III, 16mm, 1.6sec, F2.8, ISO 100

All of the major issues that plagued the previous iteration of the lens have been largely addressed by Canon. The CA is almost non existent, the distortion was handled gracefully and the corner sharpness has improved dramatically at 16mm and beyond. In fact the best performance occurs when the lens is shot wide open at 16mm. Coma was a fairly major issue in the previous iteration of the lens and Canon has reduced it a great deal; so much so that this lens is now an excellent alternative to a fast prime lens for astrophotography. I knew Canon had the engineering to fix the issues with the optics, but one of the biggest questions that remained was; how did the sunstar fair?

Canon 16-35mm F2.8L III USM Sunstar

Canon 5D Mk IV, 35mm, 1/100, F20, ISO 100

Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II USM Sunstar

Canon 5D Mk IV, 35mm, 1/100, F20, ISO 100

I was actually pleasantly surprised by the sun stars that the new lens produces. It’s much more symmetrical and much cleaner in terms of flare than the previous iteration of the lens. The rays themselves are very clean and defined and very pleasing to the eye. Aesthetically pleasing sun stars are also achieved at much earlier apertures in the updated lens (as early as F10), which can minimize the effects of diffraction. All-in-all we see the changes as improvements, but it really comes down to personal preference. 

Sun star aside, I’ve owned the Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II for a number of years and the performance wide open has always been a major point of frustration for me, especially in terms of coma, CA and corner sharpness. The update that was made to this lens addresses all of these points and corrects the major issues seen in its predecessor, and it’s really quite impressive. The lens is a bit soft in the corners at the long end, but once it’s stopped down it does sharpen up quite nicely at focal lengths at and beyond 24mm. The bottom line is that Canon really threw down the gauntlet with this one to get it right and the results speak for themselves. This lens really is a feat of engineering. They always say the third time is the charm, and I couldn’t agree more. 

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Gear of the Year: Chris’ choice – F-Stop Tilopa camera bag

09 Dec

F-Stop may not have had the best year when it comes to its public image, but I have to say that the gear they produce is absolutely fantastic. I received the F-Stop Tilopa and the Large Pro ICU as a gift from my now wife about a year ago (after waiting several weeks for it to actually ship; my wife was on the phone with them more than she would have liked) and since then I’ve taken it everywhere from the dense forests and goliath waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge that borders Washington and Oregon to the freshly formed lava fields on the Big Island of Hawai’i. To say that the bag has exceeded my expectations is an understatement.

The black rock that you see in the foreground is recently hardened lava comprised of silica glass and other types of rock. That rock tore up my ripstop North Face hiking pants and the heat from the lava flow actually melted the soles of my boots, but my F-Stop Tilopa bag surprisingly thrived out on the laval fields with really only minimal wear and tear considering the shooting conditions.

Photo by Chris Williams 

The biggest test that I’ve put the Tilopa through came while I was on my honeymoon with my wife this past August. We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to shoot the G61 lava flow ocean entry point on the big island of Hawai’i thanks to Bruce and Tom from Extreme Exposures. The conditions were dangerous to say the least. The soles of my boots literally melted and my tripod got pretty beat up from the silica glass that was formed by the cooling lava. My F-stop bag on the other hand held up to the extreme conditions and sustained no lasting damage. I’ve owned several camera bags from a variety of companies over the years and I have to say that this is by far the most durable and comfortable camera backpack that I have ever owned.

Pictured here is the ICU that I currently use; this is the F-Stop Large Pro ICU. As you can see there’s plenty of room for lenses and extra gear. I currently have one telephoto, one wide-angle, a prime and midrange zoom along with my camera body and accessories stowed away in this ICU with room to spare.

One thing that makes this bag so useful is the ability to customize how you want to store your gear. There are several ICUs (Internal Camera Units) that you can choose from including one specifically designed for telephoto lenses, one designed for cine lenses and a full range of ‘Pro’ ICUs that are fully customizable to fit wide-angle and telephoto lenses along with filters, camera bodies and any accessories that you might need along the way. They also offer Slope Style ICUs that allow for more room in the top of the pack, Shallow ICUs for those with smaller lenses or the Micro ICUs for those with smaller camera kits. 

One of the main selling points for me was durability and weather resistance. The bag is almost impenetrable to moisture and pretty much any other elements that mother nature decides to throw at you thanks to a combination of oxford-weave ripstop nylon and a proprietary thermoplastic polyurethane film that was developed by F-stop Gear. I’ve put the bag through the wringer in terms of terrible weather conditions; torrential rain, sleet, snow, intense tropical humidity and some pretty darn cold temperatures and I’ve never had a problem with any sort of moisture penetration.

This action shot of me wearing my Tilopa was taken by my good friend and fellow landscape photographer Max Foster. The spray was pretty intense at this waterfall, but my gear stayed dry.

Photo by Max Foster

The Tilopa also has a number of exterior straps that can come in handy for strapping a tent or a sleeping bag to the pack during multi-day backpacking trips. One of the biggest issues that I’ve had in the past with camera bags is that none of them really fit me well. I have extremely broad shoulders, so most bags just don’t fit right and I end up using up almost all of the excess strapping material to make them work (and they’re still pretty uncomfortable). The Tilopa’s design makes it extremely versatile for all body types; I’ve never had a bag that fits as well as this one and it’s super comfortable to wear for long periods of time to boot (even when it’s completely filled to the brim with gear).

Another added bonus is that the bag will fit in nearly every airplane overhead compartment that you will encounter, even with the tripod attached (I just remove my tripod ball head and stow it in the bag). I’ve flown with a handful of airlines over the past year in the US and I’ve had no issues. The same can be said for most international carriers across the world, as the majority of the photographers that I’ve interacted with have had no problems stowing their bags in the overhead compartments on flights to Iceland, Patagonia, New Zealand and the like.

In my opinion the F-Stop line of camera bags, including the Tilopa series, are by far the best on the market. Although the customer service can be fairly bad and the wait times can be disappointing; the bag is worth the wait and the frustrations. 

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Mountainsmith debuts Chris Burkard T.A.N Camera Series bags for adventurers

15 Nov

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Mountainsmith has launched a new camera bag series called T.A.N. (Tough as Nails) in collaboration with photographer Chris Burkard, whose name is featured on the bags. Burkard helped design the five new bags, according to Mountainsmith; the series is comprised of the Tanuck 40L backpack, Tanack 10L lumbar pack, and the TAN Kit Cube in small, medium and large sizes.

The Tanuck 40L backpack ($ 230) is the largest and most expensive of the bunch, offering a ‘tough and versatile’ design with space for a 17-inch laptop, camera, lenses, batteries, tripod, hydration bladder, and other accessories. The backpack is compatible with the smaller Tanack 10L lumbar pack ($ 100), which offers additional space for more gear. The TAN Kit Cube bags ($ 50, $ 60, and $ 70), meanwhile, are designed to carry a camera, lenses and accessories like SD cards.

All five bags are made from 610d Cordura HP fabric with a 210d nylon liner and EVA high-density PE foam. The backpack also features 630d nylon carbonate, while the backpack and lumbar pack both include YKK zippers. All five bags are water-resistant and described as durable.

Via: ThePhoblographer

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Real-world test: the Sony a6000 goes surfing with Chris Burkard

18 Feb

Chris Burkard is a well-established adventure and surf photographer. His landscapes and cold weather surf photos have earned worldwide attention and plenty of high-profile clients. Chris joined us recently in California to take Sony’s a6000 for a spin to try out its hybrid AF system on – what else? – sun, sand and surf. See how the a6000 keeps up in our latest real-world test. See video

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Automotive Acid Trip: The Graphic 3D Art Of Chris Labrooy

08 Dec

[ By Steve in Art & Drawing & Digital. ]

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Chris Labrooy loves vintage vehicles, but with a twist: the digital artist’s far-out 3D illustrations are an automotive acid trip into the 4th dimension.

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Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Chris Labrooy graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and embarked on a prolific career in the graphic arts medium. His expansive and growing body of work has brought him international recognition; chiefly for his automotive-themed folios titled “Tales Of Auto Elasticity” and “Auto Aerobics”.

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Labrooy pays homage to the singular style expressed by vintage vehicles such as the red Ford F1 “Woody” pickup above. While the comparatively primitive paint technology employed by automakers over a half century ago had its drawbacks, Labrooy’s digital graphic illustrations bring out the best in these vehicles’ rich, deep, non-metallic hues.

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One wonders whether Labrooy was influenced by Mike Ross’s Big Rig Jig, an interactive construction made from two actual 18-wheelers displayed at the 2007 Burning Man festival – check out this video. Not that it matters; while Big Rig Jig explored one facet of modern society’s fascination with the automobile, works such as Labrooy’s Auto Aerobics series shake, rattle & roll our perceptions in a way only made possible through creative 3D modeling and state-of-the-art digital graphics techniques.

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Die Redaktion stellt sich vor: Chris Hieronimus

25 Aug

Hier bin ich also nun. Sich selbst zu beschreiben ist immer etwas befremdlich. Der Versuch, die eigene, subjektive Perspektive objektiv zugänglich zu machen, muss doch einfach scheitern. Ich glaube, der Versuch, so gesehen zu werden, wie man gesehen werden will, führt ohnehin nur dazu, dass ein Bild entsteht, das nicht der wirklichen Natur entspricht. Eine Inszenierung der eigenen Person.

Und was kann man an Fakten schon ablesen? Es ergibt sich wenig aus meinem Lebenslauf, meinem Zeugnis oder der Frage danach, „wo ich eigentlich herkomme“, beim Anblick meiner Haut- und Haarfarbe. Also lasse ich die Fakten sein, denn ich glaube, man lernt einen Menschen nur durch Auseinandersetzung mit seiner Person wirklich kennen.

Portrait einer jungen Frau

Irgendwie bin ich hier gelandet. Kwerfeldein begleitet mich schon, seit ich anfing zu fotografieren. Ich habe das Magazin lieben und schätzen gelernt, es fordert mich heraus, bringt mich zum Staunen und verärgert mich hin und wieder. Es wühlt mich auf. Angesichts der Fülle an großartigen Fotografen und Fotografinnen, die hier zu finden sind, war die Verwunderung groß, als ich gefragt wurde, ob ich für kwerfeldein schreiben wolle. Unsicher lächelnd sagte ich zu, alles weitere würde sich zeigen.

Eine Frau im Wald

Mein Studium der Sozialen Arbeit, das mich die letzten Jahre umklammerte, liegt in den letzten Zügen. Trotz dieser Umklammerung hielt ich währenddessen an meiner Kamera fest (einmal fiel sie mir auch aus der Hand). Die häufige Frage danach, wie und wann der Weg eines Fotografen mit der Kamera begann, kann ich ehrlich gesagt nicht genau beantworten.

Ich könnte nachschauen, wann ich meine erste Kamera erwarb oder anhand von Archivbildern versuchen, herauszufinden, wann ich die Grenze vom Hobby zur Obsession überschritten habe. Aber wichtig ist es nicht. Ich hörte letztens, jeder Fotograf hätte genau sieben Jahre. Ich weiß nicht, wer das gesagt hat, aber es reicht mir, um mit einem Lächeln im Gesicht nicht weiter darüber nachzudenken.

Ein Mann hält einen Eimer voll Rauch

Ich habe mit der Fotografie angefangen wie vermutlich so gut wie jeder. Mir fiel eine Kamera in die Hände und ich begann, sie zu benutzen. Intuitiv, immer und überall. So ging das eine Weile, bis mir klar wurde, dass ich tatsächlich ernst meinte, was ich da tat. Dabei war mir noch nicht klar, was genau ich eigentlich machen wollte. Auch heute ist mir nicht ganz klar, wohin ich eigentlich möchte.

Aber es zieht mich weiter. Die Richtung, in die es mich zieht, hat, trotz des Willens, in allen Bereichen Fortschritte zu machen, nicht vorrangig mit eigenem Stil oder perfekter Technik zu tun, sondern mit dem Dialog zwischen Künstler und Betrachter. Natürlich ist es ein Ziel, einen eigenen Stil zu finden, aber wie viele Kreise und Schleifen ich auf dem Weg dahin noch drehe, kann ich nicht sagen. Ich denke, ich muss eben diese Kreise und Schleifen schätzen lernen.

Eine Frau hinter Stacheldraht

Vergangene Woche kam auf einem Festival ein fremder junger Mann im Suff an mir vorbei und meinte: „Deine Bilder haben mich schon mehrmals davor bewahrt, Scheiße zu bauen. Manchmal sehe ich an einem Tag keinen Sinn und dann taucht da ein Bild von Dir auf und ich denke: Ja, das ist es.“ Ob Betrunkene nun eher Unsinn reden oder die Wahrheit sagen, sei dahin gestellt. Ich kannte ihn nicht, weiß nichts von ihm.

Aber für den Fall, dass er diese Zeilen lesen und sich an diese kurze Begegnung erinnern sollte, möchte ich sagen: Ich war in meiner Beziehung zur Fotografie selten dankbarer. Teures Equipment, ein riesiges Netzwerk, Publikationen und lukrative Kundenaufträge sind großartig, ich gönne es jedem und strebe sicherlich auch selbst danach. Aber ich hoffe, diese Ziele immerzu hinter dieses eine Ideal anzustellen:

Das eine Auge des Fotografen schaut weit geöffnet durch den Sucher,
das andere, das geschlossene, blickt in die eigene Seele.

Henri Cartier-Bresson –

Die Schönheit der Dinge lebt in der Seele dessen, der sie betrachtet.

David Hume –

Ein Junge liegt im Unterholz

Hier stehe ich also gerade. Ich fotografiere Menschen, Emotionen, erzähle Geschichten und beschreibe, was ich sehe. Ich inszeniere, manchmal dokumentiere ich, manchmal lasse ich Geschichten erzählen. Ich sehne mich nach Abenteuer, nach so vielem, was in meinem Alltag schwer erreichbar erscheint.

Auf meine Bilder bezogen bedeutet das: Orte, die mich faszinieren, Menschen, die weit weg erscheinen, Geschichten, die nicht nur inszeniert, sondern gelebt werden wollen. Wie das aussehen soll, ist mir nicht klar. Vielleicht sollte ich meine Frau auf eine Weltreise schleppen, mit einem Koffer voll Kamerakram. Am besten unsere ganze kleine Kommune mit allen Mitbewohnern samt Hühnern.

Eine Frau steht auf einem Baum über dem Wasser

Ich habe kürzlich meine Bachelorarbeit abgegeben. Ein Begriff darin, der mich nachhaltig geprägt hat, ist die „Realutopie“. Im Gegensatz zum umgangssprachlichen Verständnis der Utopie, unter der eine scheinbar unerreichbare Vision verstanden wird, meint die Realutopie ein erreichbares Ziel, das noch nicht erreicht ist, die zielführenden Wege sind aber sichtbar. Realutopien dieser Art wünsche ich jedem, in Kunst, Alltag und Gesellschaft.

Eine junge Frau auf einer Lichtung

Ich will versuchen, bei kwerfeldein ein Stück dieser kreativen Reise ins Ungewisse mit Menschen gemeinsam zu gehen, die ebenfalls von der Kamera ins Ungewisse gezogen werden. Von denen lernen, die ihre Richtung kennen und schon einige Umwege gegangen sind und Kreise gedreht haben. Ich möchte neue Perspektiven zeigen, inspirieren und inspiriert werden.

Portrait einer jungen Frau

Welch eine himmlische Empfindung ist es, seinem Herzen zu folgen.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe –

Es ist erstaunlich, welch ungeahnte Dinge geschehen, wenn man sich einer Sache voller Leidenschaft hingibt. Ich bin sehr dankbar dafür, hier sein zu dürfen. Dankbar für jeden, der hier liest und schreibt. Ich durfte schon viel von Euch allen lernen und habe noch viel mehr vor mir.


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