credits: Leica At the moment, two big rumours are swirling around the photography world, one from Leica and one from Pentax. On the Leica side, the talk centers on a new SL-series body said to sit between the 60MP SL3 and the 24MP SL2-S, giving Leica a middle-resolution option that the lineup currently lacks. The camera will reportedly use a 44.3MP sensor, allegedly related to the one in the Panasonic S1R II, which would make sense given prior sensor-sharing across the L-moun

credits: Godox Godox has unveiled the AD300Pro II, a refreshed version of its popular 300Ws outdoor flash arriving about five years after the original. On paper, the core specs haven’t changed much, it still outputs 300Ws, delivers around 350 flashes per charge, and recycles anywhere between 0.01 and 1.5 seconds depending on power level. Physically, the unit remains relatively compact at about 18.7 × 10 × 9 cm and weighs roughly 1.2 kg with the battery installed. One big new

What Is Zoom Blur Photography? Zoom blur is another very interesting technique that shares some similarities to panning photography (which we looked at last week). Zoom blur, lets you take a still scene and inject movement into it. However, instead of moving the camera through space (as you do in panning), you are changing your focal length while the shutter is open. The result is a stretched, tunnel-like effect that pulls everything toward (or away from) the centre of the fr