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Around the Adoramasphere

Around the Adoramasphere is our weekly roundup of the internet goings-on of the Adorama family.

On the Gear Guides and Reviews blog, Jessica Claire gives her first-impressions review of the Canon 5D Mark III; Mark Wallace reviews the Formatt Hitech Multistop and Warm2Cool Filters; and Mark reviews the iPad iPhoto app.

On TechTock, Mason Resnick shares essential tips for protecting your images on social networks.

On this blog, Through the Looking Glass, we shared our video comparison test of the Canon 5D Mark II and its successor, the 5D Mark III, testing moire, low light, dynamic range and rolling shutter; and we shared pictures from our Digital Cinema launch party last week at Tribeca Skyline Studios, attended by DPs from New York and beyond!

On the Techniques and How-Tos blog, Mark attempts to settle the age-old question, “Is it possible to get it right in camera?“; Bryan Peterson shows how to use wireless Canon strobes on a Nikon body; Ben Clay shows how to use double diffusion to cut reflections in product photography; Michele Westmorland and Matt Weiss present the ultimate guide to underwater wide-angle photography; Tamara Lackey brings us part 2 of her food and travel photographer Penny De Los Santos interview.

Around the Adoramasphere

Around the Adoramasphere is our weekly roundup of the internet goings-on of the Adorama family.

On Tech Tock, Mason posts a collection of Adorama Learning Center articles about bird photography in honor of National Bird Day; and he shares Joe McNally’s hands-on experience with the brand new flagship from Nikon, the D4.

On the Techniques and How-Tos blog, renowned bird photographer John Isaac explains how he got some of his best shots; Tamara Lackey sits down with Scott Bourne to discuss his love of bird photography and professional advice for any photographer; Mark Wallace walks us through mounting photos for display; and Bryan Peterson shows how backlighting leaves brings out their natural beauty.

At the Adorama News Desk, there’s lots of new product announcements in conjunction with PMA/CES! Nikon reveals it’s new flagship D4 professional DSLR as well as a new 85 f/1.8 lens; Sony is first out of the gate with its range of XQD memory cards, due later this month; DataColor announces its new display calibration devices, Spyder4; the world’s first 1000x CF card is revealed from Lexar, as well as the world’s first 256GB CF card; Fujifilm announces a new lineup of compact cameras; Domke announces its latest rugged bags for photographers; and Argraph reveals a couple shockingly simple but genius accessories, including one to turn a water bottle into a compact camera tripod, and one to create add a mirror to any camera for self or group portraits.

On the Gear Guides and Reviews blog, Mason takes the Ricoh GXR with M-Mount module to the masses for a good old fashioned street photography stress test; Russell Hart gives a rundown of best bird photography gear; Bob Atkins shares a lot of insight into making the decision of which lens to use for wildlife photography; and Mark reviews the Orbis Ring Flash Kit, which transforms any speedlight into into a ringlight.

On this blog, Through The Looking Glass, we compare feature for feature the just announced Nikon D4 flagship sports/action camera against its recently announced rival, the Canon 1D X and ask the reader, who will win this round? We also announce new job openings at our New York rental shop; and we cover the week’s photo openings, lectures, workshops and networking events in New York.