I've used a lot of cameras. I have had hands-on experience with basically every Sony release for the past five years, plus the latest from Nikon, Canon, Leica, Fujifilm, and even Hasselblad. My main workhorse and my everyday carry camera is still Sony. Not because they're perfect, but because they give me things no other brand does, like the global shutter in my a9 III or the sheer amount of tech packed into something as small as the RX1R III. 

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In 1858, a French balloonist who called himself Nadar leaned over the edge of a wicker basket tethered above the village of Petit-Bicêtre, just outside Paris, and made the first photograph ever taken from the air. You cannot see it. That plate, and every other aerial photograph Nadar made in those first years, is gone. 

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More and more shooters are moving toward lighter, more mobile setups rather than hauling heavy gear to every location. SmallRig have just released their new EDC PRO kit, designed around their Outra 25 camera backpack, I was curious to see whether a curated "everyday carry" system could cover the changing needs of digital creatives.

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In an age of near-psychic autofocus, what's the point of vintage glass anyway? A vintage Canon FD SSC can be cheaper than a G Master Prime, but let's put the costs aside and look at the biggest motivator: character.

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Most science fiction hides its world in shadow and grime, but The Fifth Element did the opposite and turned the lights on. That single decision, made by director Luc Besson, shaped a bright, colorful, chaotic future that still holds up decades after release.

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The Lumix S9 packs 6K open gate full frame recording into a body small enough to disappear in one hand. That combination of size and capability keeps pulling street shooters and hybrid creators toward it, even as newer bodies pile up on the market.

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