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Photography Life's new articles [View this email in your browser]( [Photography Life]( [The Biggest Endeavor We’ve Tried at Photography Life]( 01/08/24 By Spencer Cox If you've browsed Photography Life in the last week or so, have you noticed something interesting? I don't blame you if you missed it - it's not something we've added, but something we've taken away. Here's a hint: Our pages load much faster now, and perhaps you even feel less stressed when you look at the site. [Read More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photography News: First Laowa AF Lens, Tradeoffs of a Global Shutter]( 01/07/24 By Libor Vaicenbacher The first week of the year is over, and I completely forgot to make any New Year’s resolutions. But as they say: better late than never. So, I grabbed a pen and paper and wrote them down. “Lose a few kilos, photograph a Black-breasted Puffleg, and write more lens and camera reviews than I did last year.” So that’s that. Well, looking at this list, the reviews have the best chance of success. By the way, before you read this week’s Photography News, the photo below will give you a clue as to which review I’m working on right now. [Read More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena First Impressions]( 01/06/24 By Libor Vaicenbacher After the Noct, the Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is only the second Z lens to get its own name added to the standard technical designation. From this, we can conclude that Nikon has put a lot of brainpower into its new baby and is duly proud of it. Is a legend born? Quite possibly. My first impressions of the Nikon 135mm f/1.8 S Plena will help you form your own opinion on this question. [Read More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photographing Owls with a Basic Supertelephoto and an Exotic, Side-by-Side]( 01/04/24 By Libor Vaicenbacher Islands, washed by the sea from all sides, have long evoked a sense of romanticism in many of us. And what makes islands so special? It is, of course, their isolation. Thanks to this, islands have been the backdrop of many heroic tales, both real and fiction – from Robinson Crusoe to Charles Darwin. In this article, I’ll show you two truly remarkable birds of the islands of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. And since this is a photography website, I’ll also share my experience photographing these birds with two supertelephoto lenses of different pedigrees: the Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3, and the Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S. [Read More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media: [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 Photography Life, Inc, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have previously subscribed to our newsletter. Our mailing address is: Photography Life, Inc 9100 E Panorama DriveEnglewood, CO 80111 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.