Tamron’s powerful new 18-400 lens
Is this the coolest Tamron lens ever? Photographers constantly search for lenses featuring maximum flexibility, lowest price and best image quality. Meeting virtually all these criteria, Tamron held nothing back in their new 18-400 Di II VC HLD lens. At 22 to 1 zoom ratio, Tamron effectively covers flexibility. Since this lens primarily targets APS-C […]
Protective Filters? UV Filters? Why bother?
By Neil Eschenfelder So you’re looking at a new lens. Your extremely knowledgeable sales person suggests a UV filter to protect your prospective new lens’ front element. “Nah,” you say, blanching at your potential $75 additional investment. “I’ll be really careful with it. Besides, I’m not a professional so I don’t need it.” You obviously […]
Come To Monument Valley April 21-23, 2017
Arrival: Thursday, April 20th Arrive Monument Valley. Check into lodging at Goulding’s, camping, etc. Be advised, agencies operating Monument Valley allow no free entrance to Monument Valley or parking. Cars with several occupants may purchase 1 entry ticket to Monument Valley good for 4 days of park entrance. If larger groups come in one […]
Photograph Jordan and Palestine With Pixels Foto October 2017!
Jordan & Palestine Days 1-2, Saturday and Sunday, October 21, 22. USA Transatlantic Flight- Amman We will take our morning flight from Salt Lake City connecting with various international airports for our flight to Amman, Jordan. We arrive late afternoon the following day at Amman Airport. Amman is the ancient city of Philadelphia. […]
Balloon Contest Winners!
A very big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest this year! There were some fantastic images from a fantastic event. Winners will receive a 16×24 Metallic Gallery Wrap from Pixels Foto & Frame, as well as be shown on the Sandy City website. Here are the winners for 2015: Christina Skeels – […]
Pixels Foto 2015 Balloon Fest Voting
Thank you for voting in the 2015 Sandy City Balloon Fest photo contest. To cast your vote, visit the galleries below 1-Best Glow 2-Most Colorful 3-Best Sunrise 4-Best Balloon Group ** Submissions are closed for 2015 ** We will be accepting entries August 12th through August 31th. No entries after August 31st will […]
Balloon Photo Contest Winners!!
Winners will receive a 16×24 Metallic Gallery Wrap from Pixels Foto & Frame, as well as be shown on the Sandy City website.
Balloon Fest Photo Contest
***VOTE HERE*** Thank you for attending the 2014 Sandy City Balloon Fest Pixels Foto & Frame Balloon photo contest Categories: 1-Most Unusual, 2-Most Colorful, 3-Best Sunrise, 4-Best Balloon Group Guidelines: -Must be from 2014 Sandy Balloon Fest -You may submit up to 3 images only (1 per category) -Email images to Pictures@Pixelsfoto.com -Put Ballon in […]
Sandy City Balloon Fest
The 2014 Sandy Balloon Festival takes you a huge photographic step higher. This year we offer you a chance to try the latest cameras and lenses from Canon and Sony during each launch day mornings August 8th & 9th and balloon glow during evening time August 9th. Thanks to Pixels Foto and Frame, Utah’s premier […]
Olympus’ Fabulous Focus Stacking TG-3
By Neil Eschenfelder Selling cameras for more than 40 years, I find each new year’s manufacturer offerings fascinating. Usually we we see bigger stronger faster and cheaper. It seems lately, though, we see smaller, stronger, faster and cheaper. Earlier in spring, 2014, I received a call from my friends at Olympus America telling of a new […]
New Photoflex FlexFlash Lighting
Pixels announces arrival of PhotoFlex’ new FlexFlash studio flash equipment. In 200 Watt Second and 400 Watt Second models, FlexFlash features fast recycle time, light weight, digital readouts, in head optical slaves, and, most of all, on camera speed light pre flash rejection. Imagine; now your camera speed lights become full partners in any studio […]
Nikon D4S launched as new FX-format flagship
The Nikon D4S has been launched as the brand new FX-format flagship from Nikon. Product Highlights 16.2MP FX-Format CMOS Sensor EXPEED 4 Image Processor 3.2″ 921k-Dot LCD Monitor Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps Multi-CAM 3500FX 51-Point AF Sensor Native ISO 25600, Extended to ISO 409600 11 fps Shooting for 200 Shots with […]
Rick Sammon is coming
The Wasatch Camera Club and Pixels Foto & Frame are pleased to welcome, Rick Sammon as the featured speaker for the club’s annual event PhotoOp 14. As award-winning photographer Rick Sammon likes to say, he loves his day job. He is tireless, prolific and inspirational image-maker called by some “The Godfather of Photography,” and is […]
The world’s first full-frame mirrorless cameras from Sony
Sony’s new α7 and α7R digital cameras are the world’s smallest full-frame interchangeable lens models2. Highly anticipated by professional photographers and imaging enthusiasts alike, the two new cameras offer an unmatched combination of creativity, customizability and portability. The α7R model features a 36.4 effective megapixel 35mm Exmor® CMOS sensor – the highest resolution sensor […]
Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 OS Lens Review
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 OS Lens Review Reviewed by: Ray Taggart, Pixels Foto and Frame August 9, 2013 I first saw this lens at CES/PMA show in Las Vegas in January of 2013. Sigma has always had a bevy of lenses, some of them real eye openers, like their 200-500 f/2.8 APO EX DG. That one always […]
Canon’s NEW 200-400 f/4 IS Lens Review
Hands on review of Canon New 200 -400mm f/4L IS w/built in 1.4x teleconverter. Reviewed by: Ray Taggart, Pixels Foto and Frame July 16, 2013 I wanted to write this review because for a long time there has been all kinds of rumors about Canon coming out with a new 200-400 f/4 IS lens. And in […]
Review of the AS-F NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
This great article was written by local photographer, Dave Argyle. Shooting daytime sports just got a lot easier. I shoot a lot of high school sports. And I’ve had experience with a fair number of lenses doing this type of photography. For me, the most important qualities of a lens are the following […]
All new Canon Rebel T5i
The T5i is the new flagship camera for Canon’s entry-level Rebel lineup of DSLRs and will sport an 18MP CMOS sensor with Canon’s DIGIC 5 processor under the hood. It will be capable of shooting ISO ranges between 100-12,800 (it can go up to 25,600 in H mode), 5fps shooting speeds with 9 AF […]
Canon EOS Rebel SL1: The World’s Smallest and Lightest DSLR
Canon on Thursday announced the world’s smallest ever DSLR, the new EOS Rebel SL1. If you’re familiar with Canon’s famous lineup of entry-level DSLR cameras, the SL1 will immediately feel like part of the family—just smaller and lighter. Basically, the SL1, which weighs in at 14.36 ounces, is a shrunken T4i. And that’s what’s so great about what Canon has […]
Nikon announces all new D7100
Nikon has just unveiled the successor to its D7000 midrange DSLR. The Nikon D7100 will hit the stores in March 2013 complete with the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 VR kit lens for a suggested price of $1,599 or $1199.95 for the body only. There’s a new and improved 24.1 MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 […]
Nikon announces new DLSR the D5200
A Nikon DX-format CMOS sensor with an effective pixel count of approximately 24.1-million pixels, extremely precise 39-point AF system, and a 2,016-pixel RGB sensor for superior basic performance A full-scale entry-level model that enables flexible expression with a side-hinged vari-angle LCD monitor A new Nikon DX-format CMOS sensor with an effective pixel count of approximately […]