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Photography Blog | News, Technology & Inspiration

Camera tests, news, tips and inspiration for your photography! In the Foto Koch Blog you will find current topics and trends around photography and video production. We inform you about new cameras, lenses and other electronic devices, write testimonials and give inspiration from other photographers and artists. In the Foto Koch blog you will also find many articles from our photography magazine Schnappschuss.


05. July 2018

Top 5 travel tripods

Yes, the subject of tripods on vacation - a controversial topic. It's funny, really, since most people take more photos while traveling than normally. So when should you use a tripod, if not on vacation? Sure, it takes up space and you have to carry it around, but there are very light and small alternatives that make you forget this excuse. After all, you get many different motifs in front of the lens and can try out new genres. Especially on vacation, you should find peace and not just quickly take a few photos.

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10. June 2018

Lumix GX80 vs. Lumix GX9

Are you interested in a compact system camera but have lost the overview? We show you two Panasonic models in a video and explain the differences between the Lumix GX80 and the new Lumix GX9.

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05. June 2018

Top 3 travel lenses

We present our top 3 best travel lenses. Maybe there's something for you too.

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01. June 2018

The best travel cameras for your next vacation

Summertime is travel time! Most people at least go on vacation during the summer months and go on top photographic performances because they always have their camera ready to shoot. And for good reason, as you can get more subjects in front of your lens in a short space of time than ever before. Which camera to take with you, however, is usually a very difficult and always individual question.

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20. May 2018

The island of Santorini, my photography and me - Guest article by René Olejnik

In this guest article, René Olejnik shows photos from his trips to Santorini, talks about his special relationship with this small island, about his photography and reveals how he finds his motifs.

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05. April 2018

Testing the Fujifilm X-H1

We took the new Fujifilm X-H1 on a little Easter photo tour through Rothenburg ob der Tauber in April. In this article, you can find the resulting video and our first impressions of the sensor stabilization.

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01. March 2018

Sony A9 event with live shootings

On this evening, participants were able to experience the full power of the full-frame highlight Sony Alpha 9 exclusively, as Steffen Böttcher demonstrated his photography workflow with a bridal couple during a live shoot.

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20. February 2018

Tobi Shonibare's first impressions of the A7R III

Tobi talks about his impressions of the A7RIII during his architectural shoot in Dubai. His photographic focus is on geometries, symmetries and perspectives. He is looking for aesthetics in urban areas and appreciates impressive architecture.

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10. February 2018

The new Sony Alpha 7 III

Sony is now entering its third round with the Alpha 7. The camera is aimed at both enthusiastic amateur and budding professional photographers. Although Sony places the Alpha 7 III behind its sister models, the Alpha 7R III and the flagship Alpha 9, it borrows heavily from both of them. The result is a real top model that meets most photographic requirements.

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25. January 2018

Interview with Felix Rachor

Anyone who has ever taken a closer look at portrait photography and beauty photography has probably come across Felix Rachor - online or offline. In our interview, you can read about what makes beauty photography special for him, his greatest successes and what we can expect in his new beauty book.

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20. January 2018

Panasonic DC-G9 hands-on

We tried out the Panasonic DC-G9 for you shortly after it went on sale. In our exclusive Foto Koch hands-on, we show you which features of the new Lumix system camera we particularly liked.

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15. November 2017

Canon EOS 6D - my experience report

Three years with the Canon EOS 6D. About great moments and many experiences I've had with Canon's entry-level full-frame camera.

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10. October 2017

The beauty of the Arctic - captured by Ole Salomonsen

Find out which Sony equipment helps Ole to capture one of the most breathtaking natural phenomena - the Northern Lights - in this interview.

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01. October 2017

Above the rooftops of the city

Andrej Ciesielski had quite normal hobbies in his youth. Until the day he discovered roofing for himself. The pictures are spectacular, his actions go around the world.

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01. October 2017

Full-frame vs. APS-C format - What's so great about full-frame?

Every photography fan has heard the term "full-frame camera" or "full-frame sensor". But what is a full-frame sensor anyway and what impressive advantages does this larger sensor actually have compared to a smaller sensor? Before you buy a new camera, we want to answer these questions for you.

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01. August 2017

New world of drones at Foto Koch

There are many different drone & multicopter models. We test flew a model from each application area, including the DJI Spark and the DJI Mavic. We also flew a hexacopter from Yuneec, the Typhoon H. We would now like to give you our first impressions of the world of drones.

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20. July 2017

Photo competition Up close - Result

The winners have been announced. Read on to find out who won the "Nah Dran" competition.

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05. July 2017

First impression Canon Eos 6D Mark II

We've waited a long time - now it's available! We at Foto Koch were allowed to try out the camera shortly after its presentation and were able to form our own opinion of the main new features.

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01. May 2017

It's all about the flow

Ruslan Khasanov shows us in a wonderful way how to make unique, whimsical photos and videos with simple means. He experiments with a wide variety of materials and creates sensational, colorful worlds.

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01. February 2017

Silver, glass and time

About a year ago, Thomas Stelzmann took us on an interesting journey into the world of ambrotypes for Schnappschuss No. 55; a world that feels like a journey through time. As already announced at that time, the whole project was far from reaching its goal, because one was sure: There's still something...

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01. January 2017

Fujifilm enters a new era and launches new products

Today Fujifilm unveiled three new cameras, including the long-awaited GFX 50S, a mirrorless medium format camera with an outstanding 51.4 megapixels.

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01. October 2016

Fiction Love

"Photography is my way of communicating with the world". With these words, the artist Wang Chienyang describes describes his award-winning works, which he has already presented around the globe. For us, the young Taiwanese artist tries to describe his path to pop art and what fascinates him so much about it.

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01. September 2016

Colors in series

Today's article is all about color. Once again, we have a little idea for you to take part in. Thomas Stelzmann has set himself the task of photographing various mini-series on specific colors. To do this, he simply goes out and looks for things from our everyday environment in the same color or color combination.

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10. August 2016

But that's not - really sharp...

I'm sure every photographer has heard this phrase before. Now and again, this may even be the case accidentally. But have you ever thought about deliberately taking "blurred" pictures? In this article, we want to give you the inspiration to try something unusual, namely creating blur on purpose. So, get your camera out and let's go!

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