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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.


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23. January 2023

Brand new: Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 for Fujifilm

With 75mm and an open aperture of f/1.2, Viltrox creates an unrivaled autofocus lens in its price range. What the new lens can do and whether it is right for you, we clarify in this video.

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12. December 2022

Powerstation of different manufacturers in comparison

This year is clearly focused on energy and we also offer several brands of power stations. The advantage of these devices is the freedom of use, because they can be used flexibly, whether for camping with the van, at a photo shoot or a video shoot, as well as a power supply for your own four walls in the event of a power outage.

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23. November 2022

Test report OM System OM-1 - User test of a nature photographer

We had the opportunity to win the nature and landscape photographer for a review of the OM-1. In this article, he tells you about his experiences with the new camera from OM System, formerly Olympus.

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14. November 2022

From the snapshot humor: naughty fruits

From the current snapshot: Fruit is delicious and healthy. But otherwise it is rather unexciting. It's just lying around. Or? Photographer Victoria Ivanova puts her pears in the scene in a fun way, playing with the magic of black-and-white shots.

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09. November 2022

Wildlife Filmmaking Equipment

What is the equipment of a documentary filmmaker who travels through the jungle, the desert or the forests of this world? We asked Johannes - this is what he answered!

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07. November 2022

Watch again now: Tips, Tricks Myths in Food Photography

Marina Jerkovic shows you tips, tricks and myths around the topic of food photography as part of our live shootings for the photo days in November 2022. In the second part, she will focus on the myths in food photography.

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07. November 2022

Watch again now: Essentials in Food Photography - Live Shoot with Marina Jerkovic

Marina Jerkovic will show you tips and tricks on the subject of food photography as part of our live shootings for the photo days in November 2022. She will focus on food styling and the basics.

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06. November 2022

Watch again now: Natural Portraits - Live Shooting with Luise Blumstengel

Luise Blumstengel shows you tips and tricks for natural portraits despite studio light during our live shootings for the photo days in November 2022

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05. November 2022

Watch again now: Fashion Photography - Live Shooting with Silke an Mey

Silke an Mey shows you in the context of our live shootings for the photo days in November 2022, tips and tricks around fashion photography. She will focus on technical details, camera settings and tips on how to take better pictures!

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05. November 2022

Watch again: Animal Portraits in Studio - Live Shooting with Tanja Brandt

Tanja Brandt will show you tips and tricks for your animal portraits during our live shootings for the Fototage in November 2022. She will focus on technical details, camera settings and tips on how to take better pictures!

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04. November 2022

Watch again now: The Five Best Portrait Tips - Martin Krolop

Martin Krolop gives you five portrait tips for your pictures as part of our live shootings for the photo days in November 2022. He will focus on technical details, camera settings and tips on how to take better pictures!

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25. October 2022

Using Sony's Creative Looks the Right Way - (Photo Days Preview)

In this video, Martin Krolop explains how to use the Sony Creative Looks correctly and goes into more detail about his workflow

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20. September 2022

89 | 100 Meteora Monasteries

Foto Koch is celebrating 100 years and we're telling the best stories about you, because without your enthusiasm we wouldn't be here. Today's story is about the Meteora monasteries in Greece.

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15. September 2022

The small moments

There are many small moments in our lives that make our lives more beautiful. Very often it is children who give us these moments. Photographer Chiara Doveri accompanies families to capture such moments

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15. September 2022

The small moments

There are many small moments in our lives that make our lives more beautiful. Very often it is children who give us these moments. The photographer Chiara Doveri accompanies families to capture such moments

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02. August 2022

Travel photography - Bikepacking Slovenia

In June 2022 we made a bikepacking tour through Slovenia. 2 weeks only with the Gravelbike on the road. The memories were of course extremely important to us, especially because of our photo book, which we wanted to create afterwards. But especially since you have to think about every gram when bikepacking, you also need light equipment in the photo area. Our Fujifilm X-T20 (successor X-T30II) with the 23mm f/2.0 was the perfect choice for us. You can read about the challenges and exciting experiences we had on this trip in this blog post.

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12. July 2022

Sneak peak - from the new Schnappschuss: Photo jokes

Joke sites usually only elicit a weary smile. Ours, too, is brimming with bad and well-known flat jokes. Nevertheless, such a page belongs of course in the issue "Humor". As is well known, humor is, when you laugh anyway!

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08. July 2022

Anna Heupel - Nikon Z-fc and the Nikon Z System

Photographer Anna Heupel has the compact Nikon Z fc. In this blog post she shows you how and with which equipment she captures the moments and gives you an insight into working with the Nikon Z fc and the Nikon z system.

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05. July 2022

Photo Contest - the winners

These are the winners of our photo contest "Summer, sun, your photos!" within the FOTOTAGE.

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21. June 2022

Interview with photographer Hans Jürgen Sommer - Street photography

Hans-Jürgen Sommer is fascinated by street photography and has found his passion in it. In this interview, you will gain exciting insights into his work and what is particularly important to him in his photography.

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31. May 2022

Novelty: Fujifilm X-H2S in practical test

Fujifilm brings a breath of fresh air to the X series. We have tested the Fujifilm X-H2S extensively and are thrilled!

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27. May 2022

88 | 100 It couldn't be colder!

Foto Koch celebrates 100 years and we tell YOUR best stories, because without you we wouldn't be here. Today's story is about the coldest lake in Germany: Funtensee in Berchtesgadener Land.

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24. May 2022

Canon EOS R7 and EOS R10

Canon has presented several new products this time and we have tested them in this video! You can look forward to new releases from the camera and lens sector!

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22. May 2022

TAMRON Lens Utility: The future

TAMRON technology specialists Eric Willenbücher and Andreas Klein explain the possibilities and functions of the new TAMRON Lens Utility software using the two TAMRON innovations 28-75mm F/2.8 G2 and the 35-150mm F/2-2.8 as examples.

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Working with blocking filters had its heyday in the purely analog era. Due to the wide dynamic range of digital sensors and, above all, the possibilities of image processing, the topic has been somewhat forgotten. But in times when AI & Co. are becoming more and more popular, many photographers are going back to basics. These color filters serve the purpose of blocking certain colors from an image, because not every colored light can enter through a filter. These filters are available in a wide variety of colors, the following are common: Green, red, orange, yellow and blue.

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Analog cameras in 2025

It's not a new trend, but analog photography has enjoyed great popularity for some time now. We also have various analog cameras in our range and if you come to Düsseldorf, you can also look for a few old treasures in our second-hand shop!

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