Currently Browsing: Blog
When you have many photos on your smartphone, like hundreds or even thousands, it can be challenging trying to locate images and keep your files organized. Different companies are working on using AI technologies to help identify, organize and even cull images. Canon is the latest to join the fray with its new Photo Culling app for iOS. Underpinning the app is Canon’s computer-vision artificial intelligence engine, PHIL. PHIL is an abbreviation for Photography Intelligence Learning. The Photo Culling app helps users pick out their best images by evaluating photos based on sharpness,...
Over the past 24 hours, images and details of a forthcoming Sony cinema camera have leaked, showing off what appears to be a compact cinema camera called the FX3 (ILME-FX3). Little information is available at this time. All we know so far is what the camera will look like based on what appears to be a leaked press photo from Nokishita and another hands-on image that shows the rear of the camera. The device has also been registered with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), confirming the name seen on the camera. Hmmmmm pic.twitter.com/tx6BHLXqfy — Joe Lawry (@JoeLawry) February 11,...
Introduction The Sony a1 is the company’s flagship interchangeable lens camera, with a 50MP sensor that can capture bursts of images at 30 frames per second and records 8K video. That sensor also helps power the a1’s capable autofocus system, which comes with updated machine learning derived algorithms for detecting human faces and eyes, as well as the eyes of many types of animals and birds. Sony is billing the Alpha 1 as, well, the one camera that can do just about anything you’d need it to do, whether you’re shooting fast action, landscapes, or high-end video....
Canadian developer Jacob Jackson has created a new web tool for using visuals to search for images. The AI-powered tool, Same Energy, allows you to either search using text or using a pasted or uploaded image. Once you have entered keywords or uploaded an image, Same Energy shows you relevant results. In the case of a keyword, you get images that match the keyword. For example, if you search ‘tiger,’ you see images of tigers. What makes Same Energy distinct is that when you upload an image or click on one of the image results, the tool then shows you visually similar images....
It’s been almost three years since we launched our new YouTube channel, DPReview TV. Since then, we’ve published almost 250 episodes including product reviews, how-to videos, and more. These videos have allowed us to bring you more photo-related content than ever before, including reviews of products we may not have been able to cover in the past. Hopefully, we’ve also managed to entertain you along the way. If so, you can help us by subscribing to our channel! If we hit our goal, Jordan will have to shoot the next several episodes using classic cameras of your choosing....
Scouting is one of the best tools available to landscape photographers, especially when conditions are changing quickly. In this article, I’ll go over the three different levels of scouting and how you can use them to take better landscape photos. Table of Contents What Is Scouting? Not everyone uses the same definition of “scouting” in landscape photography, but the way I define it is as follows: Familiarizing oneself with a location in hopes of taking good photos there in the future. I think you can divide scouting into three different levels: researching, exploring, and understanding the...
Back on November 19, 2020, we published an article covering news of a Kickstarter campaign that appeared to be funding the production of the X-tra Battery, a product that claimed to be ‘the camera battery, re-invented.’ Now, it appears the campaign was a sham, with no products to show for after more than 1,500 backers pledged $221,290 to see the X-Tra Battery to life. Canon Rumors was the first publication to bring these allegations to light after its founder, who used the KickBooster affiliate program, failed to receive any response when he attempted to collect his 20% commission for...
The National Awards program was created by Sony, along with the World Photography Organisation, to identify and support local photographic communities around the world. Over 330,000 images were submitted from 220 territories for Sony’s 2021 World Photography Awards. From that pool, 165,000 qualified for the Open Competition – where National Awards winners were selected. Sony World Photography Awards competitions are free to enter and winners receive a selection of imaging gear. The Open Competition has 10 categories and single images are presented anonymously for evaluation to a panel...
Venus Optics has announced it’s bringing four of its Laowa lenses to L mount camera systems. Now, owners of L mount camera systems can snag native versions of Venus Optics’ Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye, Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D, Laowa 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe and Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5–5x Ultra Macro lenses. Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye As a refresher, the Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye lens is constructed of seven elements in six groups, with a seven-blade aperture diaphragm and aperture range from F2.8 through F16. It offers a minimum focusing distance of 80mm (3.15”), measures 25.5mm (1”) diameter by 45.2mm (1.78”)...
Published Feb 10, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Wait… you’re reviewing a what? Chris and Jordan work in some pretty frigid conditions in the winter, so they’ve been using the G-Tech battery-powered hand warmer. Find out why they think it’s a useful accessory for cold weather photographers. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. The Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD is a compact general-purpose lens for Sony’s APS-C, E-mount mirrorless cameras. So how does it perform? Read our review to find out. Sony’s FE...
Sony Japan has put out a notice (translated) informing consumers the release date for its FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens has been delayed. Announced on January 13, the Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM was initially scheduled for release in mid-February (Sony Japan specifically notes a February 12 release date). However, due to ‘production reasons,’ the release has been pushed back to a yet-to-be-announced date. Sony Japan apologizes for the inconvenience for those who have pre-ordered the lens and says it will announce the next release date ‘as soon as it is confirmed.’ The current listing for the Sony FE 35mm...
Sony has released a new firmware update for its ZV-1 camera that adds the ability to use it as a webcam over USB without the need for an HDMI adapter. Firmware version 2.00 for the ZV-1 doesn’t bring new autofocus or setting changes, but it does make it possible to use the vlogging-oriented camera as a webcam without the need for additional hardware or software. Once firmware version 2.00 is installed, it should simply be a matter of plugging the camera in via the included USB cable and firing up the video conferencing or livestreaming program of your choosing. It’s not just computers...
Photographer and video producer Kevin Raposo wanted to test how Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone compares to a $6,000 professional DSLR camera. Specifically, Raposo wants to see how the 108MP image sensor in the S21 Ultra compares to the 20.2MP image sensor in his Canon 1DX Mark II DSLR. Can the 20MP full-frame Canon camera keep up with the latest flagship Samsung smartphone despite being seriously outgunned in the megapixels department? In the video below, Raposo compares six different images, each captured by the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Canon 1DX II. He shot...
Published Feb 9, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Amazon and DJI [embedded content] The DJI Mini 2 is DJI’s latest entry-level drone, and At only 249 grams – or just over half a pound – the Mini 2 lives up to its name, but it offers a heavyweight feature set. This includes a camera that can capture 12-megapixel photos and 4K/30p video at one hundred megabits per second, and the option to capture Raw photographs. Upgraded motors also improve the flight time, acceleration, top speed and wind resistance, and the Mini 2 comes with a number of...
Published Feb 9, 2021 | dpreview staff The GF 45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR is a sort of medium zoom for Fujifilm’s GFX cameras, giving users a 35mm-equivalent focal length of around 36-80mm. We’ve actually found it to be a really handy range for all types of subjects, and the lens looks to be more than sharp enough for the GFX 100’s one hundred Megapixels of resolution. Take a look through the gallery for views of everything from Pacific Northwest wilderness, to Seattle side-street Volkswagens. Gear in this story Atomos’ latest firmware update for its popular Ninja V...
[embedded content] Photogram has launched a pre-order campaign for the Alice camera — a camera it says will combine the AI and computational photography characteristics of a smartphone camera with the larger sensor and interchangeable lens system of the Micro Four Thirds system. The concept was announced back in September 2020 and the UK company says it intends to begin shipping the camera in the autumn of this year. Photogram is keen to point out that its Indiegogo campaign is for pre-orders rather than a funding exercise as it already has funding from various UK government agencies and...
Sorry to hear that, I would hate to lose my D3s like that. I don’t use it much these days, but I still keep it (together with a D3) and shall never part with it, I think. Anyway, the answer to your question is easy and twofold: First, it depends on lenses. Z mount lenses are unequivocally better than F mount ones, often by a large margin. Whether you are willing to rebuild your collection of lenses or not, that’s the first question. Otherwise, it will mean using lenses not as good as those you could have, with the added downside of the FTZ adapter (one or several) that works...
Real estate photographers Ben Barghabany and Mahsa Tighi of HomeShots experienced a photographer’s worst nightmare, having their gear stolen. The pair of photographers were sitting in traffic in San Francisco when, in broad daylight, a robber smashed their back window and grabbed a bag of equipment. Barghabany and Tighi, who work together as husband and wife, had been on a shoot near Dolores Park on Friday afternoon. ABC7 reports that after leaving the park, the pair were waiting to get on the Interstate 80 onramp. At around 4:30 p.m., a Honda Accord drove up next to the Ben and...
The Royal Photographic Society has digitized its archive and made issues of its magazine, the RPS Journal, free to read online. Visitors to the Society’s website will be able to read issues dating right back to the first magazine that was published on 3rd March 1853. The frequency of publication has varied slightly over the years, but the RPS claims The Journal is the longest continuously published photographic periodical in the world. The current format of the magazine is published six times a year, and the free archive covers 1853 to 2018, said to be over 30,000 pages of searchable...
While digital photography is popular, film photography still has a dedicated following and beginner film photographers are popping up regularly. New products for analog photographers are popping up regularly to meet experienced and novice film photographers’ needs. Reveni Labs has launched a new Kickstarter campaign, which was funded within two hours, to deliver an extremely compact spot meter to film photographers. A spot meter is a light meter designed to precisely measure only a small portion of the image area. Photographers can use a spot meter to check metering in different areas...
Nikon has released third-quarter (Q3) financial results for its 2021 fiscal year (FY2021), revealing the harsh realities of a shrinking market further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As doom-and-gloom as the numbers may appear though, it seems Nikon’s Imaging Products Business has survived the worst of it and has set itself up for a sustainable future going forward. Nikon’s consolidated Q1-Q3 results include data from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, as its fiscal years start on April 1 and end of March 31 of the following year. In order to get a larger picture of Nikon’s...
Published Feb 8, 2021 | dpreview staff We’ve been shooting around more with our pre-production Fujifilm X-E4 and though its image quality is a known-quantity, we’re now getting a much better sense of of how it handles. In many ways, it feels like an interchangeable lens version of the X100V, especially in terms of size and shape. That said, the X-E4 is not as robustly built and offers fewer control points and a lower-res EVF than its fixed-lens counterpart. But it’s just as capable and still plenty fun to shoot with! View our updated Fujifilm X-E4 pre-production gallery...
Introduction The Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD is a very compact general-purpose lens for Sony’s APS-C, E-mount mirrorless cameras. Think of it as roughly equivalent to a 24-105mm F4 lens on a full-frame camera, but scaled down to match the APS-C sensor format. Although it’s designed for cameras with APS-C sensors, it can still be used with full-frame models when cropped to APS-C. We tried both approaches for this review, pairing it with the Sony a6600 as well as the Sony a7R IV in APS-C crop mode. With a constant F2.8 maximum aperture across its zoom range, the Tamron...
zirano says: Hi, Sorry for youre loss, hope you are allright.i have a D850 and a Z7 first version. The D850 is certainly the better camera probably the best do-it-all DSLR.The Z7 is lighter, its a usable camera but it is Nikons first Generation Mirrorless Camera,the user interface on the Z’s is from the consumer line, battery door is not ideal camera has no backlight buttons, does not keep certain drive modes once shut of or sleep.Z Lenses are really good but expensive with a limited lineup atm.Personally I bought the Z7 because of the weight, I think both cameras will work for you....
Image credits: shared with permission from Jake Hicks. All rights reserved. Analog photography has been making a steady comeback for the past several years. So much so that Polaroid, who was on the brink of bankruptcy in 2008, recently merged with the Impossible Project — a startup responsible for rescuing and reviving interest in its proprietary instant film. [embedded content] Photographer Jake Hicks authored a tutorial, years back, outlining steps necessary for extracting a printable negative from Fujifilm’s FP-100C peel-apart instant film and created an accompanying video, embedded...
MRMC pods containing Nikon D5s and 80-400mm lenses, set up for coverage of the inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol on January 20th 2021. How do you cover an event where photographers aren’t allowed? Last month saw the inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States, an occasion which would normally see huge crowds of people, from officials, politicians and members of the public, to representatives of the world’s press. Obviously that wasn’t going to happen this time around, and after the storming of the Capitol Building by a pro-Trump mob on Jan 6th, it...
Published Feb 7, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV just finished their review of the new Sony a1. Here’s a gallery of images they shot while testing the camera, straight from the frozen northlands. View the Sony a1 sample gallery Gear in this story The new a1 is absolutely chock-full of the latest and greatest tech that Sony has to offer. Come take our tour of how this high-speed, high-megapixel machine operates and handles. Chris and Jordan share their first reactions to the new Sony Alpha 1. What features and technology excite them most, and who is it really made for? We...
The Nikon Z7 II is a second-generation mirrorless camera from Nikon aimed specifically at landscape, architecture and studio photographers who want as much resolution as possible. Although the Z7 II is almost identical to its predecessor in terms of its overall body and ergonomics, Nikon has made some significant internal changes, making it a much more complete camera (see my Nikon Z7 II vs Z7 comparison for more information). In this article, I will provide detailed information on what settings I personally use on my Nikon Z7 II and shortly explain what some of the camera buttons and...
The Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm F2.8 was introduced back in 1979, just one year before the release of Nikon’s third professional SLR camera body, the F3. I don’t know when my particular copy of this lens was made, but it looks pretty well-worn. I picked it up in college for a song at a local photography shop, and the aperture blades promptly got stuck in the wide-open position. A couple years later, I finally got it repaired at the tiny Camera Clinic in Shoreline, WA (since closed, sadly), and have used it on and off ever since. In fact, I’ve used it for more than few product...
Published Feb 6, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] With Chris still in quarantine, Jordan becomes a one man camera reviewing machine. He takes us through the Sony a1 from top to bottom, then tells us what he thinks. (Spoiler: he’s impressed.) Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sony a1 sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story We spoke to Sony straight after the announcement of the a1, to get a bit more fine detail about the camera’s specs and capabilities. And it’s fair to say there’s a lot going on inside...
The Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm F2.8 was introduced back in 1979, just one year before the release of Nikon’s third professional SLR camera body, the F3. I don’t know when my particular copy of this lens was made, but it looks pretty well-worn. I picked it up in college for a song at a local photography shop, and the aperture blades promptly got stuck in the wide-open position. A couple years later, I finally got it repaired at the tiny Camera Clinic in Shoreline, WA (since closed, sadly), and have used it on and off ever since. In fact, I’ve used it for more than few product...
Even though my longest lens is a 70-200mm f/4, I’m still a big fan of wildlife photography. What’s not to like? Sitting around for hours without any luck, cursing your autofocus system, getting acquainted with mosquitos and other bugs while you wait… Well, it’s not all perfect. But when everything goes right, and you do get that shot, the reward is amazing. Not to mention that wildlife photography can be done almost anywhere in the world, since there are animals everywhere. The only problem is that supertelephoto lens. While lens manufacturers have done a good job in recent years making...
Update: please don’t call your local senator. Amendment 256 has been shelved for the time being. We’re keeping this article up as representatives from DSPA predict that Senator Mike Lee will make another attempt to pass this bill in the near futre. On Thursday, February 4, United States Senator Mike Lee (R–Utah) added an Amendment to the previously-defeated Drone Federalism Bill. First proposed in 2017 by Lee, Senator Diane Feinstein (D–CA), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator Tom Cotton (R–AR), the bill would give states, counties, cities and local tribe governments...
Affinity has launched version 1.9 of its entire Affinity suite, including Affinity Photo. The free update adds many new features to Affinity Photo, including linked layers, astrophotography stacking, hardware acceleration on Windows and much more. Across the entire Affinity suite, including Affinity Photo, users should expect performance improvements. On Windows, the gains will be most obvious thanks to new GPU acceleration. While prior versions of Affinity Photo for iPad and macOS already included hardware acceleration, including Apple M1 silicon support, Affinity Photo 1.9 marks the first...
The Sony a7S III is a 12MP full-frame camera primarily designed with video in mind. We take a look beyond the specs to see what it offers to filmmakers. The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who it might make sense for. Fujifilm’s X-E4 is the most compact X-mount camera Fujifilm has yet produced, but that doesn’t make it any less competitive. Take a look at how the X-E4 stacks up and what we make of it in our initial review. Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp...
Published Feb 5, 2021 | Aaron Gold All photos by Dan Bracaglia Color print film (otherwise known as color negative film) was the most popular variety of film in the pre-digital photography era, primarily because it was cheap to develop and easy to show and share the resultant prints. Color print film is also known as ‘C-41’ for the name of the standardized process used to develop it. One of the best aspects of color print film is its generous exposure latitude, which means that it is very forgiving of incorrect exposure, particularly overexposure – you can be 1 to 2 (or sometimes...
A specialist design company based in Holland has launched a new set of playing cards decorated with camera-related icons that’s aimed to appeal to photography enthusiasts. The Dutch Card House Company, which creates artistically designed playing card packs, has already hit its funding target on Kickstarter and aims to begin shipping in May. The cards come in a box decorated to resemble a Canon L lens with ribbing and a red ring printed on a black background, while the cards themselves feature a host of common icons on the reverse, including the flash symbol, a self-timer, microphone, custom...
Canon’s current collection of EF and RF lenses for both still and cinema cameras. Click to enlarge. Canon has announced it reached the ‘significant milestone’ of producing its 150-millionth interchangeable (EF and RF) lens in January 2021. In its press release celebrating the achievement, Canon says the lucky number 150,000,000 was an RF 70–200mm F2.8 L IS USM telephoto zoom lens. It was back in 1987 when Canon produced the first EF lens for its EOS-series AF (Autofocus) single-lens reflex film camera system at the company’s Utsunomiya Plant in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. Since...
Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner specializes in dissecting objects and photographing them in stunning detail. His work is meticulously and thoughtfully crafted. One of Oefner’s more famous series, ‘Disintegrating,’ features images of performance cars seemingly being blown apart. Fabian’s latest project, ‘Heisenberg Objekt No. III,’ features a sliced up Leica M6 rangefinder camera. Oefner’s primary material for his latest project is, of course, a Leica M6. A used M6 can be found for around $2,500. He then covered the camera in a resin block and then...
Seán Doran uses still images from organizations like NASA and JAXA to create stunning videos. His latest work is ‘MOON in Real Time I,’ which is the first video seen below. Doran denoised, graded, repaired and retimed footage from the JAXA/NHK Kaguya Orbiter archive. The Kaguya spacecraft, officially known as SELENE, was first launched in September 2007 from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC). The Kaguya mission’s primary objective is to collect data to help scientists better understand the moon’s origin and evolutionary history. Kaguya comprises a primary orbiting...
Published Feb 4, 2021 | dpreview staff Sony’s new flagship Alpha 1 camera offers 50MP of resolution (and 200MP in a high-res mode) as well as ultra-fast burst shooting and incredibly dependable autofocus. We’ve had our hands on the camera for just a few days, but have gotten out to get some samples from around the Puget Sound region. As we press on with our full review, expect more action images to evaluate autofocus, as well as expansive landscapes: we’re just getting started. Gear in this story Sony has announced the Alpha 1, a fast, high-res 50MP camera capable of...
Introduction The Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM is a high-end, medium-wide prime lens for Sony’s E-mount cameras. While there have been high-end 35mm F1.4 primes in the lineup for some time – including Sony’s own Zeiss-branded Distagon 35mm F1.4 – this new lens looks to be an impressive performer despite its relatively small size (and it’s less expensive than the Zeiss, to boot). Most* of the DPReview staff is in agreement that 35mm lenses make for excellent general-purpose primes, lending themselves well to all kinds of photography, and they’re a staple in many a...
A promotional image from Nikon showing off just some of its expansive lens lineup. According to a report (translated, partially walled behind a free account) from Nikkei Shimbun, Nikon is set cease operations at two of its Japanese interchangeable lens manufacturing factories next month, leaving just a single factory to produce lenses domestically. As part of its ongoing effort to reduce operational costs to mitigate a declining market, Nikon will stop production at its Nagai Plant in Yamagata Prefecture and its Aizu Plant in Fukushima Prefecture at the end of March. Interchangeable lens...
ON1 has announced that its ON1 Professional Plugin Bundle is now available for Capture One photo editing software. The new Capture One support joins existing plugin support for Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Corel, and Apple Photos. The ON1 Professional Plugin Bundle includes ON1 Effects 2021, Portrait AI 2021, Resize 2021 and HDR 2021. The four plugins offer photographers numerous editing tools, including one-click presets in Effects, automatic AI-powered portrait retouching with Portrait AI 2021 and much more. A sample of the various filters and styles available in ON1...
A couple who used edited images to ‘prove’ they had reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain has received a ten-year ban from climbing any Nepalese mountain after being undone by some pretty basic errors. The first clue, according to The New York Times, was that the flag in the picture was hanging limp in a place known for its wind ripping flags to shreds. Other clues included an oxygen mask not connected to the tank and a lack of snow and mountains in the reflections of their glasses. Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami, from neighboring India, claimed to have...
A noiseless picture is something that photographers have sought after for ages. A decade ago, it was the limitations with ISO performance of sensors that made high ISO noise a formidable foe. Even with the latest mirrorless cameras where photographers today are able to push the limits of low-light performance, noise reduction via post-processing software still stays as an integral part of the workflow. Photoshop always had multiple built-in options for noise reduction, and there are also plenty of third-party noise-reduction plugins available as well. In this article, I will explain how to...
Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Sony’s alpha 7S Mark III is the third iteration in the most video-focused of the company’s a7 series of full frame cameras. It’s essentially a native 4K camera with impressive video specs and a revised user interface. It can capture UHD 4K footage at up to 120p in 10-bit 4:2:2 encoding and promises 16-bit Raw video output. 12MP BSI CMOS sensor Bionz XR processor On-sensor phase detection ISO 80-102,400 (expandable to 40-409,600) 9.44M-dot EVF with 0.91x magnification 4K video at up to 120p, 60p for ‘at least an hour’ 16-bit Raw...
[embedded content] Lomography has opened up the crowdfunding campaign for its next lens, the Atoll Ultra-Wide 17mm F2.8 Art Lens for full-frame mirrorless camera systems. The fully-manual lens is constructed of sandblasted, anodized aluminum and its optical design is comprised of 13 elements in 10 groups and offers a . If offers a 103-degree field of view on full-frame cameras, has an aperture range of F2.8 through F22, and uses an eight-blade aperture diaphragm. The lens is Leica M-mount native, but also works with Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems when used with...
Yongnuo has announced a new version of its popular YN685 Speedlite for Canon and Nikon cameras. The Yongnuo YN685 II is a refreshed version of the YN685, which released in 2015. The YN685 II incorporates many of the same features of the YN685 while making a handful of minor changes and improvements. The exterior design of the YN685 II is essentially identical, save for the addition of a USB port. Users can update the YN 685 II’s firmware using the new USB port. On the original YN685, you had to use a YN622 trigger to send a firmware update to the speedlight. YN685 (left) versus YN685...
It’s usually impossible to keep all the people happy all the time, but that’s exactly what Samsung is aiming to do with future cameras that will learn what we like and dislike. In a recent interview, the head of the company’s smartphone camera research and development (R&D) division said that, through understanding which filters uses go to most often and which pictures they delete and which they save, its future cameras could one day personalize themselves to suit individual users. VP and Head of Visual SW R&D at Samsung Mobile, Joshua Sungdae Cho Joshua Sungdae Cho, VP...
Published Feb 2, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Sony Alpha 1’s sensor is so fast that it got Jordan thinking… Could the new a1 use computational photography like a smartphone to create even better photos? We explore this idea, and what it might mean for future cameras. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story We spoke to Sony straight after the announcement of the a1, to get a bit more fine detail about the camera’s specs and capabilities. And it’s fair to say there’s a lot going on inside...
Really Nice Images (RNI) has announced that its All Films 5 ICC profiles are now available for Capture One. All Films 5’s ICC profiles are all created by digitizing real film stocks ‘using the most advanced color science and best equipment.’ In total, All Films 5 – Pro includes more than 180 film styles. It includes films from the following film categories: negative, slide, instant, vintage, black and white, and infrared films. For the full list of films, click here. Clockwise from the top left corner: original digital image, Agfa Optima 200, Kodak Ektar 100 and Fuji Pro...
The new Sony a1 has landed, and in our limited time with it so far, it looks to be an extremely impressive machine. We’ve taken a short break from our shooting and testing to give you an idea of how it handles and what it’s like to use. To start with the externals, the a1’s grip is excellent and feels fractionally taller than that of the Sony a9 II and a7R IV; some of us find it easier to wrap all of your fingers around it snugly, as opposed to a pinkie finger hanging off the bottom of the other cameras. This makes the camera feel more secure in the hand (and, we have to...
The annual Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) competition recently announced its winners and runners-up for 2020. Heading into its 19th year, there was a shift in the subject matter for the imagery received, this time around, due to the pandemic. Many entrants got more creative with being confined to their neighborhoods, while others made the best of being temporarily detained in other countries on account of sudden travel restrictions. Almost 25,000 images were submitted from photographers in 147 countries. ‘This was my first time ever entering a contest so it was quite a...
The 90D. Pros: resolution increases from 24 to 32mp 11fps with faster buffer clearing and memory support for UHS-II. (You can shoot more bursts)video resolution increases to 4kdouble the battery lifea sealed body (splash and dust proof, a benefit when shooting in inclement weather conditions.) two years of technical improvements (processor, firmware, memory) Cons: Physically a little larger and heavierprice (your going from an entry level consumer grade body to a more advanced (but still) consumer grade body. To me, if you are doing a lot of wildlife, it might be worth the investment, but if...
Top: Panasonic S1 (left) Canon EOS R (right) Bottom: Sony a7 III (left), Nikon Z6 (right) The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has released its stats for 2020, revealing the production and shipment data of camera units from January 2020 through December 2020. According to CIPA’s data, which is comprised of information provided by these manufacturers, total digital still camera shipments were down 41.6% by volume (8,886,292 units shipped) and down 29.4% by value (¥420B / $4B revenue), year-over-year (YoY). For context, 2019 saw a YoY decrease in shipments of 21.7% by volume...
Photos Members Group Since is it worth it hattinghhilda says: Anyone with knowledge of both camera’s is it worth buying a canon d90 i have canon d800will i get the wow factor im doing wildlife im not sure if it will be worth spending so much and quality maybe only better by 20% thank you 11:02AM, 1 February 2021 PST (permalink) NVEM says: I have a d800 too. As far as i understand the lens is way more important than the camera body and thats where i currently hope to spend my money next time. I have a tamron 18-400 lens which is very versatile but not pitch sharp at the far end. Anyway...
Canon has launched a campaign on the Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake for an AI-powered camera, the PowerShot PICK. The campaign has proven to be highly successful, attracting nearly ¥100,000,000 in support. The goal was ¥1,000,000. The experimental PowerShot PICK camera can analyze a scene, identify people, track their faces and then, using artificial intelligence, determine the ideal moment to capture a photo. In a rough translation, Canon refers to the PICK as an ‘automatic shooting camera.’ The PowerShot PICK combines Canon’s optical, video processing, and artificial...
Fujifilm released a trio of lenses alongside the announcement of the new GFX 100S and X-E4 cameras. The GF 80mm F1.7 R WR is a medium format short-telephoto lens for GF bodies, such as the aforementioned GFX 100S, while the XF 27mm R WR and XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR are for the company’s APS-C X-mount cameras. Click through to learn more about each of these new...
Last week, I published a slideshow highlighting winners and runners-up of the Monochrome Photography Awards. I was under the impression it was legitimate since my friend, and world-renowned photographer, Petra Leary, was a judge for the competition. While some DPReview readers praised the black-and-white images in the comments section, others linked to an article from PetaPixel, unbeknownst to me at the time, that lists the Monochrome Awards as one of five photo contests surrounded by a shroud of mystery. The in-depth and well-researched piece reveals the Monochrome Photography Awards...
Introduction Product shots: Dan Bracaglia Nikon has just announced the Z7 II, the second iteration of its high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera. As the name implies, this is a refinement rather than a reimagining; so while the updates may not knock your socks off, we really enjoyed the original Z7 and this new model builds on an already successful formula. Jump to: What’s new | Body and handling | Initial impressions | Image quality | Samples | Specifications The Z7 II still has a 45.7MP full-frame BSI sensor, but it’s now backed up by dual processors compared to the...
For most photographers, the digital darkroom is based around payware or subscription software from the likes of Adobe, Capture One, DxO or one of their many rivals. But if you’re a Sony shooter, there’s an option which is available entirely free of charge along with your camera purchase: Sony Imaging Edge Desktop.* Sony Imaging Edge Desktop version 3.0’s user interface. In this article, we’ll take a look at how Imaging Edge Desktop compares with the 800-pound gorilla in the room, Adobe Camera Raw, whose algorithms also underpin the company’s popular Lightroom...
In a move that makes traditional photography meet the modern age, a new company based in the United States has introduced a new service where customers can send in a roll of film, have it developed and scanned, and have the final images sent to their phone. Indisposable aims to make it easier for users to get their film-based pictures online by sending them straight to the device most people use to load images to their social media accounts. Users can print off a mailing label themselves or have the company send them a dedicated film mailing envelop which is used to get the film to the lab....
I am in the process of writing the text-based version of the Canon EOS R6, but in the meantime, I wanted to share the video version of the review with our readers. The Canon EOS R6 is a remarkable camera in many ways, and there is a lot to like about it. In this review, I go over the most important aspects of the camera, including ergonomics, image quality, autofocus performance, along with comparisons with its high-resolution brother, the EOS R5. [embedded content] Please note that going forward, I will be publishing many more reviews of cameras and lenses on PL’s YouTube channel. If you...
Published Jan 30, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Fujifilm X-E4’s classic looks and compact size almost suggest an X100 series camera with interchangeable lenses. How close does it come? Chris shares his first impressions of this new camera straight from his basement quarantine. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who it might make sense for. Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is...
Leica has released firmware updates for a number of its rangefinder camera systems that brings, amongst other improvements, the ability to correct for perspective distortion in-camera. The firmware updates for the Leica M10-P, M10-R and M10 Monochrom include a ‘Perspective Control’ feature that ‘achieve[s] straighter vertical lines and a straight horizon, ensuring a natural image effect – specifically in architectural images.’ If you’re wondering how this is done, Leica describes the process in its press release announcing the feature: ‘It works by calculating the image section and the...
The last Leica Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens was produced 46 years ago. Now, nearly half-a-century later, the iconic lens has been reborn in the form of the Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 ASPH, a ‘new’ lens from Leica that pays homage to a classic. An advert for the original Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens (note it uses the same six-element, four-group optical construction as the new Noctilux-M version). The original Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens was the first to feature aspherical elements in its optical design. This, along with its large maximum aperture, made for a unique aesthetic that’s become synonymous with the...
[embedded content] Fujifilm’s new GFX 100S is quite the camera; after all, it has a stabilized, 102MP sensor with phase-detect autofocus and also shoots solid 4K video and 5fps bursts. But you can find all of that information in the spec sheet; in this video, we wanted to put this camera into a bit more context, and talk about what it’s really like to use and how it helps take medium format digital photography to the next level. Is there something that you think we missed in our ‘what you may have missed’ video? Let us know in the comments. And check out the links...
Published Jan 29, 2021 | dpreview staff This image is a crop from one of Mike’s XPan panoramic shots from Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Mike Amos/ PhotoBaseCamp.com In this week’s Film Friday, photographer Mike Amos sets out for Tokyo, Japan with Hasselblad’s unique panorama XPan camera in his hand and a wide variety of film in his bag. His purpose? To document the streets of a city his loves, reconnect with an old friend, and honor his father’s legacy, while reflecting on their shared photographic passion. Click the link below to find out why Mike chose this quirky, late...
Published Jan 29, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV recently published its first impressions review of the new Fujifilm GFX 100S. This sample gallery includes full resolution images they shot while testing the camera. View the Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production sample gallery Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 The Fujifilm GFX 100S packs a megapixel wallop, but it’s powerful image stabilizer makes it easy to maximize your resolution even without a tripod and at slower shutter speeds – take a look. Fujifilm has announced the GFX 100S, a relatively...
Sales of Canon’s new R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras helped to mitigate further losses in a tumultuous 2020. Today, canon issued its financial report for its entire 2020 fiscal year (FY2020), which ran from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. In it, Canon’s numbers and notes point towards a more positive path for its imaging division than it’s seen in a number of years. Since roughly 2012, the digital photography market has practically been in freefall, declining double-digit percentages year after year. 2020 isn’t any different, but even amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, there...
Image credits: BigPixel Studio BigPixel Studio, officially Shanghai Jingkun Technology, has been creating super high-resolution panorama images of cities worldwide since 2014. Its latest image is captured from the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai and has a 195-gigapixel resolution. The image is so detailed you can zoom in and see pedestrians’ faces and even make out license plates. Contrary to rumors floating around the web, BigPixel’s detailed 360° panoramas are not captured using satellite imagery but are rather built using many images shot using a traditional camera...
Published Jan 28, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Amazon and Lowepro [embedded content] The Lowepro Protactic BP 300 AW II is a tough, versatile backpack for photographers and videographers working on location. Its modular design and easy-access main compartment make it perfect for a medium-sized DSLR or ILC kit, with room for accessories like a drone and a laptop. Join photographer John Webster as he beings the Lowepro Protactic BP 300 AW II backpack along on a shoot deep in the backcountry of Idaho, in search of beautiful scenery (and idyllic hot...
Coming (relatively) hot on the heels of the groundbreaking GFX 100, Fujifilm’s latest medium-format camera brings 100MP to the masses, at an MSRP of $5,999. That’s not small change, by any means, but for those photographers hungry for resolution (and for the latest sensor tech) the GFX 100S will be a more attractive – and probably more practical – option than its immediate predecessor. We’ve had a preproduction GFX 100S in our hands for a few days: keep reading to learn more about Fujifilm’s newest medium-format...
Shown with accessory grip attached The role of the Fujifilm’s X-E models has changed subtly since the X-E1 arrived as the second camera in the company’s X-mount range of mirrorless interchangable lens cameras. The X-E1 and 2 were EVF-based alternatives to the range-topping X-Pro cameras, with their hybrid viewfinders, but still had distinctly rangefinder-esque styling and enthusiast-level ambition. The arrival of the popular X-T series caused a slight re-think, though. The X-E3 put a little more emphasis on compactness, rather than just being an X-T2 in a different body. The X-E4...
Another big set of camera gear announcements this week comes from Fujifilm, which released its GFX 100S and X-E4 camera bodies, along with a few G and X mount lenses. The Fuji GFX 100S is basically a mini-GFX 100, minus the grip and slightly inferior features at a price point of $5,999, or roughly $4K cheaper than its big brother. It comes with the same excellent 102 MP medium format BSI CMOS sensor, the same X-Processor 4 image processor, and an improved in-body image stabilization system (IBIS). The GF 80mm f/1.7 R lens is Fuji’s fastest lens produced to date (roughly 63mm f/1.34...
Photos Members Group Since Looking for Nikon Teleconverter for Nikon 70-200mm lens. hansgoepel says: looking for Nikon Teleconverter for Nikon 70-200mm lens. What’s the suggestion for the best results. Thank you … 6:11PM, 27 January 2021 PST...
Published Jan 28, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan share their first reactions to the new Sony Alpha 1. What features and technology excite them most, and who is it really made for? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who it might make sense for. Fujifilm’s X-E4 is the most compact X-mount camera Fujifilm has yet produced, but that doesn’t make it any less...
Undoubtedly, the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has spectacular views. The ISS and its Cupola observatory module is an awesome vantage for viewing cities at night and even witnessing potentially tragic natural events such as major storms. The crew also gets to see some of nature’s most beautiful displays, auroras. The International Space Station has an official Twitter account which is a great follow, and the account posted some photos of a recent aurora display. At the time, the ISS’s orbit was as high as 51.6° above the equator. The team also added the new...
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solution Airmap recently created an uproar in the drone community after posting a series of tweets suggesting that taxation, along with launch and landing fees, should be applied to flights. The California-based company has drawn ire from the industry in the past. However, this is the first time they’ve revealed their intentions in a public forum. The posts have since been deleted from their Twitter account. Calls to boycott Airmap immediately started making the rounds online. Some individuals found it necessary to share screenshots of the app, which...
Introduction GFX100S product photography by Dan Bracaglia & Richard Butler The Fujifilm GFX 100S is the logical next step in the development of the company’s medium format lineup: a 100MP sensor in a single-grip DSLR styled body. But don’t mistake predictability for complacency: the GFX 100S is an awful lot of camera. Inside its comparatively compact body, the GFX 100S carries the 102MP BSI CMOS sensor from the original GFX 100 mounted within a smaller, more powerful image stabilization mechanism. By blending technology from the GFX 100 with components from the APS-C sensor...
Introduction Product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Fujifilm X-E4 is a lightweight, rangefinder-styled camera built around a 26MP APS-C sized sensor that uses the company’s X-mount lineup of lenses. Billed as a fun-to-use and compact photographic companion, the X-E4 is the smallest X-mount camera yet, encouraging you to keep it around wherever you wind up. With Fujifilm’s latest sensor and processor combo, the X-E4 inherits a lot of the goodies from the most recent Fujifilm cameras, including updated autofocus, solid video specs and really impressive burst shooting rates. And...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Fujifilm GFX 100S arrives in Canada, Chris goes into quarantine, and Jordan self-films in the field. It’s been an interesting week for the boys in Calgary, but that didn’t stop them from bringing you this review. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production photos from this episode Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s GFX 100S is a seriously capable machine, helping you get maximum resolution in just about any situation thanks to its impressive image stabilizer. If you need 100MP and don’t want to be tied down to the studio, this might be the camera for you. View our Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production sample gallery Note: Images in this gallery are pre-production. At Fujifilm’s request, we’ve included only JPEGs at this time. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 Fujifilm’s X-E4 is the most compact X-mount...
The X-E4 is Fujifilm’s most compact X-mount camera to date, but it still packs the company’s 26MP X-Trans sensor and the latest processor that combine to make some really lovely images. Take a look at what our pre-production model can do in our sample gallery. View our Fujifilm X-E4 pre-production sample gallery Because our X-E4 model was pre-production, Fujifilm has requested that we only upload JPEG images at this time. Gear in this story The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff One of Fujifilm’s latest lens revamps is this, the XF 27mm F2.8 R WR. While the optical formula is the same as the previous model, this new one comes with a physical aperture ring and weather-sealing without noticeably increasing its size. It’s also nice and sharp, even wide-open – check it out in our sample gallery. View our Fujfilm XF 27mm R WR pre-production sample gallery Because our XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is a pre-production copy, Fujifilm has requested that only JPEGs be uploaded. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 25, 2021...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s latest XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 has been on the brand’s roadmap for some time now and we were pleased to finally get our hands on a shootable copy. It adds quite a bit of versatility to the potential tool kit of X-mount shooters, offering a 107-457mm (35mm equiv.) field-of-view. The lens is also weather-sealed and stabilized, making it great choice for wildlife photography. Plus it’s compatible with Fujifilm’s 1.4x and 2x teleconverters. View our Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F5-5.6 pre-production sample gallery Note: Images in this...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s new GF 80mm F1.7 R WR is a fast, standard prime for GFX medium format shooters, offering a 63mm (35mm equiv.) field-of-view, in a reasonably compact, light-weight and weather-sealed package. View our Fujifilm GF 80mm F1.7 R WR pre-production sample gallery Note: Images in this gallery are pre-production, at Fujifilm’s request, we’ve included only JPEGs at this time. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has announced a pair of lenses for its X-mount mirrorless bodies. First up is the XF 27mm F2.8 R WR pancake lens, which offers a focal length equivalent to 41mm on cameras like the X-S10. While optically the same as its predecessor, Fujifilm added weather-sealing and an aperture ring with a lock function, without making the lens any larger. The lens accepts 39mm filters and weighs in at just 84 grams (3 oz). The XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is all-new compact long zoom lens. The lens, equivalent to 107-457mm on X-series cameras, offers up to...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has introduced a new fast standard prime lens for its GFX medium-format system. The GF 80mm F1.7 R WR provides an equivalent (in 35mm terms) focal length of 63mm, and weighs in at 795 grams (1.8 lbs). Of the lens’ 12 elements, one is aspherical and two are ‘Super ED’. It has a minimum focus distance of 70cm (27.6″) and a maximum magnification of 0.15x. The 80mm has a physical faux-machanical aperture ring and accepts 77mm screw-in filters. The lens is weather-resistant and features a fluorine coating on the front...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has announced the X-E4, the latest in its line of midrange rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras. It’s built around the same 26MP X-Trans BSI-CMOS sensor as the X-S10 and shares many of that camera’s features. The main difference is styling and the X-E4’s lack of image stabilization. The X-E4 is the smallest X-E camera yet and Fujifilm says its been designed to be as flat as possible, to allow it to fit more easily into pockets (presumably without a lens attached). This means there’s nothing in the way of a hand grip,...
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has unveiled the GFX 100S, a relatively compact 100MP medium-format camera with in-body image stabilization. The X100S packs in most of the capabilities of the larger GFX 100, including the same 102MP BSI CMOS 44 x 33mm medium-format sensor. A smaller, updated image stabilization system promises between a 0.5 and 1EV improvement over the performance of the larger camera, giving a claimed rating of up to 6EV of correction. The 100S can also sync its in-body IS system with in-lens correction to maintain this figure at longer focal lengths. The...
I promise, this is not another “DSLR is dead” article. In fact, as I was thinking about this post a few weeks back, I thought of ways not to make it sound like I am trying to bury any brand or camera system, as I am well-aware that discussing photography gear can sometimes bring all kinds of anger in people. Instead, what I want to do in this article, is talk about the state of the camera industry and where things are headed in the near and distant future, and what it means for DSLR owners. Table of Contents DSLR Development Has Stopped The fact of the matter is, DSLR development has...
B+W XS-PRO MRC nano Kasemann is the best. Also, the Marumi DHG Super is very good. B+W XS-PRO MRC nano Kasemann is the best. Also, the Marumi DHG Super is very good. Post Reply Preview
The Alpha 1 is Sony’s new flagship camera, which it claims is a tool that can be used for sports, news, nature, portrait and commercial photography alike. To do this, Sony says it achieves a combination of resolution and speed that have previously seemed mutually exclusive. We spoke (at some length) to Sony product experts from both the US and Japan about the a1 to dig a little bit behind the headline specs and try to address as many ‘but can it…?’ questions as possible. Here’s what we...
Today is a big day in the photography world because Sony announced its flagship mirrorless camera, the Sony Alpha 1. The “one to rule them all”, the Alpha 1 is an absolute monster of a camera that is designed to compete with the likes of the Nikon D6 and Canon 1D X Mark III. Sporting a 50.1 MP full-frame Exmor RS BSI CMOS sensor, dual BIONZ XR processors that are capable of handling 8K videos, 30 FPS blackout-free continuous shooting speed with full-time autofocus, a 759-point hybrid autofocus system, and advanced subject tracking capabilities (including bird autofocus), the Sony A1 is the...
Without a doubt, the announcement of the Sony A1 is one of the most significant events in the photography industry, as this is the first time a mirrorless camera is truly set to challenge the top-of-the-line offerings from both Canon and Nikon, who have dominated the action photography genre for decades. The Sony A1 has very impressive features and specifications, but how do they compare to the Nikon D6 and Canon 1D X Mark III flagship DSLRs? In this article, we will take a look at these three cameras and compare them side-by-side both in terms of their ergonomics and specifications. First,...
TurboSquid, a 3D asset marketplace, has been acquired by stock image company Shutterstock for $75 million. TurboSquid has the distinction of being the world’s largest 3D marketplace, offering designers access to free and premium 3D models across a variety of categories for use in larger projects. The acquisition comes amid a growing corporate focus on the use of photo-realistic 3D renders in the place of traditional still images and videos. TurboSquid’s (admittedly awesome) logo. Once the acquisition is complete, Shutterstock will be the world’s largest 3D marketplace, offering...
[embedded content] Sony has released its new Alpha 1 camera with in-camera 8K recording at up to 30 frames per second (fps), in-camera 4K recording at up to 120 fps and 50MP still image capture at up to 30 fps. Its specs alone are enough to get an idea of what it has to offer, but Sony has also shared sample video and photos captured with its new flagship camera and GM lenses so you can take a look for yourself. Above is a compilation of sample 8K footage captured with the Alpha 1 and various Sony GM lenses. While 8K monitors and televisions are far from commonplace, the footage can still be...
Sony has announced the Alpha 1, a fast, high-res 50MP camera capable of shooting at 30 fps with no blackout. It is capable of 8K video. It uses a stacked CMOS sensor and a pair of new Bionz XR processors, allowing silent, no-blackout images at up to 30 fps. Despite having twice as many pixels as the a9, the a1 promises to have 1.5x less rolling shutter. This allows flash sync at up to 1/200 sec with the electronic shutter or 1/400 sec using the mechanical shutter. The a1 can shoot 8K video at up to 30p using its full width. This uses all its horizontal pixels, capturing 8.6K footage and...
Sony has announced its latest smart device, the Xperia Pro, a flagship smartphone that doubles as the world’s first external 4K HDR OLED monitor, as well as a 5G (mmWave) live streaming and file transfer solution, for your dedicated camera. To support these new skills, Sony has equipped the device with four 5G antennas, a beefed up chassis and the addition of a Micro HDMI port. It’s aimed squarely at professionals, creatives, and content creators that need to get their media delivered as soon as possible, if not in real-time, from as diverse a range of locations as possible. Much...
[embedded content] Leica invented the first 35mm camera in 1914. Recently, they created a minute-long video ad to celebrate ‘witnesses’ – photographers using their cameras for over a century to capture worldwide events, both large and small. Narrated by Joel Meyerowitz, to the music of Niccolò Pacella, it features images from 28 photographers. Love, hate, beauty, craziness, lonliness, fear, tenderness, sparkle and revolution are a few of the themes on display. ‘Today, as for more than one century, Leica keeps celebrating the witnesses, the ones who see the everyday beauty,...
Filmulator is a Raw photo editing and library management application designed to offer users a simpler, streamlined experience at the expense of flexibility and functionality. It’s not designed to do everything that an app like Lightroom can do but rather offer an open-source alternative based on developing film. The creator, CarVac, recently answered some questions in a Reddit thread. When asked what separates Filmulator from Lightroom, CarVac stated that while Filmulator similarly handles import, Filmulator is ‘very limited to make editing streamlined and quick’ and...
Zhong Yi Optics (ZY Optics) has released a Leica M mount version of its Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 lens, bringing an improved optical design specifically for Leica camera systems. Unlike the Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E mount versions of the lens, which are constructed of 10 elements in 7 groups, the Leica M mount version is constructed of 11 elements in 8 groups, including multiple extra-low dispersion elements. Additionally, the Leica version of the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 lens features a rangefinder coupling system for focus assistance. Below are a collection of sample images...
Pergear has announced its latest lens, a 10mm F8 fisheye lens for APS-C camera systems that’s not much larger than your standard lens cap. The pancake fisheye lens is constructed of five elements in four groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements. Despite being incredibly small, Pergear has managed to squeeze a manual focus lever into the frame of the lens (minimum focusing distance is 30cm / 1ft), however F8 is the only aperture you have to work with. On Fujifilm X mount, Sony E mount and Nikon Z mount, the lens has a 15mm equivalent focal length; on Micro Four Thirds (MFT)...
Published Jan 25, 2021 | dpreview staff The Fujifilm 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR is a reasonably priced wide-angle zoom for the company’s X-mount, updated with weather-sealing and some ergonomic improvements. We’ve been shooting with it across the Pacific Northwest for a few days to see how it performs. Please note that this gallery was shot with a new sample of the 10-24mm, after concerns were raised about the performance of our previous sample of the lens. We think you’ll be impressed with the (new) results. View our new Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR gallery Gear in this story...
Published Jan 25, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] You’ve no doubt heard warnings about the effects of diffraction at small apertures. But what exactly is it? Our resident mad scientist, Don Komarechka, explains what diffraction is and how it impacts your photos. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp 24mm-equivalent lens for the company’s GFX lineup of digital medium-format cameras. Is it good enough to warrant a place in your camera bag? Find out in our field review. The Insta360...
Hi all. This post really follows a good / seperate discussion we’ve been having around which lenses to use if I made the jump from crop sensor to full frame, but in that discussion, one suggestion was to go to mirrorless via the Canon R6 as that offers FF plus adapter to enable use of my current range of EF / EF-S lenses….. So, the short follow up question are…. Has anyone made the jump from DSLR (crop OR FF) to mirrorless and, if so, which camera did you buy and how do things compare?? I’m especially interested in views on: 1) Shots per minute (I sometimes shoot fast...
Lens manufacturer Samyang has introduced a new wideangle lens to its VDSLR MK2 full frame cine series in the shape of the 14mm T3.1 VDSLR MK2. This brings to series to five lenses in total and takes the focal ranges covered to 14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. [embedded content] Like the other lenses in MK2 series the 14mm offers weather-proofing, a 9-bladed iris as well as distance and aperture scales on the side of the barrel. It differs though in its widest aperture of T3.1, as all the other lenses are a little faster at T1.5. It will come in a choice of seven mounts including Canon EF,...
Photos Members Group Since DSLR to Mirrorless anyone? Mike Cushing says: Hi all. This post really follows a good / seperate discussion we’ve been having around which lenses to use if I made the jump from crop sensor to full frame, but in that discussion, one suggestion was to go to mirrorless via the Canon R6 as that offers FF plus adapter to enable use of my current range of EF / EF-S lenses….. So, the short follow up question are…. Has anyone made the jump from DSLR (crop OR FF) to mirrorless and, if so, which camera did you buy and how do things compare?? I’m...
Published Jan 24, 2021 | dpreview staff Tamron’s 17-70mm F2.8 III-A VC RXD is a lightweight zoom for Sony APS-C E-mount shooters. Equivalent to a 25-105mm F4 in full-frame terms, this lens handles nicely on a6000-series cameras and offers great versatility for daylight shooting. Fast to focus, it also produces nice, sharp images across the frame and focal length. Please note that Tamron only appears to ‘bake in’ chromatic aberration correction into files shot with this lens. As such, distortion correction (and vignetting, for that matter) is the responsibility of the...
Published Jan 23, 2021 | dpreview staff We teamed up with Canadian portrait photographer Irene Rudnyk to shoot a sample gallery with the legendary Canon 200mm F1.8L. Check out the photos and tell us what you think! View the Canon 200mm F1.8L sample gallery Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp 24mm-equivalent lens for the company’s GFX lineup of digital medium-format cameras. Is it good enough to warrant a place in your camera bag? Find out in our field review. The Insta360 One R is a unique action camera: it has interchangeable camera modules, including one with a large...
Published Jan 23, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Canon 200mm F1.8L may be over 30 years old, but the fact that it still keeps up with the newest high resolution sensors is a testament to its design. Featuring guest photographer Irene Rudnyk. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Canon 200mm F1.8 L sample gallery Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp 24mm-equivalent lens for the company’s GFX lineup of digital medium-format cameras. Is it good enough to warrant a place in your camera bag? Find out in our field review....
The SD card slot on an old MacBook Pro. When Apple introduced the Touch Bar into its popular MacBook Pro series, the response was mixed. I’m writing this article on the first MacBook Pro model to come standard with a Touch Bar, and I can honestly say I wouldn’t miss it at all if it were gone. According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, that may be what Apple does with its upcoming MacBook Pro redesign. Further, Gurman reports that his sources say Apple is hard at work on numerous new MacBook models, all of which will include much-requested changes. On the MacBook Air front, sources...
Chinese smartphone company Vivo has introduced its new Vivo X60+, the first of its smartphones to feature a quad-camera system co-engineered with German optics company Zeiss. Vivo and Zeiss announced their partnership in December 2020, stating at the time that this collaboration would usher in Vivo premium smartphones featuring a ‘Zeiss co-engineered imaging system.’ The flagship X60 Pro+ packs the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The model likewise features a 4200mAh battery and a 6.56-inch AMOLED 120Hz display with 1300 nits brightness,...
Ilford has returned with a new-and-improved product after a challenging year. The photographic supply company, known for its black-and-white films and papers, was forced to halt manufacturing in April 2020 due to COVID concerns. Consequently, prices increased by up to 15% two separate times in the following months. Now they’ve returned with a premium version of their resin coated (RC) papers, MULTIGRADE RC PORTFOLIO darkroom paper. According to Iford, its latest product line combines all of the best aspects from different papers. A double-weight base (225gsm) gives it the premium feel...
Hi! There are a lot of options, depending on taste, needs and budget. Here are a couple of suggestions: Canon 24-105 f/4L IS – You can find amazing deals on the first version of this lens, either used or brand new. It’s amazingly versatile, and probably my most used lens ever. The image stabilization really helps when stopping down to, let’s say, f/11 or so, for maximum depth of field. Sigma/Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 OS/VC – Haven’t personally used this one, but judging from samples, they are both nice and sharp, and of course brighter than the 24-105. The image...
Roger and Aaron are back at it again for Lensrentals, this time with a teardown of a Canon RF 100–500mm F4.7–7.1 lens with a little secret inside. As Roger tells it, Lensrentals has come across ‘several’ copies of Canon’s RF 100–500mm F4.7–7.1 lens with a cracked element inside. He believes this crack occurs during shipping, but notes that ‘if you’ve ever rented from [Lensrentals], you know how we pack […] Nothing should break in shipping.’ As such, he did what he usually does when he can’t get an answer from the outside, he tore the lens down (with the help of Aaron, of course). The large...
B&W film comes in a variety of formats (35mm, 120, large format) and speeds (ISO 6 – 3200). Black and white (B&W) film is the the oldest and simplest type of photographic emulsion. Beginner-level film photography classes have traditionally used B&W film because it’s very easy to work with. It can be developed at room temperature using fairly benign chemicals, and prints can be made in a room illuminated by a safelight. Today, B&W film photography remains popular both for its aesthetic appeal and its ease-of-use. An oversimplified explanation of how B&W film works...
Leica has launched a Kevlar-trim ‘Reporter’ version of its M10-P camera , but at $8795/£7100 body only you’ll need to be very brave to test the effectiveness of the new Kevlar trim on the company’s latest limited edition M camera. The new Leica M10-P ‘Reporter’ features a deep green paint that looks to me like NATO Green, and is wrapped in Kevlar where the usual leatherette would be on an M body. Kevlar is of course used in bullet-proof materials, so should provide a nice long lasting finished as well as a good non-slip grip. While the Kevlar trim is black when the camera is new...
[embedded content] Iconic painting ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer has been transformed into a massive 10 billion pixel panorama, enabling viewers to see the masterpiece in unprecedented detail. The scanning process was recently showcased in a new video from Hirox. The panorama was made possible using the Hirox 3D Digital Microscope RH-2000, which features a CMOS sensor capable of capturing up to 50 frames per second at 1920 x 1200 resolution. The microscope connects to a computer over USB 3 and includes notable features like auto- and multi-focus,...
Sony has brought live a teaser on its photo-centric YouTube channel with a countdown to the premiere of a new product Alpha announcement on January 26. Little information is shared by Sony regarding the announcement. The only we get is a single catchphrase and a vague description of what the event is for. The catchphrase ‘The one never seen’ is overlaid on the graphic used as a placeholder for the video and ‘Be ready for the announcement of the new Alpha’ in the video’s description. Aside from those, Sony doesn’t divulge any further information. [embedded content] The event, which can be...
Last June, we wrote about PhotoStatistica, a macOS app that visualizes the EXIF data of your photos. The app delivers a macro-level view of your photography and presents EXIF data in infographics and statistics. Essentially, the app presents a visual representation of how you capture images. The app is made by Phil Pegden, founder of Bristol Bay Code Factory. Last summer, when the COVID-19 lockdown began in the United Kingdom, Phil wrote the original iteration of PhotoStatistica in the evenings after homeschooling his children during the day. The initial response was positive, and Pegden was...
Introduction The Fujifilm GF 30mm F3.5 R WR is a fairly compact wide-angle prime lens for the company’s GFX system of medium format digital cameras. Giving users an equivalent field of view to a 24mm lens on full-frame systems, the 30mm F3.5 is a great option for landscape and architectural photographers especially, though if you get along with the 24mm-equivalent focal length, it can be a good fit for lifestyle, travel and event photography as well. Also, the GFX system’s 50 and 100 Megapixel sensors give you some leeway to treat this lens as perhaps a more ‘general...
In an update from its artificial intelligence team today, Facebook revealed that it has improved the automatic alternative text (AAT) technology it first introduced in 2016. With this system, Facebook is able to automatically add alternative text to images shared on its platform for users who are blind or visually impaired (BVI). Alternative text included with uploaded images enables BVI users to learn about the content using a screen reader, which reads the text describing what the image presents. Many people do not provide alternative text when uploading images, which is where the AAT...
Face recognition developer Paravision AI has been ordered to delete masses of user data it held and used illegally to create face recognition applications from the images stored on its former cloud storage service Ever. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that the company had made use of pictures uploaded to its service without permission, and that it sold the face recognition algorithms created to third party companies and organisations including law enforcement agencies. Originally set up as a free cloud storage service for consumers the company that ran Ever soon discovered it...
Winners, runners-up and honorable mentions were recently announced for the 7th annual Monochrome Photography Awards – an international Black & White photography competition. 7,096 photos were submitted from 91 countries. A jury including Petra Leary, Alessandro Zanoni, Christina Dim, Vassilis Tangoulis, Olga Zavershinskaya and Pedro Dimitrow selected their favorite professional and amateur photos from 13 categories including Abstract, Conceptual, Photojournalism and Wildlife. Ksystof Mozyro was declared the Overall Winner in the professional category for his image,...
Lens manufacturer Irix has released the details of its new 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens for Fujifilm GFX camera systems. The manual 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens offers a 35mm full-frame-equivalent field of view (62.64º) when used on Fujifilm’s GFX medium format cameras. It’s constructed of eleven elements in nine groups, including one aspherical element, one extra-low dispersion element and four high-refractive elements. The lens offers an aperture range from F1.4 to F22, has a minimum focusing distance of 40cm (15.75”), uses a nine-blade aperture diaphragm and has a 77mm front filter thread. The...
Published Jan 20, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 is a fast, large aperture zoom for Sony E-mount APS-C cameras. Does it hit the sweet spot between price and performance for an everyday zoom lens? We tested it to find out. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 sample gallery Gear in this story The Insta360 One R is a unique action camera: it has interchangeable camera modules, including one with a large 1″-type sensor and a Leica lens. We show you how it works and ask, ‘who’s it...
Published Jan 20, 2021 | dpreview staff If you’re a Sony APS-C shooter in search of a versatile, walk-around zoom lens, the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 should probably be on your short list. Check out our sample gallery and judge image quality for yourself. View the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 sample gallery Gear in this story The Insta360 One R is a unique action camera: it has interchangeable camera modules, including one with a large 1″-type sensor and a Leica lens. We show you how it works and ask, ‘who’s it for’? Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from...
Ilford Photo got its start way back in 1879 when Alfred Hugh Harman began making gelatin dry plates in his house in Ilford, United Kingdom. Since then, the Ilford name has had an established, respected presence in the photography industry. The company has gone through different ownership over the past 142 years, but Ilford film is still made in the United Kingdom. In a new video tour, Exploredinary takes us behind the scenes at the Ilford film factory in Mobberley, England. Viewers are treated not only to a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the most iconic film companies makes its...
Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 870 5G mobile platform, a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that’s essentially a refreshed version of its Snapdragon 865+ chipset. This new SoC is made for manufacturers who want to release high-end phones this year without using the more expensive Snapdragon 888 SoC, which was revealed last week. The biggest change with the Snapdragon 870 5G over the 865 models is its faster speed at 3.2GHz versus the 865’s 2.84GHz and the 865 Plus’s 3.1GHz. The new model packs the company’s Kyro 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU, as well as ‘truly...
Introduction Recently, I kicked off a new series of articles comparing the software provided by camera manufacturers with one of their most popular third-party alternatives, pitting Canon Digital Photo Professional head-to-head against Adobe Camera Raw. Now, I’m back with the second in the series, in which we’ll take a look at how Adobe’s raw processing rivals that offered for free with Nikon’s cameras. Nikon ViewNX-i version 1.4.3’s user interface. There’s a bit more to discuss this time around, as Nikon offers a choice of two different raw processing...
[embedded content] During its recent Unpacked event, Samsung revealed its new S21 flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra. Though both the S21 and S21 Plus models retain essentially the same camera hardware found on the S20 and S20 Plus handsets, the S21 Ultra packs a 108MP ‘pro sensor’ and support for capturing 12-bit HDR images. In addition to the upgraded camera system on the S21 Ultra, the company has introduced some enhancements coming to its camera software, including an object eraser tool. As part of its Unpacked event, Samsung introduced One...
derekdgl: you were lucky. A filter protects a front element from finger prints and getting scratched in normal use cases. However, when you run into a blunt object or drop the lens, the filter shatters and can cause much more damage to the front element than when there’s no filter attached. I’ve heard some terrible stories about this. I would never take that...
TTartisan has announced a new special-edition version of its fully-manual 50mm F0.95 Leica M mount lens to celebrate the Year of the Ox. The lens is optically identical to its more monochrome siblings, featuring eleven elements in eight groups including one double-sided aspherical element, one ultra-low dispersion element and five high-refractive elements. It features an aperture range of F0.95 to F16, offers a minimum focusing distance of 70cm (28“), uses a 14-blade aperture diaphragm and has a 67mm front filter thread. What sets this lens apart is its bright red paint job and a...
Published Jan 18, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Amazon and Manfrotto [embedded content] The Manfrotto Befree 3-way live advanced is a versatile, multi-purpose aluminum travel tripod intended for use by both stills and video shooters. Designed for travel, the Befree 3-way live advanced weighs less than 5 pounds and stores down to just under 16 inches – or 40 centimeters. Join filmmaker John Webster and his team as they voyage into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho with Manfrotto’s Befree 3-way Live Advanced tripod. This is sponsored...
The Fujifilm X-T4 sits at the top of the company’s X series, and is probably our favorite APS-C camera right now. We found its in-body stabilization, improved AF tracking and larger battery give significant advantages over the already very good X-T3, especially if you shoot video. But the company’s mid-range X-S10 brings in-body stabilization to a much more accessible price point and shares a lot of the X-T4’s features and capabilities. Does the more affordable camera provide everything you need or is it worth the extra money for the flagship model? We’ll take a look...
derekdgl: you were lucky. A filter protects a front element from finger prints and getting scratched in normal use cases. However, when you run into a blunt object or drop the lens, the filter shatters and can cause much more damage to the front element than when there’s no filter attached. I’ve heard some terrible stories about this. I would never take that...
Photos Members Group Since canon eos 90d hattinghhilda says: Hi i have a question im looking to upgrade from canon d800 to canon 90dwill it be a wise choice also will my picture quality on sigma 600mmand ef – s 250mm improve Thanks so mu much 8:37AM, 17 January 2021 PST (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
Published Jan 14, 2021 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Whether you make a living out of taking professional portraits, or are the weekend warrior who knows their way around flashes and reflectors, you’ll want a camera with high resolution, exceptional autofocus and a good selection of portrait prime lenses. We’ve selected a group of cameras that meet those requirements and will produce pro-looking portraits that will satisfy your clients. Best for pros: Canon EOS R5 Canon’s EOS R5 is an excellent choice for demanding portrait shooters, owing to its plentiful...
Published Jan 16, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Which high resolution mirrorless camera is best for you? This week, we compare the Canon EOS R5, Sony a7R IV, Nikon Z7 II and Panasonic S1R to answer that question. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Our team at DPReview TV just wrapped up its review of the Nikon Z7 II. Check out the photos they took along the way and judge the image quality for yourself! After two rounds of voting, DPReview readers have decided on their favorite product (and runners-up) of 2020. Find...
Lead image: San Jose as captured by the Canon CE-SAT-1. Image courtesy of Canon. Click to enlarge. Canon didn’t announce any new products at this year’s CES, but the company is leveraging an older product to give people the chance to capture simulated photos from distinct perspectives. The Canon CE-SAT-1 satellite was launched into orbit in 2017 and via a new interactive experience, you can learn more about the satellite and explore different locations from over 300 miles (500km) above the earth’s surface. The website features narration by astronaut Marsha Ivins and...
Photos Members Group Since Canon 20d ishtar photography says: I shot this in 2008 with my first DSLR the great canon 20d @ISO 800.Any one else still loving their 20d and some times use it like i do? 8:34AM, 15 January 2021 PST (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
Nikon has added two new paid tiers to its Nikon Professional Services (NPS) memberships, adding additional benefits if you’re willing to pay the price. The new Pro+ and Platinum+ plans include everything Nikon’s complimentary Pro plan offers while adding additional benefits, including equipment loans, gear checks, cleanings, discounts on repairs and more. Nikon’s complimentary Pro membership includes access to Nikon’s NPS support hotline, priority repairs, free return shipping on repairs, priority shipping when buying new products through Nikon, access to members-only...
Insta360 ONE Rfrom $300 | Insta360 The Insta360 One R is a modular action and 360 camera that snaps together like Lego bricks. It allows users to choose between three cameras or mods, depending on the most important features. A ‘1-Inch Edition’ ($550) uses a large 1″-type sensor, features a Leica-branded lens, and captures 5.3K video and 19MP images, a ‘360 Edition’ ($430) captures 5.7K spherical video, and a ‘4K Edition’ ($300) includes a 12MP sensor that shoots 4K video. The first option is somewhat unique, given that most action cameras have...
Photo: Paulo Moreira Considering getting your hands on a Soviet film camera? Good for you! There’s quite a few quality options out there and many can be had for a reasonable price. But before you go and pull the trigger on a Zorki-3C rangefinder like the one above, we suggest reading the guide below from our pals at KosmoFoto. It covers everything from where to buy, what to look for, the most-popular models, repair advice, Leica ‘look-alikes’, and much much more. Even if you’re not necessarily interested in buying a Soviet camera, the sheer amount of camera history...
Fujifilm has announced it is discontinuing production of its Pro 400H color negative film in both 35mm and 120 formats. In a notice posted on the Pro 400H product page, Fujifilm says the ‘unique’ film is being discontinued due to issues with ‘procur[ing] the raw materials needed to produce Pro 400H film.’ It reads, in part: ‘FUJIFILM PRO 400H film is a unique product that is coated with a fourth layer – requiring specialized raw materials and chemicals. As it has become increasingly difficult to procure the raw materials needed to produce PRO 400H, we regret to inform you that after careful...
The following information is no longer ‘Strictly Confidential,’ as we’ve been permitted to share it by a Venus Optics spokesperson. Venus Optics has announced the details of its new line of F0.95 Laowa Argus lenses, revealing the specifications of four ultra-fast manual lenses for an array of lens mounts. While there are four individual lenses, there are effectively three sub-series of Argus lenses for various imaging formats: MFT, APS-C and full-frame. Some background The release of these lenses has been a bit of a confusing one. While full specifications and even images of all four lenses...
Samsung has announced its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The S21 and S21 Plus are essentially identical phones, save for their screen size and other minor differences. The S21 Ultra is designed to be not only the best phone in Samsung’s diverse lineup of Android smartphones, but Samsung believes it’s the best phone available. Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus The S21 and S21 Plus cost $800 and $1,000 respectively. This is $200 less than their predecessor’s launch prices last year. As The Verge points out, the 6.2″...
According to a report from MacRumors, future versions of iOS could inform users when their devices are repaired using non-genuine camera components. Back in November 2020, not long after Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup was announced, repair website iFixit discovered reliable third-party repairs of camera components inside the new iPhone 12 devices will be all but impossible, due to needing a propriety piece of software. According to iFixit, as well as YouTuber Taylor Dixon, replacing the camera hardware of iPhone 12 devices resulted in unreliable and inconsistent performance due to Apple’s...
The Nikon Z-mount trinity is comprised of three professional-level lenses: Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S, Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S, and Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S. Sometimes referred to as the “holy trinity”, this group of lenses covers a wide focal length range of 14-200mm, and it is meant to serve as a complete kit for most photography needs. In this article, we will take a quick look at these mirrorless lenses and explore their performance potential when compared to the Nikon F mount, as well as other mirrorless systems on the market. Nikon has always had a vast selection of top-notch lenses for its F-mount....
Image quality Out-of-camera JPEG.ISO 100 | 1/160 sec | F5.6 | Panasonic Lumix S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 lens @ 40mmPhoto by Jeff Keller Featuring a familiar 24MP sensor that’s similar to competing cameras, the Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 turns in really solid image quality in Raw, and its JPEG engine produces some really nice out-of-camera images. Key takeaways: Great Raw detail capture, similar to other 24MP rivals JPEG engine offers excellent performance, even at the highest ISO values Dynamic range is also a match for rival cameras High-res mode is truly excellent, so long as you’ve got a...
Published Jan 14, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV recently published its review of the new Sony 35mm F1.4 GM lens. How good is it? Take a look at the photos they took while reviewing the camera and judge the image quality for yourself! View the Sony 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery Gear in this story Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from Exposure Software. With great image quality, impressive speed and powerful features, it’s a compelling option that doesn’t require a monthly subscription. Sigma’s 35mm F2 DG DN designed specifically for...
American wholesale retailer Costco informed customers in an email sent earlier today that it will be closing all remaining photo centers inside of its U.S. and Canadian warehouses by February 14, 2021. In 2015, Costco started cutting back on its in-store photography departments when it announced it would no longer offer film development services. Then, in March 2019, Costco took it a step further and announced it would be closing a number of in-store photo departments due to insufficient demand. Costco never specified which warehouses lost its photo departments, but reports confirmed stores...
It’s been a long time coming, but Sony has finally announced a G Master series 35mm lens for its full-frame mirrorless system. The new FE 35mm F1.4 GM is Sony’s 39th full-frame E-mount lens, and does not replace the older Zeiss-branded optic. It should and – spoiler alert – does outperform it in most respects, according to our testing. Click-through for a closer look at Sony’s newest full-frame prime...
In the last five years, Dora Goodman has gone from creating hand-crafted adornments and making modifications to existing classic cameras to offering original open-source, 3D-printed analog cameras. In 2016, PetaPixel interviewed Goodman about her incredible hand-crafted custom classic cameras. Since then, Goodman has moved toward open-source, 3D-printed analog cameras. On her website, you’ll find a variety of creations from Goodman and her team, including the 3D-printed, customizable Goodman Zone Camera. This camera was originally launched in 2019 and is available open source and...
Published Jan 13, 2021 | dpreview staff We’ve been busy shooting around with Sony’s brand-new, compact and lightweight FE 35mm F1.4 G Master lens and initial impressions are quite positive: It’s extremely sharp wide open and across the frame, and the optical design controls ghosting, flaring and chromatic aberration with ease. Jump into our sample gallery and have a look for yourself. See our Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery Gear in this story Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from Exposure Software. With great image quality, impressive speed and...
Published Jan 13, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The 35mm F1.4 GM brings one of photography’s classic focal lengths to Sony’s G Master series of lenses. How does it perform? According to Chris and Jordan, it’s pretty darn good. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sony 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from Exposure Software. With great image quality, impressive speed and powerful features, it’s a compelling option that doesn’t...
Published Jan 13, 2021 | dpreview staff Sony has just launched the FE 35mm F1.4 GM, the 39th full-frame E-mount lens in the lineup. Users of Sony’s mirrorless cameras have been able to use the FE Zeiss 35mm F1.4 for years, but this new lens is meant to improve on it; it’s also smaller and lighter, coming in at 524g (1.16lb) to the Zeiss’ 630g (1.39 lb). The Zeiss will remain on the market alongside the GM. The FE 35mm F1.4 GM comes with a complex optical formula of 14 elements in 10 groups, including two XA (extreme aspherical) elements, a single ED (extra-low dispersion),...
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki, pictured at the CP+ 2019 show in Yokohama, Japan. Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki recently penned an article in the ICAN Management Review that confirms the Japanese company is looking at the ‘possibility’ of bringing Sigma lenses to Canon RF and Nikon Z mount camera systems. In addition to the possibility of new lenses, he also notes Sigma estimates the overall decline of the photography industry will stabilize sometime this year and explains why Sigma will continue to make cameras, even if it comes at ‘considerable’ costs to the company. When we spoke with Kazuto Yamaki...
ViewSonic has unveiled a wide array of monitors at this year’s virtual CES 2021 show. Among the new monitors is the company’s first 8K ColorPro monitor. The display has been designed for photographers demanding high resolution and wide color gamut coverage. The new 32″ 8K ColorPro monitor, the VP3286-8K, has a native 8K resolution (7,680 x 4,320) and displays 99% of the Adobe RGB color space. Connectivity features include Thunderbolt 3 and DisplayPort plus a USB hub. The monitor has a color-blind mode, which includes advanced color adjustments for ‘improved color...
BCN Retail (BCN+R), a Japanese analyst firm that collects daily sales data of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras from both online and in-person points of sale in Japan, has published (translated) a summary of its 2020 camera sales data, confirming camera sales were down in the Japanese market due to an already-shrinking market further compounded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to BCN+R’s data, digital camera sales dropped 40.4% year-over-year (YoY). This is over double the 16.8 percent drop BCN+R recorded in 2019 (compared to 2018). BCN+R’s data shows digital camera sales...
A hundred megapixels is a lot of resolution, no doubt about that, and such resolution places extraordinary pressure on lenses. Good thing the GF 120mm F4 Macro is up to the challenge. We’ve just had the chance to update our lens gallery with shots from the GFX 100 so check out how the lens performs for yourself! Gear in this story In this article, expert macro photographer Thomas Shahan shares advice for successful closeup photography of bugs, insects and small animals. Need a quick refresher? We’re always adding product overview videos to our collection, and just published a few...
Photos Members Group Since EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R wbyoungphotos says: Does anybody use these large sensor bodies?If so,how do you utilise the files? 1:44AM, 11 January 2021 PST (permalink) wbyoungphotos says: Perhaps the file is over sized,but then people were talking about Medium cameras…It is just ahead of it’s times? 🙂 13 hours ago (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
Last November, Sony sent out a press release announcing its entrance into the drone industry with ‘Airpeak.’ A few more details surfaced, today, in conjunction with the launch of the annual Consumer Electronics (CES) show. In its latest unveiling, Sony claims ‘Airpeak [is] the industry’s smallest class of drone that can be equipped with the Alpha system.’ Airpeak is expected to be released to the public in Spring 2021, and aimed at professional photographers and video creators. While the exact dimensions of the quadcopter are not provided at this time, the...
A rumored price increase to selected versions of Capture One software has officially taken effect. As of today, January 11, branded (Fujifilm, Nikon and Sony) versions of Capture One software are more expensive for new purchases, subscriptions and upgrades. A new perpetual license for Capture One for Fujifilm, Capture One for Nikon and Capture One (for Sony) will now cost customers $199 USD (€209, £199). Prior to the January 11 price increase, a new perpetual license for these branded versions of Capture One cost $129. Upgrade pricing has also been adjusted. Previously, a perpetual license...
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the Envoy Pro FX, a waterproof and ‘ultra rugged’ plug-and-play SSD that offers sequential read/write speeds of up to 2,800MB/s. The bus-powered SSD is constructed of aluminum. In addition to making the SSD IP67 rated, the aluminum housing also acts as a heat sink to passively cool the internal OWC Aura memory. The Envoy Pro FX is plug-and-play with essentially any device that can accept a USB-A, USB-C or Thunderbolt connection, including Linux, macOS and Windows computers, as well as iPad Pros, Chromebooks, Surface devices and more. When using the...
NIKON D3S + 300mm f/4 @ 300mm, ISO 3200, 1/250, f/8.0Copyright Nasim Mansurov If you are into sports and wildlife photography, you might be wondering which camera is the best for these two genres today. Without a doubt, action photography can be challenging even for the most expensive cameras on the market, since it has very specific requirements. Action cameras need fast autofocus systems, fast continuous shooting speeds, minimum blackout, large camera buffers, extensive weather sealing, solid build quality, and the intelligence to be able to identify and stay locked onto a subject. In this...
Ambarella, a semiconductor design company that focuses mainly on imaging hardware, has announced the released of its new CV5 system on a chip (SoC). This new 5nm SoC can process one 8K or four 4K streams while using minimal power consumption and provides plenty of overhead for AI-powered features and capture modes. Ambarella might not be as familiar a name as other semiconductor manufacturers, but it’s played a major role in the imaging industry. Since 2008, the Santa Clara-based company has been manufacturing chipsets for popular consumer-facing products such as GoPro action cams and...
Hi, Roger here – I’m going to talk about field curvature again. And first, some admin: If you only use primes with flat fields, shoot only at F11 or F16, or like to pretend your zoom lenses have flat fields, then this article will be of no interest to you. In my last article I discussed how to evaluate your lens for field curvature and why that’s worthwhile information to have sometimes. Today I’m going to show an overview of what to expect from different types of lenses. There are some general tendencies of field curvature, but remember, there are also a lot of exceptions...
Exposure Software Exposure X6$129-149 | exposure.software Back in 2020, I reviewed Exposure Software’s Exposure X5 and discovered much to love. A rival to the likes of Lightroom and Capture One, I found Exposure X5 to be blazingly fast and quite capable. With a pretty affordable price tag and no subscription fees, it made for a very credible alternative to its more established rivals, especially for photographers on a budget. Now the follow-up, Exposure X6, is here, and I’ve tested all of its new features to see how they stack up. Key takeaways: Offers an equivalent to most of...
Image credit: University of Arizona, NASA, JPL. Researchers at the University of Arizona have used NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Experience (HiRISE) camera to capture images of the Valles Marineris canyon on Mars. Researchers want to study the canyon, which is 2,500 mi (4,000 km) long and has depths up to 4 mi (7 km), to better understand how it formed and what its formation means for the history of Mars itself. Valles Marineris is the largest known canyon in the solar system and it may hold the key to solving numerous Martian mysteries. The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance...
Published Jan 9, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Nikon Z7 II has the same great ergonomics as its predecessor, but has more processing power, dual card slots, 4K/60p video, improved autofocus and more. Chris and Jordan tell us why it’s a solid choice for many shooters. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Nikon Z7 II sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are solid updates, but the gap at the top of Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless lineup for a truly ‘professional’ model...
Published Jan 9, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV just wrapped up its review of the Nikon Z7 II. Check out the photos they took along the way and judge the image quality for yourself! View the Nikon Z7 II sample gallery Gear in this story The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are solid updates, but the gap at the top of Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless lineup for a truly ‘professional’ model still exists. So what can the Z6 II and Z7 II tell us about what Nikon might do next? The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are iterative updates but with some meaningful improvements. So...
Nikon has announced it will no longer provide a comprehensive international warranty for its products, citing issues with ‘differences in regional laws and safety standards. Instead, the company says it will transition to regional warranties for interchangeable lenses and accessories by the end of this month. Nikon says the change will affect ‘NIKKOR interchangeable lenses (F mount and Z mount lenses, mount adapters, etc.) and accessories (Speedlights, etc.).’ Going forward, if you purchase a Nikon product with an international warranty, said warranty will remain valid for its full term....
Without a doubt, camera firmware is one of the most important parts of any modern digital camera, and this is especially true for mirrorless cameras that have a lot more electronics compared to DSLRs. Nikon has been building its arsenal of Z-series cameras in both full-frame (FX) and APS-C (DX) formats since 2018, and as of early 2021 there are a total of 6 mirrorless cameras available: Z50, Z5, Z6, Z6 II, Z7, and Z7 II. Although they are all highly capable and solid, they do have their list of issues that we would like to see addressed in upcoming firmware updates in the future. In this...
NiSi Optics has announced the release of its very first lens, a 15mm F4 ‘Sunstar’ wide-angle lens for Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z and Sony E mount cameras. [embedded content] The fully-manual lens features an all-metal construction and is comprised of 12 elements in 10 groups, including one double-side aspherical element and two extra-low dispersion elements. It has an aperture range of F4 through F22 and uses a ten-blade aperture diaphragm, which helps to create the signature sunstars this lens is named after. The angle of view is 112-degrees when mounted on full-frame cameras and...
Photos Dan Bracaglia Film photography is alive and well. Though digital photography is by far the dominant medium, film is still around, and has been growing in popularity over the last decade as photographers discover (or re-discover) the joys of chemical, analog photography. There’s also a healthy supply of good used film cameras and many of varieties of film still on the market. So how does one take the plunge into analog photography? This edition of the ‘Absolute beginner’s guide to film photography,’ (our first) will cover the bare necessities – what you need to get...
We’ve been shooting with Fujifilm’s GF 63mm F2.8 R WR for some time now, usually on the 50MP GFX 50S and 50R bodies. Well, we’ve got some of those images here, but we also added a boatload of 100MP images from the GFX 100 to see just how well Fujifilm’s first GF lens stands up to that massive pixel count. Gear in this story Need a quick refresher? We’re always adding product overview videos to our collection, and just published a few detailing the Fujifilm GFX 50S medium-format camera and three GF lenses. DPReview’s Dan Bracaglia explores Tokyo for the...
OmniVision has announced the details of the OV40A, a 40-megapixel image sensor designed to be paired with the next generation of smartphones. The 1/1.7” sensor is built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus-S stacked die technology, features 1.0 micron pixels and offers ‘super high gain and de-noise technologies for the best-in-class low light camera performance’ for its size. OmniVision says the OV40A offers multiple high dynamic range (HDR) options for both stills and video, as well as slow-motion video capture up to 240 frames per second (fps) with phase detection autofocus (PDAF). Like the 32MP...
Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens has created a mounting system that allows him to insert his Canon EOS R into the backend of a large format movie projector lens — a rig he used to shoot a series of skater portraits in Santa Monica. [embedded content] The lens was in Morgan’s storage unit for a while and says he’d always wanted to convert it to shoot stills with a modern camera. So, he built a wooden construction that allows the camera to slot into the rear of the lens and shift backwards and forwards to focus. He says the lens is an IMAX projector lens made by Iwerks Entertainment, a...
For anyone wondering what the inside of the Kodak film factory looks like Bill Manning’s video tour of parts of the plant might offer a bit of an insight. Bill, from film-enthusiast website Studio C-41, was invited to see the film manufacturing process at the company’s Rochester headquarters and made a video that combines a little history of the Yellow Giant as well as some behind the scenes footage that shows some of the steps. [embedded content] In the film a Kodak guide explains what is going on and what certain machines do, while cut-away footage introduces the Kodak founder as well as...
Published Jan 7, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Canon Powershot Zoom is a product in a class of its own: part camera and part digital monocular. Can it successfully merge the two? Chris and Jordan show you how it works. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story Temporarily out of stock. We are working hard to be back in stock. Place your order and we’ll email you when we have an estimated delivery date. You won’t be charged until the item ships. Sigma’s 35mm F2 DG DN designed...
Published Jan 7, 2021 | dpreview staff The Powershot Zoom can’t compete with pro cameras for image quality, though it sure does fit in your pocket. But are the photos good enough for casual use? Check out our sample gallery and decide for yourself. View the Canon Powershot Zoom sample gallery Gear in this story Temporarily out of stock. We are working hard to be back in stock. Place your order and we’ll email you when we have an estimated delivery date. You won’t be charged until the item ships. Sigma’s 35mm F2 DG DN designed specifically for mirrorless cameras is a compact,...
San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI has created an artificial intelligence program, DALL-E, that creates images from text descriptions. The program utilizes a 12-billion parameter version of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3) autoregressive language model, which is itself developed by OpenAI. DALL-E creates illustrations, paintings, photos, renders, sketches and more of basically anything you can describe using text. In OpenAI’s paper about DALL-E, numerous examples are showcased. For example, a text prompt of ‘the same cat on the top as...
Xiaomi’s new Mi 11 smartphone, released on January 1, 2021, is the first Android device to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 system on a chip (SoC). While Qualcomm’s Snapdragon is already capable of incredible video capture with accompanying camera hardware, Xiaomi took it one step further by partnering with Boston-based artificial intelligence image enhancement experts, BlinkAI, to include a dedicated ‘Night Video’ mode for capturing high-quality video footage in extremely low-light environments. [embedded content] The Mi 11 already features an array of impressive specifications, including a...
If you have a pile of medium format film that needs digitizing, as well as an understanding of 3D printing and electronics, you might be in luck. Montreal-based film photographer and programmer Seckin Sinan Isik has designed and built a film carrier that automatically advances each frame into position under a camera’s lens ready to be digitized. The carrier uses LIDAR to recognize when the film is loaded and in the right place, and can automatically advance a range of different formats as well as trigger the camera’s shutter. [embedded content] Seckin has made detailed plans for anyone else...
On December 31st, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) passed a new set of uniform drone regulations for the European Union (EU). EU member states along with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, as well as the United Kingdom, now fall under the same regulatory blanket. Before, each country had its own set of rules. Now if you’re traveling from France to Italy, for example, the same laws for safely and legally operating a drone apply. EASA’s uniform regulations cover both hobbyist and commercial drone operators. Small drones will now need to be registered so authorities...
The Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN is a fairly compact, weather-sealed medium-wide prime lens for L-mount and Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras. It’s designed as a more compact, reasonably priced alternative to ultrafast prime lenses already available in these systems, but that doesn’t mean Sigma has compromised on build or optical quality. For prime shooters, this could be a solid option as your main ‘walk-around’ lens, so long as you get along with the 35mm focal length. Let’s dig in and see what this lens can do. The Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN is available now at a suggested...
OmniVision Technologies has revealed the details of the OV32B, a new 32MP 1/3” image sensor for front-facing cameras in smartphones. The OV32B is built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology and its pixels measure 0.7 microns across. The sensor integrates a 4-cell color filter array as well as on-chip hardware re-mosaicing and 2–3 exposure HDR timing. In low-light conditions, the sensor can use near-pixel binning to output an 8MP still image with approximately 4x the effective sensitivity for improved nighttime photography. The OV32B can capture 32MP stills at up to 15 frames...
Ahead of the upcoming virtual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Dell has announced a new lineup of computer monitors. The lineup includes a wide range of sizes, features and price points, including a new curved 40″ ultrawide 5K monitor, which Dell is billing as the first of its kind. Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved Monitor Looking first at the 40″ 5K curved display, the Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved Monitor (U4021QW) is an IPS monitor with a 2500 radius curved screen. The resolution is 5,120 x 2,160, resulting in a pixel density of 140 PPI. The monitor covers 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut...
[embedded content] Lens manufacturer Sirui has started the crowdfunding campaign for its next lens, a 24mm F2.8 1.33x anamorphic lens for Canon EF-M mount, Fujifilm X mount, Micro Four Thirds (MFT) mount Nikon Z mount and Sony E mount camera systems (full-frame cameras must be in APS-C capture mode). The lens, announced back in December, rounds out a trio of 1.33x anamorphic lenses from Sirui, which also includes the company’s 35mm and 50mm anamorphic lenses. The lens consists of 13 elements in 10 groups, features an aperture rang of F2.8 through F16, has an eight-blade aperture diaphragm...
GFX 100 + GF23mmF4 R LM WR @ 23mm, ISO 200, 1/1000, f/16.0 If you are into landscape photography, you might be wondering which camera on the market today is the best. With so many great cameras out there, it is hard to pick a winner. We decided to put together a detailed guide that shows the top cameras we recommend for your landscape photography needs. It is important to note that every single tool in the list below has been tested extensively by our team members, so we only provide recommendations based on our real-world experience. While most digital cameras can work great for landscape...
Published Jan 5, 2021 | dpreview staff Product of the Year 2020: the results The final round of voting has closed and a winner has been chosen in our annual Readers’ Choice Awards! Beginning in December, DPR readers picked their favorite cameras, zoom lenses and prime lenses released in 2020. The winners of that initial round of voting were then pitted against each other for the title of Product of the Year. Take a look and see which products came out on top. Gear in this story We’ve taken a look back at our year of Instagram posts to the @DPReview account and compiled the 10...
Published Jan 5, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] DPReview TV’s Don Komarechka is famous for his snowflake macro photography. This week, he gives us a quick lesson on how it’s done. Give it a watch, then try it yourself! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test scene. See for yourself how it performs. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the company’s best tech...
Godox has announced the AD100Pro strobe. The Pocket Flash AD100Pro includes features from Godox’s existing AD series, including compatibility with the Godox radio system, while incorporating an extremely compact, lightweight design. The Godox AD100Pro has a can-shaped design and weighs about 18.5 oz. (524g), including its battery. The round flash head includes magnetic capabilities, allowing photographers to use compatible Godox magnetic modifiers. Users can also attach the AD100Pro flash to an S2 bracket, which allows for the use of Bowen-mount light modifiers. The Godox AD100Pro...
Adobe Flash, a staple of the internet for much of its nearly 25-year life, is officially dead. Adobe promised that its support for Flash Player would end on December 31, 2020. True to its word, Flash has ridden off into the proverbial sunset. Beginning January 12, 2021, Adobe will block Flash content from running Flash Player. Furthermore, Adobe ‘strongly recommends’ all users immediately uninstall Flash Player ‘to help protect their systems.’ Adobe will no longer be issuing security updates for Flash Player, making it important to remove from your system. For...
Olympus has confirmed in an announcement on its website that it’s completed the transfer of its imaging division to OM Digital Solutions, the subsidiary of Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP) that now controls the Zuiko and OM brands. Olympus first agreed to sell its imaging business back in June 2020, when it announced JIP would be the new stewards of its camera brands. Further details were unveiled in September 2020, when Olympus laid out the framework for how the transfer would take place. This new announcement, embedded above, confirms the transition has been completed as expected,...
Canon Photo Culling is a new iOS app that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate your photos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
When you have many photos on your smartphone, like hundreds or even thousands, it can be challenging trying to locate images and keep your files organized. Different companies are working on using AI technologies to help identify, organize and even cull images. Canon is the latest to join the fray with its new Photo Culling app for iOS. Underpinning the app is Canon’s computer-vision artificial intelligence engine, PHIL. PHIL is an abbreviation for Photography Intelligence Learning. The Photo Culling app helps users pick out their best images by evaluating photos based on sharpness,...
Leaked photos allegedly show off Sony’s new FX3 Cinema Line mirrorless camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Over the past 24 hours, images and details of a forthcoming Sony cinema camera have leaked, showing off what appears to be a compact cinema camera called the FX3 (ILME-FX3). Little information is available at this time. All we know so far is what the camera will look like based on what appears to be a leaked press photo from Nokishita and another hands-on image that shows the rear of the camera. The device has also been registered with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), confirming the name seen on the camera. Hmmmmm pic.twitter.com/tx6BHLXqfy — Joe Lawry (@JoeLawry) February 11,...
Sony a1 initial review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction The Sony a1 is the company’s flagship interchangeable lens camera, with a 50MP sensor that can capture bursts of images at 30 frames per second and records 8K video. That sensor also helps power the a1’s capable autofocus system, which comes with updated machine learning derived algorithms for detecting human faces and eyes, as well as the eyes of many types of animals and birds. Sony is billing the Alpha 1 as, well, the one camera that can do just about anything you’d need it to do, whether you’re shooting fast action, landscapes, or high-end video....
AI-powered Same Energy is a visual search engine designed to show you aesthetically similar photos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Canadian developer Jacob Jackson has created a new web tool for using visuals to search for images. The AI-powered tool, Same Energy, allows you to either search using text or using a pasted or uploaded image. Once you have entered keywords or uploaded an image, Same Energy shows you relevant results. In the case of a keyword, you get images that match the keyword. For example, if you search ‘tiger,’ you see images of tigers. What makes Same Energy distinct is that when you upload an image or click on one of the image results, the tool then shows you visually similar images....
DPReview TV: Favorite episodes and a subscriber challenge
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
It’s been almost three years since we launched our new YouTube channel, DPReview TV. Since then, we’ve published almost 250 episodes including product reviews, how-to videos, and more. These videos have allowed us to bring you more photo-related content than ever before, including reviews of products we may not have been able to cover in the past. Hopefully, we’ve also managed to entertain you along the way. If so, you can help us by subscribing to our channel! If we hit our goal, Jordan will have to shoot the next several episodes using classic cameras of your choosing....
What Is Scouting in Landscape Photography?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Scouting is one of the best tools available to landscape photographers, especially when conditions are changing quickly. In this article, I’ll go over the three different levels of scouting and how you can use them to take better landscape photos. Table of Contents What Is Scouting? Not everyone uses the same definition of “scouting” in landscape photography, but the way I define it is as follows: Familiarizing oneself with a location in hopes of taking good photos there in the future. I think you can divide scouting into three different levels: researching, exploring, and understanding the...
The ‘X-Tra’ camera battery Kickstarter campaign appears to have been a scam
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Back on November 19, 2020, we published an article covering news of a Kickstarter campaign that appeared to be funding the production of the X-tra Battery, a product that claimed to be ‘the camera battery, re-invented.’ Now, it appears the campaign was a sham, with no products to show for after more than 1,500 backers pledged $221,290 to see the X-Tra Battery to life. Canon Rumors was the first publication to bring these allegations to light after its founder, who used the KickBooster affiliate program, failed to receive any response when he attempted to collect his 20% commission for...
Slideshow: World Photography Organisation announces the 2021 National Awards winners
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The National Awards program was created by Sony, along with the World Photography Organisation, to identify and support local photographic communities around the world. Over 330,000 images were submitted from 220 territories for Sony’s 2021 World Photography Awards. From that pool, 165,000 qualified for the Open Competition – where National Awards winners were selected. Sony World Photography Awards competitions are free to enter and winners receive a selection of imaging gear. The Open Competition has 10 categories and single images are presented anonymously for evaluation to a panel...
Venus Optics releases four Laowa lenses for L mount camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Venus Optics has announced it’s bringing four of its Laowa lenses to L mount camera systems. Now, owners of L mount camera systems can snag native versions of Venus Optics’ Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye, Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D, Laowa 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe and Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5–5x Ultra Macro lenses. Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye As a refresher, the Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye lens is constructed of seven elements in six groups, with a seven-blade aperture diaphragm and aperture range from F2.8 through F16. It offers a minimum focusing distance of 80mm (3.15”), measures 25.5mm (1”) diameter by 45.2mm (1.78”)...
DPReview TV: This G-Tech hand warmer can keep you—and your batteries—warm in winter conditions
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 10, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Wait… you’re reviewing a what? Chris and Jordan work in some pretty frigid conditions in the winter, so they’ve been using the G-Tech battery-powered hand warmer. Find out why they think it’s a useful accessory for cold weather photographers. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. The Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD is a compact general-purpose lens for Sony’s APS-C, E-mount mirrorless cameras. So how does it perform? Read our review to find out. Sony’s FE...
Sony Japan delays release of its FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens, cites ‘production reasons’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Sony Japan has put out a notice (translated) informing consumers the release date for its FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens has been delayed. Announced on January 13, the Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM was initially scheduled for release in mid-February (Sony Japan specifically notes a February 12 release date). However, due to ‘production reasons,’ the release has been pushed back to a yet-to-be-announced date. Sony Japan apologizes for the inconvenience for those who have pre-ordered the lens and says it will announce the next release date ‘as soon as it is confirmed.’ The current listing for the Sony FE 35mm...
Sony’s ZV-1 camera can now be used as a webcam over USB thanks to firmware version 2.00
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Sony has released a new firmware update for its ZV-1 camera that adds the ability to use it as a webcam over USB without the need for an HDMI adapter. Firmware version 2.00 for the ZV-1 doesn’t bring new autofocus or setting changes, but it does make it possible to use the vlogging-oriented camera as a webcam without the need for additional hardware or software. Once firmware version 2.00 is installed, it should simply be a matter of plugging the camera in via the included USB cable and firing up the video conferencing or livestreaming program of your choosing. It’s not just computers...
More than megapixels: 108MP Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs. 20.2MP Canon 1DX II
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Photographer and video producer Kevin Raposo wanted to test how Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone compares to a $6,000 professional DSLR camera. Specifically, Raposo wants to see how the 108MP image sensor in the S21 Ultra compares to the 20.2MP image sensor in his Canon 1DX Mark II DSLR. Can the 20MP full-frame Canon camera keep up with the latest flagship Samsung smartphone despite being seriously outgunned in the megapixels department? In the video below, Raposo compares six different images, each captured by the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Canon 1DX II. He shot...
Taking to the skies with the DJI Mini 2
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 9, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Amazon and DJI [embedded content] The DJI Mini 2 is DJI’s latest entry-level drone, and At only 249 grams – or just over half a pound – the Mini 2 lives up to its name, but it offers a heavyweight feature set. This includes a camera that can capture 12-megapixel photos and 4K/30p video at one hundred megabits per second, and the option to capture Raw photographs. Upgraded motors also improve the flight time, acceleration, top speed and wind resistance, and the Mini 2 comes with a number of...
Sample gallery: The Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 on the GFX 100
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 9, 2021 | dpreview staff The GF 45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR is a sort of medium zoom for Fujifilm’s GFX cameras, giving users a 35mm-equivalent focal length of around 36-80mm. We’ve actually found it to be a really handy range for all types of subjects, and the lens looks to be more than sharp enough for the GFX 100’s one hundred Megapixels of resolution. Take a look through the gallery for views of everything from Pacific Northwest wilderness, to Seattle side-street Volkswagens. Gear in this story Atomos’ latest firmware update for its popular Ninja V...
Alice MFT camera combines smartphone AI with interchangeable lenses, now live on Indiegogo
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
[embedded content] Photogram has launched a pre-order campaign for the Alice camera — a camera it says will combine the AI and computational photography characteristics of a smartphone camera with the larger sensor and interchangeable lens system of the Micro Four Thirds system. The concept was announced back in September 2020 and the UK company says it intends to begin shipping the camera in the autumn of this year. Photogram is keen to point out that its Indiegogo campaign is for pre-orders rather than a funding exercise as it already has funding from various UK government agencies and...
Reply to D850 or Z7 II? Which to buy
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Sorry to hear that, I would hate to lose my D3s like that. I don’t use it much these days, but I still keep it (together with a D3) and shall never part with it, I think. Anyway, the answer to your question is easy and twofold: First, it depends on lenses. Z mount lenses are unequivocally better than F mount ones, often by a large margin. Whether you are willing to rebuild your collection of lenses or not, that’s the first question. Otherwise, it will mean using lenses not as good as those you could have, with the added downside of the FTZ adapter (one or several) that works...
Caught on video: Photographers robbed of $7,000 in gear while stuck in traffic in San Francisco
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Real estate photographers Ben Barghabany and Mahsa Tighi of HomeShots experienced a photographer’s worst nightmare, having their gear stolen. The pair of photographers were sitting in traffic in San Francisco when, in broad daylight, a robber smashed their back window and grabbed a bag of equipment. Barghabany and Tighi, who work together as husband and wife, had been on a shoot near Dolores Park on Friday afternoon. ABC7 reports that after leaving the park, the pair were waiting to get on the Interstate 80 onramp. At around 4:30 p.m., a Honda Accord drove up next to the Ben and...
Royal Photographic Society makes 165 years of its Journal free online
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The Royal Photographic Society has digitized its archive and made issues of its magazine, the RPS Journal, free to read online. Visitors to the Society’s website will be able to read issues dating right back to the first magazine that was published on 3rd March 1853. The frequency of publication has varied slightly over the years, but the RPS claims The Journal is the longest continuously published photographic periodical in the world. The current format of the magazine is published six times a year, and the free archive covers 1853 to 2018, said to be over 30,000 pages of searchable...
Reveni Labs’ new Spot Meter uses unique two-eye aiming method
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
While digital photography is popular, film photography still has a dedicated following and beginner film photographers are popping up regularly. New products for analog photographers are popping up regularly to meet experienced and novice film photographers’ needs. Reveni Labs has launched a new Kickstarter campaign, which was funded within two hours, to deliver an extremely compact spot meter to film photographers. A spot meter is a light meter designed to precisely measure only a small portion of the image area. Photographers can use a spot meter to check metering in different areas...
Nikon Q3 financial report: imaging business revenue and profit down double-digits as it prepares for future sustainability
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Nikon has released third-quarter (Q3) financial results for its 2021 fiscal year (FY2021), revealing the harsh realities of a shrinking market further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As doom-and-gloom as the numbers may appear though, it seems Nikon’s Imaging Products Business has survived the worst of it and has set itself up for a sustainable future going forward. Nikon’s consolidated Q1-Q3 results include data from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, as its fiscal years start on April 1 and end of March 31 of the following year. In order to get a larger picture of Nikon’s...
Fujifilm X-E4 pre-production gallery updated with more samples
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 8, 2021 | dpreview staff We’ve been shooting around more with our pre-production Fujifilm X-E4 and though its image quality is a known-quantity, we’re now getting a much better sense of of how it handles. In many ways, it feels like an interchangeable lens version of the X100V, especially in terms of size and shape. That said, the X-E4 is not as robustly built and offers fewer control points and a lower-res EVF than its fixed-lens counterpart. But it’s just as capable and still plenty fun to shoot with! View our updated Fujifilm X-E4 pre-production gallery...
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD field review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction The Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD is a very compact general-purpose lens for Sony’s APS-C, E-mount mirrorless cameras. Think of it as roughly equivalent to a 24-105mm F4 lens on a full-frame camera, but scaled down to match the APS-C sensor format. Although it’s designed for cameras with APS-C sensors, it can still be used with full-frame models when cropped to APS-C. We tried both approaches for this review, pairing it with the Sony a6600 as well as the Sony a7R IV in APS-C crop mode. With a constant F2.8 maximum aperture across its zoom range, the Tamron...
D850 or Z7 II? Which to buy
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
zirano says: Hi, Sorry for youre loss, hope you are allright.i have a D850 and a Z7 first version. The D850 is certainly the better camera probably the best do-it-all DSLR.The Z7 is lighter, its a usable camera but it is Nikons first Generation Mirrorless Camera,the user interface on the Z’s is from the consumer line, battery door is not ideal camera has no backlight buttons, does not keep certain drive modes once shut of or sleep.Z Lenses are really good but expensive with a limited lineup atm.Personally I bought the Z7 because of the weight, I think both cameras will work for you....
Video: How to make a negative from peel-apart instant film
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Image credits: shared with permission from Jake Hicks. All rights reserved. Analog photography has been making a steady comeback for the past several years. So much so that Polaroid, who was on the brink of bankruptcy in 2008, recently merged with the Impossible Project — a startup responsible for rescuing and reviving interest in its proprietary instant film. [embedded content] Photographer Jake Hicks authored a tutorial, years back, outlining steps necessary for extracting a printable negative from Fujifilm’s FP-100C peel-apart instant film and created an accompanying video, embedded...
Interview: Learn how robotics company MRMC puts cameras where photographers aren’t allowed to go
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
MRMC pods containing Nikon D5s and 80-400mm lenses, set up for coverage of the inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol on January 20th 2021. How do you cover an event where photographers aren’t allowed? Last month saw the inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States, an occasion which would normally see huge crowds of people, from officials, politicians and members of the public, to representatives of the world’s press. Obviously that wasn’t going to happen this time around, and after the storming of the Capitol Building by a pro-Trump mob on Jan 6th, it...
Sony a1 sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 7, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV just finished their review of the new Sony a1. Here’s a gallery of images they shot while testing the camera, straight from the frozen northlands. View the Sony a1 sample gallery Gear in this story The new a1 is absolutely chock-full of the latest and greatest tech that Sony has to offer. Come take our tour of how this high-speed, high-megapixel machine operates and handles. Chris and Jordan share their first reactions to the new Sony Alpha 1. What features and technology excite them most, and who is it really made for? We...
Recommended Nikon Z7 II Settings
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The Nikon Z7 II is a second-generation mirrorless camera from Nikon aimed specifically at landscape, architecture and studio photographers who want as much resolution as possible. Although the Z7 II is almost identical to its predecessor in terms of its overall body and ergonomics, Nikon has made some significant internal changes, making it a much more complete camera (see my Nikon Z7 II vs Z7 comparison for more information). In this article, I will provide detailed information on what settings I personally use on my Nikon Z7 II and shortly explain what some of the camera buttons and...
Gear from yesteryear: What does a 50-year-old lens look like at 46 Megapixels?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm F2.8 was introduced back in 1979, just one year before the release of Nikon’s third professional SLR camera body, the F3. I don’t know when my particular copy of this lens was made, but it looks pretty well-worn. I picked it up in college for a song at a local photography shop, and the aperture blades promptly got stuck in the wide-open position. A couple years later, I finally got it repaired at the tiny Camera Clinic in Shoreline, WA (since closed, sadly), and have used it on and off ever since. In fact, I’ve used it for more than few product...
DPReview TV: Sony a1 review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 6, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] With Chris still in quarantine, Jordan becomes a one man camera reviewing machine. He takes us through the Sony a1 from top to bottom, then tells us what he thinks. (Spoiler: he’s impressed.) Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sony a1 sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story We spoke to Sony straight after the announcement of the a1, to get a bit more fine detail about the camera’s specs and capabilities. And it’s fair to say there’s a lot going on inside...
Gear from yesteryear: What does a 40-year-old lens look like at 46 Megapixels?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm F2.8 was introduced back in 1979, just one year before the release of Nikon’s third professional SLR camera body, the F3. I don’t know when my particular copy of this lens was made, but it looks pretty well-worn. I picked it up in college for a song at a local photography shop, and the aperture blades promptly got stuck in the wide-open position. A couple years later, I finally got it repaired at the tiny Camera Clinic in Shoreline, WA (since closed, sadly), and have used it on and off ever since. In fact, I’ve used it for more than few product...
Wildlife Photography Without a Supertelephoto
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Even though my longest lens is a 70-200mm f/4, I’m still a big fan of wildlife photography. What’s not to like? Sitting around for hours without any luck, cursing your autofocus system, getting acquainted with mosquitos and other bugs while you wait… Well, it’s not all perfect. But when everything goes right, and you do get that shot, the reward is amazing. Not to mention that wildlife photography can be done almost anywhere in the world, since there are animals everywhere. The only problem is that supertelephoto lens. While lens manufacturers have done a good job in recent years making...
U.S. Senator Mike Lee reintroduces Drone Federalism Bill
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Update: please don’t call your local senator. Amendment 256 has been shelved for the time being. We’re keeping this article up as representatives from DSPA predict that Senator Mike Lee will make another attempt to pass this bill in the near futre. On Thursday, February 4, United States Senator Mike Lee (R–Utah) added an Amendment to the previously-defeated Drone Federalism Bill. First proposed in 2017 by Lee, Senator Diane Feinstein (D–CA), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator Tom Cotton (R–AR), the bill would give states, counties, cities and local tribe governments...
Affinity Photo 1.9 released: Free update improves performance, adds astrophotography stacking, and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Affinity has launched version 1.9 of its entire Affinity suite, including Affinity Photo. The free update adds many new features to Affinity Photo, including linked layers, astrophotography stacking, hardware acceleration on Windows and much more. Across the entire Affinity suite, including Affinity Photo, users should expect performance improvements. On Windows, the gains will be most obvious thanks to new GPU acceleration. While prior versions of Affinity Photo for iPad and macOS already included hardware acceleration, including Apple M1 silicon support, Affinity Photo 1.9 marks the first...
KamLan to launch $300 32mm F1.1 manual lens for APS-C camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The Sony a7S III is a 12MP full-frame camera primarily designed with video in mind. We take a look beyond the specs to see what it offers to filmmakers. The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who it might make sense for. Fujifilm’s X-E4 is the most compact X-mount camera Fujifilm has yet produced, but that doesn’t make it any less competitive. Take a look at how the X-E4 stacks up and what we make of it in our initial review. Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp...
The absolute beginner’s guide to film photography: Color print film
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 5, 2021 | Aaron Gold All photos by Dan Bracaglia Color print film (otherwise known as color negative film) was the most popular variety of film in the pre-digital photography era, primarily because it was cheap to develop and easy to show and share the resultant prints. Color print film is also known as ‘C-41’ for the name of the standardized process used to develop it. One of the best aspects of color print film is its generous exposure latitude, which means that it is very forgiving of incorrect exposure, particularly overexposure – you can be 1 to 2 (or sometimes...
Photography-themed playing cards take a gamble on Kickstarter
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
A specialist design company based in Holland has launched a new set of playing cards decorated with camera-related icons that’s aimed to appeal to photography enthusiasts. The Dutch Card House Company, which creates artistically designed playing card packs, has already hit its funding target on Kickstarter and aims to begin shipping in May. The cards come in a box decorated to resemble a Canon L lens with ribbing and a red ring printed on a black background, while the cards themselves feature a host of common icons on the reverse, including the flash symbol, a self-timer, microphone, custom...
Canon produced its 150-millionth lens in January, marking an incredible milestone 34 years in the making
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Canon’s current collection of EF and RF lenses for both still and cinema cameras. Click to enlarge. Canon has announced it reached the ‘significant milestone’ of producing its 150-millionth interchangeable (EF and RF) lens in January 2021. In its press release celebrating the achievement, Canon says the lucky number 150,000,000 was an RF 70–200mm F2.8 L IS USM telephoto zoom lens. It was back in 1987 when Canon produced the first EF lens for its EOS-series AF (Autofocus) single-lens reflex film camera system at the company’s Utsunomiya Plant in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. Since...
Photographer blends science and art by slicing up a Leica M6 rangefinder
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner specializes in dissecting objects and photographing them in stunning detail. His work is meticulously and thoughtfully crafted. One of Oefner’s more famous series, ‘Disintegrating,’ features images of performance cars seemingly being blown apart. Fabian’s latest project, ‘Heisenberg Objekt No. III,’ features a sliced up Leica M6 rangefinder camera. Oefner’s primary material for his latest project is, of course, a Leica M6. A used M6 can be found for around $2,500. He then covered the camera in a resin block and then...
Video: Orbit around the moon for 4 hours in this real-time video
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Seán Doran uses still images from organizations like NASA and JAXA to create stunning videos. His latest work is ‘MOON in Real Time I,’ which is the first video seen below. Doran denoised, graded, repaired and retimed footage from the JAXA/NHK Kaguya Orbiter archive. The Kaguya spacecraft, officially known as SELENE, was first launched in September 2007 from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC). The Kaguya mission’s primary objective is to collect data to help scientists better understand the moon’s origin and evolutionary history. Kaguya comprises a primary orbiting...
Sony a1 sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 4, 2021 | dpreview staff Sony’s new flagship Alpha 1 camera offers 50MP of resolution (and 200MP in a high-res mode) as well as ultra-fast burst shooting and incredibly dependable autofocus. We’ve had our hands on the camera for just a few days, but have gotten out to get some samples from around the Puget Sound region. As we press on with our full review, expect more action images to evaluate autofocus, as well as expansive landscapes: we’re just getting started. Gear in this story Sony has announced the Alpha 1, a fast, high-res 50MP camera capable of...
Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM field review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction The Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM is a high-end, medium-wide prime lens for Sony’s E-mount cameras. While there have been high-end 35mm F1.4 primes in the lineup for some time – including Sony’s own Zeiss-branded Distagon 35mm F1.4 – this new lens looks to be an impressive performer despite its relatively small size (and it’s less expensive than the Zeiss, to boot). Most* of the DPReview staff is in agreement that 35mm lenses make for excellent general-purpose primes, lending themselves well to all kinds of photography, and they’re a staple in many a...
Nikon to cease operations at two of its interchangeable lens production factories in March
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
A promotional image from Nikon showing off just some of its expansive lens lineup. According to a report (translated, partially walled behind a free account) from Nikkei Shimbun, Nikon is set cease operations at two of its Japanese interchangeable lens manufacturing factories next month, leaving just a single factory to produce lenses domestically. As part of its ongoing effort to reduce operational costs to mitigate a declining market, Nikon will stop production at its Nagai Plant in Yamagata Prefecture and its Aizu Plant in Fukushima Prefecture at the end of March. Interchangeable lens...
ON1 announces Professional Plugin support for Capture One
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
ON1 has announced that its ON1 Professional Plugin Bundle is now available for Capture One photo editing software. The new Capture One support joins existing plugin support for Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Corel, and Apple Photos. The ON1 Professional Plugin Bundle includes ON1 Effects 2021, Portrait AI 2021, Resize 2021 and HDR 2021. The four plugins offer photographers numerous editing tools, including one-click presets in Effects, automatic AI-powered portrait retouching with Portrait AI 2021 and much more. A sample of the various filters and styles available in ON1...
Couple who faked Everest summit pictures hit with 10-year ban after not doing it well enough
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
A couple who used edited images to ‘prove’ they had reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain has received a ten-year ban from climbing any Nepalese mountain after being undone by some pretty basic errors. The first clue, according to The New York Times, was that the flag in the picture was hanging limp in a place known for its wind ripping flags to shreds. Other clues included an oxygen mask not connected to the tank and a lack of snow and mountains in the reflections of their glasses. Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami, from neighboring India, claimed to have...
How to Reduce Noise Using Smart Objects
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
A noiseless picture is something that photographers have sought after for ages. A decade ago, it was the limitations with ISO performance of sensors that made high ISO noise a formidable foe. Even with the latest mirrorless cameras where photographers today are able to push the limits of low-light performance, noise reduction via post-processing software still stays as an integral part of the workflow. Photoshop always had multiple built-in options for noise reduction, and there are also plenty of third-party noise-reduction plugins available as well. In this article, I will explain how to...
Sony a7S III review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Sony’s alpha 7S Mark III is the third iteration in the most video-focused of the company’s a7 series of full frame cameras. It’s essentially a native 4K camera with impressive video specs and a revised user interface. It can capture UHD 4K footage at up to 120p in 10-bit 4:2:2 encoding and promises 16-bit Raw video output. 12MP BSI CMOS sensor Bionz XR processor On-sensor phase detection ISO 80-102,400 (expandable to 40-409,600) 9.44M-dot EVF with 0.91x magnification 4K video at up to 120p, 60p for ‘at least an hour’ 16-bit Raw...
Lomography launches Kickstarter for a new 17mm F2.8 lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
[embedded content] Lomography has opened up the crowdfunding campaign for its next lens, the Atoll Ultra-Wide 17mm F2.8 Art Lens for full-frame mirrorless camera systems. The fully-manual lens is constructed of sandblasted, anodized aluminum and its optical design is comprised of 13 elements in 10 groups and offers a . If offers a 103-degree field of view on full-frame cameras, has an aperture range of F2.8 through F22, and uses an eight-blade aperture diaphragm. The lens is Leica M-mount native, but also works with Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems when used with...
Yongnuo announces updated YN685 II speedlight for Canon and Nikon camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Yongnuo has announced a new version of its popular YN685 Speedlite for Canon and Nikon cameras. The Yongnuo YN685 II is a refreshed version of the YN685, which released in 2015. The YN685 II incorporates many of the same features of the YN685 while making a handful of minor changes and improvements. The exterior design of the YN685 II is essentially identical, save for the addition of a USB port. Users can update the YN 685 II’s firmware using the new USB port. On the original YN685, you had to use a YN622 trigger to send a firmware update to the speedlight. YN685 (left) versus YN685...
Samsung exec says its future smartphone cameras will stylize images to each user’s preferences
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
It’s usually impossible to keep all the people happy all the time, but that’s exactly what Samsung is aiming to do with future cameras that will learn what we like and dislike. In a recent interview, the head of the company’s smartphone camera research and development (R&D) division said that, through understanding which filters uses go to most often and which pictures they delete and which they save, its future cameras could one day personalize themselves to suit individual users. VP and Head of Visual SW R&D at Samsung Mobile, Joshua Sungdae Cho Joshua Sungdae Cho, VP...
DPReview TV: Could the Sony a1’s fast sensor bring us better picture quality as well as speed?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Published Feb 2, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Sony Alpha 1’s sensor is so fast that it got Jordan thinking… Could the new a1 use computational photography like a smartphone to create even better photos? We explore this idea, and what it might mean for future cameras. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story We spoke to Sony straight after the announcement of the a1, to get a bit more fine detail about the camera’s specs and capabilities. And it’s fair to say there’s a lot going on inside...
Really Nice Images releases All Films 5 for Capture One, offering real film ICC profiles
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Really Nice Images (RNI) has announced that its All Films 5 ICC profiles are now available for Capture One. All Films 5’s ICC profiles are all created by digitizing real film stocks ‘using the most advanced color science and best equipment.’ In total, All Films 5 – Pro includes more than 180 film styles. It includes films from the following film categories: negative, slide, instant, vintage, black and white, and infrared films. For the full list of films, click here. Clockwise from the top left corner: original digital image, Agfa Optima 200, Kodak Ektar 100 and Fuji Pro...
The most responsive Sony camera yet: Hands-on with the Sony Alpha 1
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The new Sony a1 has landed, and in our limited time with it so far, it looks to be an extremely impressive machine. We’ve taken a short break from our shooting and testing to give you an idea of how it handles and what it’s like to use. To start with the externals, the a1’s grip is excellent and feels fractionally taller than that of the Sony a9 II and a7R IV; some of us find it easier to wrap all of your fingers around it snugly, as opposed to a pinkie finger hanging off the bottom of the other cameras. This makes the camera feel more secure in the hand (and, we have to...
Slideshow: Winners and finalists of Travel Photographer of the Year 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The annual Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) competition recently announced its winners and runners-up for 2020. Heading into its 19th year, there was a shift in the subject matter for the imagery received, this time around, due to the pandemic. Many entrants got more creative with being confined to their neighborhoods, while others made the best of being temporarily detained in other countries on account of sudden travel restrictions. Almost 25,000 images were submitted from photographers in 147 countries. ‘This was my first time ever entering a contest so it was quite a...
Reply to is it worth it
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
The 90D. Pros: resolution increases from 24 to 32mp 11fps with faster buffer clearing and memory support for UHS-II. (You can shoot more bursts)video resolution increases to 4kdouble the battery lifea sealed body (splash and dust proof, a benefit when shooting in inclement weather conditions.) two years of technical improvements (processor, firmware, memory) Cons: Physically a little larger and heavierprice (your going from an entry level consumer grade body to a more advanced (but still) consumer grade body. To me, if you are doing a lot of wildlife, it might be worth the investment, but if...
2020 CIPA data highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the camera industry
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Top: Panasonic S1 (left) Canon EOS R (right) Bottom: Sony a7 III (left), Nikon Z6 (right) The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has released its stats for 2020, revealing the production and shipment data of camera units from January 2020 through December 2020. According to CIPA’s data, which is comprised of information provided by these manufacturers, total digital still camera shipments were down 41.6% by volume (8,886,292 units shipped) and down 29.4% by value (¥420B / $4B revenue), year-over-year (YoY). For context, 2019 saw a YoY decrease in shipments of 21.7% by volume...
is it worth it
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Photos Members Group Since is it worth it hattinghhilda says: Anyone with knowledge of both camera’s is it worth buying a canon d90 i have canon d800will i get the wow factor im doing wildlife im not sure if it will be worth spending so much and quality maybe only better by 20% thank you 11:02AM, 1 February 2021 PST (permalink) NVEM says: I have a d800 too. As far as i understand the lens is way more important than the camera body and thats where i currently hope to spend my money next time. I have a tamron 18-400 lens which is very versatile but not pitch sharp at the far end. Anyway...
Canon unveils AI-powered automatic camera, the PowerShot PICK
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Canon has launched a campaign on the Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake for an AI-powered camera, the PowerShot PICK. The campaign has proven to be highly successful, attracting nearly ¥100,000,000 in support. The goal was ¥1,000,000. The experimental PowerShot PICK camera can analyze a scene, identify people, track their faces and then, using artificial intelligence, determine the ideal moment to capture a photo. In a rough translation, Canon refers to the PICK as an ‘automatic shooting camera.’ The PowerShot PICK combines Canon’s optical, video processing, and artificial...
Hands-on with Fujifilm’s new XF 27mm, XF 70-300 and GF 80mm lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Fujifilm released a trio of lenses alongside the announcement of the new GFX 100S and X-E4 cameras. The GF 80mm F1.7 R WR is a medium format short-telephoto lens for GF bodies, such as the aforementioned GFX 100S, while the XF 27mm R WR and XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR are for the company’s APS-C X-mount cameras. Click through to learn more about each of these new...
Is it fraud? Monochrome Photography Awards judges speak out
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Last week, I published a slideshow highlighting winners and runners-up of the Monochrome Photography Awards. I was under the impression it was legitimate since my friend, and world-renowned photographer, Petra Leary, was a judge for the competition. While some DPReview readers praised the black-and-white images in the comments section, others linked to an article from PetaPixel, unbeknownst to me at the time, that lists the Monochrome Awards as one of five photo contests surrounded by a shroud of mystery. The in-depth and well-researched piece reveals the Monochrome Photography Awards...
Nikon Z7 II review update: Image quality tested
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Feb, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction Product shots: Dan Bracaglia Nikon has just announced the Z7 II, the second iteration of its high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera. As the name implies, this is a refinement rather than a reimagining; so while the updates may not knock your socks off, we really enjoyed the original Z7 and this new model builds on an already successful formula. Jump to: What’s new | Body and handling | Initial impressions | Image quality | Samples | Specifications The Z7 II still has a 45.7MP full-frame BSI sensor, but it’s now backed up by dual processors compared to the...
Adobe Camera Raw vs. Sony Imaging Edge Desktop: Which is your best bet?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
For most photographers, the digital darkroom is based around payware or subscription software from the likes of Adobe, Capture One, DxO or one of their many rivals. But if you’re a Sony shooter, there’s an option which is available entirely free of charge along with your camera purchase: Sony Imaging Edge Desktop.* Sony Imaging Edge Desktop version 3.0’s user interface. In this article, we’ll take a look at how Imaging Edge Desktop compares with the 800-pound gorilla in the room, Adobe Camera Raw, whose algorithms also underpin the company’s popular Lightroom...
Indisposable will develop, scan and send your film photos to your phone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
In a move that makes traditional photography meet the modern age, a new company based in the United States has introduced a new service where customers can send in a roll of film, have it developed and scanned, and have the final images sent to their phone. Indisposable aims to make it easier for users to get their film-based pictures online by sending them straight to the device most people use to load images to their social media accounts. Users can print off a mailing label themselves or have the company send them a dedicated film mailing envelop which is used to get the film to the lab....
Canon EOS R6 Video Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
DPReview TV: Fujifilm X-E4 first impressions review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 30, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Fujifilm X-E4’s classic looks and compact size almost suggest an X100 series camera with interchangeable lenses. How close does it come? Chris shares his first impressions of this new camera straight from his basement quarantine. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who it might make sense for. Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is...
Leica adds in-camera perspective correction feature to its M10-P, M10-R and M10 Monochrom cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Leica has released firmware updates for a number of its rangefinder camera systems that brings, amongst other improvements, the ability to correct for perspective distortion in-camera. The firmware updates for the Leica M10-P, M10-R and M10 Monochrom include a ‘Perspective Control’ feature that ‘achieve[s] straighter vertical lines and a straight horizon, ensuring a natural image effect – specifically in architectural images.’ If you’re wondering how this is done, Leica describes the process in its press release announcing the feature: ‘It works by calculating the image section and the...
Leica’s Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 is an homage to one of its most iconic lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The last Leica Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens was produced 46 years ago. Now, nearly half-a-century later, the iconic lens has been reborn in the form of the Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 ASPH, a ‘new’ lens from Leica that pays homage to a classic. An advert for the original Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens (note it uses the same six-element, four-group optical construction as the new Noctilux-M version). The original Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens was the first to feature aspherical elements in its optical design. This, along with its large maximum aperture, made for a unique aesthetic that’s become synonymous with the...
Video: Three things you may have missed about the GFX 100S
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
[embedded content] Fujifilm’s new GFX 100S is quite the camera; after all, it has a stabilized, 102MP sensor with phase-detect autofocus and also shoots solid 4K video and 5fps bursts. But you can find all of that information in the spec sheet; in this video, we wanted to put this camera into a bit more context, and talk about what it’s really like to use and how it helps take medium format digital photography to the next level. Is there something that you think we missed in our ‘what you may have missed’ video? Let us know in the comments. And check out the links...
Film Fridays: Photographing Tokyo streets with a Hasselblad XPan panorama camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 29, 2021 | dpreview staff This image is a crop from one of Mike’s XPan panoramic shots from Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Mike Amos/ PhotoBaseCamp.com In this week’s Film Friday, photographer Mike Amos sets out for Tokyo, Japan with Hasselblad’s unique panorama XPan camera in his hand and a wide variety of film in his bag. His purpose? To document the streets of a city his loves, reconnect with an old friend, and honor his father’s legacy, while reflecting on their shared photographic passion. Click the link below to find out why Mike chose this quirky, late...
Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 29, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV recently published its first impressions review of the new Fujifilm GFX 100S. This sample gallery includes full resolution images they shot while testing the camera. View the Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production sample gallery Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 The Fujifilm GFX 100S packs a megapixel wallop, but it’s powerful image stabilizer makes it easy to maximize your resolution even without a tripod and at slower shutter speeds – take a look. Fujifilm has announced the GFX 100S, a relatively...
Canon’s 2020 financial results show drop in net sales, increase in profits for Imaging Systems business
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Sales of Canon’s new R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras helped to mitigate further losses in a tumultuous 2020. Today, canon issued its financial report for its entire 2020 fiscal year (FY2020), which ran from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. In it, Canon’s numbers and notes point towards a more positive path for its imaging division than it’s seen in a number of years. Since roughly 2012, the digital photography market has practically been in freefall, declining double-digit percentages year after year. 2020 isn’t any different, but even amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, there...
Chinese company captures incredibly detailed 195 gigapixel 360-degree panorama of Shanghai
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Image credits: BigPixel Studio BigPixel Studio, officially Shanghai Jingkun Technology, has been creating super high-resolution panorama images of cities worldwide since 2014. Its latest image is captured from the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai and has a 195-gigapixel resolution. The image is so detailed you can zoom in and see pedestrians’ faces and even make out license plates. Contrary to rumors floating around the web, BigPixel’s detailed 360° panoramas are not captured using satellite imagery but are rather built using many images shot using a traditional camera...
Exploring Idaho with the Lowepro Protactic BP 300 AW II
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 28, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Amazon and Lowepro [embedded content] The Lowepro Protactic BP 300 AW II is a tough, versatile backpack for photographers and videographers working on location. Its modular design and easy-access main compartment make it perfect for a medium-sized DSLR or ILC kit, with room for accessories like a drone and a laptop. Join photographer John Webster as he beings the Lowepro Protactic BP 300 AW II backpack along on a shoot deep in the backcountry of Idaho, in search of beautiful scenery (and idyllic hot...
Hands-on with the new 100MP Fujifilm GFX 100S
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Coming (relatively) hot on the heels of the groundbreaking GFX 100, Fujifilm’s latest medium-format camera brings 100MP to the masses, at an MSRP of $5,999. That’s not small change, by any means, but for those photographers hungry for resolution (and for the latest sensor tech) the GFX 100S will be a more attractive – and probably more practical – option than its immediate predecessor. We’ve had a preproduction GFX 100S in our hands for a few days: keep reading to learn more about Fujifilm’s newest medium-format...
Fujifilm X-E4 hands-on
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Shown with accessory grip attached The role of the Fujifilm’s X-E models has changed subtly since the X-E1 arrived as the second camera in the company’s X-mount range of mirrorless interchangable lens cameras. The X-E1 and 2 were EVF-based alternatives to the range-topping X-Pro cameras, with their hybrid viewfinders, but still had distinctly rangefinder-esque styling and enthusiast-level ambition. The arrival of the popular X-T series caused a slight re-think, though. The X-E3 put a little more emphasis on compactness, rather than just being an X-T2 in a different body. The X-E4...
Fuji GFX 100S and GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR Announcements
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Another big set of camera gear announcements this week comes from Fujifilm, which released its GFX 100S and X-E4 camera bodies, along with a few G and X mount lenses. The Fuji GFX 100S is basically a mini-GFX 100, minus the grip and slightly inferior features at a price point of $5,999, or roughly $4K cheaper than its big brother. It comes with the same excellent 102 MP medium format BSI CMOS sensor, the same X-Processor 4 image processor, and an improved in-body image stabilization system (IBIS). The GF 80mm f/1.7 R lens is Fuji’s fastest lens produced to date (roughly 63mm f/1.34...
Looking for Nikon Teleconverter for Nikon 70-200mm lens.
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Photos Members Group Since Looking for Nikon Teleconverter for Nikon 70-200mm lens. hansgoepel says: looking for Nikon Teleconverter for Nikon 70-200mm lens. What’s the suggestion for the best results. Thank you … 6:11PM, 27 January 2021 PST...
DPReview TV: Chris and Jordan react to the Sony a1
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 28, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan share their first reactions to the new Sony Alpha 1. What features and technology excite them most, and who is it really made for? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who it might make sense for. Fujifilm’s X-E4 is the most compact X-mount camera Fujifilm has yet produced, but that doesn’t make it any less...
Viewing auroras from space: The ISS had a great view of a recent geomagnetic storm
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Undoubtedly, the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has spectacular views. The ISS and its Cupola observatory module is an awesome vantage for viewing cities at night and even witnessing potentially tragic natural events such as major storms. The crew also gets to see some of nature’s most beautiful displays, auroras. The International Space Station has an official Twitter account which is a great follow, and the account posted some photos of a recent aurora display. At the time, the ISS’s orbit was as high as 51.6° above the equator. The team also added the new...
Airmap faces backlash after suggesting airspace should be monetized
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solution Airmap recently created an uproar in the drone community after posting a series of tweets suggesting that taxation, along with launch and landing fees, should be applied to flights. The California-based company has drawn ire from the industry in the past. However, this is the first time they’ve revealed their intentions in a public forum. The posts have since been deleted from their Twitter account. Calls to boycott Airmap immediately started making the rounds online. Some individuals found it necessary to share screenshots of the app, which...
Fujifilm GFX 100S initial review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction GFX100S product photography by Dan Bracaglia & Richard Butler The Fujifilm GFX 100S is the logical next step in the development of the company’s medium format lineup: a 100MP sensor in a single-grip DSLR styled body. But don’t mistake predictability for complacency: the GFX 100S is an awful lot of camera. Inside its comparatively compact body, the GFX 100S carries the 102MP BSI CMOS sensor from the original GFX 100 mounted within a smaller, more powerful image stabilization mechanism. By blending technology from the GFX 100 with components from the APS-C sensor...
The smallest X-mount camera yet: Fujifilm X-E4 initial review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction Product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Fujifilm X-E4 is a lightweight, rangefinder-styled camera built around a 26MP APS-C sized sensor that uses the company’s X-mount lineup of lenses. Billed as a fun-to-use and compact photographic companion, the X-E4 is the smallest X-mount camera yet, encouraging you to keep it around wherever you wind up. With Fujifilm’s latest sensor and processor combo, the X-E4 inherits a lot of the goodies from the most recent Fujifilm cameras, including updated autofocus, solid video specs and really impressive burst shooting rates. And...
DPReview TV: Fujifilm GFX 100S first impressions review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Fujifilm GFX 100S arrives in Canada, Chris goes into quarantine, and Jordan self-films in the field. It’s been an interesting week for the boys in Calgary, but that didn’t stop them from bringing you this review. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production photos from this episode Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what...
High-res made easy: Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s GFX 100S is a seriously capable machine, helping you get maximum resolution in just about any situation thanks to its impressive image stabilizer. If you need 100MP and don’t want to be tied down to the studio, this might be the camera for you. View our Fujifilm GFX 100S pre-production sample gallery Note: Images in this gallery are pre-production. At Fujifilm’s request, we’ve included only JPEGs at this time. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 Fujifilm’s X-E4 is the most compact X-mount...
Fujifilm X-E4 pre-production sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The X-E4 is Fujifilm’s most compact X-mount camera to date, but it still packs the company’s 26MP X-Trans sensor and the latest processor that combine to make some really lovely images. Take a look at what our pre-production model can do in our sample gallery. View our Fujifilm X-E4 pre-production sample gallery Because our X-E4 model was pre-production, Fujifilm has requested that we only upload JPEG images at this time. Gear in this story The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We look at what the camera offers and who...
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 pre-production sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff One of Fujifilm’s latest lens revamps is this, the XF 27mm F2.8 R WR. While the optical formula is the same as the previous model, this new one comes with a physical aperture ring and weather-sealing without noticeably increasing its size. It’s also nice and sharp, even wide-open – check it out in our sample gallery. View our Fujfilm XF 27mm R WR pre-production sample gallery Because our XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is a pre-production copy, Fujifilm has requested that only JPEGs be uploaded. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 25, 2021...
Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 pre-production sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s latest XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 has been on the brand’s roadmap for some time now and we were pleased to finally get our hands on a shootable copy. It adds quite a bit of versatility to the potential tool kit of X-mount shooters, offering a 107-457mm (35mm equiv.) field-of-view. The lens is also weather-sealed and stabilized, making it great choice for wildlife photography. Plus it’s compatible with Fujifilm’s 1.4x and 2x teleconverters. View our Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F5-5.6 pre-production sample gallery Note: Images in this...
Fujifilm GF 80mm F1.7 R WR pre-production sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s new GF 80mm F1.7 R WR is a fast, standard prime for GFX medium format shooters, offering a 63mm (35mm equiv.) field-of-view, in a reasonably compact, light-weight and weather-sealed package. View our Fujifilm GF 80mm F1.7 R WR pre-production sample gallery Note: Images in this gallery are pre-production, at Fujifilm’s request, we’ve included only JPEGs at this time. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Mar 11, 2021 The GFX 100S fits most of the capabilities of the GFX 100 into a smaller and more affordable body. We...
Fujifilm adds updated 27mm F2.8, new 70-300 F4-5.6 to X-mount lineup
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has announced a pair of lenses for its X-mount mirrorless bodies. First up is the XF 27mm F2.8 R WR pancake lens, which offers a focal length equivalent to 41mm on cameras like the X-S10. While optically the same as its predecessor, Fujifilm added weather-sealing and an aperture ring with a lock function, without making the lens any larger. The lens accepts 39mm filters and weighs in at just 84 grams (3 oz). The XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is all-new compact long zoom lens. The lens, equivalent to 107-457mm on X-series cameras, offers up to...
Fujifilm announces GF 80mm F1.7 R WR medium-format lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has introduced a new fast standard prime lens for its GFX medium-format system. The GF 80mm F1.7 R WR provides an equivalent (in 35mm terms) focal length of 63mm, and weighs in at 795 grams (1.8 lbs). Of the lens’ 12 elements, one is aspherical and two are ‘Super ED’. It has a minimum focus distance of 70cm (27.6″) and a maximum magnification of 0.15x. The 80mm has a physical faux-machanical aperture ring and accepts 77mm screw-in filters. The lens is weather-resistant and features a fluorine coating on the front...
Fujifilm X-E4: slimmed down, rangefinder style 26MP mirrorless
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has announced the X-E4, the latest in its line of midrange rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras. It’s built around the same 26MP X-Trans BSI-CMOS sensor as the X-S10 and shares many of that camera’s features. The main difference is styling and the X-E4’s lack of image stabilization. The X-E4 is the smallest X-E camera yet and Fujifilm says its been designed to be as flat as possible, to allow it to fit more easily into pockets (presumably without a lens attached). This means there’s nothing in the way of a hand grip,...
Fujifilm GFX 100S offers 100MP in a smaller, less-expensive body
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 27, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm has unveiled the GFX 100S, a relatively compact 100MP medium-format camera with in-body image stabilization. The X100S packs in most of the capabilities of the larger GFX 100, including the same 102MP BSI CMOS 44 x 33mm medium-format sensor. A smaller, updated image stabilization system promises between a 0.5 and 1EV improvement over the performance of the larger camera, giving a claimed rating of up to 6EV of correction. The 100S can also sync its in-body IS system with in-lens correction to maintain this figure at longer focal lengths. The...
DSLR Has No Future…And That’s OK
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
I promise, this is not another “DSLR is dead” article. In fact, as I was thinking about this post a few weeks back, I thought of ways not to make it sound like I am trying to bury any brand or camera system, as I am well-aware that discussing photography gear can sometimes bring all kinds of anger in people. Instead, what I want to do in this article, is talk about the state of the camera industry and where things are headed in the near and distant future, and what it means for DSLR owners. Table of Contents DSLR Development Has Stopped The fact of the matter is, DSLR development has...
Reply to Circular polarizer filter
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
B+W XS-PRO MRC nano Kasemann is the best. Also, the Marumi DHG Super is very good. B+W XS-PRO MRC nano Kasemann is the best. Also, the Marumi DHG Super is very good. Post Reply Preview
Sony a1: what you need to know about this powerful new full-frame flagship
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The Alpha 1 is Sony’s new flagship camera, which it claims is a tool that can be used for sports, news, nature, portrait and commercial photography alike. To do this, Sony says it achieves a combination of resolution and speed that have previously seemed mutually exclusive. We spoke (at some length) to Sony product experts from both the US and Japan about the a1 to dig a little bit behind the headline specs and try to address as many ‘but can it…?’ questions as possible. Here’s what we...
Sony Alpha 1 – The Flagship Beast is Here!
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Today is a big day in the photography world because Sony announced its flagship mirrorless camera, the Sony Alpha 1. The “one to rule them all”, the Alpha 1 is an absolute monster of a camera that is designed to compete with the likes of the Nikon D6 and Canon 1D X Mark III. Sporting a 50.1 MP full-frame Exmor RS BSI CMOS sensor, dual BIONZ XR processors that are capable of handling 8K videos, 30 FPS blackout-free continuous shooting speed with full-time autofocus, a 759-point hybrid autofocus system, and advanced subject tracking capabilities (including bird autofocus), the Sony A1 is the...
Sony A1 vs Nikon D6 vs Canon 1D X Mark III
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Without a doubt, the announcement of the Sony A1 is one of the most significant events in the photography industry, as this is the first time a mirrorless camera is truly set to challenge the top-of-the-line offerings from both Canon and Nikon, who have dominated the action photography genre for decades. The Sony A1 has very impressive features and specifications, but how do they compare to the Nikon D6 and Canon 1D X Mark III flagship DSLRs? In this article, we will take a look at these three cameras and compare them side-by-side both in terms of their ergonomics and specifications. First,...
Shutterstock’s $74M TurboSquid acquisition could change the landscape of stock photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
TurboSquid, a 3D asset marketplace, has been acquired by stock image company Shutterstock for $75 million. TurboSquid has the distinction of being the world’s largest 3D marketplace, offering designers access to free and premium 3D models across a variety of categories for use in larger projects. The acquisition comes amid a growing corporate focus on the use of photo-realistic 3D renders in the place of traditional still images and videos. TurboSquid’s (admittedly awesome) logo. Once the acquisition is complete, Shutterstock will be the world’s largest 3D marketplace, offering...
Here is what 8K footage and 50MP stills from the Sony Alpha 1 look like
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Sony reveals Alpha 1 50MP full-frame camera capable of 30fps and 8K
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Sony has announced the Alpha 1, a fast, high-res 50MP camera capable of shooting at 30 fps with no blackout. It is capable of 8K video. It uses a stacked CMOS sensor and a pair of new Bionz XR processors, allowing silent, no-blackout images at up to 30 fps. Despite having twice as many pixels as the a9, the a1 promises to have 1.5x less rolling shutter. This allows flash sync at up to 1/200 sec with the electronic shutter or 1/400 sec using the mechanical shutter. The a1 can shoot 8K video at up to 30p using its full width. This uses all its horizontal pixels, capturing 8.6K footage and...
Sony’s $2500 Xperia Pro is half 5G phone, half 4K HDR monitor/live-streaming device
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Sony has announced its latest smart device, the Xperia Pro, a flagship smartphone that doubles as the world’s first external 4K HDR OLED monitor, as well as a 5G (mmWave) live streaming and file transfer solution, for your dedicated camera. To support these new skills, Sony has equipped the device with four 5G antennas, a beefed up chassis and the addition of a Micro HDMI port. It’s aimed squarely at professionals, creatives, and content creators that need to get their media delivered as soon as possible, if not in real-time, from as diverse a range of locations as possible. Much...
Leica ad reminds us of the importance of photography in documenting history
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
[embedded content] Leica invented the first 35mm camera in 1914. Recently, they created a minute-long video ad to celebrate ‘witnesses’ – photographers using their cameras for over a century to capture worldwide events, both large and small. Narrated by Joel Meyerowitz, to the music of Niccolò Pacella, it features images from 28 photographers. Love, hate, beauty, craziness, lonliness, fear, tenderness, sparkle and revolution are a few of the themes on display. ‘Today, as for more than one century, Leica keeps celebrating the witnesses, the ones who see the everyday beauty,...
Filmulator is a straightforward open-source raw editor inspired by film development
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Filmulator is a Raw photo editing and library management application designed to offer users a simpler, streamlined experience at the expense of flexibility and functionality. It’s not designed to do everything that an app like Lightroom can do but rather offer an open-source alternative based on developing film. The creator, CarVac, recently answered some questions in a Reddit thread. When asked what separates Filmulator from Lightroom, CarVac stated that while Filmulator similarly handles import, Filmulator is ‘very limited to make editing streamlined and quick’ and...
ZY Optics releases redesigned $799 Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 lens for Leica M mount
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Zhong Yi Optics (ZY Optics) has released a Leica M mount version of its Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 lens, bringing an improved optical design specifically for Leica camera systems. Unlike the Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E mount versions of the lens, which are constructed of 10 elements in 7 groups, the Leica M mount version is constructed of 11 elements in 8 groups, including multiple extra-low dispersion elements. Additionally, the Leica version of the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 lens features a rangefinder coupling system for focus assistance. Below are a collection of sample images...
Pergear’s 10mm F8 pancake fisheye APS-C lens costs $79, isn’t much larger than a body cap
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Pergear has announced its latest lens, a 10mm F8 fisheye lens for APS-C camera systems that’s not much larger than your standard lens cap. The pancake fisheye lens is constructed of five elements in four groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements. Despite being incredibly small, Pergear has managed to squeeze a manual focus lever into the frame of the lens (minimum focusing distance is 30cm / 1ft), however F8 is the only aperture you have to work with. On Fujifilm X mount, Sony E mount and Nikon Z mount, the lens has a 15mm equivalent focal length; on Micro Four Thirds (MFT)...
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR updated sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 25, 2021 | dpreview staff The Fujifilm 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR is a reasonably priced wide-angle zoom for the company’s X-mount, updated with weather-sealing and some ergonomic improvements. We’ve been shooting with it across the Pacific Northwest for a few days to see how it performs. Please note that this gallery was shot with a new sample of the 10-24mm, after concerns were raised about the performance of our previous sample of the lens. We think you’ll be impressed with the (new) results. View our new Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR gallery Gear in this story...
DPReview TV: Understanding diffraction
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 25, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] You’ve no doubt heard warnings about the effects of diffraction at small apertures. But what exactly is it? Our resident mad scientist, Don Komarechka, explains what diffraction is and how it impacts your photos. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp 24mm-equivalent lens for the company’s GFX lineup of digital medium-format cameras. Is it good enough to warrant a place in your camera bag? Find out in our field review. The Insta360...
Reply to DSLR to Mirrorless anyone?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Hi all. This post really follows a good / seperate discussion we’ve been having around which lenses to use if I made the jump from crop sensor to full frame, but in that discussion, one suggestion was to go to mirrorless via the Canon R6 as that offers FF plus adapter to enable use of my current range of EF / EF-S lenses….. So, the short follow up question are…. Has anyone made the jump from DSLR (crop OR FF) to mirrorless and, if so, which camera did you buy and how do things compare?? I’m especially interested in views on: 1) Shots per minute (I sometimes shoot fast...
Samyang adds full frame 14mm T3.1 to VDSLR MK2 line-up
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Lens manufacturer Samyang has introduced a new wideangle lens to its VDSLR MK2 full frame cine series in the shape of the 14mm T3.1 VDSLR MK2. This brings to series to five lenses in total and takes the focal ranges covered to 14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. [embedded content] Like the other lenses in MK2 series the 14mm offers weather-proofing, a 9-bladed iris as well as distance and aperture scales on the side of the barrel. It differs though in its widest aperture of T3.1, as all the other lenses are a little faster at T1.5. It will come in a choice of seven mounts including Canon EF,...
DSLR to Mirrorless anyone?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Photos Members Group Since DSLR to Mirrorless anyone? Mike Cushing says: Hi all. This post really follows a good / seperate discussion we’ve been having around which lenses to use if I made the jump from crop sensor to full frame, but in that discussion, one suggestion was to go to mirrorless via the Canon R6 as that offers FF plus adapter to enable use of my current range of EF / EF-S lenses….. So, the short follow up question are…. Has anyone made the jump from DSLR (crop OR FF) to mirrorless and, if so, which camera did you buy and how do things compare?? I’m...
Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 24, 2021 | dpreview staff Tamron’s 17-70mm F2.8 III-A VC RXD is a lightweight zoom for Sony APS-C E-mount shooters. Equivalent to a 25-105mm F4 in full-frame terms, this lens handles nicely on a6000-series cameras and offers great versatility for daylight shooting. Fast to focus, it also produces nice, sharp images across the frame and focal length. Please note that Tamron only appears to ‘bake in’ chromatic aberration correction into files shot with this lens. As such, distortion correction (and vignetting, for that matter) is the responsibility of the...
Canon 200mm F1.8L sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 23, 2021 | dpreview staff We teamed up with Canadian portrait photographer Irene Rudnyk to shoot a sample gallery with the legendary Canon 200mm F1.8L. Check out the photos and tell us what you think! View the Canon 200mm F1.8L sample gallery Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp 24mm-equivalent lens for the company’s GFX lineup of digital medium-format cameras. Is it good enough to warrant a place in your camera bag? Find out in our field review. The Insta360 One R is a unique action camera: it has interchangeable camera modules, including one with a large...
DPReview TV: Canon 200mm F1.8L is over 30 years old and it still rocks
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 23, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Canon 200mm F1.8L may be over 30 years old, but the fact that it still keeps up with the newest high resolution sensors is a testament to its design. Featuring guest photographer Irene Rudnyk. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Canon 200mm F1.8 L sample gallery Fujifilm’s 30mm F3.5 R WR is a super sharp 24mm-equivalent lens for the company’s GFX lineup of digital medium-format cameras. Is it good enough to warrant a place in your camera bag? Find out in our field review....
Report: Apple’s next-gen MacBook Pros will have SD card readers, MagSafe, no TouchBar and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The SD card slot on an old MacBook Pro. When Apple introduced the Touch Bar into its popular MacBook Pro series, the response was mixed. I’m writing this article on the first MacBook Pro model to come standard with a Touch Bar, and I can honestly say I wouldn’t miss it at all if it were gone. According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, that may be what Apple does with its upcoming MacBook Pro redesign. Further, Gurman reports that his sources say Apple is hard at work on numerous new MacBook models, all of which will include much-requested changes. On the MacBook Air front, sources...
Vivo launches X60 Pro+ flagship, its first smartphone with Zeiss camera tech
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Chinese smartphone company Vivo has introduced its new Vivo X60+, the first of its smartphones to feature a quad-camera system co-engineered with German optics company Zeiss. Vivo and Zeiss announced their partnership in December 2020, stating at the time that this collaboration would usher in Vivo premium smartphones featuring a ‘Zeiss co-engineered imaging system.’ The flagship X60 Pro+ packs the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The model likewise features a 4200mAh battery and a 6.56-inch AMOLED 120Hz display with 1300 nits brightness,...
Ilford releases MULTIGRADE RC PORTFOLIO darkroom paper
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Ilford has returned with a new-and-improved product after a challenging year. The photographic supply company, known for its black-and-white films and papers, was forced to halt manufacturing in April 2020 due to COVID concerns. Consequently, prices increased by up to 15% two separate times in the following months. Now they’ve returned with a premium version of their resin coated (RC) papers, MULTIGRADE RC PORTFOLIO darkroom paper. According to Iford, its latest product line combines all of the best aspects from different papers. A double-weight base (225gsm) gives it the premium feel...
Reply to 70D to 5D….but what lens to get?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Hi! There are a lot of options, depending on taste, needs and budget. Here are a couple of suggestions: Canon 24-105 f/4L IS – You can find amazing deals on the first version of this lens, either used or brand new. It’s amazingly versatile, and probably my most used lens ever. The image stabilization really helps when stopping down to, let’s say, f/11 or so, for maximum depth of field. Sigma/Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 OS/VC – Haven’t personally used this one, but judging from samples, they are both nice and sharp, and of course brighter than the 24-105. The image...
Lensrentals tears down a Canon RF 100-500mm F4.7-7.1 lens to solve the mystery of a cracked element
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Roger and Aaron are back at it again for Lensrentals, this time with a teardown of a Canon RF 100–500mm F4.7–7.1 lens with a little secret inside. As Roger tells it, Lensrentals has come across ‘several’ copies of Canon’s RF 100–500mm F4.7–7.1 lens with a cracked element inside. He believes this crack occurs during shipping, but notes that ‘if you’ve ever rented from [Lensrentals], you know how we pack […] Nothing should break in shipping.’ As such, he did what he usually does when he can’t get an answer from the outside, he tore the lens down (with the help of Aaron, of course). The large...
The Absolute beginner’s guide to film photography: What you need to know – B&W film
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
B&W film comes in a variety of formats (35mm, 120, large format) and speeds (ISO 6 – 3200). Black and white (B&W) film is the the oldest and simplest type of photographic emulsion. Beginner-level film photography classes have traditionally used B&W film because it’s very easy to work with. It can be developed at room temperature using fairly benign chemicals, and prints can be made in a room illuminated by a safelight. Today, B&W film photography remains popular both for its aesthetic appeal and its ease-of-use. An oversimplified explanation of how B&W film works...
Leica launches Kevlar-covered ‘Reporter’ version of its M10-P camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Leica has launched a Kevlar-trim ‘Reporter’ version of its M10-P camera , but at $8795/£7100 body only you’ll need to be very brave to test the effectiveness of the new Kevlar trim on the company’s latest limited edition M camera. The new Leica M10-P ‘Reporter’ features a deep green paint that looks to me like NATO Green, and is wrapped in Kevlar where the usual leatherette would be on an M body. Kevlar is of course used in bullet-proof materials, so should provide a nice long lasting finished as well as a good non-slip grip. While the Kevlar trim is black when the camera is new...
‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ portrait transformed into massive 10 billion pixel panorama
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
[embedded content] Iconic painting ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer has been transformed into a massive 10 billion pixel panorama, enabling viewers to see the masterpiece in unprecedented detail. The scanning process was recently showcased in a new video from Hirox. The panorama was made possible using the Hirox 3D Digital Microscope RH-2000, which features a CMOS sensor capable of capturing up to 50 frames per second at 1920 x 1200 resolution. The microscope connects to a computer over USB 3 and includes notable features like auto- and multi-focus,...
Sony teases January 26th ‘Alpha’ launch event
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Sony has brought live a teaser on its photo-centric YouTube channel with a countdown to the premiere of a new product Alpha announcement on January 26. Little information is shared by Sony regarding the announcement. The only we get is a single catchphrase and a vague description of what the event is for. The catchphrase ‘The one never seen’ is overlaid on the graphic used as a placeholder for the video and ‘Be ready for the announcement of the new Alpha’ in the video’s description. Aside from those, Sony doesn’t divulge any further information. [embedded content] The event, which can be...
Seeing the big picture in your photography: PhotoStatistica 2.0 offers improved ways to visualize your photos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Last June, we wrote about PhotoStatistica, a macOS app that visualizes the EXIF data of your photos. The app delivers a macro-level view of your photography and presents EXIF data in infographics and statistics. Essentially, the app presents a visual representation of how you capture images. The app is made by Phil Pegden, founder of Bristol Bay Code Factory. Last summer, when the COVID-19 lockdown began in the United Kingdom, Phil wrote the original iteration of PhotoStatistica in the evenings after homeschooling his children during the day. The initial response was positive, and Pegden was...
Fujifilm GF 30mm F3.5 R WR field review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction The Fujifilm GF 30mm F3.5 R WR is a fairly compact wide-angle prime lens for the company’s GFX system of medium format digital cameras. Giving users an equivalent field of view to a 24mm lens on full-frame systems, the 30mm F3.5 is a great option for landscape and architectural photographers especially, though if you get along with the 24mm-equivalent focal length, it can be a good fit for lifestyle, travel and event photography as well. Also, the GFX system’s 50 and 100 Megapixel sensors give you some leeway to treat this lens as perhaps a more ‘general...
Facebook updates its automatic alternative text system with expanded object recognition
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
In an update from its artificial intelligence team today, Facebook revealed that it has improved the automatic alternative text (AAT) technology it first introduced in 2016. With this system, Facebook is able to automatically add alternative text to images shared on its platform for users who are blind or visually impaired (BVI). Alternative text included with uploaded images enables BVI users to learn about the content using a screen reader, which reads the text describing what the image presents. Many people do not provide alternative text when uploading images, which is where the AAT...
Paravision AI ordered to delete face recognition software derived from user pictures without permission
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Face recognition developer Paravision AI has been ordered to delete masses of user data it held and used illegally to create face recognition applications from the images stored on its former cloud storage service Ever. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that the company had made use of pictures uploaded to its service without permission, and that it sold the face recognition algorithms created to third party companies and organisations including law enforcement agencies. Originally set up as a free cloud storage service for consumers the company that ran Ever soon discovered it...
Slideshow: Winners and finalists for the 2020 Monochrome Photography Awards
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Winners, runners-up and honorable mentions were recently announced for the 7th annual Monochrome Photography Awards – an international Black & White photography competition. 7,096 photos were submitted from 91 countries. A jury including Petra Leary, Alessandro Zanoni, Christina Dim, Vassilis Tangoulis, Olga Zavershinskaya and Pedro Dimitrow selected their favorite professional and amateur photos from 13 categories including Abstract, Conceptual, Photojournalism and Wildlife. Ksystof Mozyro was declared the Overall Winner in the professional category for his image,...
Irix announces $795 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens for Fujifilm GFX medium format cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Lens manufacturer Irix has released the details of its new 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens for Fujifilm GFX camera systems. The manual 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens offers a 35mm full-frame-equivalent field of view (62.64º) when used on Fujifilm’s GFX medium format cameras. It’s constructed of eleven elements in nine groups, including one aspherical element, one extra-low dispersion element and four high-refractive elements. The lens offers an aperture range from F1.4 to F22, has a minimum focusing distance of 40cm (15.75”), uses a nine-blade aperture diaphragm and has a 77mm front filter thread. The...
DPReview TV: Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 lens review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 20, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 is a fast, large aperture zoom for Sony E-mount APS-C cameras. Does it hit the sweet spot between price and performance for an everyday zoom lens? We tested it to find out. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 sample gallery Gear in this story The Insta360 One R is a unique action camera: it has interchangeable camera modules, including one with a large 1″-type sensor and a Leica lens. We show you how it works and ask, ‘who’s it...
Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 20, 2021 | dpreview staff If you’re a Sony APS-C shooter in search of a versatile, walk-around zoom lens, the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 should probably be on your short list. Check out our sample gallery and judge image quality for yourself. View the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 sample gallery Gear in this story The Insta360 One R is a unique action camera: it has interchangeable camera modules, including one with a large 1″-type sensor and a Leica lens. We show you how it works and ask, ‘who’s it for’? Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from...
Video: A behind the scenes look at the Ilford film factory in England
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Ilford Photo got its start way back in 1879 when Alfred Hugh Harman began making gelatin dry plates in his house in Ilford, United Kingdom. Since then, the Ilford name has had an established, respected presence in the photography industry. The company has gone through different ownership over the past 142 years, but Ilford film is still made in the United Kingdom. In a new video tour, Exploredinary takes us behind the scenes at the Ilford film factory in Mobberley, England. Viewers are treated not only to a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the most iconic film companies makes its...
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 is essentially a 865+ with minor speed, graphics improvements
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 870 5G mobile platform, a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that’s essentially a refreshed version of its Snapdragon 865+ chipset. This new SoC is made for manufacturers who want to release high-end phones this year without using the more expensive Snapdragon 888 SoC, which was revealed last week. The biggest change with the Snapdragon 870 5G over the 865 models is its faster speed at 3.2GHz versus the 865’s 2.84GHz and the 865 Plus’s 3.1GHz. The new model packs the company’s Kyro 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU, as well as ‘truly...
Adobe Camera Raw vs. Nikon ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D: Which should you be using?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Introduction Recently, I kicked off a new series of articles comparing the software provided by camera manufacturers with one of their most popular third-party alternatives, pitting Canon Digital Photo Professional head-to-head against Adobe Camera Raw. Now, I’m back with the second in the series, in which we’ll take a look at how Adobe’s raw processing rivals that offered for free with Nikon’s cameras. Nikon ViewNX-i version 1.4.3’s user interface. There’s a bit more to discuss this time around, as Nikon offers a choice of two different raw processing...
Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 phones will include AI-powered object eraser tool
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
[embedded content] During its recent Unpacked event, Samsung revealed its new S21 flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra. Though both the S21 and S21 Plus models retain essentially the same camera hardware found on the S20 and S20 Plus handsets, the S21 Ultra packs a 108MP ‘pro sensor’ and support for capturing 12-bit HDR images. In addition to the upgraded camera system on the S21 Ultra, the company has introduced some enhancements coming to its camera software, including an object eraser tool. As part of its Unpacked event, Samsung introduced One...
Reply to multi purpose filter
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
derekdgl: you were lucky. A filter protects a front element from finger prints and getting scratched in normal use cases. However, when you run into a blunt object or drop the lens, the filter shatters and can cause much more damage to the front element than when there’s no filter attached. I’ve heard some terrible stories about this. I would never take that...
TTartisan celebrates Year of the Ox with a bright-red version of its M-mount 50mm F0.95 prime lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
TTartisan has announced a new special-edition version of its fully-manual 50mm F0.95 Leica M mount lens to celebrate the Year of the Ox. The lens is optically identical to its more monochrome siblings, featuring eleven elements in eight groups including one double-sided aspherical element, one ultra-low dispersion element and five high-refractive elements. It features an aperture range of F0.95 to F16, offers a minimum focusing distance of 70cm (28“), uses a 14-blade aperture diaphragm and has a 67mm front filter thread. What sets this lens apart is its bright red paint job and a...
Shooting from dusk till dawn with the Manfrotto Befree 3-way Live Advanced Tripod
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 18, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Amazon and Manfrotto [embedded content] The Manfrotto Befree 3-way live advanced is a versatile, multi-purpose aluminum travel tripod intended for use by both stills and video shooters. Designed for travel, the Befree 3-way live advanced weighs less than 5 pounds and stores down to just under 16 inches – or 40 centimeters. Join filmmaker John Webster and his team as they voyage into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho with Manfrotto’s Befree 3-way Live Advanced tripod. This is sponsored...
Fujifilm X-T4 vs X-S10
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The Fujifilm X-T4 sits at the top of the company’s X series, and is probably our favorite APS-C camera right now. We found its in-body stabilization, improved AF tracking and larger battery give significant advantages over the already very good X-T3, especially if you shoot video. But the company’s mid-range X-S10 brings in-body stabilization to a much more accessible price point and shares a lot of the X-T4’s features and capabilities. Does the more affordable camera provide everything you need or is it worth the extra money for the flagship model? We’ll take a look...
multi purpose filter
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
derekdgl: you were lucky. A filter protects a front element from finger prints and getting scratched in normal use cases. However, when you run into a blunt object or drop the lens, the filter shatters and can cause much more damage to the front element than when there’s no filter attached. I’ve heard some terrible stories about this. I would never take that...
canon eos 90d
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Photos Members Group Since canon eos 90d hattinghhilda says: Hi i have a question im looking to upgrade from canon d800 to canon 90dwill it be a wise choice also will my picture quality on sigma 600mmand ef – s 250mm improve Thanks so mu much 8:37AM, 17 January 2021 PST (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
Buying guide: The Canon EOS R5 is the best camera for portraits
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 14, 2021 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Whether you make a living out of taking professional portraits, or are the weekend warrior who knows their way around flashes and reflectors, you’ll want a camera with high resolution, exceptional autofocus and a good selection of portrait prime lenses. We’ve selected a group of cameras that meet those requirements and will produce pro-looking portraits that will satisfy your clients. Best for pros: Canon EOS R5 Canon’s EOS R5 is an excellent choice for demanding portrait shooters, owing to its plentiful...
DPReview TV: High resolution mirrorless cameras compared
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 16, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Which high resolution mirrorless camera is best for you? This week, we compare the Canon EOS R5, Sony a7R IV, Nikon Z7 II and Panasonic S1R to answer that question. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Our team at DPReview TV just wrapped up its review of the Nikon Z7 II. Check out the photos they took along the way and judge the image quality for yourself! After two rounds of voting, DPReview readers have decided on their favorite product (and runners-up) of 2020. Find...
Explore earth from the Canon CE-SAT-1 satellite and its onboard Canon 5D Mark III
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Lead image: San Jose as captured by the Canon CE-SAT-1. Image courtesy of Canon. Click to enlarge. Canon didn’t announce any new products at this year’s CES, but the company is leveraging an older product to give people the chance to capture simulated photos from distinct perspectives. The Canon CE-SAT-1 satellite was launched into orbit in 2017 and via a new interactive experience, you can learn more about the satellite and explore different locations from over 300 miles (500km) above the earth’s surface. The website features narration by astronaut Marsha Ivins and...
Canon 20d
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Photos Members Group Since Canon 20d ishtar photography says: I shot this in 2008 with my first DSLR the great canon 20d @ISO 800.Any one else still loving their 20d and some times use it like i do? 8:34AM, 15 January 2021 PST (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
Nikon USA adds two new paid tiers to its Nikon Professional Services offerings
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Nikon has added two new paid tiers to its Nikon Professional Services (NPS) memberships, adding additional benefits if you’re willing to pay the price. The new Pro+ and Platinum+ plans include everything Nikon’s complimentary Pro plan offers while adding additional benefits, including equipment loans, gear checks, cleanings, discounts on repairs and more. Nikon’s complimentary Pro membership includes access to Nikon’s NPS support hotline, priority repairs, free return shipping on repairs, priority shipping when buying new products through Nikon, access to members-only...
Review: The Insta360 One R is a modular action camera with a 1″-type sensor
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Insta360 ONE Rfrom $300 | Insta360 The Insta360 One R is a modular action and 360 camera that snaps together like Lego bricks. It allows users to choose between three cameras or mods, depending on the most important features. A ‘1-Inch Edition’ ($550) uses a large 1″-type sensor, features a Leica-branded lens, and captures 5.3K video and 19MP images, a ‘360 Edition’ ($430) captures 5.7K spherical video, and a ‘4K Edition’ ($300) includes a 12MP sensor that shoots 4K video. The first option is somewhat unique, given that most action cameras have...
Film Fridays: Don’t buy a Soviet camera before reading this
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Photo: Paulo Moreira Considering getting your hands on a Soviet film camera? Good for you! There’s quite a few quality options out there and many can be had for a reasonable price. But before you go and pull the trigger on a Zorki-3C rangefinder like the one above, we suggest reading the guide below from our pals at KosmoFoto. It covers everything from where to buy, what to look for, the most-popular models, repair advice, Leica ‘look-alikes’, and much much more. Even if you’re not necessarily interested in buying a Soviet camera, the sheer amount of camera history...
Fujifilm discontinues its Pro 400H color negative film in 35mm, 120 formats
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Fujifilm has announced it is discontinuing production of its Pro 400H color negative film in both 35mm and 120 formats. In a notice posted on the Pro 400H product page, Fujifilm says the ‘unique’ film is being discontinued due to issues with ‘procur[ing] the raw materials needed to produce Pro 400H film.’ It reads, in part: ‘FUJIFILM PRO 400H film is a unique product that is coated with a fourth layer – requiring specialized raw materials and chemicals. As it has become increasingly difficult to procure the raw materials needed to produce PRO 400H, we regret to inform you that after careful...
Venus Optics confirms details of four new, ultra-fast ‘Argus’ F0.95 lenses for MFT, APS-C and full-frame cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The following information is no longer ‘Strictly Confidential,’ as we’ve been permitted to share it by a Venus Optics spokesperson. Venus Optics has announced the details of its new line of F0.95 Laowa Argus lenses, revealing the specifications of four ultra-fast manual lenses for an array of lens mounts. While there are four individual lenses, there are effectively three sub-series of Argus lenses for various imaging formats: MFT, APS-C and full-frame. Some background The release of these lenses has been a bit of a confusing one. While full specifications and even images of all four lenses...
Samsung announces Galaxy S21 series, including 8K capable, 108MP Galaxy S21 Ultra
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Samsung has announced its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The S21 and S21 Plus are essentially identical phones, save for their screen size and other minor differences. The S21 Ultra is designed to be not only the best phone in Samsung’s diverse lineup of Android smartphones, but Samsung believes it’s the best phone available. Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus The S21 and S21 Plus cost $800 and $1,000 respectively. This is $200 less than their predecessor’s launch prices last year. As The Verge points out, the 6.2″...
Report: Apple may soon warn users if their camera was repaired using non-genuine components
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
According to a report from MacRumors, future versions of iOS could inform users when their devices are repaired using non-genuine camera components. Back in November 2020, not long after Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup was announced, repair website iFixit discovered reliable third-party repairs of camera components inside the new iPhone 12 devices will be all but impossible, due to needing a propriety piece of software. According to iFixit, as well as YouTuber Taylor Dixon, replacing the camera hardware of iPhone 12 devices resulted in unreliable and inconsistent performance due to Apple’s...
The Nikon Z Lens Trinity is Remarkable
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The Nikon Z-mount trinity is comprised of three professional-level lenses: Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S, Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S, and Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S. Sometimes referred to as the “holy trinity”, this group of lenses covers a wide focal length range of 14-200mm, and it is meant to serve as a complete kit for most photography needs. In this article, we will take a quick look at these mirrorless lenses and explore their performance potential when compared to the Nikon F mount, as well as other mirrorless systems on the market. Nikon has always had a vast selection of top-notch lenses for its F-mount....
Top-notch high-res mode: Panasonic Lumix S5 review update
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Image quality Out-of-camera JPEG.ISO 100 | 1/160 sec | F5.6 | Panasonic Lumix S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 lens @ 40mmPhoto by Jeff Keller Featuring a familiar 24MP sensor that’s similar to competing cameras, the Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 turns in really solid image quality in Raw, and its JPEG engine produces some really nice out-of-camera images. Key takeaways: Great Raw detail capture, similar to other 24MP rivals JPEG engine offers excellent performance, even at the highest ISO values Dynamic range is also a match for rival cameras High-res mode is truly excellent, so long as you’ve got a...
Sony 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 14, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV recently published its review of the new Sony 35mm F1.4 GM lens. How good is it? Take a look at the photos they took while reviewing the camera and judge the image quality for yourself! View the Sony 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery Gear in this story Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from Exposure Software. With great image quality, impressive speed and powerful features, it’s a compelling option that doesn’t require a monthly subscription. Sigma’s 35mm F2 DG DN designed specifically for...
Costco is shuttering all remaining in-store photo departments in Canada, US by February 14
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
American wholesale retailer Costco informed customers in an email sent earlier today that it will be closing all remaining photo centers inside of its U.S. and Canadian warehouses by February 14, 2021. In 2015, Costco started cutting back on its in-store photography departments when it announced it would no longer offer film development services. Then, in March 2019, Costco took it a step further and announced it would be closing a number of in-store photo departments due to insufficient demand. Costco never specified which warehouses lost its photo departments, but reports confirmed stores...
Hands-on with new Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
It’s been a long time coming, but Sony has finally announced a G Master series 35mm lens for its full-frame mirrorless system. The new FE 35mm F1.4 GM is Sony’s 39th full-frame E-mount lens, and does not replace the older Zeiss-branded optic. It should and – spoiler alert – does outperform it in most respects, according to our testing. Click-through for a closer look at Sony’s newest full-frame prime...
These open-source medium format cameras are 3D-printed
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
In the last five years, Dora Goodman has gone from creating hand-crafted adornments and making modifications to existing classic cameras to offering original open-source, 3D-printed analog cameras. In 2016, PetaPixel interviewed Goodman about her incredible hand-crafted custom classic cameras. Since then, Goodman has moved toward open-source, 3D-printed analog cameras. On her website, you’ll find a variety of creations from Goodman and her team, including the 3D-printed, customizable Goodman Zone Camera. This camera was originally launched in 2019 and is available open source and...
Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 13, 2021 | dpreview staff We’ve been busy shooting around with Sony’s brand-new, compact and lightweight FE 35mm F1.4 G Master lens and initial impressions are quite positive: It’s extremely sharp wide open and across the frame, and the optical design controls ghosting, flaring and chromatic aberration with ease. Jump into our sample gallery and have a look for yourself. See our Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery Gear in this story Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from Exposure Software. With great image quality, impressive speed and...
DPReview TV: Sony 35mm F1.4 GM review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 13, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The 35mm F1.4 GM brings one of photography’s classic focal lengths to Sony’s G Master series of lenses. How does it perform? According to Chris and Jordan, it’s pretty darn good. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sony 35mm F1.4 GM sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story Exposure X6 is the latest Adobe Lightroom competitor from Exposure Software. With great image quality, impressive speed and powerful features, it’s a compelling option that doesn’t...
Sony launches super-sharp, lightweight FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 13, 2021 | dpreview staff Sony has just launched the FE 35mm F1.4 GM, the 39th full-frame E-mount lens in the lineup. Users of Sony’s mirrorless cameras have been able to use the FE Zeiss 35mm F1.4 for years, but this new lens is meant to improve on it; it’s also smaller and lighter, coming in at 524g (1.16lb) to the Zeiss’ 630g (1.39 lb). The Zeiss will remain on the market alongside the GM. The FE 35mm F1.4 GM comes with a complex optical formula of 14 elements in 10 groups, including two XA (extreme aspherical) elements, a single ED (extra-low dispersion),...
Sigma CEO confirms RF/Z mount lenses are a ‘possibility,’ estimates camera industry will stabilize this year and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki, pictured at the CP+ 2019 show in Yokohama, Japan. Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki recently penned an article in the ICAN Management Review that confirms the Japanese company is looking at the ‘possibility’ of bringing Sigma lenses to Canon RF and Nikon Z mount camera systems. In addition to the possibility of new lenses, he also notes Sigma estimates the overall decline of the photography industry will stabilize sometime this year and explains why Sigma will continue to make cameras, even if it comes at ‘considerable’ costs to the company. When we spoke with Kazuto Yamaki...
ViewSonic unveils new ColorPro monitors, including 32″ 8K display aimed at photographers
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
ViewSonic has unveiled a wide array of monitors at this year’s virtual CES 2021 show. Among the new monitors is the company’s first 8K ColorPro monitor. The display has been designed for photographers demanding high resolution and wide color gamut coverage. The new 32″ 8K ColorPro monitor, the VP3286-8K, has a native 8K resolution (7,680 x 4,320) and displays 99% of the Adobe RGB color space. Connectivity features include Thunderbolt 3 and DisplayPort plus a USB hub. The monitor has a color-blind mode, which includes advanced color adjustments for ‘improved color...
BCN+R data shows digital camera sales in Japan were down 40% year-over-year
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
BCN Retail (BCN+R), a Japanese analyst firm that collects daily sales data of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras from both online and in-person points of sale in Japan, has published (translated) a summary of its 2020 camera sales data, confirming camera sales were down in the Japanese market due to an already-shrinking market further compounded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to BCN+R’s data, digital camera sales dropped 40.4% year-over-year (YoY). This is over double the 16.8 percent drop BCN+R recorded in 2019 (compared to 2018). BCN+R’s data shows digital camera sales...
Fujifilm GF 120mm F4 Macro sample gallery updated
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
A hundred megapixels is a lot of resolution, no doubt about that, and such resolution places extraordinary pressure on lenses. Good thing the GF 120mm F4 Macro is up to the challenge. We’ve just had the chance to update our lens gallery with shots from the GFX 100 so check out how the lens performs for yourself! Gear in this story In this article, expert macro photographer Thomas Shahan shares advice for successful closeup photography of bugs, insects and small animals. Need a quick refresher? We’re always adding product overview videos to our collection, and just published a few...
Reply to EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Photos Members Group Since EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R wbyoungphotos says: Does anybody use these large sensor bodies?If so,how do you utilise the files? 1:44AM, 11 January 2021 PST (permalink) wbyoungphotos says: Perhaps the file is over sized,but then people were talking about Medium cameras…It is just ahead of it’s times? 🙂 13 hours ago (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
Sony reveals new information about its upcoming ‘Airpeak’ drone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Last November, Sony sent out a press release announcing its entrance into the drone industry with ‘Airpeak.’ A few more details surfaced, today, in conjunction with the launch of the annual Consumer Electronics (CES) show. In its latest unveiling, Sony claims ‘Airpeak [is] the industry’s smallest class of drone that can be equipped with the Alpha system.’ Airpeak is expected to be released to the public in Spring 2021, and aimed at professional photographers and video creators. While the exact dimensions of the quadcopter are not provided at this time, the...
Some versions of Capture One are now more expensive
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
A rumored price increase to selected versions of Capture One software has officially taken effect. As of today, January 11, branded (Fujifilm, Nikon and Sony) versions of Capture One software are more expensive for new purchases, subscriptions and upgrades. A new perpetual license for Capture One for Fujifilm, Capture One for Nikon and Capture One (for Sony) will now cost customers $199 USD (€209, £199). Prior to the January 11 price increase, a new perpetual license for these branded versions of Capture One cost $129. Upgrade pricing has also been adjusted. Previously, a perpetual license...
OWC’s new Envoy Pro FX SSD is an ‘ultra rugged’ SSD with max sequential read speeds of 2,800MB/s
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the Envoy Pro FX, a waterproof and ‘ultra rugged’ plug-and-play SSD that offers sequential read/write speeds of up to 2,800MB/s. The bus-powered SSD is constructed of aluminum. In addition to making the SSD IP67 rated, the aluminum housing also acts as a heat sink to passively cool the internal OWC Aura memory. The Envoy Pro FX is plug-and-play with essentially any device that can accept a USB-A, USB-C or Thunderbolt connection, including Linux, macOS and Windows computers, as well as iPad Pros, Chromebooks, Surface devices and more. When using the...
Best Camera for Sports and Wildlife Photography in 2021
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
NIKON D3S + 300mm f/4 @ 300mm, ISO 3200, 1/250, f/8.0Copyright Nasim Mansurov If you are into sports and wildlife photography, you might be wondering which camera is the best for these two genres today. Without a doubt, action photography can be challenging even for the most expensive cameras on the market, since it has very specific requirements. Action cameras need fast autofocus systems, fast continuous shooting speeds, minimum blackout, large camera buffers, extensive weather sealing, solid build quality, and the intelligence to be able to identify and stay locked onto a subject. In this...
Ambarella releases new CV5 SoC that will likely power next-gen DJI, GoPro devices
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Ambarella, a semiconductor design company that focuses mainly on imaging hardware, has announced the released of its new CV5 system on a chip (SoC). This new 5nm SoC can process one 8K or four 4K streams while using minimal power consumption and provides plenty of overhead for AI-powered features and capture modes. Ambarella might not be as familiar a name as other semiconductor manufacturers, but it’s played a major role in the imaging industry. Since 2008, the Santa Clara-based company has been manufacturing chipsets for popular consumer-facing products such as GoPro action cams and...
Roger Cicala: Understanding field curvature for fun and profit (part 2)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Hi, Roger here – I’m going to talk about field curvature again. And first, some admin: If you only use primes with flat fields, shoot only at F11 or F16, or like to pretend your zoom lenses have flat fields, then this article will be of no interest to you. In my last article I discussed how to evaluate your lens for field curvature and why that’s worthwhile information to have sometimes. Today I’m going to show an overview of what to expect from different types of lenses. There are some general tendencies of field curvature, but remember, there are also a lot of exceptions...
EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
wbyoungphotos posted a new topic: Does anybody use these large sensor bodies? If so,how do you utilise the files?
Exposure X6 software review: Faster than ever and even more capable
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Exposure Software Exposure X6$129-149 | exposure.software Back in 2020, I reviewed Exposure Software’s Exposure X5 and discovered much to love. A rival to the likes of Lightroom and Capture One, I found Exposure X5 to be blazingly fast and quite capable. With a pretty affordable price tag and no subscription fees, it made for a very credible alternative to its more established rivals, especially for photographers on a budget. Now the follow-up, Exposure X6, is here, and I’ve tested all of its new features to see how they stack up. Key takeaways: Offers an equivalent to most of...
NASA’s HiRISE orbital camera captures enlightening close-up shots of Martian surface
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Image credit: University of Arizona, NASA, JPL. Researchers at the University of Arizona have used NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Experience (HiRISE) camera to capture images of the Valles Marineris canyon on Mars. Researchers want to study the canyon, which is 2,500 mi (4,000 km) long and has depths up to 4 mi (7 km), to better understand how it formed and what its formation means for the history of Mars itself. Valles Marineris is the largest known canyon in the solar system and it may hold the key to solving numerous Martian mysteries. The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance...
DPReview TV: Nikon Z7 II review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 9, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Nikon Z7 II has the same great ergonomics as its predecessor, but has more processing power, dual card slots, 4K/60p video, improved autofocus and more. Chris and Jordan tell us why it’s a solid choice for many shooters. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Nikon Z7 II sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are solid updates, but the gap at the top of Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless lineup for a truly ‘professional’ model...
Nikon Z7 II sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 9, 2021 | dpreview staff Our team at DPReview TV just wrapped up its review of the Nikon Z7 II. Check out the photos they took along the way and judge the image quality for yourself! View the Nikon Z7 II sample gallery Gear in this story The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are solid updates, but the gap at the top of Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless lineup for a truly ‘professional’ model still exists. So what can the Z6 II and Z7 II tell us about what Nikon might do next? The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are iterative updates but with some meaningful improvements. So...
Nikon is killing off its international warranty in favor of regional warranties
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Nikon has announced it will no longer provide a comprehensive international warranty for its products, citing issues with ‘differences in regional laws and safety standards. Instead, the company says it will transition to regional warranties for interchangeable lenses and accessories by the end of this month. Nikon says the change will affect ‘NIKKOR interchangeable lenses (F mount and Z mount lenses, mount adapters, etc.) and accessories (Speedlights, etc.).’ Going forward, if you purchase a Nikon product with an international warranty, said warranty will remain valid for its full term....
Nikon Z Firmware Update Wishlist (Updated 2021)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Without a doubt, camera firmware is one of the most important parts of any modern digital camera, and this is especially true for mirrorless cameras that have a lot more electronics compared to DSLRs. Nikon has been building its arsenal of Z-series cameras in both full-frame (FX) and APS-C (DX) formats since 2018, and as of early 2021 there are a total of 6 mirrorless cameras available: Z50, Z5, Z6, Z6 II, Z7, and Z7 II. Although they are all highly capable and solid, they do have their list of issues that we would like to see addressed in upcoming firmware updates in the future. In this...
NiSi releases its first lens, a 15mm ‘Sunstar’ wide-angle lens for RF, Z, X and E mount cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
NiSi Optics has announced the release of its very first lens, a 15mm F4 ‘Sunstar’ wide-angle lens for Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z and Sony E mount cameras. [embedded content] The fully-manual lens features an all-metal construction and is comprised of 12 elements in 10 groups, including one double-side aspherical element and two extra-low dispersion elements. It has an aperture range of F4 through F22 and uses a ten-blade aperture diaphragm, which helps to create the signature sunstars this lens is named after. The angle of view is 112-degrees when mounted on full-frame cameras and...
The Absolute beginner’s guide to film photography: Part 1 – Getting started
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Photos Dan Bracaglia Film photography is alive and well. Though digital photography is by far the dominant medium, film is still around, and has been growing in popularity over the last decade as photographers discover (or re-discover) the joys of chemical, analog photography. There’s also a healthy supply of good used film cameras and many of varieties of film still on the market. So how does one take the plunge into analog photography? This edition of the ‘Absolute beginner’s guide to film photography,’ (our first) will cover the bare necessities – what you need to get...
Fujifilm GF 63mm F2.8 R WR sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
We’ve been shooting with Fujifilm’s GF 63mm F2.8 R WR for some time now, usually on the 50MP GFX 50S and 50R bodies. Well, we’ve got some of those images here, but we also added a boatload of 100MP images from the GFX 100 to see just how well Fujifilm’s first GF lens stands up to that massive pixel count. Gear in this story Need a quick refresher? We’re always adding product overview videos to our collection, and just published a few detailing the Fujifilm GFX 50S medium-format camera and three GF lenses. DPReview’s Dan Bracaglia explores Tokyo for the...
OmniVision releases 40MP smartphone sensor with 1.0 micron pixels, 256x gain and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
OmniVision has announced the details of the OV40A, a 40-megapixel image sensor designed to be paired with the next generation of smartphones. The 1/1.7” sensor is built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus-S stacked die technology, features 1.0 micron pixels and offers ‘super high gain and de-noise technologies for the best-in-class low light camera performance’ for its size. OmniVision says the OV40A offers multiple high dynamic range (HDR) options for both stills and video, as well as slow-motion video capture up to 240 frames per second (fps) with phase detection autofocus (PDAF). Like the 32MP...
Photographer builds rig to mount his EOS R behind giant projection lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens has created a mounting system that allows him to insert his Canon EOS R into the backend of a large format movie projector lens — a rig he used to shoot a series of skater portraits in Santa Monica. [embedded content] The lens was in Morgan’s storage unit for a while and says he’d always wanted to convert it to shoot stills with a modern camera. So, he built a wooden construction that allows the camera to slot into the rear of the lens and shift backwards and forwards to focus. He says the lens is an IMAX projector lens made by Iwerks Entertainment, a...
Video: A behind-the-scenes look at how Kodak manufactures its film
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
For anyone wondering what the inside of the Kodak film factory looks like Bill Manning’s video tour of parts of the plant might offer a bit of an insight. Bill, from film-enthusiast website Studio C-41, was invited to see the film manufacturing process at the company’s Rochester headquarters and made a video that combines a little history of the Yellow Giant as well as some behind the scenes footage that shows some of the steps. [embedded content] In the film a Kodak guide explains what is going on and what certain machines do, while cut-away footage introduces the Kodak founder as well as...
DPReview TV: Canon Powershot Zoom Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 7, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Canon Powershot Zoom is a product in a class of its own: part camera and part digital monocular. Can it successfully merge the two? Chris and Jordan show you how it works. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story Temporarily out of stock. We are working hard to be back in stock. Place your order and we’ll email you when we have an estimated delivery date. You won’t be charged until the item ships. Sigma’s 35mm F2 DG DN designed...
Canon Powershot Zoom sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 7, 2021 | dpreview staff The Powershot Zoom can’t compete with pro cameras for image quality, though it sure does fit in your pocket. But are the photos good enough for casual use? Check out our sample gallery and decide for yourself. View the Canon Powershot Zoom sample gallery Gear in this story Temporarily out of stock. We are working hard to be back in stock. Place your order and we’ll email you when we have an estimated delivery date. You won’t be charged until the item ships. Sigma’s 35mm F2 DG DN designed specifically for mirrorless cameras is a compact,...
OpenAI’s new DALL-E AI program generates images of anything with fascinating success
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI has created an artificial intelligence program, DALL-E, that creates images from text descriptions. The program utilizes a 12-billion parameter version of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3) autoregressive language model, which is itself developed by OpenAI. DALL-E creates illustrations, paintings, photos, renders, sketches and more of basically anything you can describe using text. In OpenAI’s paper about DALL-E, numerous examples are showcased. For example, a text prompt of ‘the same cat on the top as...
Xiaomi partners with BlinkAI to bring AI-powered ‘Night Video’ mode to its Mi 11 smartphone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Xiaomi’s new Mi 11 smartphone, released on January 1, 2021, is the first Android device to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 system on a chip (SoC). While Qualcomm’s Snapdragon is already capable of incredible video capture with accompanying camera hardware, Xiaomi took it one step further by partnering with Boston-based artificial intelligence image enhancement experts, BlinkAI, to include a dedicated ‘Night Video’ mode for capturing high-quality video footage in extremely low-light environments. [embedded content] The Mi 11 already features an array of impressive specifications, including a...
Photographer shares schematics for LIDAR-controlled film digitizer
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
If you have a pile of medium format film that needs digitizing, as well as an understanding of 3D printing and electronics, you might be in luck. Montreal-based film photographer and programmer Seckin Sinan Isik has designed and built a film carrier that automatically advances each frame into position under a camera’s lens ready to be digitized. The carrier uses LIDAR to recognize when the film is loaded and in the right place, and can automatically advance a range of different formats as well as trigger the camera’s shutter. [embedded content] Seckin has made detailed plans for anyone else...
EU has passed a uniform set of drone rules, paving the way for easier flight
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
On December 31st, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) passed a new set of uniform drone regulations for the European Union (EU). EU member states along with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, as well as the United Kingdom, now fall under the same regulatory blanket. Before, each country had its own set of rules. Now if you’re traveling from France to Italy, for example, the same laws for safely and legally operating a drone apply. EASA’s uniform regulations cover both hobbyist and commercial drone operators. Small drones will now need to be registered so authorities...
Field review: Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
The Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN is a fairly compact, weather-sealed medium-wide prime lens for L-mount and Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras. It’s designed as a more compact, reasonably priced alternative to ultrafast prime lenses already available in these systems, but that doesn’t mean Sigma has compromised on build or optical quality. For prime shooters, this could be a solid option as your main ‘walk-around’ lens, so long as you get along with the 35mm focal length. Let’s dig in and see what this lens can do. The Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN is available now at a suggested...
OmniVision reveals new 32MP OV32B selfie image sensor with 0.7 micron pixels, 1080p180 video capture and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
OmniVision Technologies has revealed the details of the OV32B, a new 32MP 1/3” image sensor for front-facing cameras in smartphones. The OV32B is built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology and its pixels measure 0.7 microns across. The sensor integrates a 4-cell color filter array as well as on-chip hardware re-mosaicing and 2–3 exposure HDR timing. In low-light conditions, the sensor can use near-pixel binning to output an 8MP still image with approximately 4x the effective sensitivity for improved nighttime photography. The OV32B can capture 32MP stills at up to 15 frames...
Dell announces new monitors ahead of CES, including 40″ ultrawide curved 5K monitor
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Ahead of the upcoming virtual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Dell has announced a new lineup of computer monitors. The lineup includes a wide range of sizes, features and price points, including a new curved 40″ ultrawide 5K monitor, which Dell is billing as the first of its kind. Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved Monitor Looking first at the 40″ 5K curved display, the Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved Monitor (U4021QW) is an IPS monitor with a 2500 radius curved screen. The resolution is 5,120 x 2,160, resulting in a pixel density of 140 PPI. The monitor covers 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut...
Sirui launches Indiegogo campaign for its new $749 24mm F2.8 1.33x anamorphic lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
[embedded content] Lens manufacturer Sirui has started the crowdfunding campaign for its next lens, a 24mm F2.8 1.33x anamorphic lens for Canon EF-M mount, Fujifilm X mount, Micro Four Thirds (MFT) mount Nikon Z mount and Sony E mount camera systems (full-frame cameras must be in APS-C capture mode). The lens, announced back in December, rounds out a trio of 1.33x anamorphic lenses from Sirui, which also includes the company’s 35mm and 50mm anamorphic lenses. The lens consists of 13 elements in 10 groups, features an aperture rang of F2.8 through F16, has an eight-blade aperture diaphragm...
Best Camera for Landscape Photography in 2021
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
GFX 100 + GF23mmF4 R LM WR @ 23mm, ISO 200, 1/1000, f/16.0 If you are into landscape photography, you might be wondering which camera on the market today is the best. With so many great cameras out there, it is hard to pick a winner. We decided to put together a detailed guide that shows the top cameras we recommend for your landscape photography needs. It is important to note that every single tool in the list below has been tested extensively by our team members, so we only provide recommendations based on our real-world experience. While most digital cameras can work great for landscape...
DPReview Readers’ Choice Awards 2020: Product of the Year
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 5, 2021 | dpreview staff Product of the Year 2020: the results The final round of voting has closed and a winner has been chosen in our annual Readers’ Choice Awards! Beginning in December, DPR readers picked their favorite cameras, zoom lenses and prime lenses released in 2020. The winners of that initial round of voting were then pitted against each other for the title of Product of the Year. Take a look and see which products came out on top. Gear in this story We’ve taken a look back at our year of Instagram posts to the @DPReview account and compiled the 10...
DPReview TV: How to photograph snowflakes
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Published Jan 5, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] DPReview TV’s Don Komarechka is famous for his snowflake macro photography. This week, he gives us a quick lesson on how it’s done. Give it a watch, then try it yourself! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test scene. See for yourself how it performs. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the company’s best tech...
Godox announces the AD100Pro flash, its most compact strobe yet
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Godox has announced the AD100Pro strobe. The Pocket Flash AD100Pro includes features from Godox’s existing AD series, including compatibility with the Godox radio system, while incorporating an extremely compact, lightweight design. The Godox AD100Pro has a can-shaped design and weighs about 18.5 oz. (524g), including its battery. The round flash head includes magnetic capabilities, allowing photographers to use compatible Godox magnetic modifiers. Users can also attach the AD100Pro flash to an S2 bracket, which allows for the use of Bowen-mount light modifiers. The Godox AD100Pro...
Gone but not forgotten: Adobe Flash is no more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Adobe Flash, a staple of the internet for much of its nearly 25-year life, is officially dead. Adobe promised that its support for Flash Player would end on December 31, 2020. True to its word, Flash has ridden off into the proverbial sunset. Beginning January 12, 2021, Adobe will block Flash content from running Flash Player. Furthermore, Adobe ‘strongly recommends’ all users immediately uninstall Flash Player ‘to help protect their systems.’ Adobe will no longer be issuing security updates for Flash Player, making it important to remove from your system. For...
The end of an era: Olympus confirms it’s completed the sale of its imaging business to JIP
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Jan, 2021 |
no responses
Olympus has confirmed in an announcement on its website that it’s completed the transfer of its imaging division to OM Digital Solutions, the subsidiary of Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP) that now controls the Zuiko and OM brands. Olympus first agreed to sell its imaging business back in June 2020, when it announced JIP would be the new stewards of its camera brands. Further details were unveiled in September 2020, when Olympus laid out the framework for how the transfer would take place. This new announcement, embedded above, confirms the transition has been completed as expected,...
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.