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All images by DPReview In our conversations with Nikon representatives, one phrase has come up again and again: ‘A D3 moment’. The company is hoping that the new Z9 will have the same impact on the mirrorless Z-mount lineup as the D3 did for its DSLRs. But what exactly does a ‘D3 moment’ mean? Picture this: Nikon is on the back foot. The company’s traditional dominance of the high-end camera market has been steadily eroded, with the biggest threat coming from a hungry competitor with a reputation for technical innovation and rapid iteration. Nikon – a company...
Earlier this year, Canon announced an experimental new camera, the Canon PowerShot PICK. The crowdfunded camera uses AI to analyze a scene, identify people, track their faces and pick the perfect moment to capture an image. It’s an ‘automatic shooting camera,’ basically, and it leverages Canon’s extensive history with optical design, video processing and artificial intelligence technology. Now, Canon has unveiled the PowerShot PX. The new PX is based on the PICK and uses facial recognition and auto-subject search technology to capture photos and videos automatically....
Published Oct 30, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan shot thousands of photos while filming their review of the Nikon Z9. Check out this gallery of their favorite images to see what Nikon’s newest flagship camera can deliver. Did you miss their review? If so, you can watch it here. View the Nikon Z9 pre-production sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it ‘One of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had.’ Could it replace his trusty Panasonic S1H for...
Japan Camera Hunter has revealed its latest one-off repainted Leica cameras in honor of JCH’s 10th anniversary. As noted by Kosmo Foto, the Sakura-themed Leica M4 has been hand-painted by Kanto, a specialist camera restorer based in Tokyo, Japan. The color and imagery is inspired by the ornamental cherry blossom, known as Sakura in Japan. This is the fourth one-off camera Japan Camera Hunter has created and was preceded by a Kintsugi-inspired Leica M3, a Mondrian-styled Leica PM2 and a Leica M4-P imprinted with quotes from George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’. Bellamy Hunt, founder of Japan Camera...
Photopea, a web-based photo and graphics editor akin to Adobe Photoshop and GIMP, has released its 5.2 update, bringing with it a collection of new and improved features, including color profile support, a CMYK mode, a noise reduction filter and more. While the capabilities of Photopea are sparse compared to the likes of Adobe Photoshop, its ability to run from almost any browser on nearly any desktop device makes it an appealing offer, especially since it’s free to use. This latest update makes it even more enticing thanks to the ability to detect the color space inside a file (PSD, JPG,...
If you’ve ever tried to record yourself or someone else talking via your in-camera microphones or with a mic in the hotshoe of your camera you will appreciate that neither of those two methods deliver the quality we are used to hearing on a TV show. On a basic level there is one principle reason your distant mutterings don’t resonate with clarity and a full range of tones, and that is that microphones on the camera are just not close enough to where the sound is coming from. The closer you put the microphone to the mouth of the speaker the more likely it is to pick up the intended voice...
What tripod can support a 600mm lens and still go on a long hike into the wilderness? We test out six higher-end, thick-legged, modular tripods that are comfortably tall and capable of supporting tremendous amounts of gear. This group review compares all six models, examining their features, functions and ergonomics in use, both in the studio and out in the field.
The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) hopes to make photos more accessible for people with disabilities, including vision impairment. New IPTC Photo Metadata Standards include a pair of new properties to allow screen reading software to describe visual content. The new properties are Alt Text (Accessibility) and Extended Description (Accessibility). Photographers and editors can embed detailed descriptions into image metadata, which can be accessed and read by screen reading software. By embedding accessible image descriptions into metadata, the accessibility-friendly...
Lens manufacturer Samyang has given its 135mm cine lens the MK2 treatment, adding weather sealing, a new iris and the design characteristics of the company’s VDSLR MK2 series. The introduction of the Samyang 135mm T2.2 VDSLR manual lens brings the MK2 series to a total six focal lengths spanning 14mm to 135mm. This new upgrade comes with a seal on the rear mount to create a weather-proof barrier between the lens and the camera, as well as a new 9-bladed iris that the company claims produces 18-point sun stars when closed down. The other new feature of this MK2 version is a design that...
At Adobe MAX, Adobe not only unveils what’s new in its applications for users to enjoy today, the company also offers sneak peeks at the technology of tomorrow. One of Adobe’s MAX ‘Sneaks’ leverages Adobe’s Sensei AI technology to animated still photos. It’s called Project In-Between. If you have a camera with a fast frame rate, you likely end up with a large burst of images of the same subject. When you go through your photos, typically only one or two stands out as worth processing and sharing. Adobe wants to put all those ‘reject’ photos to use. Although, with the power of AI, you don’t...
As the dust settles on Nikon’s huge spate of announcements this morning – two lenses, a developed lens, a new FTZ adapter, a new roadmap, and their highest-end camera ever – I’d like to put some of my thoughts to paper about the releases. Good and bad, what do these announcements say about Nikon’s future? Table of Contents 1. Sports are no longer the holdout of DSLRs The first sign that mirrorless cameras would replace DSLRs for sports and wildlife photography was Sony’s announcement of the A9 in August of 2017. Before that, mirrorless systems like the Nikon 1 series and Olympus’s lineup...
Now that Nikon’s Z9 has launched into the mirrorless world, the biggest question is how it stacks up against the competition. And while it’s a seriously impressive camera, the same can be said about other cameras on the market today. Perhaps the biggest competitor to the Nikon Z9 is the Sony A1. Nikon Z9 versus Sony A1, to scale How do these two cameras compare? It’s a back-and-forth battle in many ways, and it might simply come down to whether you prefer Nikon or Sony as a system. But before I get ahead of myself, let’s take a look at the specifications of the Z9 versus the A1 and how they...
The Nikon Z9 has just been announced, and it’s nearly certain that it will be backordered and out of stock for a while – especially since the $5500 price is lower than expected. You can always cancel a pre-order, but if you’re even thinking about the Z9, you should order it soon. Here are the links: Z9 in the United States (most of which ship worldwide) Z9 in Australia Z9 in European Union New Nikon Z lenses at B&H We’re part of the B&H, Adorama, and Amazon affiliate programs but not the others. I’m including as many links as possible anyway because you never know which one is most...
Now that Nikon has formally announced the Nikon Z9, let’s take a look at how its specifications stack up against those of the Nikon D6, the previous flagship camera in Nikon’s lineup. Specifications Camera Feature Nikon D6 Nikon Z9 Announced September 2019 October 2021 Camera Type DSLR Mirrorless Sensor Resolution 20.8 million 45.7 million Sensor Type CMOS Stacked CMOS Sensor Size 35.9 × 23.9mm 35.9 × 23.9mm Sensor Pixel Size 6.45µ 4.35µ Image Size 5,568 × 3,712 pixels 8,256 × 5,504 pixels Base ISO ISO 100 ISO 64 Native ISO Sensitivity ISO 100-102,400 ISO 64-25,600 Boosted ISO Sensitivity...
It wouldn’t be a Nikon announcement day without at least one development announcement! This time it’s for the long-awaited 400mm f/2.8 telephoto prime. Nikon says this lens will have a built-in 1.4x teleconverter, turning it into a 560mm f/4. Nikon hasn’t said much else about the 400mm f/2.8. We don’t know when it will ship, how much it will cost, or how much it will weigh. We do at least know how it looks: The design tells us that it has some of Nikon’s most advanced features, such as multiple control rings and at least one custom function button (probably more). It also has vibration...
Alongside the years-in-the-making announcement of Nikon’s flagship Z9 mirrorless camera, the company also unveiled two lenses from the Z-series roadmap: a Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S and a Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S. The two lenses will start shipping in February 2022. The most unexpected but welcome part of this announcement is that the 24-120mm f/4 does, in fact, max out at 120mm! The Nikon Z roadmap all this time has previewed a 24-105mm zoom instead. And while the difference between 105mm and 120mm isn’t night and day, the extra reach at the end of the zoom range is a meaningful...
On March 10, 2021, Nikon announced they were developing a flagship mirrorless camera. More than seven months later – after wild speculation, occasional leaks, and a handful of official teasers – the Z9 has been formally announced. And judging by what we know so far, this is a beast of a camera. Let me start with a brief list of the most important specifications: Sensor Resolution: 45.7 megapixels Native ISO Sensitivity: ISO 64-25,600 Sensor Type: Stacked CMOS Sensor Size: 35.9 × 23.9 mm full-frame sensor In-Body Image Stabilization: Yes Image Processor: EXPEED 7...
Nikon has just updated its Z-mount lens roadmap, which has seen the addition of several new lenses, including 400mm, 600mm and 800mm telephoto prime lenses in the premium ‘S’ line. While full details on all the new roadmapped lenses are still forthcoming, Nikon has provided a little more information on the 400mm, including its F2.8 aperture, and the fact that it will include a built-in 1.4X teleconverter. The company is also teasing a ‘new coating’ which it claims will provide the highest anti-reflection performance in the company’s history. Other forthcoming...
Nikon has announced a new version of its FTZ F-mount to Z-mount adapter. The FTZ II offers the same functionality as the original FTZ, but in a smaller form factor, and minus the built-in tripod mount. This should aid handling with some lenses, and, Nikon claims, makes it easier to use with the Z9’s integrated vertical grip. The new FTZ II dispenses with the inbuilt tripod screw mount of the original FTZ, but offers exactly the same support for F-mount lenses as the original model. According to Nikon, the smaller form factor of the FTZ II makes it easier to attach certain lenses to the...
All images by DPReview The Nikon Z9 is a 45.7MP full-frame pro sports mirrorless camera: a high speed, 8K-shooting statement of intent from one of the industry’s biggest players. Nikon becomes the third brand to build a pro-grade mirrorless camera around a fast-readout, stacked CMOS sensor, and seems determined to show that has no intention of being an also-ran as the market moves to mirrorless. The Z9 is the first camera in this class to abandon the mechanical shutter entirely and, particularly in terms of video, it’s by far Nikon’s most ambitious camera yet. Key...
Published Oct 28, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Z9 may be Nikon’s most significant camera in a decade. Does it live up to the hype? Find out what Chris and Jordan think as they go hands-on with a pre-production Nikon Z9 to shoot sports. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Full resolution Nikon Z9 photos from this episode Gear in this story Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it ‘One of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had.’ Could it replace...
Published Oct 28, 2021 | dpreview staff We spent some time recently shooting with pre-production samples of the Nikon Z9. In a busy couple of days we took the cameras along to a rugby match, an athletics track, a velodrome and a tennis practice. Click through for our full gallery of sample images, from Nikon’s impressive new flagship. Look out for some sample images from the co-announced Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S too, scattered through this gallery. Click to view our Nikon Z9 sample gallery (pre-production) Gear in this story After a long buildup, Nikon has unveiled the Z9, its...
Published Oct 28, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it ‘One of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had.’ Could it replace his trusty Panasonic S1H for video? Tune in to find out. Did you see our full Nikon Z9 first impressions review? If not, you can watch it here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it...
After quite a prolonged build-up, Nikon has finally launched the Z9, its flagship full-frame, Stacked CMOS mirrorless camera. It’s one of the most powerful cameras on the market, capable of up to 30 fps shooting in JPEG or 20 with Raw capture, and able to record 8K/30 video, with the promise of 12-bit Raw 8K/60 capture in a future firmware update. It’s also one of relatively few cameras on the market to completely forego a mechanical shutter, a design decision made possible by the impressively fast read-out speed of the new sensor. The Z9 becomes the first Nikon mirrorless camera...
Nikon has just announced the Nikkor Z 24-120mm F4 S, a native Z-mount counterpart to the company’s popular AF-S F-mount lens. This lens replaces the 24-105mm F4 on Nikon’s roadmap, and we’re pleasantly surprised to see that the final product has just that bit of extra reach on the telephoto end. The Z 24-120mm F4 S is designed to be a high quality kit lens option for Z-mount users, with an optical formula comprising 16 elements in 13 groups. That includes three ED glass elements, three aspherical elements and one aspherical ED element. It offers an impressive 0.35m (1.15...
Nikon has officially announced the Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S – a telephoto zoom lens designed for the company’s Z-mount mirrorless cameras. Though this lens has been on Nikon’s Z lens roadmap for some time, we didn’t known any specifics beyond its focal range – including the aperture range – until today. Being an ‘S’ line lens, Nikon says the Z 100-400mm is manufactured to a high standard, with extensive dust and moisture sealing (a good thing, as it’s an extending zoom design). Inside, there are a total of 25 elements in 20 groups, with 6 ED...
[embedded content] Ken Dono, who runs the popular OriginaldoBo channel on YouTube, felt reviewers didn’t thoroughly test out the stabilization of Google’s Pixel 6 Pro Android smartphone. So, instead of walking around or hopping on a skateboard, he strapped it to a drone and tested the feature out himself. ‘I was thinking these phones are so good now and thought wouldn’t it be amazing if one day we had one camera to rule them all and just sent it,’ Dono tells DPReview. The model in question? An Apex FPV frame. The Pixel 6 Pro has pretty common dimensions for a larger...
DJI has announced the DJI Action 2. The new modular action camera is small yet powerful and promises impressive video specs in a rugged, compact body. Starting at $399, the camera has many different add-on modules and configurations, allowing users to fit the DJI Action 2 to their workflow and needs. Starting with the image sensor, the DJI Action 2 has a 1/1.7″ sensor, which is the same size as the sensor in the DJI Pocket 2. For reference, the GoPro Hero 10 has a 1/2.3″ sensor. The DJI Action 2 is a successor to the DJI Osmo Action, and the Osmo Action also includes a...
Published Oct 27, 2021 | This is sponsored content, created with the support of Panasonic [embedded content] The Panasonic LUMIX GH5 II (GH5M2) is an updated version of the original that adds new video features, improved autofocus, and video live streaming over YouTube at up to 1080/60p via Wi-Fi over home internet or even smartphone connections. A new battery allows for longer shooting times, and USB PD support lets you power the camera using a laptop charger or portable power device. In this video, musician and filmmaker Chris Cunningham takes the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II out to a park...
Adobe’s Chief Product Officer, Scott Belsky, confirmed to the Verge, on their Decoder Podcast, that Photoshop will preview a ‘Prepare as NFT’ system by the end of the month. The objective is to prevent imposters from minting non-fungible token (NFT) art on a blockchain that they didn’t create in the first place. It helps prove that a person selling an NFT actually made it. With what Adobe is calling Content Credentials, creators will be able to link their Adobe ID with their crypto wallet and mint their work with participating NFT marketplaces. The software company...
[embedded content] Nikon USA has released its fourth and final teaser in its ongoing series to promote its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera system. As we’ve seen with each of the three previous teasers, this one only hints at what we can expect rather than outright telling us. Nikon has also posted a countdown timer for its Z9 online launch event. In the 30-second video, we see a photographer with a Nikon Z9 in hand with the unreleased Nikkor Z 100–400mm F4.5–5.6 S lens attached. As he’s shooting we hear what sounds like three bursts of photographs at a high rate of speed. Unlike the last...
[embedded content] OM Digital Solutions, the digital imaging company that acquired the former Olympus imaging division, has announced that going forward, its ‘interchangeable lens cameras and lenses, compact digital cameras, audio products, binoculars, and other services’ will be sold under the new brand: ‘OM System’. In addition to the new branding, OM Digital Solutions has also teased an upcoming interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds camera that it claims will leverage ‘the use of computational photographic technology.’ According to OM Digital Solutions, the forthcoming...
Tokina has announced it’s now made three of its atx-m prime lenses available for Sony E mount APS-C camera systems: the atx- 23mm F1.4, 33mm F1.4 and 56mm F1.4. Tokina’s atx-m nomenclature is used for the company’s interchangeable lenses designed exclusively for mirrorless camera systems. In the case of these three lenses, Tokina says it specifically went for a ‘small and lightweight’ design for pairing with APS-C camera systems. The 23mm F1.4 lens offers a 35mm full-frame equivalent focal length while the 33mm and 56mm offer 50mm and 85mm equiv. focal lengths, respectively. All three of the...
At Adobe MAX 2021, Adobe announced numerous updates across desktop, iPad and the web for Photoshop. Among these updates is a new beta, allowing users to lightly edit and collaborate on photos in Photoshop on the web. Photoshop – and Illustrator – on the web allow users to collaborate on and (lightly) edit documents hosted in the cloud on their browser without needing to download or even launch the app. You can navigate layers, make basic selections, perform a handful of basic edits, make annotations and leave comments, but you will still need Photoshop for many editing tasks. Nonetheless,...
Back when we reviewed the Sony a7 III in 2018, it changed our perception of what a ‘basic’ full-frame mirrorless camera model was capable of. With solid image quality, autofocus, video features and battery life, it was truly a jack-of-all trades that we thought would be a great fit for all kinds of photographers. But at the time, its only real competitors from other brands were DSLRs: whereas today, the all-new a7 IV finds itself in a very different landscape. Sony obviously knows this, and compared to its predecessor, the a7 IV has been redesigned, refined, and updated in just...
Sony has unveiled the Xperia Pro-I, its latest flagship smartphone with a triple camera array and a particularly headline-grabbing feature: for its main camera, it uses the same 20MP 1″-type stacked CMOS sensor with built-in memory and phase-detection autofocus as the one inside Sony’s RX100 VII compact camera. But there’s a catch: only a central section of that 20MP sensor is used to output a 12MP still (or 4K video), and that has some broad implications we’ll delve into below. It’s not the first time we’ve seen a 1″-type sensor in a smartphone:...
The new Sony Xperia Pro I features a massive 20MP 1″-type stacked-CMOS Exmor RS imaging sensor with built-in DRAM. Only the central ~60% of the imaging area is used (producing a 12MP image) but for a smartphone, that still counts as a large sensor. The main camera offers a 24mm equivalent focal length and 315 PDAF autofocus points, with 90% field coverage. Rounding out the photography hardware is a 16mm equiv. F2.2 ultra-wide camera with a 1/2.5″ sensor, and a 50mm equiv. F2.4 telephoto camera with a 1/2.9″ sensor. All three cameras offer real-time autofocus tracking, and...
Published Oct 25, 2021 | dpreview staff Join us for a live Twitter Space AMA (ask me anything) about the new Sony a7 IV. DPReview editor Richard Butler, along with DPReview TV’s Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake, will field your questions about Sony’s newest camera. Have a question that hasn’t been addressed anywhere else? This is your chance to ask the experts! To join in, just follow the link in the Twitter post below. Make sure to follow us on Twitter to hear about future events we plan to host. Join us at 3pm PT for a live Twitter Space where we answer all your questions...
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been busy during his second stint on the International Space Station (ISS). We’ve previously seen his photos of a rare blue ‘transient luminous event,’ a stunning blue auroral display, and a photo that illustrates how quickly the ISS orbits Earth. It orbits Earth at about 7.66km per second, by the way. Pesquet is returning from space next month, but before he comes back, he produced a really cool 360-degree tour of the ISS. If you’ve wanted to see what it’s like to float in the ISS in microgravity conditions, now you can. The...
Blackmagic Design has announced the latest version of DaVinci Resolve. DaVinci Resolve 17.4 promises massive performance gains on Apple Mac models with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. These chips are featured in the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models that Apple unveiled earlier this week. On the new M1 Pro and M1 Max powered notebooks, and any future Mac models that include the same new Apple silicon chips, DaVinci Resolve 17.4 is up to 5x faster than 17.3. Thanks to the large speed increase, customers can ‘play back, edit and grade 8K projects even faster, and can work with up to...
Nikon India appears to have accidentally leaked a promotional video for Nikon’s forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera, confirming specifications not yet known. While Nikon has been releasing weekly teaser videos (1, 2, 3) for what will be its flagship mirrorless camera (so far three of the four planned teasers have been revealed), this one appears to be different, both in the visual style of the promotional video and in timing (we suspect the fourth teaser video in the series to be released later this week). Instead of the more abstract, cinematic-style footage as we’ve seen in the previous...
Published Oct 25, 2021 | dpreview staff The new Ricoh GR IIIx is based around the same 24MP APS-C sensor as the GR III, but features a 40mm equivalent F2.8 lens. We’ve been shooting with the GR IIIx for a few weeks, on both sides of the globe. Click through to check out our updated sample gallery, featuring images from Washington State here in the USA, and new images taken on a recent trip to England. View our updated Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery Gear in this story The arrival of the 40mm equiv. Ricoh GR IIIx means the Fujifilm X100V has more direct competition than it’s had in...
Now that Sony has announced the A7 IV, a lot of photographers are wondering what it brings to the table compared to the previous generation A7 III. Sony is still selling the A7 III new ($2000, compared to $2500 for the IV), which adds to the confusion. In this article, I’ll compare the specifications of the Sony A7 III and A7 IV in detail and explain which one I recommend to photographers today. Certainly the A7 IV is the more advanced camera, but do its new features justify the price? Let’s start by taking a look at the design of the two cameras. Sony largely kept the construction the same...
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Published Oct 23, 2021 | dpreview staff With a new sensor, revamped autofocus system and improved video features, the new Sony a7 IV looks like an attractive camera for enthusiast photographers looking at options in the full-frame mirrorless market. Chris and Jordan had a lot to say about the Sony a7 IV in their first impressions review, and you can check out out the sample photos they shot with the camera and judge image quality for yourself. Did you miss their review? If so, you can watch it here. View the Sony a7 IV sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story We are retrieving...
Over the past four weeks, we’ve put vivo’s new X70 Pro+ to the test to see just how well its quadruple camera array holds up. While you can read the full details in our initial coverage, here’s the basic specifications for the four cameras on the back of the X70 Pro+: a 50MP wide module, an 8MP periscope telephoto module (125mm full-frame equiv.), a 12MP telephoto module (50mm full-frame equiv.) and a 48MP ultrawide module (14mm full-frame equiv.). As with its X60 Pro lineup, the X70 Pro lineup was created in partnership with Zeiss, whose T* coating is used on each of the four camera...
When used for distant subjects such as landscapes, the lens assures solid, uniform image rendition across the image field. By further closing the aperture down, it delivers sharp, clear, high-resolution images, even at the edges. Its optical characteristics change for close-range photography. At open aperture, it provides a mild bokeh (defocused) effect in the background while capturing the main subject in sharp, crisp focus. This enables the subject to stand out against a defocused background, with the exaggerated perspective typical of ultra-wide-angle lenses. At a minimum focusing...
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British conceptual artist Gillian Wearing has created a bronze statue honoring the late photographer Diane Arbus. The statue is presented by Public Art Fund and will be in Doris C. Freedman Plaza in Central Park in New York City until August 14, 2022. ‘In her bronze ‘Diane Arbus,’ we see the posthumous homage to a pioneering artist by another from a different time and place,’ says Public Art Fund Artistic and Executive Director Nicholas Baume. ‘We also see a modest, unassuming figure, standing at the entrance to Central Park, recognizable by the most distinctive...
Adobe’s Photography Plan, which currently includes Lightroom, Photoshop and 20GB of cloud storage for $9.99 per month, is adding Adobe Premiere Rush and Adobe Photoshop Express at no additional cost beginning next week. Adobe Premiere Rush is a quick video editing application available on desktop and mobile devices. It was originally unveiled in 2018 as Project Rush. Since launch, Adobe has added new features and functions, although Premiere Rush remains a simpler, more approachable and less powerful alternative to Premiere Pro. [embedded content] Earlier this year, Adobe added M1...
What I told you it was possible to take an entire camera and a set of lenses with you in just your two front pockets? What if I told you was talking about a film camera? I’m sure you’d have some questions. And to that end I’d point you to Bob Janes’ review of the Pentax Auto 110, a ‘subminiature’ 110 film camera whose body offered relatively advanced features in a pocket-sized form factor. As Janes explains in his thorough review for 35mmc, the Pentax Auto 110 wasn’t the first 110 SLR to market, but it was the smallest at the time of release and offered a unique design that appears to...
This morning, Sony announced the newest camera in their venerable A7 series, the A7 IV. Positioned near the middle of Sony’s camera lineup, the A7 IV tells us a lot about where Sony sees itself – and even the rest of the camera industry – trending over the next few years. In today’s article, I’ll go through my biggest takeaways from the A7 IV announcement and explain what I think is most significant. First, though, are the camera’s basic specifications. Sony A7 IV Specifications Sensor Resolution: 32.7 MP (7008 × 4672 pixels) Native ISO Sensitivity: 100-51,200 Sensor Type: BSI CMOS Sensor...
Are you curious to know more about the new Sony a7 IV? Are there any obscure details that we’ve not already covered in our launch content? If so, we’ll be taking questions over on Reddit and we’d love you to join us. We’ll be keeping an eye on the comments here on DPR but if you want to ask anything specific, please just ask on Reddit and we’ll do the necessary menu diving to try to provide an answer. The AMA will run until around 12AM UTC / 7PM Eastern / 4PM Pacific Click here to re-read or submit questions on Reddit Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3,...
The Sony a7 IV is the fourth generation of the company’s core a7 full-frame mirrorless camera model. It’s the most advanced yet, bringing many of the improvements Sony has made in terms of autofocus and interface design since the launch of the a7 III, back in February 2018. Key Specifications 33MP BSI CMOS full-frame sensor Up to 10 fps shooting in lossy Raw with extensive buffer In-body stabilization rated up to 5.5EV Full-width oversampled 4K from 7K, up to 30p 4K/60p with Super35 / APS-C mode 10-bit video or HEIF stills capture H.265 video, S-Cinetone color mode 3.69M dot OLED...
Published Oct 21, 2021 | dpreview staff The Sony a7 IV is the most advanced iteration of the a7-series yet, bringing improvements across the board, from autofocus to user interface. We’ve been shooting with an a7 IV for a few days, and we’ve prepared a gallery of images, so you can see for yourself what its new 33MP BSI-CMOS sensor can do. Check out our gallery of samples from the Sony a7 IV Gear in this story Do you have any detailed questions you’d like answered about the Sony a7 IV? If so, come and join our AMA thread over on Reddit. The Sony a7 IV is the most advanced...
Published Oct 21, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] There’s a lot to test on the Sony a7 IV. To cover it all, Chris and Jordan took a road trip through southern Alberta to test both stills and video. Watch to find out if the camera lives up to the hype. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one...
Sony has announced the a7 IV, a more capable but also more expensive 33MP model as part of its core range of full-frame mirrorless cameras. The a7 IV is built around a new 33MP BSI-CMOS sensor and its latest Bionz XR processors, which powers improvements in just about every aspect of performance. The a7 IV uses a version of Sony’s latest full-frame body design, with a larger grips and bigger buttons than its predecessor. There’s also a higher-resolution (3.69M dot) viewfinder and full-articulating touchscreen. The new processors bring the improved menu layout first seen in the...
Alongside the release of its new A7 IV camera system, Sony also announced the HVL-F60RM2 and HVL-F46RM, a pair of hotshoe flash units designed to make the most of the new imaging capabilities inside the A7 IV. The HVL-F60RM2 flashj has a guide number of 60 and 20–200mm coverage, while the HVL-F46RM has a guide number of 46 and 24–105mm coverage. Both flashes have improved continuous shooting performance, topping out at up to 200 continuous flashes at up to 10 frames per second (at 1/32 flash output level) for the more powerful HVL-F60RM2 and 60 continuous flashes for the HVL-F46RM. Sony says...
Sony Semiconductor has published technical specs of the IMX472, a Four Thirds format Stacked CMOS sensor that can be read-out at full bit-depth at up to 120 fps. The super-fast readout of Stacked CMOS sensors is key to fast shooting and fast autofocus, as well as video capabilities in the latest high-end cameras. The 21.77mm diagonal (4/3″-type) sensor would seem to be perfectly suited to underpinning range-topping cameras in the Micro Four Thirds system. Perhaps not coincidentally, OM Digital Solutions (maker of Olympus-branded cameras) and Panasonic are both likely to have new...
DxO has announced the latest versions of DxO PhotoLab and DxO FilmPack. DxO PhotoLab 5 features improved Control Point functionality and new ways to adjust images, more efficient DeepPRIME implementation, improved asset management tools, and for the first time, Fujifilm X-Trans support. DxO FilmPack 6 includes X-Trans support, plus a new ‘Time Machine’ feature, new film stocks, and improved handling of H/S/L adjustments. DxO PhotoLab 5 DxO’s U Point technology underwent significant improvement in this year’s release of the Nik Collection by DxO. These same...
[embedded content] DJI has kicked off its string of announcements with the Ronin 4D, a new—and arguably revolutionary—cinema camera system that combines a cinema camera with four-axis image stabilization, LiDAR focusing and wireless transmission to create the ultimate all-in-one shooting experience. The DJI Ronin 4D attempts to create an ‘integrated cinematography solution,’ in DJI’s own words. At the heart of the Ronin 4D is CineCore 3.0, a proprietary chipset DJI is calling ‘its most powerful cinematic imaging platform to date.’ According to DJI, this system can capture internal 8K Raw...
The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | C is the latest addition to Sigma’s ‘Contemporary’ range of affordable lenses. The ‘DN’ in the name stands for ‘Digital Native’ and denotes that it’s designed for mirrorless cameras while the ‘DC’ indicates that it covers and APS-C sensor. The 18-50mm focal length range is equivalent to 27-75mm in full-frame terms, making it a useful, fast standard zoom. It will be available for the Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L mount but it’s the E-mount version we’re most interested in, since there are so many...
Published Oct 20, 2021 | dpreview staff In his review of the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN, DPReview TV’s Chris Niccolls praises the lens for its compact size and impressive performance. Check out this gallery to see full resolution sample images from his review. If you missed it you can watch it here. View the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one photo apps. For some...
[embedded content] Nikon has released its third—of four—teasers for its upcoming Z9 mirrorless camera system. In this latest teaser, Nikon shows off the sports-oriented autofocus and hints at the frame rate of what will be Nikon’s flagship full-frame mirrorless camera system. The video comes in at just 28 seconds and unlike the previous videos, wherein Nikon showed off the body of the camera, this new teaser focuses, quite literally, on the various AF modes this camera will offer. In addition to an Eye AF mode, which appears to have little problem keeping up with athletes as they’re running...
Today, the Epson International Pano Award winners were announced for the 2021 competition. 5,378 entries from 1,245 professional and amateur photographers in 97 countries were submitted this year, an impressive feat given the worldwide pandemic. Joshua Hermann was the Overall Winner with his images of the swamps and marshlands in Louisiana, USA. Daniel Trippolt won the Amateur category for a variety of landscape images. ‘I discovered my passion for photography when I was 12 years old when my father gave me my first camera. Every free second of my free time was used to take photos of...
[embedded content] Today, Google unveiled its new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones. In addition to a new custom-chipset and other hardware improvements, Google has added an array of AI-powered photo features that make the most of the two- and three-camera systems inside the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, respectively. Before getting into the new photo features though, let’s take a look at the camera hardware inside the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The wide camera module inside both devices uses a 50MP 1/1.31” sensor (1.2µm pixels) and offers a 26mm full-frame equivalent focal length with an...
Cosina’s new Voigtlander 90mm F2.8 Apo-Skopar lens for M mount camera systems is now available to pre-order. The fully manual lens uses an apochromatic optical design, which Cosina claims ‘makes axial chromatic aberration as close to zero as possible.’ It’s constructed of seven elements in seven groups, five of which use Abnormal Partial Dispersion (APD) glass. Cosina claims these elements ‘make images rich, three dimensional in character, and extremely sharp.’ The lens is made entirely of metal, uses a ten-blade aperture diaphragm, has an aperture rang of F2.8 through F22 and has a 90cm...
We put the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 on a Sony a6600 and took it around to some of our favorite Seattle photo spots. Check out our sample gallery to see if this fast, compact lens can deliver the goods. Click here to see our Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 sample gallery Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one photo apps. For some users, this app alone might be worth the cost of the whole collection – find out for yourself in our...
Published Oct 19, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris loves the tiny size and fast speed of the new Sigma 18-50mm F2.8, but it’s not without some compromise. Find out where this lens excels – and where it falls short – in our DPReview TV review. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one...
Sigma has announced the 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN zoom, as part of its Contemporary series of affordable lenses. The APS-C lens offers a fast upgrade from the standard kit zooms and will be available for the Sony E and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L-mount. It offers a 27-75mm equivalent field of view on an APS-C body, making it a flexible replacement for the kit zoom bundled with most cameras. It’s an impressively compact lens, measuring just 75mm (2.9″) at its 18mm setting, meaning it doesn’t need to be extended before it can be used. Despite its small size, the Sigma uses a design with...
Macro photography is about capturing the smaller world around you. A little adjustment to the aperture and there you are, zooming into the subject to reveal its inherent brilliance. The popularity of macro photography is growing exponentially, thanks to the popular concept of Focus Stacking. Beginners reading this must be wondering what this is all about – and in this article, we will guide you through the ins and outs of what’s involved! Read, learn, and we’re sure you will be all excited to implement this beautiful concept in your photography! Table of Contents What is Focus Stacking?...
Earlier this month, Canon announced an unusual addition to its RF lens lineup, the Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens. It’s the world’s first digital interchangeable lens that captures stereoscopic 180° images onto a single image sensor for processing in virtual reality (VR) software. When the lens was announced, we saw its design, but Canon didn’t publish any images or video recorded using the new VR-centric optic. However, Canon Japan has since published 4K VR footage, which can be seen below. You can use the controller in the top left corner to move around the...
Apple, today, announced its new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro models, which bring a substantial redesign, improved hardware and new Apple silicon in the form of its new M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets. Some of the more welcomed additions for photographers and videographers include new Liquid Retina XDR displays, the addition of an SD card slot and HDMI port, and the absence of the Touchbar, which is now replaced with Apple’s standard function key array. The new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro models can be configured exactly the same way, with Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max...
[embedded content] Sony has announced the forthcoming premiere for a new Alpha camera set to debut in just three days, at 10am EDT / 15:00 BST / 22:00 SGT on October 21. As tends to be the case with many of these YouTube premiere teasers, Sony doesn’t reveal any details about the camera in the video’s description or in the placeholder image. That is, aside from the confirmation it will be a Sony Alpha camera system and its announcement date. However, if you look a little deeper and pull the metadata tags from the video, which YouTube uses for its integrated search engine, we get the...
A few months ago we found a lot to like in the latest iteration of the Nik Collection, a suite of eight image processing tools initially developed by Nik Software and these days owned by French software company DxO. At the time, we looked at the overall suite with a focus on what was new. For this review, though, we’d like to take a closer look at just one of the suite’s most useful components, Silver Efex Pro 3. Jump to: Introduction | What’s new | Interface | Conclusion Introduction Nik Silver Efex Pro 3 is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the...
[embedded content] Lighting manufacturer Rotolight has announced updates to its NEO and AEOS ranges of continuous/flash lighting units that add RGBWW LEDs and touch screen controls. The NEO 3 and AEOS 2 lights use five-color LEDs to offer a mass of cutom color options as well as a collection of 2500 pre-programmed filtration effects. Both units now have a color range of 3000-10,000 Kelvin, while the NEO 3 more than doubles its maximum output from the 1652 lux of the NEO 2 to 4541 lux. Rotolight claims this makes the NEO 3 the most powerful on-camera LED available. The AEOS 2 can manage 9230...
The CPU and motherboard are the beating heart of your PC build, and picking the right combo is key to building an awesome photo and video editing PCSource: Pixabay, CC0 Building your own PC is the best way to get maximum photo- and video-editing performance for minimal spend, but the idea of putting together such a complex piece of tech scares most would-be builders away from even trying. Fortunately, it’s not as scary as it seems, and to prove it, we’re going to teach you how to build your own creator PC while simultaneously building one ourselves! We’ve partnered with...
Published Oct 17, 2021 | dpreview staff When Chris and Jordan reviewed the iPhone 13 Pro for DPReview TV they focused mostly on video. However, they took a lot of photos along the way. Check out this gallery they shot, which includes some ProRaw conversions using Capture One Pro. View the iPhone 13 Pro gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of high-end F2.8 zooms, offering great image quality in most every respect. Get all the details in our full review. What tripod can support a 600mm lens and still go on a...
Traditional glass filters are useful tools for landscape photography, but you need to pack them carefully to avoid breaking or scratching them. Many of the filter cases I’ve tried before are heavy, bulky, and fairly expensive. Today, I’ll review the Filter Hive Mini from MindShift Gear, which aims to fix those issues. MindShift Gear’s Filter Hive Mini These days – no judgment – a lot of landscape photographers don’t carry around big filter kits and prefer to replicate everything in post-production (except probably a polarizer). For my own photography, I admit that I’ve had a set of NDs...
When you’re building a PC for photo editing purposes, you may think it’s critical to go with a top-of-the-line configuration. After all, most photographers are using complex post-processing software like Photoshop and Lightroom that can benefit from a fast computer. But even though that’s true to a certain degree, there are a lot of misconceptions around what computer setup you need to run software like Photoshop. You probably don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on a high-end gaming build with truckloads of features. In this article, let me demystify facts from myths so that you...
You never know where or when significant historical artifacts will turn up. Some very early photographic portraits were recently found in an unheated shed on Long Island in New York. The found photographs may be some of the very first portraits captured in the United States. In 1839, the daguerreotype process was introduced by its namesake, Louis Daguerre, in France. It was the first publicly available and commercially viable photographic process. Although eventually replaced by more affordable, easier processes, many daguerreotypes were made in the 1840s and 1850s. In the US, the race was...
Published Oct 16, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan are taking a well deserved break, so we’re bringing you a classic rerun: DPReview TV episode #1. Take a trip in the wayback machine and watch our review of the Sony a7 III. Fun trivia: When shooting the opening sequence, Jordan didn’t warn his son that it was a setup. When you see Liam looking sad it’s because he thought his dad was really moving to Seattle and leaving them behind. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Read our a7 III review Gear in this...
[embedded content] RØDE has made its Wireless Go II dual-channel microphone system even more capable and portable with a pair of updates. The first update is a new RØDE Central mobile app that makes it possible to fully customize and configure the wireless microphone system via a mobile device, while the second is new compatibility with the RØDE Connect desktop app, which enables you to use the system with podcasting or streaming software. Until now, the RØDE Wireless Go II system required a desktop computer to change various settings, including recording mode, adjusting the gain settings...
United Kingdom-based online film retailer Analogue Wonderland has opened its new sustainability-focused lab, Analogue WonderLab. The lab, which accepts in-person drop-offs and mail-in orders, will process and scan various film emulsions for relatively affordable prices. Analogue Wonderland is an independent operation founded by Paul and Mary McKay, a son/mother partnership that ‘cares about their products, their customers, and their impact on the world.’ For this new endeavor, they brought onboard Marina Llopis, Founder of IFWEFILM Photography Workshop and a film photographer, who was...
The winners and finalists for the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, put on by the Natural History Museum, were recently announced. Over 50,000 images were submitted from 95 countries. French underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta was declared the Overall Winner for his image of camouflage groupers gathering during mating season. ‘The image works on so many levels: it is surprising, energetic and intriguing, and has an otherworldly beauty. It also captures a magical moment – a truly explosive creation of life – leaving the tail end of the exodus of eggs...
This year, the Associated Press (AP) is celebrating its 175th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it has a special anniversary website where it has published a series of blogs. The eight-part series looks back at AP’s storied past and the technology that has driven the AP for the last 175 years. In the seventh blog post, which covers the period of 1976-2000, there was significant innovation in news and photo delivery. AP writes, ‘Innovation in news and photo delivery were part of AP’s playbook and AP met those challenges time and again, most notably with the introduction of...
Samyang, which is also sold under the Rokinon and Bower brand names, has released a 24–70mm F2.8 autofocus (AF) lens for Sony E mount camera systems. While the lens is available to purchase, it seems it’s limited only to one online retailer in Thailand at the moment. The lens is constructed of 17 elements in 14 groups, including two aspherical elements, three high-refractive elements, three extra-low dispersion elements and a single ‘HB’ element. One element also features Samyang’s UMB coating for reduced ghosting and flares. Other features inlcude a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, an...
Sony has just announced the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, an update to one of its first ‘G Master’ lenses. While the original was certainly well-built, handled well and was fast to autofocus, we weren’t so fond of some of its optical characteristics, and it looks like Sony has really gone all out to make sure this latest 70-200 is up to snuff. The outside of the lens comes with a few updates, but it’s what’s on the inside that really counts. All-new optics, coatings, focus motors and more add up to an impressive offering. Let’s dig in and check out not only...
Published Oct 14, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV just reviewed the new Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II zoom lens. Check out some of the sample photos they shot for their review and judge image quality for yourself. If you missed their review you can watch it here. View the Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of high-end F2.8 zooms, offering great image quality in most every respect. Get all the details in our full review. What tripod can support a 600mm lens...
Astropad has announced Windows support for Luna Display 5.0, allowing people to use their iPad as a secondary wireless display for a Windows PC. Earlier this year, Astropad launched Project Blue. This allowed Windows users to mirror their desktop to an iPad or use the Apple tablet as a drawing pad. Luna Display 5.0 goes far beyond this, delivering full secondary display support for PC like Astropad has previously offered on macOS. Achieving Windows support in Luna Display 5.0 required a full redesign of Luna Display’s apps. Further, Astropad has added a new Luna Display HDMI unit. For...
Published Oct 13, 2021 | dpreview staff Sony’s latest lens, the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, brings all new optics to one of the core products in the company’s G Master line of premium lenses. We’ve had a chance to see how Sony’s latest 70-200mm F2.8 performs in a variety of situations with some sunny Fall weather around Seattle. Take a look and see how it performs for yourself. Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of...
Published Oct 13, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II promises to deliver pro-level performance that competes with the best zooms in its category. Can it deliver? Chris and Jordan tell us what we need to know in their hands-on review. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample photos from this episode The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of high-end F2.8 zooms, offering great image quality in most every respect. Get all the details in our full review. What tripod can support...
Sony has announced the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, a redesigned replacement for one of the core pro-grade lenses in the E-mount lineup. The Mark II is built around two pairs of XD ‘Extreme Dynamic’ linear motors driving its two focus groups, rather than the mixture of linear motor and ring-type motor used in the older version. Sony promises focus is up to four times faster as a result. As before, the lens can move the two focus groups independently of one another, which helps it deliver a close-focus distance of 40cm (15.7″), less than half the 96cm (37.8“) offered by...
[embedded content] Nikon has released the second teaser for its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera system. Unlike the first teaser, which showed off the unique dual-tilting display, this video doesn’t appear to confirm too many new details about the camera. The focus of this particular teaser is the Z9’s video capabilities, including its ability to record 8K video (7680 × 4320 pixels) at 30 frames per second (fps), a detail that was confirmed when the camera was first announced. It’s also shown that the camera can record above the standard 30 minute mark, with recording times extending over...
Fujifilm has announced its new Instax Link Wide Smartphone Printer. Link Wide, as it will be known, sits alongside Fujifilm’s original Mini Link and is the company’s first smartphone printer to use the larger-format Instax Wide instant film, which measures 62mm (2.4”) x 99mm (3.9”). The printer connects over Bluetooth to compatible Android and iOS devices via the Instax Link Wide App. Prints take roughly 12 seconds to expose and eject the instant film (though the brochure says they take 90 seconds to develop) and the onboard rechargeable battery is rated for up to 100 Instax prints per...
Nikon has announced the Z DX 18-140mm F3.5-6.3 VR, the all-in-one standard-to-telephoto zoom listed on its Z-mount roadmap. The 7.8x zoom for APS-C cameras provides a flexible lens with greater reach for users of the Z50 and Z fc. The relatively complex optical formula is made up of 17 elements in 13 groups, including two aspherical elements and two extra-low dispersion (ED) elements. Minimum focus distance ranges from 20cm (7.9″) at the wide end to 40cm (15.7″) at the long end, giving a maximum reproduction ratio of 0.33x. The lens’ VR system is rated as providing 5.0...
Ahead of Adobe MAX 2021 later this month, Adobe has shared a sneak peek of an upcoming update to Photoshop on iPad. And it’s a big one. Adobe Camera Raw is coming to iPad, allowing photographers to import and open raw images on iPad, just as you can on Photoshop on desktop. Per Adobe, ‘From DNG to ProRAW, unlock the power of your camera on-the-go by making adjustments like exposure and noise in your raw files, then importing into your PSD as an ACR Smart Object – all in the iPad.’ You can see Ryan Dumlao, Senior Product Manager for Photoshop on the iPad, give a hands-on...
Apple has confirmed the date for its October ‘Unleashed’ special event, wherein it’s believed the Cupertino company will unveil new MacBook Pro computers with its latest M1X chipset. The event will be livestreamed at 10:00 am Pacific time (UTC -7) on October 18, 2021 via Apple.com, Apple’s YouTube Channel and the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV devices. The teaser material doesn’t offer much affordance on what to expect, but it’s been widely reported we can expect to see Apple’s next-generation silicon inside new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro models. It’s also been...
As an amateur bird photographer, I often asked myself what is so special in birds, and why many people are so attracted by them. The answers to these questions are not unique and likely involve subjective feelings and personal motivations. Some are simply attracted by the fact that birds are challenging and fascinating subjects. Others may enjoy spending some time outdoors in close contact with nature, regardless of the possibility of getting any shot at all. Still, others may think of birds as excellent subjects due to their behavior and plumage color. Plumage color is one of the most...
As if Sigma and Sony’s teasers weren’t enough today, DJI has also confirmed today that it will be announcing three new products over the next month. The product launches will take place one week apart from each another On October 20, October 27 and November 5. The teaser, embedded below, features the phrase ‘Good things come in threes,’ shows off three icons, each of which hints at what will be announced on their respective release dates. The October 20 date shows off a red record button, similar to that found on DJI’s line of Ronin gimbals. The October 27 date highlights a proprietary...
Sony has confirmed it will be making a new Xperia-related product announcement via livestream on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Sony hasn’t shared any details regarding what we can expect from the announcement, but the teaser image suggests an emphasis on the photographic capabilities of the unannounced product, as the illustration seems to show off an abstracted design that bears resemblance to an optical element. Sony’s Xperia phone lineup has long been defined by its photographic and video capabilities, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, once again, the Japanese multinational...
[embedded content] Sigma has announced it will be holding a ‘New Products Presentation’ via a Sigma Stage Online event that is set to take place on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. As has historically been the case, Sigma doesn’t divulge any details regarding what to expect from the announcement, but the plural ‘products’ suggests more than one item will be revealed. The event will take place at JST 21:00 / CET 13:00 / EDT 08:00 and last ‘about 30 minutes,’ according to Sigma. You can bookmark the above video to watch the livestream as it happens a week from now. The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a...
Published Oct 12, 2021 | Sponsored content, created with the support of Rokinon [embedded content] The Rokinon AF 35mm F1.8 is a compact, lightweight prime lens designed for mirrorless cameras. Available for Sony’s E-mount, it works equally well as a roughly 50mm equivalent lens on APS-C or as one of the most flexible focal lengths you can buy for full-frame. Desy Cheng looks at the detail and takes to the water to see what this well-sized, well-priced optic can do. Rokinon AF 35mm F1.8 FE sample gallery This is sponsored content, created with the support of Rokinon. What does this...
We often see Ricoh’s 28mm equiv GR cameras discussed alongside Fujifilm’s X100 series models. The temptation is obvious: they’re two of the only large-sensor fixed lens cameras sold at anything approaching a mainstream price. But this ignores the fact that most photographers will have a strong preference for either the 28 or 35mm equivalent angle of view, and may be poorly served by one or other camera. This changes entirely with the launch of the Ricoh GR IIIx, a 40mm equiv version of the company’s storied photographers’ compact. With slightly wide-of-normal...
[embedded content] Budget lens manufacturer Pergear has announced its new 10mm F5.6 Pancake Fisheye Lens for APS-C camera systems. The full-manual lens is constructed of six elements in four groups. Pergear doesn’t specify whether any specific optical elements are used, but does says the front element has a multi-layer coating ‘to suppress flare and ghosting.’ Other features include a 15cm (5.9″) minimum focusing distance, a built-in petal-shaped lens hood. The lens is constructed entirely of metal and measures in at 5cm (2″) in diameter, 3.2cm (1.26″) tall and weighs only...
Lead image credit: Thomas Pesquet / ESA French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The view from about 400km (250 mi) affords Pesquet and other astronauts a stunning view of space and Earth. Pesquet also gets to witness interesting atmospheric phenomena, including a recent rare blue ‘transient luminous event’ over Europe. While photographing a timelapse, Pesquet captured a single frame showing upper-atmospheric lightning. Science Alert wrote about Pesquet’s image and described the event as a ‘lightning-like phenomenon...
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have combined novel techniques to record the first-ever atomic resolution video of salt crystals as they form in real-time. The team used the novel technique of atomic-resolution real-time video recording and the similarly novel technique of conical carbon nanotube confinement to achieve this impressive feat. Before diving in, it’s important to give context. Salt crystals, like other crystals such as snowflakes and diamonds, comprise repetitive arrangements of molecules. While crystals can take many different forms, something they all have in...
Introduction Nikon’s Nikkor Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a bright wide-angle zoom lens for the company’s Z-mount mirrorless cameras. With a focal range of 14-24mm on full-frame bodies or 21-36mm on APS-C bodies, it’s a great walkaround lens for landscapes and cityscapes alike. It’s also an interesting option for astrophotographers, and performs equally well as a wide-angle video lens. Available since November 2020, list pricing is set at $2399.95. All images edited in Adobe Camera Raw 12.4 unless otherwise noted, with adjustments limited to white balance, exposure, highlights,...
Ricoh recently released the GR IIIx, a truly pocketable compact camera with a large, APS-C sized sensor, in-body stabilization and a 40mm full-frame equivalent F2.8 lens. For fans of the GR series, the GR IIIx will be immediately familiar in every way except for that lens, but if you’re not a Ricoh aficionado, fear not! We’ll take you on a tour of the GR IIIx to take a look at the ins and outs of how it...
If you frequently return to the same location for photography, how do your photos change over time? Do you gain a better understanding of the scene in front of you? These questions have been on my mind recently as I return to old locations for various reasons. To me, revisiting a location is one of the most powerful tools in the photographer’s toolbox. One reason is that it forces you to look beyond the obvious shot. In 2015, I first visited a popular overlook of Mt Sneffels in Colorado. The sky was bare, most of the aspens hadn’t changed color, and I didn’t really like the shot I took....
Published Oct 9, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] We shot this entire review on the iPhone 13 Pro. See real world examples of Cinematic Mode, Portrait Mode, Night Mode and more. Also, find out the one thing that made Jordan declare, ‘It’s like having a fork dragged across my eyeballs.’ Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story What tripod can support a 600mm lens and still go on a long hike into the wilderness? We test out six higher-end, thick-legged, modular tripods that are comfortably tall and capable of...
As it announced it would during its X Summit Prime 2021 event last month, Fujifilm has released updates for its GFX 100 and GFX 100S medium format cameras that brings the ability to capture Blackmagic RAW video up to DCI 4K 30 frames per second (fps) when paired with a compatible Blackmagic recorder. [embedded content] Back in June 2020, the Fujifilm GFX 100 received a firmware update that enabled it to capture ProRes RAW video over HDMI when paired with Atomos’ Ninja V recorder. This capability was passed on to the GFX 100S, which was announced in early 2021. Not wanting to be left out,...
We’ve just wrapped up a ton of shooting with the new Apple iPhone 13 Pro in Seattle and in Michigan, and while we’ve previously done a deep dive into the technical upgrades the 13 lineup offers, like a main camera that’s roughly F6.8 full-frame equivalent,* our gallery here gives you a look at what the larger sensors and faster apertures allow in terms of image quality. We’ve shot a mixture of HEIF and ProRaw, as well as macro,** Portrait Mode and various Photographic Styles modes (also in the HEIF format). We shot with the default camera app, as it takes advantage of...
Barnack built three Ur-Leicas between 1913 and 1914 (Pic: Leitz AG) In 1913, Oskar Barnack, an inventor and visionary who worked in the microscope department at Ernst Leitz, captured the first photograph with the Ur-Leica, the first 35mm still camera that would go on to define the Leica brand. Stephen Dowling, founder of KosmoFoto, has written up an article detailing the history behind the first image captured on a Leica camera. In it, he details how Barnack, ‘an enthusiastic amateur photographer who often took cameras with him on his travels, ’took inspiration from his work on Leitz’s first...
With its “ProArt” series, ASUS has been targeting the creative field with all kinds of high-quality computer parts and accessories. Its monitor line-up is quite well-known by now, with everything from beginner-level IPS displays all the way to high-end monitors for color-accurate work. Ever since I reviewed the ASUS ProArt PA278QV, I have been curious about how well the high-end ASUS monitors measure up for serious post-processing needs, so when I found out that ASUS released its newest ProArt PA32UCG monitor, I wanted to give it a shot. With its $5K price tag, this monitor is by no means...
[embedded content] Google hasn’t announced the details of its forthcoming Pixel 6 smartphone lineup yet, but recent leaks have revealed nearly everything there is to know about Google’s next-generation mobile devices, including the camera array we can expect to see on both the larger and smaller models. We’re 12 days out from the Pixel Fall Launch event, but it seems little remains under wraps due to a number of leaks including images, renderings and even technical readouts of pre-production units. Evan Blass, who goes by Evleaks in the mobile community, has shared a cache of what appear to...
Adobe has announced the 2022 versions of its Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements software. The applications are designed to make creative photo and video editing accessible and fun. To that end, Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements include what Adobe calls ‘Guided Edits.’ These are step-by-step interactive tutorials you can use on your photos and videos to achieve specific editing tasks. The new applications add four new Guided Edits, bringing the total to 87. There’s a new Guided Edit in Photoshop Elements 2022 for editing pet photos. Credit: Adobe The four new...
The Panasonic DC-BS1H is the company’s second box camera, joining the Micro Four Thirds BGH1 in the lineup. As its name implies, the BS1H is essentially a box camera version of Panasonic’s flagship full-frame video camera, the S1H. Unlike the S1H, the camera has no built-in screen, EVF, or grip; instead, it’s designed to be modular so that users can add or omit these features based on their needs. Panasonic says the target audience for the BS1H includes professionals doing remote production, live streaming, and even cinema shooters looking for an alternative to a camera...
Published Oct 7, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] This week Jordan reviews the Panasonic BS1H, the company’s first full-frame box camera. How does it compare to the S1H and Panasonic’s first box camera, the BGH1? Tune in to find out if boxy is better. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Panasonic LUMIX BGH1 Cinema 4K Box Camera, Micro Four Thirds with Livestreaming (DC-BGH1) $1,997.99 Shop now Panasonic LUMIX S5 Full Frame Mirrorless Camera, 4K 60P Video Recording with Flip Screen & WiFi, LUMIX S 20-60mm...
The Panasonic BS1H is a compact box-shaped modular video camera built around the same components as the S1H full-frame mirrorless camera. As such it offers open-gate 6K capture, 5.9K 16:9 capture, anamorphic support, and Raw output to Atomos or Blackmagic recorders. Like the existing Micro Four Thirds BGH1 model, the camera has no screens and relies on the use of HDMI, SDI, Ethernet or Wi-Fi communication for monitoring. It has a series of customizable buttons on the body and all its menus can be controlled from a computer or smartphone-based app. The whole design of the camera is based on...
JOBY, creator of the GorillaPod, has announced an all-new range of tripod products called ‘PodZilla.’ The PodZilla line of tripods are ‘versatile, modular and flexible’ tripods designed for new and aspiring content creators. PodZilla comes in two sizes, medium and large, and both sizes promise ease of use. The PodZilla uses a lightweight aluminum core covered in a grippy rubber outer layer. Each leg is fully articulated, allowing users to achieve a level, stable platform on uneven terrain. JOBY PodZilla (medium) in red. The medium size is also available in teal,...
Manfrotto has announced a new line of modular support products. The ‘Move‘ line is designed to ‘increase pace on set, making changing setups effortless for both photography and filmmaking.’ Manfrotto continues, ‘Move your camera seamlessly, transition from shot to shot without hesitation, without friction.’ The Move lineup of products includes solutions for support, motion and stabilization. The core of the new system is the Manfrotto Move Quick Release System, Manfrotto Move Gim-Pod and Manfrotto Move Gimbal. [embedded content] Starting with the Quick...
[embedded content] Canon has announced a new RF lens, but it’s not exactly one you’ll be using for your average photographic endeavors. This new lens is a 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens is the world’s first digital interchangeable lens that captures stereoscopic 180º images onto a single sensor for processing in virtual reality (VR) post-processing software. The lens features a unique folded optic design that consists of 24 total elements in 20 total groups (12 elements in 10 groups for each of the two lenses), including four ultra-low dispersion elements and an array of Canon’s proprietary...
What a time to be a photographer, especially one who has their eyes and lenses set on photographing fast action. We live in an age where even compact cameras have insane autofocus and burst speeds, and many midrange full-frame mirrorless cameras out there can capture bursts of images that put the sports DSLRs of yore to shame. Enter the EOS R3. It’s the first truly action-focused mirrorless camera we’ve yet seen from Canon, and it looks like they’ve thrown an awful lot into it. With an all-new 24MP stacked CMOS sensor and sophisticated autofocus algorithms, it’s only...
The Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has published its August 2021 production and shipment data for digital still cameras, revealing shipments were steady across the board year-over-year (YoY) in August, while production slightly decreased YoY in August, likely due to the ongoing global chip shortage. According to CIPA’s August 2021 data, 233,028 digital still camera units were produced and 249,804 units shipped worldwide, a decrease of 4.3% and 20.8%, respectively, compared to August 2020. Despite the decrease in both units produced and shipped, the value of the units shipped...
Last week, we wrote about photos that the Inspiration4 crew captured using Nikon cameras aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The images were shot from 575km (357 mi) above Earth, which is about 166km (103 mi) higher than the International Space Station (ISS). The commander of the crew, billionaire Jared Isaacman shared another photo from the mission over the weekend, this time captured using an iPhone 12. Image credit: Jared Isaacman / SpaceX / Inspiration4 Per Digital Trends, Isaacman captured the image ‘through the all-glass dome built beneath the nose cone of the Crew Dragon...
Roundup: Six Large Tripods For Heavy Duty Use From left to right; ProMediaGear TR344, Really Right Stuff TVC-34, Sirui SR-3204, FLM CP34-L4 II, Leofoto LM-364C, Gitzo GT3543LS. (Pro tip: keep the leg locks away from sand if possible.) There is a saying about tripods; ‘Cheap, light, stable – you can pick only two’. And maximizing one aspect will minimize the others. This roundup covers tripods that emphasize stability over affordability, and make what concessions they can to portability. Further, these tripods represent ‘once in a lifetime’ purchases for most enthusiasts,...
[embedded content] Nikon Japan has published a new teaser video for its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera. Little information is shared in the 30-second video, but we do get our first glimpse of the backside of the camera from Nikon itself, revealing at least one detail we haven’t yet seen before. Back in July, during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, we got our first glimpse of the backside of the Nikon Z9, which we confirmed was being tested by various photographers at the event. While those images showed the button layout and physical interface of the forthcoming Z9 camera, there...
Arca Swiss’s “Quick Link Set” is a duo of lightweight plates that go between your tripod and your tripod head, letting you attach and detach the head quickly. I’ve been using the Quick Link Set recently and wanted to cover my impressions in today’s review. Table of Contents What Is the Quick Link Set? The Arca Swiss Quick Link Set consists of two plates: a disk that attaches to the bottom of your tripod head, and a receiver base that attaches to the top of your tripod. They look like this: Once you’ve attached these two plates to your tripod and head, using them is a matter of rotating the...
[embedded content] Wing, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been regularly making deliveries of lightweight goods, via drone, for some time. The service was first tested out in Australia’s capital city of Canberra, back in 2017, and has been going strong since. Recently, a man named Ben Roberts caught a raven attempting to take down a drone, delivering his coffee, on video (seen above). The brief clip shows a raven latching on to the back of the aircraft with its claws. The bird then pecked at it relentlessly with its beak. The drone wavered a bit but was able to...
The 39th Leitz Photographica Auction is coming up, taking place on November 20 at the Hotel Bristol in Vienna, Austria. Ahead of the auction, Leica has highlighted various rare Leitz/Leica camera equipment people will be able to bid on next month. Among the collection due for auction is a rare Leica MP Black Paint No. 55 camera. It has an A- condition grade and was built in 1957. The serial number is MP-55. Leica writes, ‘With a total number of only 412 units produced, the MP is among the rarest Leica models of all time. The black-paint version was produced only 141 times and acquired...
[embedded content] Gordon Laing has shared another episode of Retro Reviews, this time reviewing the 24-year-old Sony Mavica FD5, one of Sony’s earliest digital cameras that recorded cameras directly to 3.5” floppy discs. The Mavica FD5 was released in 1997 and retailed for around $600. While not the first Mavica camera, it was the first digital Mavica camera. As Gordon explains in the 13-minute video, the selling point of the FD5 was its use of the ubiquitous 3.5” floppy disc as a storage medium. Whereas most other digital cameras in the mid-to-late 1990s either used built-in storage or...
Canon is the first company we’ve seen to take advantage of the greater dynamic range of the latest OLED viewfinders. Almost paradoxically, OVF Simulation mode, a new feature on the recently announced EOS R3, delivers a more advanced, more naturalistic viewfinder experience than previous mirrorless cameras as a result of Canon trying to make users of an older technology (optical finder) feel more at home. Let’s take a closer look. Canon essentially said ‘We have an HDR display that can better represent the world… let’s make use of it!’ Canon did what...
Published Oct 2, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Ricoh GR IIIx brings a 40mm equiv. focal length to Ricoh’s legendary GR series of cameras. Find out why Chris describes the GR IIIx as a camera ‘…that’s easy to covet and love.’ Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample photos from this episode Gear in this story The Panasonic GH5M2 is a refresh, rather than complete reworking, of the company’s image-stabilized, video focused GH5. We didn’t find live streaming as reliable as we’d hoped but...
Published Oct 2, 2021 | dpreview staff This week our dynamic duo from DPReview TV reviewed the Ricoh GR IIIx. Check out their sample photos from this pocketable APS-C camera including portraits, landscapes, sunstars and more. View the Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The Panasonic GH5M2 is a refresh, rather than complete reworking, of the company’s image-stabilized, video focused GH5. We didn’t find live streaming as reliable as we’d hoped but we appreciated the improved feature set. Sigma’s designed-for-mirrorless 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG...
Film photography publication 35mmc and manual lens specialist Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics have teamed up to create Omnar Lenses, a new lens manufacturer who has just revealed what will be the company’s first lens, the Omnar CN26–6, a 26mm F6 fixed-aperture M-mount lens. The lens is constructed of optical elements from Canon’s AF-10 point-and-shoot camera. Omnar Lenses says the lens is ‘a simple optic with a combination of [coated] glass and plastic elements.’ While Omnar Lenses claims it’s sharp, it does note the lens ‘definitely gives a strong [point-and-shoot] aesthetic to images.’ The lens...
CineStill has released RedRum, a new ISO 200 medium format red scale film stock that will be available in limited quantities. Just in time for Halloween season, CineStill says this monochromatic film delivers red and yellow tones that makes for ‘spooky’ photographs. To achieve this look, CineStill takes its 800T emulsion and reverse rolls it through the reddish film base. This effectively reduces the sensitivity by four times, resulting in an ISO 200 film that cleverly takes advantage of the lack of an anti-halation layer of its 800T emulsion. The film works with standard C-41 lab processing...
Last month, the world’s first all-civilian space mission, operated by SpaceX, was launched. The spaceflight aboard SpaceX Dragon was dubbed Inspiration4 and had no professional astronauts on board. The four-person crew included billionaire Jared Isaacman, who acted as commander and is a space enthusiast and seasoned pilot, physician assistant Hayley Arceneaux, data engineer Chris Sembroski and geoscientist and science communication specialist Sian Proctor. The flight raised significant funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. After taking off on...
What happens when you combine very expired film with a lens sometimes called ‘the worst lens Minolta ever made?’ You’d get this little 5 Frame feature from Iain Paterson for 35mmc. In this iteration of ‘5 Frames with,’ Paterson takes a look at the image quyality of the Minolta 35–80mm 1:4 (22) – 5.6 autofocus zoom lens as shot on a Minolta Dynax 500si Super SLR camera using expired Truprint 400 film. A nearly forgotten kit Paterson had ordered online, this little misfit kit did its best to make the most of a lens that is consistently considered ‘one of the worst lenses’ out there...
I’m on the annual Photography Life fall colors workshop with Nasim, and our group ran into a tricky photographic situation this morning. A beautiful mountain overlook was completely blocked by clouds at sunrise, ruining any photos we had in mind. Time to pack it up and go home? Not quite. Here’s the shot we wanted to take, as captured by Nasim a few years ago: NIKON D850 + 24-120mm f/4 @ 38mm, ISO 64, 1/3, f/5.6 And here’s how sunrise looked today: GFX100S + GF63mmF2.8 R WR @ 63mm, ISO 100, 1/6, f/5.6 It’s hardly the view our group had hoped for after waking up at 5 AM, but sometimes that’s...
Capture One has announced the Capture One 21 (14.4.0) update, which is available now for all Capture One 21 users. The update includes new camera and lens support, new features, plus a significant update to the Exporter, based on user feedback. Looking first at the Exporter. In July, Capture One released 14.3.0, which redesigned the Exporter experience. However, what was meant to be an improvement and overall simplification, was not a universal upgrade for all users. Some users strongly preferred the old Exporter and were upset that their workflows were disrupted. Capture One writes,...
[embedded content] TTartisan has announced it will soon release a 32mm F2.8, its first autofocus lens. Very little information about the lens is revealed, aside from the mount options, which will include Canon RF, Canon EOS M, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems. As it stands, this particular focal length is going up against quite a bit of competition in nearly every lens mount it’ll be offered in. The F2.8 aperture isn’t exactly inspiring, so its selling point across all lens mounts will likely be its price point, which hasn’t yet been announced. We’ll share another...
Published Sep 30, 2021 | dpreview staff Sigma’s ‘I’ line of metal-bodied compact primes continues to expand with the 24mm F2 DG DN ‘Contemporary’, and we continue to be impressed with the sharpness this lens is capable of. From the midwest to the west coast, have a look at what it can do in our updated sample gallery. View our updated Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN sample gallery Gear in this story Sigma has introduced a pair of lenses in its I-series of premium primes: the 24mm F2 DG DN and 90mm F2.8 DG DN ‘Contemporary’. The lenses are very well-built,...
One of the new camera features in Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro lineup is a macro photography mode, made possible by the devices’ ultrawide camera module. While this new macro capability can be used for your more conventional macro photography, one ophthalmologist has discovered the feature can also be used for the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. In a pair of posts on his LinkedIn profile, first discovered by 9to5Mac, ophthalmologist Tommy Korn, MD shares how he’s been using the new macro capabilities of the new iPhone 13 Pro models in conjunction with virtual appointments to keep up...
Today, 40 photo and three video finalists were announced for the Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards, 2021. Over 2000 entries were submitted from around the world. Created by Paul Joyson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, the competition was created to celebrate the vital role pets play in our lives. A partnership with Animals Friends Insurance will allow the organizers to donate £10,000 to Animal Support Angels. ‘It has been a very odd 24 months for most of us, but one heartwarming life-affirming and consistent presence has kept many of us relatively sane and definitely happier than we might...
Tamron has announced a 35-150mm F2-2.8 fast, flexible zoom for full-frame Sony E-mount bodies, alongside a second-gen version of its 28-75mm F2.8 standard zoom lens for the same system. Tamron describes its 35-150mm F2-2.8 Di III VXD as a ‘travel zoom’ with wide-to-telephoto coverage. We’re not sure we’d consider 35mm wide enough to describe it in quite those terms, but it’s certainly a usefully fast zoom that covers a very useful range of focal lengths. It can also be used as an approximately 53-225mm equiv on APS-C cameras, with the expected reduction in...
Tamron has just released the launch date and pricing information of the previously announced 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD lens for Fujifilm X-Mount and Sony E-mount cameras. Offering a 16.6x zoom ratio that translates to a rough equivalent of 27-450mm in full-frame terms, this all-in-one zoom will be an intriguing option for travel photographers and those looking to keep lens-swapping to a minimum. Notable features include a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:2 at the wide end of the zoom range, a 67mm filter thread size that’s shared with several other Tamron lenses, and built-in...
Exposure Software has announced Exposure X7, its latest RAW photo editing application. Exposure X7, which can be used as a standalone app or as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic, adds numerous new features, including a new masking tool, improved workspace design, and more. Exposure X7 is an all-in-one photo editing solution, offering users organizational tools, non-destructive RAW editing, layers-based editing, intelligent masking tools, over 500 customizable presets, one-click automatic adjustments and more. Focusing on masking tools first, this is an area where Exposure...
[embedded content] Lens manufacturer Irix has announced its new 30mm F1.4 lens, a stills version of its 30mm cine lens available for Canon EF, Nikon F and Pentax K mount camera systems. The 30mm F1.4 manual lens is constructed of 13 elements in 11 groups, including three ultra-low dispersion elements, two high-reflective elements and a single aspherical elements. The lens features Irix’s ‘Dragonfly’ nomenclature, which denotes its lightweight design and high optical quality. Below is a sample gallery of images, curiously enough captured with a mirrorless camera despite this being a DSLR...
Published Sep 29, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR is a recently announced prime for X-mount. The DPReview gang got their hands on this fast 35mm-equivalent lens and put it through its paces.They also compare it with Fujifilm’s original 23mm F1.4 prime. Watch the video to see the pros and cons. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample photos from this episode Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Nov 30, 2021 We take a closer look at the new Fujifilm XF33mm F1.4 R LM WR, and what it tells us...
Published Sep 29, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV just reviewed Fujifilm’s new XF 23mm F1.4 prime lens. Check out some of the sample photos they shot for their review and judge image quality for yourself. If you missed their review you can watch it here. View the Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Nov 30, 2021 We take a closer look at the new Fujifilm XF33mm F1.4 R LM WR, and what it tells us about the XF23mm LM WR announced alongside it, as Fujifilm updates its X-mount primes. Fujifilm has...
The EOS R3 is Canon’s highest-end mirrorless camera yet, but it arrives into a range of already capable cameras. The EOS R5 impressed us a great deal, proving itself a worthy successor to the classic EOS 5D DSLRs, so what does the R3 do that’s different, and is it worth the extra money? The all-around capability of the R5 and the branding of the R3 mean it’s not quite as clear-cut as the distinction that existed between the 1D and 5D models. But it still essentially comes down to what you want to use the camera for. Let’s take a closer look at the two cameras’...
Adobe has offered a sneak peek of its next version of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and Adobe Lightroom. While many new features will be added to ACR, Lightroom and Photoshop on October 26, today’s preview focuses on a redesigned masking engine and user experience. Masking is a primary way that users can perform precise selective adjustments within ACR and Lightroom. Adobe is completely redesigning how masking will work, including through a new Masks panel. Adobe’s Josh Bury writes, ‘The new masking functionality represents the biggest change to providing control over selectively...
Today, Autel Robotics announced two new drones – a sub 250g EVO Nano+ and the EVO Lite. Notably, the Nano is the first drone in its size class to offer an obstacle avoidance system while the Lite is the first drone ever to offer up a 4-axis gimbal – giving users the ability to record vertical videos. A feature called SonarSound, a built-in microphone in the remote, allows users to record voices and other sounds from the ground. The Nano series — aimed at beginners Weighing in at 249g, the EVO Nano+ has a camera, mounted on a 3-axis gimbal, with a 1/1.28″ CMOS (0.8″) sensor that...
The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Mark II is an updated version of the company’s most video-focused Micro Four Thirds camera; the GH5. It offers increased capabilities over the original model and will eventually sell alongside a higher-end GH6 model, whose development was announced at the same time. The GH5 II gains an updated ‘Venus’ processing engine from the full-frame S1H, allowing it to capture 10-bit 4K footage at 50 or 60 frames per second and promises improved autofocus. It retains the same sensor as before but now with an anti-reflective coating to better control flare....
Published Sep 28, 2021 | dpreview staff Compact camera releases are few and far between these days, which is why we’re excited to try out the new Ricoh GR IIIx. It’s based around the same 24MP APS-C sensor and in-body stabilizer as the GR III, but features a 40mm equivalent F2.8 lens. See how the image quality looks in our sample gallery. View our Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The Panasonic GH5M2 is a refresh, rather than complete reworking, of the company’s...
80 years ago, Hasselblad released its first camera, the To celebrate that momentous release eight decades ago, the Swedish camera manufacturer is releasing a the Hasselblad 907X Anniversary Edition Kit. This kit includes Hasselblad’s 907X camera body alongside a CFV II 50C digital back, a control grip, an optical viewfinder and an XCD 30mm F3.5 lens. Only 800 kits will be made to keep on theme with the 80th anniversary. The specifications remain unchanged from the non-anniversary version of the camera, which includes a 50MP medium format CMOS sensor (43.8 x 32.9mm) with up to 14 stops of...
In October 2018, French startup Pixii announced its first product, the Pixii camera. The original Pixii camera was a digital rangefinder with an M-mount. The aluminum body eschewed a back display and included an electronic viewfinder. The camera included a small OLED info display on top and a small number of buttons. The 12MP digital rangefinder eventually went on sale in July 2020 for just over $3,000. Pixii has now announced an updated version of its APS-C digital rangefinder Pixii camera, sporting a new 26MP image sensor, new viewfinder, USB-C support and more. Perhaps the biggest change...
The repair gurus at iFixit have published their teardown of Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro smartphone. As always, the teardown reveals a number of interesting new components and details what’s changed since the iPhone 12 Pro. Image credit: Images courtesy iFixit The teardown starts before a single screw is loosened with the help of Creative Electron, who captured an X-ray view of both the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max side-by-side. These images show off a number of differences compared to the devices’ predecessors, one of which is the addition of magnets around every camera module for...
Introduction The Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports is an ultra-telephoto zoom lens for full-frame and sub-frame mirrorless cameras based around either the Sony E-mount or the Leica L-mount. With 35mm-equivalent focal lengths equating to 225-900mm with an APS-C crop, it’s aimed primarily at still photographers looking to bring distant subjects up close, and will be of particular interest to wildlife and sports shooters. Available from August 2021, list pricing is set at $1499. Note that due to smoke from the 2021 California wildfires, our gallery shots from both Seattle and...
Hasselblad has posted a short video on its social media channels teasing an announcement set to take place at 1pm CEST (UTC+2) on September 28, 2021. Hardly any information is shared in the 12-second ‘Beyond Classic,’ teaser, except for a pair of images showing off what appears to be textured grip and a nameplate against a leather-like material. Beyond Classic | September 28th | 13:00 CEST pic.twitter.com/hXoxD1ER7Y — Hasselblad (@Hasselblad) September 24, 2021 For now, keep an eye on Hasselblad’s social media channels for further updates. If any other details are released leading up to the...
The drama of ‘39 ‘The Open Door’ William Henry Fox Talbot. About 1843. Print from paper negative. On January 6, 1839, François Arago, Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences, announced Daguerre’s invention and spoke of his accomplishment publicly, although he said nothing of the specific methods involved. By the middle of January, news of Daguerre’s invention had spread everywhere. Today, when imaging is so common and taken for granted, it’s hard to imagine how amazing the idea of taking a picture was in 1839. It created immediate headlines around the world. Francois Arago...
There’s no real upper limit to how large a camera sensor or film can be. “Full frame” cameras are smaller than medium format digital, which itself falls behind most medium format film – and so on. At the high end of the scale are Ultra-Large Format (ULF) film cameras. What is an ultra-large format camera? It’s any camera with an imaging area larger than 8×10 inches. In other words, each individual sheet of film – and it is film rather than digital, unless you’re NASA – is substantially larger than a standard sheet of printer paper. Even a basic 1200 PPI scan of ultra-large format film is...
PhotographyIsWayOverrated @Barney – I guess it’s just nostalgia from me, having used everything from Nikon’s F4, D1 series to Canon’s 1D series daily back in the time, I still have somewhat fond* memories of reviewing photos on the small screen during a game break holding down the Play (?) button while rapidly scrolling with my thumb and pressing the Protect to tag selects for Photo Mechanic ingest on the old laptop 😉 *: I guess that’s rose-tinted glasses for you & still have that weird 1DII chimping grip deeply ingrained in my muscle memory, but the UI for...
Published Sep 25, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] One question we get a lot at DPReview is, ‘What’s the best portrait kit?’ This week, Chris and Jordan recommend their favorite camera and lens combos for shooting portraits. Whether you have champagne tastes or a beer budget, there’s a great kit for you. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. A little over a year after releasing the OM 4, DJI returns with the OM 5, a smaller, more capable model. It’s can deliver great results, though as we found, not without a...
ACD Systems has launched ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022. ACD Systems’ new version of its flagship photo editing software includes numerous updates, highlighted by the addition of two new modes: Media mode and People mode. These new modes’ streamline the digital asset management process and introduce AI-powered facial recognition.’ [embedded content] Frank Lin, COO and CTO of ACD Systems, said, ‘ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022 complements an already robust array of Digital Asset Management and Layer Editing modes. We continue to develop this software year-on-year...
Ritchie Roesch, creator of the Fuji X Weekly blog, has released Ricoh Recipes, a new mobile app that includes a list of 40 film simulation recipes you can use on Ricoh’s line of GR cameras. Roesch previously released a similar app for Fujifilm film simulation recipes, but this time his focus is on Ricoh’s Ricoh GR, GR II, GR III and GR IIIx camera models. Like Fujifilm’s Film Simulation mode, Ricoh’s GR cameras also have the ability to bake-in image adjustments to JPEGs for straight-out-of-camera images that are already edited to fit your aesthetic preferences. You can find a screenshot of...
The Olympus OM-1 was a revolutionary camera that changed the single-lens reflex (SLR) camera market by offering impressive image quality in a compact, reliable form factor with (relatively) small, high-quality lenses to boot. While its design shaped the industry for decades to come, it almost didn’t take on the form factor we now look back on. In a recent article on Kosmo Foto, Stephen Dowling explains how the OM-1 was a far different design than what Olympus had originally intended when it showed off a prototype camera dubbed the Olympus OM-X, a modular 35mm SLR camera that looked more like...
Apple announced alongside the reveal of its iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max devices that both of these models will eventually be able to shoot ProRes video with a future iOS update. While much remains a mystery regarding what we can expect in terms of quality, it seems we now know how much storage space this ProRes recording will take up (spoiler: a LOT). FYI, 1 minute of ProRes Video shot on iPhone 13 Pros clocks in at 6GB Use that information however you want — Ray Wong (@raywongy) September 21, 2021 According to Input’s Raymond Wong, citing a conversation with Apple, one minute of 4K HDR...
I recently covered how to take better photographs indoors when dealing with low light conditions. Today, I’ll focus on the opposite situation: outdoor photography, where the light may be over-abundant. This article explains the most common problems you’ll find in outdoor photography and how to fix them. Before we begin, if you aren’t comfortable with the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, you will want to read through Elizabeth’s article on the exposure triangle before we get started. X-T3 + XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS @ 18mm, ISO 200, 8 seconds, f/10.0 Table of...
The Siena Awards recently announced the winners and finalists for its 2021 Drone Photo Awards. Tens of thousands of aerial images were submitted from 102 countries. The overall winning image, featuring thousands of pink-footed geese flying towards the Arctic, belongs to Norwegian photographer Terje Kolaas. Photographers submitted work from categories including Abstract, Sport, Urban, People, and ‘Extragalactic.’ ‘I’m so thrilled to win the award, it’s such a huge honor to be recognized on an International stage among so many talented photographers and amazing...
Electronic waste is an ever-growing issue. The European Commission, an executive arm of the European Union, believes it’s a problem made worse by various devices utilizing different charging cables. Apple is a large culprit, thanks to its continued use of a proprietary Lightning cable for its iPhones and other devices. While some iPad models have shifted to USB-C ports for charging, the very popular iPhone uses a Lightning connector, even as most competitors have moved to the USB-C standard. Rather than leave charging port decisions up to manufacturers, the European Commission has...
Published Sep 23, 2021 | dpreview staff The Rokinon (Samyang in most regions) AF 35mm F1.8 FE is a full-frame standard prime for full-frame Sony mirrorless bodies. It’s impressively sharp given its street price of $350, even in the corners, chromatc aberrations are a rare sight and focus speeds are snappy. It’s not the most solid-feeling lens, but then again, it’s an inexpensive lens. View our Rokinon/Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 FE gallery Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. A little over a year after releasing...
Augmented reality (AR) may be modern technology, but entrepreneur Chris Whalen wants to use the tech and a new app, Historik, to bring back the past. Using a smartphone with AR capabilities, Historik can recreate historic buildings and objects at specific markers and let users learn more about the past, swipe through artifacts and even explore an old area in full 3D. Users will even be able to set up self-guided tours. Of the app, which aims to launch in June 2022, the Historik website writes, ‘Historik is your passport to experience history at its origin. We are building the...
[embedded content] At today’s Surface event, Microsoft unveiled a number of new and improved Surface products, including the new Surface Pro 8, a creator-focused Surface Laptop Studio and the Surface Duo 2, an updated version of its dual-display folding smartphone. While you can watch the event in its entirety via the above video, we’ll break down the biggest announcements from the livestream. Surface Pro 8 [embedded content] One of Microsofts biggest announcements at today’s event was the Surface Pro 8, a major upgrade to its Surface Pro line, whose updates have been rather incremental...
Photographer Markus Hofstaetter works with the wet-plate collodion process. While this process is typically seen with portraiture — and Hofstaetter does that, too — he recently teamed up with food photographer and chef Hans Gerlach to use the wet-plate process for food photography. The results are excellent. In a blog post, Hofstaetter discussed how he met with Gerlach and set up his equipment for food photography. Hofstaetter bought a 150kg Cambo studio stand earlier this year and then found a tray for it on eBay. Gerlach was the eBay seller, and the two got to talking, deciding they’d like...
Last week Apple announced its iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro lineup, which incorporate major advancements to its camera technology. While we’re waiting to get our hands on the devices, we wanted to break down the improvements the new models bring compared to the previous generation. But here’s the gist of it: Apple managed to cram the larger sensor and optics seen in last year’s iPhone 12 Pro Max into the much smaller 13 Mini this year, all the way down to the sensor shift stabilization technology. So when it comes to this year’s iPhone cameras, think...
The embargo for reviews of new Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup has dropped. While we’re working to get our hands on a review unit, we wanted to share a round-up of hands-on videos and brief reviews from YouTubers and other tech publications who have already gotten their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Many of these video reviews and hands-on are more general, but they all hit on the camera capabilities of Apple’s latest devices and some, such as Peter McKinnon’s video and Austin Mann’s article, do focus almost exclusively on the camera tech. The...
Viltrox has announced the details of its new 35mm F1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount camera systems. The lens is constructed of 10 elements in eight groups, including two extra-low dispersion elements, two aspherical elements and two high-refraction index elements. It uses a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, has an aperture range of F1.8 through F16 and it has a minimum focusing distance of 40cm (15.8”). Unlike many other budget lenses, the Viltrox 35mm F1.8 is chipped for transferring EXIF data and includes autofocus, which is driven by a stepping motor mechanism and supports Nikon’s Eye AF...
If you’ve ever tried recording video or timelapse sequences with your smartphone, you know that footage can be shaky and unpolished, even with built-in image stabilization. Enter the DJI OM 5, a compact, 3-axis gimbal. In addition to gimbal stabilization, the OM 5 makes it easy to pan and zoom, track subjects, and create visual stories that can instantly be shared on social media. Is it worth upgrading or investing in one? Let’s find out. Jump to: Gimbal overview | DJI Mimo app | What it’s like to use | Conclusion Key takeaways: 3-axis stabilization Magnetic phone mount for...
Vaonis, makers of the Vespera and Stellina smart telescopes has announced its latest creation, the Hyperia telescope camera. The Hyperia is a nearly 75kg (165 lbs) personal observatory. The telescope uses a 61MP image sensor paired with a 1050mm lens. The Hyperia’s 61MP sensor is a full-frame Sony IMX455 monochromatic sensor. It’s backside-illuminated, too, which Vaonis says results in ‘91% quantum efficiency.’ Although unlikely to be needed anytime soon given the quality of the IMX455 sensor, it can be replaced within Hyperia down the road. The sensor has 3.76μm...
[embedded content] Samsung has published a new promotional video detailing the features of its new ISOCELL HP1 mobile image sensor. In the three-minute video, Samsung Sensor Design Team member Minho Kwon shares the various technologies the HP1 sensor brings to mobile image. Specifically, he addresses the 0.64μm pixel size of the sensor, as well as its various pixel-binning modes, including the 4-to-1 pixel binning (to give an equivalent pixel size of 1.28μm) used when recording 8K video, as well as 16-to-1 pixel binning (to give an equivalent pixel size of 2.56μm) used in low-light...
LG has announced its new 32” UltraFine Display OLED Pro Monitor, its first consumer-ready OLED monitor. LG says this 32″ 4K monitor (3840 x 2160 pixels) covers 99% coverage of both Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 color spaces. It features a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and has both HDR10 and VESA’s DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification, which ensures the display can maintain 400-nits of brightness while displaying HDR content. The display also offers true 10-bit color, a 1ms response time and a 60Hz refresh rate and uses an anti-glare coating to minimize reflections. The monitor offers an array...
Published Sep 21, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Find out why DPReview TV’s Jordan Drake is planning to buy the iPhone 13, what excites him about its new cameras, and what he thinks of Cinematic mode. He also explains why he probably won’t use ProRes for video. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 is a fully-featured alternative to Adobe’s Lightroom for Windows users. So how does it compare? Read our detailed review to find out. The Canon EOS R3 is the company’s first high-end...
Capture One 22 is releasing this December. To prepare new users for Capture One 22, Capture One has announced that for a limited time, photographers can purchase Capture One 21 now and get Capture One 22 for free in December. From today through October 4 at 6:00 PM ET, if you buy Capture One 21, you’ll get the next major release, Capture One 22, for free, rather than paying an upgrade fee. This deal is aimed at users who prefer to purchase lifetime user licenses rather than subscribe to Capture One. After all, subscribers receive all Capture One updates as soon as they’re...
For years, Lightroom’s tools for selective adjustments left something to be desired. The “detect edges” feature often adds noise to soft areas like clouds, whereas the standard brush and gradient tools can affect too much of the image. Range masking fixes those problems. Table of Contents What Is Range Masking in Lightroom? Range masking was added to Lightroom a few years ago and has since become one of my favorite post-processing tools. Lightroom has two types of range masking: luminance (which selects portions of the image by brightness) and color (which does the same by color). Both are...
Ilford Photo has announced a trio of new products, all aimed squarely at film photographers across all skill levels. The first product we’re looking at is the Ilford Pop-Up Darkroom. Ilford writes, ‘The Ilford Pop-Up Darkroom is the perfect solution for film photographers who want to print their negatives and otherwise may struggle to convert existing spaces into suitable working darkrooms.’ It is precisely what the name suggests, a mobile darkroom solution that you can erect in most standard rooms. It has an external metal frame that is 2.2m (7.2′) tall when popped...
ProGrade Digital has announced the release of the CFexpress Type A Cobalt, a new lineup that offers read and write speeds of 800MB/s and 700MB/s, respectively, at a relatively affordable price. While the CFexpress Type A format is smaller than the more ubiquitous SD card – and up to three times faster – the format has struggled to take hold, for two reasons in particular. First, Sony is the only camera manufacturer that currently has cameras with the slot and support to use the media. Second, CFexpress Type A cards tend to be quite a bit more expensive than SD cards with the same capacity,...
[embedded content] TTartisan has announced the details of the 40mm F2.8 Macro, a forthcoming 1:1 macro lens for various APS-C camera systems. TTartisan says the manual lens is constructed of eight elements in seven groups, including two low-dispersion elements. Few additional details are provided in the video, but based on the images of the lens shown in the video, the lens will have an aperture range of F2.8 through F16, have a 52mm front filter thread and have a minimum focusing distance of 17cm (6.7”). TTartisan hasn’t shared what the suggested price will be, nor where it will be...
The Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary is the latest in the company’s I series range of compact, mid-priced primes for mirrorless cameras. We’ve been shooting it on the Panasonic S5, to have a look at how it handles portraiture, among other subjects, as we made the most of what might be the last of Seattle’s autumn sunshine. You can judge the impact on the bokeh shape of its nine rounded aperture blades, and see how it handles direct sunlight. View our gallery of sample photos Gear in this story ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 is a fully-featured alternative to...
Over the past couple of years, I’ve reviewed several subscription-free rivals to Adobe Lightroom, including DxO PhotoLab 4, Exposure Software’s Exposure X6 and Phase One’s Capture One 20. After publishing every one of those reviews, I heard from readers praising ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate, a Windows-only Lightroom alternative that allows you to forego a subscription. Jump to: Introduction |What’s new |Interface |Tests |Conclusion Introduction It’s been many years since we last took a look at ACDSee, but clearly, it’s time we rectified that. A...
The EOS R3’s Eye Control system works on a similar principle to the one used in the late 90’s and early 2000s, but isn’t really trying to select individual, discrete AF points To me, Eye Control has always been some great ‘what if,’ that inevitably gets mentioned when camera geeks of a certain age spent too much time together. I went straight from a manual focus SLR to digital cameras, so I’ve never felt those pangs of nostalgia, myself: it just sounded like a failed technology that even Canon seemed happy to forget about. But in the past months there have...
Apple has just released a 7 minute video detailing some of the biggest upgrades to the iPhone 13 camera systems. If we wanted you to walk away with one take-home from the keynote, other than the Cinematic Mode everyone’s talking about, it’d be this: Apple crammed the rather large 1/1.9″-type sensor with 1.7µm pixels from last year’s largest iPhone 12 Pro Max into this year’s smallest iPhone 13 Mini. Meanwhile, all models saw modest sensor size increases, and you no longer have to choose the largest phone to get the best camera features. Meanwhile, sensor-shift...
[embedded content] Gordon Laing, founder of Camera Labs, is back with another episode of ‘Retro Review,’ an ongoing series wherein Laing reviews old digital cameras and electronics decades after they first hit the market. For this latest review, Laing reviews the first digital camera he ever owned, a 3.3MP Sony CyberShot S70. As Laing shares in the 15-minute review, the S70 was released back in 2000, alongside the more entry-level S50 and S30 models. It retailed for $800 at the time, undercutting its two main rivals, the Canon G1 and Nikon P990. The camera shot both stills and video and used...
Published Sep 18, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan received a lot of feedback after their preview of the Canon EOS R3 (most of it good), and in this episode they answer some of the questions that came up in the YouTube comments. Watch the video to see if they answered one of yours. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Nov 30, 2021 We conducted an ask-me-anything thread over on Reddit on Tuesday, inviting questions about the EOS R3. We ended up digging into some of the fine detail...
An image of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Brazilian amateur astronomer José Luis Pereira was shooting Jupiter on September 13 when an object struck the gas giant. Pereira used a QHY5III462C camera with a Newtonian 275mm F5.3 telescope in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil when he captured the incredible event. It was a clear night, so he recorded 25 videos to put through a program called DeTeCt. The software is used to analyze video and detect impacts on Jupiter and Saturn. The camera Pereira used records color at enhanced near-infrared wavelengths. It uses a 2MP...
For this week’s installment of Film Friday, we’re taking a closer look at ‘no.5,’ a new film stock from NoColorStudio, an independent film photography company that focuses on large format film camera accessories and, now, specialty film stocks. We posted a first look at this new film last month, but since then our friends at 35mmc have taken a deeper dive, and interviewed Arnas Špaka, creator of NoColorStudio. As with many ‘new’ films nowadays, this isn’t a new formula designed by NoColorStudio, but a repurposed film that’s recently gone back into production. According to Špaka, the...
[embedded content] Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter fame is back with another episode of Camera Geekery, his ongoing YouTube series wherein he highlights the unique designs and features of older film cameras. This episode of the ongoing series features the much-requested Rolleiflex 2.8F, a twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera that was first available in 1949, but continued to be produced all the way through 2014 with the Rolleiflex 2.8FX. As Hunt explains in his video, the particular model he shows off isn’t your average Rolleiflex 2.8F either, it’s a ‘White Face Rolleiflex.’ What does that...
Precisely one year ago, GoPro announced the Hero9 Black action camera. Today, GoPro has announced its successor, the Hero10 Black. While GoPro’s latest action camera looks familiar, a new GP2 chip inside results in significantly improved performance. With its GP2 chip, the Hero10 Black features double the performance frame rates compared to 2020’s Hero9 Black. The increased processing power has other benefits. The Hero10 can upload a video to your phone or the cloud 30 percent faster than the Hero9. The Hero10 can plug directly into your smartphone for even faster uploads through...
Published Sep 16, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV recently reviewed Sigma’s new 24mm F2 DG DN ‘Contemporary’ lens. Check out the sample gallery from their review to see what this lens can deliver. If you missed their review you can watch it here. View the Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN ‘Contemporary’ sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story We’ve just got our hands on the latest compact semi-fast primes from Sigma. Click through for a look at what they offer, how they compare, and where the I-series lineup now stands. We’ve...
Nikon Z9 launch: What Nikon means by ‘a D3 moment’ (and why it needs one)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Oct, 2021 |
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All images by DPReview In our conversations with Nikon representatives, one phrase has come up again and again: ‘A D3 moment’. The company is hoping that the new Z9 will have the same impact on the mirrorless Z-mount lineup as the D3 did for its DSLRs. But what exactly does a ‘D3 moment’ mean? Picture this: Nikon is on the back foot. The company’s traditional dominance of the high-end camera market has been steadily eroded, with the biggest threat coming from a hungry competitor with a reputation for technical innovation and rapid iteration. Nikon – a company...
Canon announces PowerShot PX: AI-powered camera automatically captures photos and videos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Oct, 2021 |
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Earlier this year, Canon announced an experimental new camera, the Canon PowerShot PICK. The crowdfunded camera uses AI to analyze a scene, identify people, track their faces and pick the perfect moment to capture an image. It’s an ‘automatic shooting camera,’ basically, and it leverages Canon’s extensive history with optical design, video processing and artificial intelligence technology. Now, Canon has unveiled the PowerShot PX. The new PX is based on the PICK and uses facial recognition and auto-subject search technology to capture photos and videos automatically....
Nikon Z9 pre-production sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 30, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan shot thousands of photos while filming their review of the Nikon Z9. Check out this gallery of their favorite images to see what Nikon’s newest flagship camera can deliver. Did you miss their review? If so, you can watch it here. View the Nikon Z9 pre-production sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it ‘One of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had.’ Could it replace his trusty Panasonic S1H for...
Film Friday: This pink, hand-painted Leica M4 celebrates Japan’s national flower, the cherry blossom
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Oct, 2021 |
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Japan Camera Hunter has revealed its latest one-off repainted Leica cameras in honor of JCH’s 10th anniversary. As noted by Kosmo Foto, the Sakura-themed Leica M4 has been hand-painted by Kanto, a specialist camera restorer based in Tokyo, Japan. The color and imagery is inspired by the ornamental cherry blossom, known as Sakura in Japan. This is the fourth one-off camera Japan Camera Hunter has created and was preceded by a Kintsugi-inspired Leica M3, a Mondrian-styled Leica PM2 and a Leica M4-P imprinted with quotes from George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’. Bellamy Hunt, founder of Japan Camera...
Photopea 5.2: The free, browser-based image editor now has color space support, noise reduction filter and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Oct, 2021 |
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Photopea, a web-based photo and graphics editor akin to Adobe Photoshop and GIMP, has released its 5.2 update, bringing with it a collection of new and improved features, including color profile support, a CMYK mode, a noise reduction filter and more. While the capabilities of Photopea are sparse compared to the likes of Adobe Photoshop, its ability to run from almost any browser on nearly any desktop device makes it an appealing offer, especially since it’s free to use. This latest update makes it even more enticing thanks to the ability to detect the color space inside a file (PSD, JPG,...
3-way wireless microphone test with Rode, Saramonic and Synco dual-transmitter kits
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Oct, 2021 |
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If you’ve ever tried to record yourself or someone else talking via your in-camera microphones or with a mic in the hotshoe of your camera you will appreciate that neither of those two methods deliver the quality we are used to hearing on a TV show. On a basic level there is one principle reason your distant mutterings don’t resonate with clarity and a full range of tones, and that is that microphones on the camera are just not close enough to where the sound is coming from. The closer you put the microphone to the mouth of the speaker the more likely it is to pick up the intended voice...
What you need to know about the new Nikon Z9
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Oct, 2021 |
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What tripod can support a 600mm lens and still go on a long hike into the wilderness? We test out six higher-end, thick-legged, modular tripods that are comfortably tall and capable of supporting tremendous amounts of gear. This group review compares all six models, examining their features, functions and ergonomics in use, both in the studio and out in the field.
New IPTC metadata standards improve accessibility for visually impaired individuals
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) hopes to make photos more accessible for people with disabilities, including vision impairment. New IPTC Photo Metadata Standards include a pair of new properties to allow screen reading software to describe visual content. The new properties are Alt Text (Accessibility) and Extended Description (Accessibility). Photographers and editors can embed detailed descriptions into image metadata, which can be accessed and read by screen reading software. By embedding accessible image descriptions into metadata, the accessibility-friendly...
Samyang 135mm T2.2 VDSLR gets the MK2 upgrade with new iris and design
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Lens manufacturer Samyang has given its 135mm cine lens the MK2 treatment, adding weather sealing, a new iris and the design characteristics of the company’s VDSLR MK2 series. The introduction of the Samyang 135mm T2.2 VDSLR manual lens brings the MK2 series to a total six focal lengths spanning 14mm to 135mm. This new upgrade comes with a seal on the rear mount to create a weather-proof barrier between the lens and the camera, as well as a new 9-bladed iris that the company claims produces 18-point sun stars when closed down. The other new feature of this MK2 version is a design that...
Sneak peek: Adobe’s new AI tech animates motion between multiple frames
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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At Adobe MAX, Adobe not only unveils what’s new in its applications for users to enjoy today, the company also offers sneak peeks at the technology of tomorrow. One of Adobe’s MAX ‘Sneaks’ leverages Adobe’s Sensei AI technology to animated still photos. It’s called Project In-Between. If you have a camera with a fast frame rate, you likely end up with a large burst of images of the same subject. When you go through your photos, typically only one or two stands out as worth processing and sharing. Adobe wants to put all those ‘reject’ photos to use. Although, with the power of AI, you don’t...
Takeaways from Nikon’s Big Mirrorless Announcements Today
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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As the dust settles on Nikon’s huge spate of announcements this morning – two lenses, a developed lens, a new FTZ adapter, a new roadmap, and their highest-end camera ever – I’d like to put some of my thoughts to paper about the releases. Good and bad, what do these announcements say about Nikon’s future? Table of Contents 1. Sports are no longer the holdout of DSLRs The first sign that mirrorless cameras would replace DSLRs for sports and wildlife photography was Sony’s announcement of the A9 in August of 2017. Before that, mirrorless systems like the Nikon 1 series and Olympus’s lineup...
Nikon Z9 vs Sony A1
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Now that Nikon’s Z9 has launched into the mirrorless world, the biggest question is how it stacks up against the competition. And while it’s a seriously impressive camera, the same can be said about other cameras on the market today. Perhaps the biggest competitor to the Nikon Z9 is the Sony A1. Nikon Z9 versus Sony A1, to scale How do these two cameras compare? It’s a back-and-forth battle in many ways, and it might simply come down to whether you prefer Nikon or Sony as a system. But before I get ahead of myself, let’s take a look at the specifications of the Z9 versus the A1 and how they...
How to Pre-Order the Nikon Z9 and the New Lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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The Nikon Z9 has just been announced, and it’s nearly certain that it will be backordered and out of stock for a while – especially since the $5500 price is lower than expected. You can always cancel a pre-order, but if you’re even thinking about the Z9, you should order it soon. Here are the links: Z9 in the United States (most of which ship worldwide) Z9 in Australia Z9 in European Union New Nikon Z lenses at B&H We’re part of the B&H, Adorama, and Amazon affiliate programs but not the others. I’m including as many links as possible anyway because you never know which one is most...
Nikon D6 vs Nikon Z9
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Now that Nikon has formally announced the Nikon Z9, let’s take a look at how its specifications stack up against those of the Nikon D6, the previous flagship camera in Nikon’s lineup. Specifications Camera Feature Nikon D6 Nikon Z9 Announced September 2019 October 2021 Camera Type DSLR Mirrorless Sensor Resolution 20.8 million 45.7 million Sensor Type CMOS Stacked CMOS Sensor Size 35.9 × 23.9mm 35.9 × 23.9mm Sensor Pixel Size 6.45µ 4.35µ Image Size 5,568 × 3,712 pixels 8,256 × 5,504 pixels Base ISO ISO 100 ISO 64 Native ISO Sensitivity ISO 100-102,400 ISO 64-25,600 Boosted ISO Sensitivity...
Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 Development Announcement
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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It wouldn’t be a Nikon announcement day without at least one development announcement! This time it’s for the long-awaited 400mm f/2.8 telephoto prime. Nikon says this lens will have a built-in 1.4x teleconverter, turning it into a 560mm f/4. Nikon hasn’t said much else about the 400mm f/2.8. We don’t know when it will ship, how much it will cost, or how much it will weigh. We do at least know how it looks: The design tells us that it has some of Nikon’s most advanced features, such as multiple control rings and at least one custom function button (probably more). It also has vibration...
Two Nikon Z Lenses Announced: 24-120mm f/4 and 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Alongside the years-in-the-making announcement of Nikon’s flagship Z9 mirrorless camera, the company also unveiled two lenses from the Z-series roadmap: a Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S and a Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S. The two lenses will start shipping in February 2022. The most unexpected but welcome part of this announcement is that the 24-120mm f/4 does, in fact, max out at 120mm! The Nikon Z roadmap all this time has previewed a 24-105mm zoom instead. And while the difference between 105mm and 120mm isn’t night and day, the extra reach at the end of the zoom range is a meaningful...
Nikon Z9 Announcement: The Peak of Nikon Mirrorless
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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On March 10, 2021, Nikon announced they were developing a flagship mirrorless camera. More than seven months later – after wild speculation, occasional leaks, and a handful of official teasers – the Z9 has been formally announced. And judging by what we know so far, this is a beast of a camera. Let me start with a brief list of the most important specifications: Sensor Resolution: 45.7 megapixels Native ISO Sensitivity: ISO 64-25,600 Sensor Type: Stacked CMOS Sensor Size: 35.9 × 23.9 mm full-frame sensor In-Body Image Stabilization: Yes Image Processor: EXPEED 7...
Nikon updates Z roadmap with 400mm F2.8 TC VR, 26mm FX, 24mm DX and 12-28mm DX lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Nikon has just updated its Z-mount lens roadmap, which has seen the addition of several new lenses, including 400mm, 600mm and 800mm telephoto prime lenses in the premium ‘S’ line. While full details on all the new roadmapped lenses are still forthcoming, Nikon has provided a little more information on the 400mm, including its F2.8 aperture, and the fact that it will include a built-in 1.4X teleconverter. The company is also teasing a ‘new coating’ which it claims will provide the highest anti-reflection performance in the company’s history. Other forthcoming...
Nikon announces new FTZ II, a smaller version of its F-mount to Z adapter
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Nikon has announced a new version of its FTZ F-mount to Z-mount adapter. The FTZ II offers the same functionality as the original FTZ, but in a smaller form factor, and minus the built-in tripod mount. This should aid handling with some lenses, and, Nikon claims, makes it easier to use with the Z9’s integrated vertical grip. The new FTZ II dispenses with the inbuilt tripod screw mount of the original FTZ, but offers exactly the same support for F-mount lenses as the original model. According to Nikon, the smaller form factor of the FTZ II makes it easier to attach certain lenses to the...
Nikon Z9 initial review: We take a detailed look at Nikon’s new pro mirrorless camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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All images by DPReview The Nikon Z9 is a 45.7MP full-frame pro sports mirrorless camera: a high speed, 8K-shooting statement of intent from one of the industry’s biggest players. Nikon becomes the third brand to build a pro-grade mirrorless camera around a fast-readout, stacked CMOS sensor, and seems determined to show that has no intention of being an also-ran as the market moves to mirrorless. The Z9 is the first camera in this class to abandon the mechanical shutter entirely and, particularly in terms of video, it’s by far Nikon’s most ambitious camera yet. Key...
DPReview TV: Nikon Z9 first impressions review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 28, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Z9 may be Nikon’s most significant camera in a decade. Does it live up to the hype? Find out what Chris and Jordan think as they go hands-on with a pre-production Nikon Z9 to shoot sports. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Full resolution Nikon Z9 photos from this episode Gear in this story Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it ‘One of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had.’ Could it replace...
Sports and action: Our first sample images from the new Nikon Z9
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 28, 2021 | dpreview staff We spent some time recently shooting with pre-production samples of the Nikon Z9. In a busy couple of days we took the cameras along to a rugby match, an athletics track, a velodrome and a tennis practice. Click through for our full gallery of sample images, from Nikon’s impressive new flagship. Look out for some sample images from the co-announced Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S too, scattered through this gallery. Click to view our Nikon Z9 sample gallery (pre-production) Gear in this story After a long buildup, Nikon has unveiled the Z9, its...
DPReview TV: Does the Nikon Z9 raise the bar for video?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 28, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it ‘One of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had.’ Could it replace his trusty Panasonic S1H for video? Tune in to find out. Did you see our full Nikon Z9 first impressions review? If not, you can watch it here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9’s video capabilities. Find out why he calls it...
Nikon announces Z9, a 30 fps, 8K, Stacked CMOS professional mirrorless camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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After quite a prolonged build-up, Nikon has finally launched the Z9, its flagship full-frame, Stacked CMOS mirrorless camera. It’s one of the most powerful cameras on the market, capable of up to 30 fps shooting in JPEG or 20 with Raw capture, and able to record 8K/30 video, with the promise of 12-bit Raw 8K/60 capture in a future firmware update. It’s also one of relatively few cameras on the market to completely forego a mechanical shutter, a design decision made possible by the impressively fast read-out speed of the new sensor. The Z9 becomes the first Nikon mirrorless camera...
Nikon announces Nikkor Z 24-120mm F4 S for Z-mount mirrorless cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Nikon has just announced the Nikkor Z 24-120mm F4 S, a native Z-mount counterpart to the company’s popular AF-S F-mount lens. This lens replaces the 24-105mm F4 on Nikon’s roadmap, and we’re pleasantly surprised to see that the final product has just that bit of extra reach on the telephoto end. The Z 24-120mm F4 S is designed to be a high quality kit lens option for Z-mount users, with an optical formula comprising 16 elements in 13 groups. That includes three ED glass elements, three aspherical elements and one aspherical ED element. It offers an impressive 0.35m (1.15...
Nikon announces Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S telephoto zoom
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Oct, 2021 |
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Nikon has officially announced the Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S – a telephoto zoom lens designed for the company’s Z-mount mirrorless cameras. Though this lens has been on Nikon’s Z lens roadmap for some time, we didn’t known any specifics beyond its focal range – including the aperture range – until today. Being an ‘S’ line lens, Nikon says the Z 100-400mm is manufactured to a high standard, with extensive dust and moisture sealing (a good thing, as it’s an extending zoom design). Inside, there are a total of 25 elements in 20 groups, with 6 ED...
Video: Incredibly smooth FPV footage captured by a Pixel 6 Pro strapped to a drone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Ken Dono, who runs the popular OriginaldoBo channel on YouTube, felt reviewers didn’t thoroughly test out the stabilization of Google’s Pixel 6 Pro Android smartphone. So, instead of walking around or hopping on a skateboard, he strapped it to a drone and tested the feature out himself. ‘I was thinking these phones are so good now and thought wouldn’t it be amazing if one day we had one camera to rule them all and just sent it,’ Dono tells DPReview. The model in question? An Apex FPV frame. The Pixel 6 Pro has pretty common dimensions for a larger...
DJI Action 2 is a 2oz modular action camera that shoots 4K/120p
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Oct, 2021 |
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DJI has announced the DJI Action 2. The new modular action camera is small yet powerful and promises impressive video specs in a rugged, compact body. Starting at $399, the camera has many different add-on modules and configurations, allowing users to fit the DJI Action 2 to their workflow and needs. Starting with the image sensor, the DJI Action 2 has a 1/1.7″ sensor, which is the same size as the sensor in the DJI Pocket 2. For reference, the GoPro Hero 10 has a 1/2.3″ sensor. The DJI Action 2 is a successor to the DJI Osmo Action, and the Osmo Action also includes a...
Video: Live streaming with the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 27, 2021 | This is sponsored content, created with the support of Panasonic [embedded content] The Panasonic LUMIX GH5 II (GH5M2) is an updated version of the original that adds new video features, improved autofocus, and video live streaming over YouTube at up to 1080/60p via Wi-Fi over home internet or even smartphone connections. A new battery allows for longer shooting times, and USB PD support lets you power the camera using a laptop charger or portable power device. In this video, musician and filmmaker Chris Cunningham takes the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II out to a park...
Photoshop will get a ‘Prepare as NFT’ option by month’s end
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Oct, 2021 |
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Adobe’s Chief Product Officer, Scott Belsky, confirmed to the Verge, on their Decoder Podcast, that Photoshop will preview a ‘Prepare as NFT’ system by the end of the month. The objective is to prevent imposters from minting non-fungible token (NFT) art on a blockchain that they didn’t create in the first place. It helps prove that a person selling an NFT actually made it. With what Adobe is calling Content Credentials, creators will be able to link their Adobe ID with their crypto wallet and mint their work with participating NFT marketplaces. The software company...
Nikon Z9 teaser #4: Zero blackout viewfinder, fast burst modes and another look at the 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 S lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Nikon USA has released its fourth and final teaser in its ongoing series to promote its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera system. As we’ve seen with each of the three previous teasers, this one only hints at what we can expect rather than outright telling us. Nikon has also posted a countdown timer for its Z9 online launch event. In the 30-second video, we see a photographer with a Nikon Z9 in hand with the unreleased Nikkor Z 100–400mm F4.5–5.6 S lens attached. As he’s shooting we hear what sounds like three bursts of photographs at a high rate of speed. Unlike the last...
The brand formerly known as Olympus is now ‘OM System’ – and it has a new Micro Four Thirds camera on the way
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] OM Digital Solutions, the digital imaging company that acquired the former Olympus imaging division, has announced that going forward, its ‘interchangeable lens cameras and lenses, compact digital cameras, audio products, binoculars, and other services’ will be sold under the new brand: ‘OM System’. In addition to the new branding, OM Digital Solutions has also teased an upcoming interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds camera that it claims will leverage ‘the use of computational photographic technology.’ According to OM Digital Solutions, the forthcoming...
Tokina releases its atx-m 23mm, 33mm and 56mm F1.4 lenses for Sony E mount cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Oct, 2021 |
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Tokina has announced it’s now made three of its atx-m prime lenses available for Sony E mount APS-C camera systems: the atx- 23mm F1.4, 33mm F1.4 and 56mm F1.4. Tokina’s atx-m nomenclature is used for the company’s interchangeable lenses designed exclusively for mirrorless camera systems. In the case of these three lenses, Tokina says it specifically went for a ‘small and lightweight’ design for pairing with APS-C camera systems. The 23mm F1.4 lens offers a 35mm full-frame equivalent focal length while the 33mm and 56mm offer 50mm and 85mm equiv. focal lengths, respectively. All three of the...
Adobe updates Photoshop on the web, adds improved selection tools, brings ACR to iPad & more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Oct, 2021 |
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At Adobe MAX 2021, Adobe announced numerous updates across desktop, iPad and the web for Photoshop. Among these updates is a new beta, allowing users to lightly edit and collaborate on photos in Photoshop on the web. Photoshop – and Illustrator – on the web allow users to collaborate on and (lightly) edit documents hosted in the cloud on their browser without needing to download or even launch the app. You can navigate layers, make basic selections, perform a handful of basic edits, make annotations and leave comments, but you will still need Photoshop for many editing tasks. Nonetheless,...
Hands-on with the new Sony a7 IV
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Oct, 2021 |
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Back when we reviewed the Sony a7 III in 2018, it changed our perception of what a ‘basic’ full-frame mirrorless camera model was capable of. With solid image quality, autofocus, video features and battery life, it was truly a jack-of-all trades that we thought would be a great fit for all kinds of photographers. But at the time, its only real competitors from other brands were DSLRs: whereas today, the all-new a7 IV finds itself in a very different landscape. Sony obviously knows this, and compared to its predecessor, the a7 IV has been redesigned, refined, and updated in just...
Sony just packed a 1” stacked CMOS sensor into the Xperia Pro-I, but there’s a catch
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Oct, 2021 |
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Sony has unveiled the Xperia Pro-I, its latest flagship smartphone with a triple camera array and a particularly headline-grabbing feature: for its main camera, it uses the same 20MP 1″-type stacked CMOS sensor with built-in memory and phase-detection autofocus as the one inside Sony’s RX100 VII compact camera. But there’s a catch: only a central section of that 20MP sensor is used to output a 12MP still (or 4K video), and that has some broad implications we’ll delve into below. It’s not the first time we’ve seen a 1″-type sensor in a smartphone:...
Sony Xperia Pro-I sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Oct, 2021 |
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The new Sony Xperia Pro I features a massive 20MP 1″-type stacked-CMOS Exmor RS imaging sensor with built-in DRAM. Only the central ~60% of the imaging area is used (producing a 12MP image) but for a smartphone, that still counts as a large sensor. The main camera offers a 24mm equivalent focal length and 315 PDAF autofocus points, with 90% field coverage. Rounding out the photography hardware is a 16mm equiv. F2.2 ultra-wide camera with a 1/2.5″ sensor, and a 50mm equiv. F2.4 telephoto camera with a 1/2.9″ sensor. All three cameras offer real-time autofocus tracking, and...
Join us for a live Q&A about the Sony a7 IV
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 25, 2021 | dpreview staff Join us for a live Twitter Space AMA (ask me anything) about the new Sony a7 IV. DPReview editor Richard Butler, along with DPReview TV’s Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake, will field your questions about Sony’s newest camera. Have a question that hasn’t been addressed anywhere else? This is your chance to ask the experts! To join in, just follow the link in the Twitter post below. Make sure to follow us on Twitter to hear about future events we plan to host. Join us at 3pm PT for a live Twitter Space where we answer all your questions...
Video: Float along with a 360-degree tour of the International Space Station
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Oct, 2021 |
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been busy during his second stint on the International Space Station (ISS). We’ve previously seen his photos of a rare blue ‘transient luminous event,’ a stunning blue auroral display, and a photo that illustrates how quickly the ISS orbits Earth. It orbits Earth at about 7.66km per second, by the way. Pesquet is returning from space next month, but before he comes back, he produced a really cool 360-degree tour of the ISS. If you’ve wanted to see what it’s like to float in the ISS in microgravity conditions, now you can. The...
DaVinci Resolve 17.4 announced: Up to 5x faster on new M1 chips, improved performance and new features
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Oct, 2021 |
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Blackmagic Design has announced the latest version of DaVinci Resolve. DaVinci Resolve 17.4 promises massive performance gains on Apple Mac models with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. These chips are featured in the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models that Apple unveiled earlier this week. On the new M1 Pro and M1 Max powered notebooks, and any future Mac models that include the same new Apple silicon chips, DaVinci Resolve 17.4 is up to 5x faster than 17.3. Thanks to the large speed increase, customers can ‘play back, edit and grade 8K projects even faster, and can work with up to...
Nikon India leaks Z9 promo video revealing 8K/60p video, 120fps capture, 20fps Raw continuous shooting and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Oct, 2021 |
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Nikon India appears to have accidentally leaked a promotional video for Nikon’s forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera, confirming specifications not yet known. While Nikon has been releasing weekly teaser videos (1, 2, 3) for what will be its flagship mirrorless camera (so far three of the four planned teasers have been revealed), this one appears to be different, both in the visual style of the promotional video and in timing (we suspect the fourth teaser video in the series to be released later this week). Instead of the more abstract, cinematic-style footage as we’ve seen in the previous...
Updated: Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 25, 2021 | dpreview staff The new Ricoh GR IIIx is based around the same 24MP APS-C sensor as the GR III, but features a 40mm equivalent F2.8 lens. We’ve been shooting with the GR IIIx for a few weeks, on both sides of the globe. Click through to check out our updated sample gallery, featuring images from Washington State here in the USA, and new images taken on a recent trip to England. View our updated Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery Gear in this story The arrival of the 40mm equiv. Ricoh GR IIIx means the Fujifilm X100V has more direct competition than it’s had in...
Sony A7 III vs Sony A7 IV
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Oct, 2021 |
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Now that Sony has announced the A7 IV, a lot of photographers are wondering what it brings to the table compared to the previous generation A7 III. Sony is still selling the A7 III new ($2000, compared to $2500 for the IV), which adds to the confusion. In this article, I’ll compare the specifications of the Sony A7 III and A7 IV in detail and explain which one I recommend to photographers today. Certainly the A7 IV is the more advanced camera, but do its new features justify the price? Let’s start by taking a look at the design of the two cameras. Sony largely kept the construction the same...
Reply to We made it!
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Oct, 2021 |
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Sony a7 IV sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 23, 2021 | dpreview staff With a new sensor, revamped autofocus system and improved video features, the new Sony a7 IV looks like an attractive camera for enthusiast photographers looking at options in the full-frame mirrorless market. Chris and Jordan had a lot to say about the Sony a7 IV in their first impressions review, and you can check out out the sample photos they shot with the camera and judge image quality for yourself. Did you miss their review? If so, you can watch it here. View the Sony a7 IV sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story We are retrieving...
vivo X70 Pro+ sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Oct, 2021 |
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Over the past four weeks, we’ve put vivo’s new X70 Pro+ to the test to see just how well its quadruple camera array holds up. While you can read the full details in our initial coverage, here’s the basic specifications for the four cameras on the back of the X70 Pro+: a 50MP wide module, an 8MP periscope telephoto module (125mm full-frame equiv.), a 12MP telephoto module (50mm full-frame equiv.) and a 48MP ultrawide module (14mm full-frame equiv.). As with its X60 Pro lineup, the X70 Pro lineup was created in partnership with Zeiss, whose T* coating is used on each of the four camera...
Ricoh announces new $1,400 21mm F2.4 ED Limited DC WR lens, set for November release
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Oct, 2021 |
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When used for distant subjects such as landscapes, the lens assures solid, uniform image rendition across the image field. By further closing the aperture down, it delivers sharp, clear, high-resolution images, even at the edges. Its optical characteristics change for close-range photography. At open aperture, it provides a mild bokeh (defocused) effect in the background while capturing the main subject in sharp, crisp focus. This enables the subject to stand out against a defocused background, with the exaggerated perspective typical of ultra-wide-angle lenses. At a minimum focusing...
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Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Oct, 2021 |
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Photographer Diane Arbus honored with life-size bronze statue in Central Park
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Oct, 2021 |
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British conceptual artist Gillian Wearing has created a bronze statue honoring the late photographer Diane Arbus. The statue is presented by Public Art Fund and will be in Doris C. Freedman Plaza in Central Park in New York City until August 14, 2022. ‘In her bronze ‘Diane Arbus,’ we see the posthumous homage to a pioneering artist by another from a different time and place,’ says Public Art Fund Artistic and Executive Director Nicholas Baume. ‘We also see a modest, unassuming figure, standing at the entrance to Central Park, recognizable by the most distinctive...
Adobe Premiere Rush and Photoshop Express will soon be included in the $10/month Photography Plan
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Oct, 2021 |
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Adobe’s Photography Plan, which currently includes Lightroom, Photoshop and 20GB of cloud storage for $9.99 per month, is adding Adobe Premiere Rush and Adobe Photoshop Express at no additional cost beginning next week. Adobe Premiere Rush is a quick video editing application available on desktop and mobile devices. It was originally unveiled in 2018 as Project Rush. Since launch, Adobe has added new features and functions, although Premiere Rush remains a simpler, more approachable and less powerful alternative to Premiere Pro. [embedded content] Earlier this year, Adobe added M1...
Film Friday: Reviewing the Pentax Auto 110, a ‘subminiature’ camera system small enough to fit in your pocket
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Oct, 2021 |
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What I told you it was possible to take an entire camera and a set of lenses with you in just your two front pockets? What if I told you was talking about a film camera? I’m sure you’d have some questions. And to that end I’d point you to Bob Janes’ review of the Pentax Auto 110, a ‘subminiature’ 110 film camera whose body offered relatively advanced features in a pocket-sized form factor. As Janes explains in his thorough review for 35mmc, the Pentax Auto 110 wasn’t the first 110 SLR to market, but it was the smallest at the time of release and offered a unique design that appears to...
Takeaways from the Sony A7 IV Announcement
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Oct, 2021 |
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This morning, Sony announced the newest camera in their venerable A7 series, the A7 IV. Positioned near the middle of Sony’s camera lineup, the A7 IV tells us a lot about where Sony sees itself – and even the rest of the camera industry – trending over the next few years. In today’s article, I’ll go through my biggest takeaways from the A7 IV announcement and explain what I think is most significant. First, though, are the camera’s basic specifications. Sony A7 IV Specifications Sensor Resolution: 32.7 MP (7008 × 4672 pixels) Native ISO Sensitivity: 100-51,200 Sensor Type: BSI CMOS Sensor...
Got questions about the Sony a7 IV? Head to our AMA on Reddit
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Oct, 2021 |
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Are you curious to know more about the new Sony a7 IV? Are there any obscure details that we’ve not already covered in our launch content? If so, we’ll be taking questions over on Reddit and we’d love you to join us. We’ll be keeping an eye on the comments here on DPR but if you want to ask anything specific, please just ask on Reddit and we’ll do the necessary menu diving to try to provide an answer. The AMA will run until around 12AM UTC / 7PM Eastern / 4PM Pacific Click here to re-read or submit questions on Reddit Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3,...
Sony a7 IV initial review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Oct, 2021 |
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The Sony a7 IV is the fourth generation of the company’s core a7 full-frame mirrorless camera model. It’s the most advanced yet, bringing many of the improvements Sony has made in terms of autofocus and interface design since the launch of the a7 III, back in February 2018. Key Specifications 33MP BSI CMOS full-frame sensor Up to 10 fps shooting in lossy Raw with extensive buffer In-body stabilization rated up to 5.5EV Full-width oversampled 4K from 7K, up to 30p 4K/60p with Super35 / APS-C mode 10-bit video or HEIF stills capture H.265 video, S-Cinetone color mode 3.69M dot OLED...
Sony a7 IV sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 21, 2021 | dpreview staff The Sony a7 IV is the most advanced iteration of the a7-series yet, bringing improvements across the board, from autofocus to user interface. We’ve been shooting with an a7 IV for a few days, and we’ve prepared a gallery of images, so you can see for yourself what its new 33MP BSI-CMOS sensor can do. Check out our gallery of samples from the Sony a7 IV Gear in this story Do you have any detailed questions you’d like answered about the Sony a7 IV? If so, come and join our AMA thread over on Reddit. The Sony a7 IV is the most advanced...
DPReview TV: Sony a7 IV first impressions review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 21, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] There’s a lot to test on the Sony a7 IV. To cover it all, Chris and Jordan took a road trip through southern Alberta to test both stills and video. Watch to find out if the camera lives up to the hype. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one...
Sony launches a7 IV – more capable, more expensive 33MP full-frame ILC
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Oct, 2021 |
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Sony has announced the a7 IV, a more capable but also more expensive 33MP model as part of its core range of full-frame mirrorless cameras. The a7 IV is built around a new 33MP BSI-CMOS sensor and its latest Bionz XR processors, which powers improvements in just about every aspect of performance. The a7 IV uses a version of Sony’s latest full-frame body design, with a larger grips and bigger buttons than its predecessor. There’s also a higher-resolution (3.69M dot) viewfinder and full-articulating touchscreen. The new processors bring the improved menu layout first seen in the...
Sony announces two new flash units with improved continuous performance, smarter auto white balance and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Oct, 2021 |
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Alongside the release of its new A7 IV camera system, Sony also announced the HVL-F60RM2 and HVL-F46RM, a pair of hotshoe flash units designed to make the most of the new imaging capabilities inside the A7 IV. The HVL-F60RM2 flashj has a guide number of 60 and 20–200mm coverage, while the HVL-F46RM has a guide number of 46 and 24–105mm coverage. Both flashes have improved continuous shooting performance, topping out at up to 200 continuous flashes at up to 10 frames per second (at 1/32 flash output level) for the more powerful HVL-F60RM2 and 60 continuous flashes for the HVL-F46RM. Sony says...
Sony Semiconductor reveals new 20MP Stacked CMOS ready for Micro Four Thirds
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Oct, 2021 |
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Sony Semiconductor has published technical specs of the IMX472, a Four Thirds format Stacked CMOS sensor that can be read-out at full bit-depth at up to 120 fps. The super-fast readout of Stacked CMOS sensors is key to fast shooting and fast autofocus, as well as video capabilities in the latest high-end cameras. The 21.77mm diagonal (4/3″-type) sensor would seem to be perfectly suited to underpinning range-topping cameras in the Micro Four Thirds system. Perhaps not coincidentally, OM Digital Solutions (maker of Olympus-branded cameras) and Panasonic are both likely to have new...
DxO’s new PhotoLab 5 and FilmPack 6 get Fujifilm X-Trans support, performance boosts and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Oct, 2021 |
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DxO has announced the latest versions of DxO PhotoLab and DxO FilmPack. DxO PhotoLab 5 features improved Control Point functionality and new ways to adjust images, more efficient DeepPRIME implementation, improved asset management tools, and for the first time, Fujifilm X-Trans support. DxO FilmPack 6 includes X-Trans support, plus a new ‘Time Machine’ feature, new film stocks, and improved handling of H/S/L adjustments. DxO PhotoLab 5 DxO’s U Point technology underwent significant improvement in this year’s release of the Nik Collection by DxO. These same...
DJI announces the Ronin 4D, the world’s first 4-axis cinema camera with 8K/75p recording, Raw capture, LiDAR AF and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] DJI has kicked off its string of announcements with the Ronin 4D, a new—and arguably revolutionary—cinema camera system that combines a cinema camera with four-axis image stabilization, LiDAR focusing and wireless transmission to create the ultimate all-in-one shooting experience. The DJI Ronin 4D attempts to create an ‘integrated cinematography solution,’ in DJI’s own words. At the heart of the Ronin 4D is CineCore 3.0, a proprietary chipset DJI is calling ‘its most powerful cinematic imaging platform to date.’ According to DJI, this system can capture internal 8K Raw...
Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN: hands-on with the lens that wants to replace your kit zoom
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Oct, 2021 |
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The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | C is the latest addition to Sigma’s ‘Contemporary’ range of affordable lenses. The ‘DN’ in the name stands for ‘Digital Native’ and denotes that it’s designed for mirrorless cameras while the ‘DC’ indicates that it covers and APS-C sensor. The 18-50mm focal length range is equivalent to 27-75mm in full-frame terms, making it a useful, fast standard zoom. It will be available for the Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L mount but it’s the E-mount version we’re most interested in, since there are so many...
Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 20, 2021 | dpreview staff In his review of the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN, DPReview TV’s Chris Niccolls praises the lens for its compact size and impressive performance. Check out this gallery to see full resolution sample images from his review. If you missed it you can watch it here. View the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one photo apps. For some...
Nikon Z9 Teaser #3: Eye AF, Motorcycle AF, Car AF and 20 fps continuous shooting
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Nikon has released its third—of four—teasers for its upcoming Z9 mirrorless camera system. In this latest teaser, Nikon shows off the sports-oriented autofocus and hints at the frame rate of what will be Nikon’s flagship full-frame mirrorless camera system. The video comes in at just 28 seconds and unlike the previous videos, wherein Nikon showed off the body of the camera, this new teaser focuses, quite literally, on the various AF modes this camera will offer. In addition to an Eye AF mode, which appears to have little problem keeping up with athletes as they’re running...
Slideshow: The incredible images that won the 2021 Epson International Pano Awards
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Oct, 2021 |
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Today, the Epson International Pano Award winners were announced for the 2021 competition. 5,378 entries from 1,245 professional and amateur photographers in 97 countries were submitted this year, an impressive feat given the worldwide pandemic. Joshua Hermann was the Overall Winner with his images of the swamps and marshlands in Louisiana, USA. Daniel Trippolt won the Amateur category for a variety of landscape images. ‘I discovered my passion for photography when I was 12 years old when my father gave me my first camera. Every free second of my free time was used to take photos of...
Google pushes computational photography into the future with its new Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro smartphones
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Today, Google unveiled its new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones. In addition to a new custom-chipset and other hardware improvements, Google has added an array of AI-powered photo features that make the most of the two- and three-camera systems inside the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, respectively. Before getting into the new photo features though, let’s take a look at the camera hardware inside the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The wide camera module inside both devices uses a 50MP 1/1.31” sensor (1.2µm pixels) and offers a 26mm full-frame equivalent focal length with an...
You can now pre-order the new Voigtlander 90mm F2.8 Apo-Skopar Leica M-mount lens for $799
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Oct, 2021 |
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Cosina’s new Voigtlander 90mm F2.8 Apo-Skopar lens for M mount camera systems is now available to pre-order. The fully manual lens uses an apochromatic optical design, which Cosina claims ‘makes axial chromatic aberration as close to zero as possible.’ It’s constructed of seven elements in seven groups, five of which use Abnormal Partial Dispersion (APD) glass. Cosina claims these elements ‘make images rich, three dimensional in character, and extremely sharp.’ The lens is made entirely of metal, uses a ten-blade aperture diaphragm, has an aperture rang of F2.8 through F22 and has a 90cm...
Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Oct, 2021 |
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We put the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 on a Sony a6600 and took it around to some of our favorite Seattle photo spots. Check out our sample gallery to see if this fast, compact lens can deliver the goods. Click here to see our Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 sample gallery Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one photo apps. For some users, this app alone might be worth the cost of the whole collection – find out for yourself in our...
DPReview TV: Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 19, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris loves the tiny size and fast speed of the new Sigma 18-50mm F2.8, but it’s not without some compromise. Find out where this lens excels – and where it falls short – in our DPReview TV review. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one...
Sigma launches 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN for E- and L-mounts
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Oct, 2021 |
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Sigma has announced the 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN zoom, as part of its Contemporary series of affordable lenses. The APS-C lens offers a fast upgrade from the standard kit zooms and will be available for the Sony E and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L-mount. It offers a 27-75mm equivalent field of view on an APS-C body, making it a flexible replacement for the kit zoom bundled with most cameras. It’s an impressively compact lens, measuring just 75mm (2.9″) at its 18mm setting, meaning it doesn’t need to be extended before it can be used. Despite its small size, the Sigma uses a design with...
Mastering Focus Stacking for Stunning Macro Shots
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Oct, 2021 |
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Macro photography is about capturing the smaller world around you. A little adjustment to the aperture and there you are, zooming into the subject to reveal its inherent brilliance. The popularity of macro photography is growing exponentially, thanks to the popular concept of Focus Stacking. Beginners reading this must be wondering what this is all about – and in this article, we will guide you through the ins and outs of what’s involved! Read, learn, and we’re sure you will be all excited to implement this beautiful concept in your photography! Table of Contents What is Focus Stacking?...
Canon shows first footage from its unusual RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Oct, 2021 |
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Earlier this month, Canon announced an unusual addition to its RF lens lineup, the Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens. It’s the world’s first digital interchangeable lens that captures stereoscopic 180° images onto a single image sensor for processing in virtual reality (VR) software. When the lens was announced, we saw its design, but Canon didn’t publish any images or video recorded using the new VR-centric optic. However, Canon Japan has since published 4K VR footage, which can be seen below. You can use the controller in the top left corner to move around the...
Apple’s graphics and video upgrades make the new MacBook Pros the Macs photographers have been asking for
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Oct, 2021 |
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Apple, today, announced its new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro models, which bring a substantial redesign, improved hardware and new Apple silicon in the form of its new M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets. Some of the more welcomed additions for photographers and videographers include new Liquid Retina XDR displays, the addition of an SD card slot and HDMI port, and the absence of the Touchbar, which is now replaced with Apple’s standard function key array. The new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro models can be configured exactly the same way, with Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max...
Sony teases the Sony a7 IV, confirms October 21 announcement
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Oct, 2021 |
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Software review: Nik Silver Efex Pro 3 gives the look of black and white film without the fuss
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Oct, 2021 |
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A few months ago we found a lot to like in the latest iteration of the Nik Collection, a suite of eight image processing tools initially developed by Nik Software and these days owned by French software company DxO. At the time, we looked at the overall suite with a focus on what was new. For this review, though, we’d like to take a closer look at just one of the suite’s most useful components, Silver Efex Pro 3. Jump to: Introduction | What’s new | Interface | Conclusion Introduction Nik Silver Efex Pro 3 is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the...
Rotolight’s new NEO, AEOS RBGWW flashes output 16.7 million colors
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Lighting manufacturer Rotolight has announced updates to its NEO and AEOS ranges of continuous/flash lighting units that add RGBWW LEDs and touch screen controls. The NEO 3 and AEOS 2 lights use five-color LEDs to offer a mass of cutom color options as well as a collection of 2500 pre-programmed filtration effects. Both units now have a color range of 3000-10,000 Kelvin, while the NEO 3 more than doubles its maximum output from the 1652 lux of the NEO 2 to 4541 lux. Rotolight claims this makes the NEO 3 the most powerful on-camera LED available. The AEOS 2 can manage 9230...
Building a Photo and Video Editing PC, Part 1: CPU and Motherboard
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Oct, 2021 |
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The CPU and motherboard are the beating heart of your PC build, and picking the right combo is key to building an awesome photo and video editing PCSource: Pixabay, CC0 Building your own PC is the best way to get maximum photo- and video-editing performance for minimal spend, but the idea of putting together such a complex piece of tech scares most would-be builders away from even trying. Fortunately, it’s not as scary as it seems, and to prove it, we’re going to teach you how to build your own creator PC while simultaneously building one ourselves! We’ve partnered with...
iPhone 13 Pro sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 17, 2021 | dpreview staff When Chris and Jordan reviewed the iPhone 13 Pro for DPReview TV they focused mostly on video. However, they took a lot of photos along the way. Check out this gallery they shot, which includes some ProRaw conversions using Capture One Pro. View the iPhone 13 Pro gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of high-end F2.8 zooms, offering great image quality in most every respect. Get all the details in our full review. What tripod can support a 600mm lens and still go on a...
MindShift Gear Filter Hive Mini Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Oct, 2021 |
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Traditional glass filters are useful tools for landscape photography, but you need to pack them carefully to avoid breaking or scratching them. Many of the filter cases I’ve tried before are heavy, bulky, and fairly expensive. Today, I’ll review the Filter Hive Mini from MindShift Gear, which aims to fix those issues. MindShift Gear’s Filter Hive Mini These days – no judgment – a lot of landscape photographers don’t carry around big filter kits and prefer to replicate everything in post-production (except probably a polarizer). For my own photography, I admit that I’ve had a set of NDs...
Budget PC Build for Photography Needs
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Oct, 2021 |
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When you’re building a PC for photo editing purposes, you may think it’s critical to go with a top-of-the-line configuration. After all, most photographers are using complex post-processing software like Photoshop and Lightroom that can benefit from a fast computer. But even though that’s true to a certain degree, there are a lot of misconceptions around what computer setup you need to run software like Photoshop. You probably don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on a high-end gaming build with truckloads of features. In this article, let me demystify facts from myths so that you...
Some of the oldest American photographs were found in a workshop in New York
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Oct, 2021 |
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You never know where or when significant historical artifacts will turn up. Some very early photographic portraits were recently found in an unheated shed on Long Island in New York. The found photographs may be some of the very first portraits captured in the United States. In 1839, the daguerreotype process was introduced by its namesake, Louis Daguerre, in France. It was the first publicly available and commercially viable photographic process. Although eventually replaced by more affordable, easier processes, many daguerreotypes were made in the 1840s and 1850s. In the US, the race was...
DPReview TV classics: The Sony a7 III review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 16, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan are taking a well deserved break, so we’re bringing you a classic rerun: DPReview TV episode #1. Take a trip in the wayback machine and watch our review of the Sony a7 III. Fun trivia: When shooting the opening sequence, Jordan didn’t warn his son that it was a setup. When you see Liam looking sad it’s because he thought his dad was really moving to Seattle and leaving them behind. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Read our a7 III review Gear in this...
You can now control the RØDE Wireless Go II system with your Android, iOS device
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] RØDE has made its Wireless Go II dual-channel microphone system even more capable and portable with a pair of updates. The first update is a new RØDE Central mobile app that makes it possible to fully customize and configure the wireless microphone system via a mobile device, while the second is new compatibility with the RØDE Connect desktop app, which enables you to use the system with podcasting or streaming software. Until now, the RØDE Wireless Go II system required a desktop computer to change various settings, including recording mode, adjusting the gain settings...
Analogue WonderLab is a new women-led film processing and scanning lab based in the UK
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Oct, 2021 |
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United Kingdom-based online film retailer Analogue Wonderland has opened its new sustainability-focused lab, Analogue WonderLab. The lab, which accepts in-person drop-offs and mail-in orders, will process and scan various film emulsions for relatively affordable prices. Analogue Wonderland is an independent operation founded by Paul and Mary McKay, a son/mother partnership that ‘cares about their products, their customers, and their impact on the world.’ For this new endeavor, they brought onboard Marina Llopis, Founder of IFWEFILM Photography Workshop and a film photographer, who was...
Slideshow: 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners and finalists
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Oct, 2021 |
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The winners and finalists for the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, put on by the Natural History Museum, were recently announced. Over 50,000 images were submitted from 95 countries. French underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta was declared the Overall Winner for his image of camouflage groupers gathering during mating season. ‘The image works on so many levels: it is surprising, energetic and intriguing, and has an otherworldly beauty. It also captures a magical moment – a truly explosive creation of life – leaving the tail end of the exodus of eggs...
A retrospective of the AP’s 175-year history showcases the progress in photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Oct, 2021 |
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This year, the Associated Press (AP) is celebrating its 175th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it has a special anniversary website where it has published a series of blogs. The eight-part series looks back at AP’s storied past and the technology that has driven the AP for the last 175 years. In the seventh blog post, which covers the period of 1976-2000, there was significant innovation in news and photo delivery. AP writes, ‘Innovation in news and photo delivery were part of AP’s playbook and AP met those challenges time and again, most notably with the introduction of...
Samyang’s new 24-70mm F2.8 AF parfocal lens is available to purchase for ~$900, but only in Thailand (for now)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Oct, 2021 |
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Samyang, which is also sold under the Rokinon and Bower brand names, has released a 24–70mm F2.8 autofocus (AF) lens for Sony E mount camera systems. While the lens is available to purchase, it seems it’s limited only to one online retailer in Thailand at the moment. The lens is constructed of 17 elements in 14 groups, including two aspherical elements, three high-refractive elements, three extra-low dispersion elements and a single ‘HB’ element. One element also features Samyang’s UMB coating for reduced ghosting and flares. Other features inlcude a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, an...
A closer look at Sony’s FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, the first ‘Mark II’ G Master lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Oct, 2021 |
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Sony has just announced the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, an update to one of its first ‘G Master’ lenses. While the original was certainly well-built, handled well and was fast to autofocus, we weren’t so fond of some of its optical characteristics, and it looks like Sony has really gone all out to make sure this latest 70-200 is up to snuff. The outside of the lens comes with a few updates, but it’s what’s on the inside that really counts. All-new optics, coatings, focus motors and more add up to an impressive offering. Let’s dig in and check out not only...
Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 14, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV just reviewed the new Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II zoom lens. Check out some of the sample photos they shot for their review and judge image quality for yourself. If you missed their review you can watch it here. View the Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of high-end F2.8 zooms, offering great image quality in most every respect. Get all the details in our full review. What tripod can support a 600mm lens...
Luna Display now lets you use your iPad as a wireless second screen on Windows
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Oct, 2021 |
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Astropad has announced Windows support for Luna Display 5.0, allowing people to use their iPad as a secondary wireless display for a Windows PC. Earlier this year, Astropad launched Project Blue. This allowed Windows users to mirror their desktop to an iPad or use the Apple tablet as a drawing pad. Luna Display 5.0 goes far beyond this, delivering full secondary display support for PC like Astropad has previously offered on macOS. Achieving Windows support in Luna Display 5.0 required a full redesign of Luna Display’s apps. Further, Astropad has added a new Luna Display HDMI unit. For...
Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 13, 2021 | dpreview staff Sony’s latest lens, the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, brings all new optics to one of the core products in the company’s G Master line of premium lenses. We’ve had a chance to see how Sony’s latest 70-200mm F2.8 performs in a variety of situations with some sunny Fall weather around Seattle. Take a look and see how it performs for yourself. Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of...
DPReview TV: Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 13, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II promises to deliver pro-level performance that competes with the best zooms in its category. Can it deliver? Chris and Jordan tell us what we need to know in their hands-on review. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample photos from this episode The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a worthy addition to the company’s lineup of high-end F2.8 zooms, offering great image quality in most every respect. Get all the details in our full review. What tripod can support...
Sony releases totally redesigned FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Oct, 2021 |
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Sony has announced the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, a redesigned replacement for one of the core pro-grade lenses in the E-mount lineup. The Mark II is built around two pairs of XD ‘Extreme Dynamic’ linear motors driving its two focus groups, rather than the mixture of linear motor and ring-type motor used in the older version. Sony promises focus is up to four times faster as a result. As before, the lens can move the two focus groups independently of one another, which helps it deliver a close-focus distance of 40cm (15.7″), less than half the 96cm (37.8“) offered by...
Nikon publishes second Z9 teaser, showing off the 8K video capabilities of its forthcoming mirrorless camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Nikon has released the second teaser for its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera system. Unlike the first teaser, which showed off the unique dual-tilting display, this video doesn’t appear to confirm too many new details about the camera. The focus of this particular teaser is the Z9’s video capabilities, including its ability to record 8K video (7680 × 4320 pixels) at 30 frames per second (fps), a detail that was confirmed when the camera was first announced. It’s also shown that the camera can record above the standard 30 minute mark, with recording times extending over...
Fujifilm announces $150 Instax Link Wide Smartphone Printer for larger instant prints on-the-go
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Oct, 2021 |
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Fujifilm has announced its new Instax Link Wide Smartphone Printer. Link Wide, as it will be known, sits alongside Fujifilm’s original Mini Link and is the company’s first smartphone printer to use the larger-format Instax Wide instant film, which measures 62mm (2.4”) x 99mm (3.9”). The printer connects over Bluetooth to compatible Android and iOS devices via the Instax Link Wide App. Prints take roughly 12 seconds to expose and eject the instant film (though the brochure says they take 90 seconds to develop) and the onboard rechargeable battery is rated for up to 100 Instax prints per...
Nikon announces DX 18-140mm F3.5-6.3 VR for APS-C Z-mount
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Oct, 2021 |
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Nikon has announced the Z DX 18-140mm F3.5-6.3 VR, the all-in-one standard-to-telephoto zoom listed on its Z-mount roadmap. The 7.8x zoom for APS-C cameras provides a flexible lens with greater reach for users of the Z50 and Z fc. The relatively complex optical formula is made up of 17 elements in 13 groups, including two aspherical elements and two extra-low dispersion (ED) elements. Minimum focus distance ranges from 20cm (7.9″) at the wide end to 40cm (15.7″) at the long end, giving a maximum reproduction ratio of 0.33x. The lens’ VR system is rated as providing 5.0...
Sneak peek: Adobe Camera Raw is coming to Photoshop on the iPad
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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Ahead of Adobe MAX 2021 later this month, Adobe has shared a sneak peek of an upcoming update to Photoshop on iPad. And it’s a big one. Adobe Camera Raw is coming to iPad, allowing photographers to import and open raw images on iPad, just as you can on Photoshop on desktop. Per Adobe, ‘From DNG to ProRAW, unlock the power of your camera on-the-go by making adjustments like exposure and noise in your raw files, then importing into your PSD as an ACR Smart Object – all in the iPad.’ You can see Ryan Dumlao, Senior Product Manager for Photoshop on the iPad, give a hands-on...
Apple confirms ‘Unleashed’ special event for October 18
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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Apple has confirmed the date for its October ‘Unleashed’ special event, wherein it’s believed the Cupertino company will unveil new MacBook Pro computers with its latest M1X chipset. The event will be livestreamed at 10:00 am Pacific time (UTC -7) on October 18, 2021 via Apple.com, Apple’s YouTube Channel and the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV devices. The teaser material doesn’t offer much affordance on what to expect, but it’s been widely reported we can expect to see Apple’s next-generation silicon inside new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro models. It’s also been...
The Four Seasons of the Little Egret
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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As an amateur bird photographer, I often asked myself what is so special in birds, and why many people are so attracted by them. The answers to these questions are not unique and likely involve subjective feelings and personal motivations. Some are simply attracted by the fact that birds are challenging and fascinating subjects. Others may enjoy spending some time outdoors in close contact with nature, regardless of the possibility of getting any shot at all. Still, others may think of birds as excellent subjects due to their behavior and plumage color. Plumage color is one of the most...
DJI teases 3 new products launches for October 20, October 27 and November 5, 2021
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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As if Sigma and Sony’s teasers weren’t enough today, DJI has also confirmed today that it will be announcing three new products over the next month. The product launches will take place one week apart from each another On October 20, October 27 and November 5. The teaser, embedded below, features the phrase ‘Good things come in threes,’ shows off three icons, each of which hints at what will be announced on their respective release dates. The October 20 date shows off a red record button, similar to that found on DJI’s line of Ronin gimbals. The October 27 date highlights a proprietary...
Sony teases a new Xperia product announcement set for October 26 livestream
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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Sony has confirmed it will be making a new Xperia-related product announcement via livestream on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Sony hasn’t shared any details regarding what we can expect from the announcement, but the teaser image suggests an emphasis on the photographic capabilities of the unannounced product, as the illustration seems to show off an abstracted design that bears resemblance to an optical element. Sony’s Xperia phone lineup has long been defined by its photographic and video capabilities, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, once again, the Japanese multinational...
Sigma set to release new products via livestream event on October 19, 2021
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Sigma has announced it will be holding a ‘New Products Presentation’ via a Sigma Stage Online event that is set to take place on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. As has historically been the case, Sigma doesn’t divulge any details regarding what to expect from the announcement, but the plural ‘products’ suggests more than one item will be revealed. The event will take place at JST 21:00 / CET 13:00 / EDT 08:00 and last ‘about 30 minutes,’ according to Sigma. You can bookmark the above video to watch the livestream as it happens a week from now. The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a...
Rokinon AF 35mm F1.8 product overview with Paper Crane Creative’s Desy Cheng
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 12, 2021 | Sponsored content, created with the support of Rokinon [embedded content] The Rokinon AF 35mm F1.8 is a compact, lightweight prime lens designed for mirrorless cameras. Available for Sony’s E-mount, it works equally well as a roughly 50mm equivalent lens on APS-C or as one of the most flexible focal lengths you can buy for full-frame. Desy Cheng looks at the detail and takes to the water to see what this well-sized, well-priced optic can do. Rokinon AF 35mm F1.8 FE sample gallery This is sponsored content, created with the support of Rokinon. What does this...
Ricoh GR IIIx vs Fujifilm X100V: which is the photographers’ compact king?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Oct, 2021 |
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We often see Ricoh’s 28mm equiv GR cameras discussed alongside Fujifilm’s X100 series models. The temptation is obvious: they’re two of the only large-sensor fixed lens cameras sold at anything approaching a mainstream price. But this ignores the fact that most photographers will have a strong preference for either the 28 or 35mm equivalent angle of view, and may be poorly served by one or other camera. This changes entirely with the launch of the Ricoh GR IIIx, a 40mm equiv version of the company’s storied photographers’ compact. With slightly wide-of-normal...
Pergear announces $89 10mm F5.6 fisheye lens for APS-C camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Budget lens manufacturer Pergear has announced its new 10mm F5.6 Pancake Fisheye Lens for APS-C camera systems. The full-manual lens is constructed of six elements in four groups. Pergear doesn’t specify whether any specific optical elements are used, but does says the front element has a multi-layer coating ‘to suppress flare and ghosting.’ Other features include a 15cm (5.9″) minimum focusing distance, a built-in petal-shaped lens hood. The lens is constructed entirely of metal and measures in at 5cm (2″) in diameter, 3.2cm (1.26″) tall and weighs only...
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet photographed rare blue ‘transient luminous event’ from the ISS
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Oct, 2021 |
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Lead image credit: Thomas Pesquet / ESA French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The view from about 400km (250 mi) affords Pesquet and other astronauts a stunning view of space and Earth. Pesquet also gets to witness interesting atmospheric phenomena, including a recent rare blue ‘transient luminous event’ over Europe. While photographing a timelapse, Pesquet captured a single frame showing upper-atmospheric lightning. Science Alert wrote about Pesquet’s image and described the event as a ‘lightning-like phenomenon...
Video: First-ever look at crystals forming in real-time at atomic resolution
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Oct, 2021 |
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have combined novel techniques to record the first-ever atomic resolution video of salt crystals as they form in real-time. The team used the novel technique of atomic-resolution real-time video recording and the similarly novel technique of conical carbon nanotube confinement to achieve this impressive feat. Before diving in, it’s important to give context. Salt crystals, like other crystals such as snowflakes and diamonds, comprise repetitive arrangements of molecules. While crystals can take many different forms, something they all have in...
Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S field review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Oct, 2021 |
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Introduction Nikon’s Nikkor Z 14-24mm F2.8 S is a bright wide-angle zoom lens for the company’s Z-mount mirrorless cameras. With a focal range of 14-24mm on full-frame bodies or 21-36mm on APS-C bodies, it’s a great walkaround lens for landscapes and cityscapes alike. It’s also an interesting option for astrophotographers, and performs equally well as a wide-angle video lens. Available since November 2020, list pricing is set at $2399.95. All images edited in Adobe Camera Raw 12.4 unless otherwise noted, with adjustments limited to white balance, exposure, highlights,...
Hands-on with the Ricoh GR IIIx
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Oct, 2021 |
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Ricoh recently released the GR IIIx, a truly pocketable compact camera with a large, APS-C sized sensor, in-body stabilization and a 40mm full-frame equivalent F2.8 lens. For fans of the GR series, the GR IIIx will be immediately familiar in every way except for that lens, but if you’re not a Ricoh aficionado, fear not! We’ll take you on a tour of the GR IIIx to take a look at the ins and outs of how it...
Returning to a Location
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Oct, 2021 |
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If you frequently return to the same location for photography, how do your photos change over time? Do you gain a better understanding of the scene in front of you? These questions have been on my mind recently as I return to old locations for various reasons. To me, revisiting a location is one of the most powerful tools in the photographer’s toolbox. One reason is that it forces you to look beyond the obvious shot. In 2015, I first visited a popular overlook of Mt Sneffels in Colorado. The sky was bare, most of the aspens hadn’t changed color, and I didn’t really like the shot I took....
DPReview TV: iPhone 13 Pro review – shot on the iPhone 13 Pro!
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 9, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] We shot this entire review on the iPhone 13 Pro. See real world examples of Cinematic Mode, Portrait Mode, Night Mode and more. Also, find out the one thing that made Jordan declare, ‘It’s like having a fork dragged across my eyeballs.’ Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story What tripod can support a 600mm lens and still go on a long hike into the wilderness? We test out six higher-end, thick-legged, modular tripods that are comfortably tall and capable of...
Fujifilm’s GFX 100, GFX 100S can now capture 12-bit Blackmagic RAW via HDMI with Blackmagic recorders
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Oct, 2021 |
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As it announced it would during its X Summit Prime 2021 event last month, Fujifilm has released updates for its GFX 100 and GFX 100S medium format cameras that brings the ability to capture Blackmagic RAW video up to DCI 4K 30 frames per second (fps) when paired with a compatible Blackmagic recorder. [embedded content] Back in June 2020, the Fujifilm GFX 100 received a firmware update that enabled it to capture ProRes RAW video over HDMI when paired with Atomos’ Ninja V recorder. This capability was passed on to the GFX 100S, which was announced in early 2021. Not wanting to be left out,...
Apple iPhone 13 Pro sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Oct, 2021 |
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We’ve just wrapped up a ton of shooting with the new Apple iPhone 13 Pro in Seattle and in Michigan, and while we’ve previously done a deep dive into the technical upgrades the 13 lineup offers, like a main camera that’s roughly F6.8 full-frame equivalent,* our gallery here gives you a look at what the larger sensors and faster apertures allow in terms of image quality. We’ve shot a mixture of HEIF and ProRaw, as well as macro,** Portrait Mode and various Photographic Styles modes (also in the HEIF format). We shot with the default camera app, as it takes advantage of...
Film Friday: This was the first picture taken on a Leica Camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Oct, 2021 |
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Barnack built three Ur-Leicas between 1913 and 1914 (Pic: Leitz AG) In 1913, Oskar Barnack, an inventor and visionary who worked in the microscope department at Ernst Leitz, captured the first photograph with the Ur-Leica, the first 35mm still camera that would go on to define the Leica brand. Stephen Dowling, founder of KosmoFoto, has written up an article detailing the history behind the first image captured on a Leica camera. In it, he details how Barnack, ‘an enthusiastic amateur photographer who often took cameras with him on his travels, ’took inspiration from his work on Leitz’s first...
ASUS ProArt PA32UCG Monitor Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Oct, 2021 |
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With its “ProArt” series, ASUS has been targeting the creative field with all kinds of high-quality computer parts and accessories. Its monitor line-up is quite well-known by now, with everything from beginner-level IPS displays all the way to high-end monitors for color-accurate work. Ever since I reviewed the ASUS ProArt PA278QV, I have been curious about how well the high-end ASUS monitors measure up for serious post-processing needs, so when I found out that ASUS released its newest ProArt PA32UCG monitor, I wanted to give it a shot. With its $5K price tag, this monitor is by no means...
Leaked images suggest Google’s Pixel 6 Pro will have 50MP wide, 12MP ultrawide and 48MP 4x tele camera modules
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Google hasn’t announced the details of its forthcoming Pixel 6 smartphone lineup yet, but recent leaks have revealed nearly everything there is to know about Google’s next-generation mobile devices, including the camera array we can expect to see on both the larger and smaller models. We’re 12 days out from the Pixel Fall Launch event, but it seems little remains under wraps due to a number of leaks including images, renderings and even technical readouts of pre-production units. Evan Blass, who goes by Evleaks in the mobile community, has shared a cache of what appear to...
Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2022 announced with new Sensei-powered technology
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Oct, 2021 |
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Adobe has announced the 2022 versions of its Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements software. The applications are designed to make creative photo and video editing accessible and fun. To that end, Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements include what Adobe calls ‘Guided Edits.’ These are step-by-step interactive tutorials you can use on your photos and videos to achieve specific editing tasks. The new applications add four new Guided Edits, bringing the total to 87. There’s a new Guided Edit in Photoshop Elements 2022 for editing pet photos. Credit: Adobe The four new...
Hands-on with the Panasonic BS1H
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Oct, 2021 |
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The Panasonic DC-BS1H is the company’s second box camera, joining the Micro Four Thirds BGH1 in the lineup. As its name implies, the BS1H is essentially a box camera version of Panasonic’s flagship full-frame video camera, the S1H. Unlike the S1H, the camera has no built-in screen, EVF, or grip; instead, it’s designed to be modular so that users can add or omit these features based on their needs. Panasonic says the target audience for the BS1H includes professionals doing remote production, live streaming, and even cinema shooters looking for an alternative to a camera...
DPReview TV: Panasonic BS1H review – Is boxy better?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 7, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] This week Jordan reviews the Panasonic BS1H, the company’s first full-frame box camera. How does it compare to the S1H and Panasonic’s first box camera, the BGH1? Tune in to find out if boxy is better. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Panasonic LUMIX BGH1 Cinema 4K Box Camera, Micro Four Thirds with Livestreaming (DC-BGH1) $1,997.99 Shop now Panasonic LUMIX S5 Full Frame Mirrorless Camera, 4K 60P Video Recording with Flip Screen & WiFi, LUMIX S 20-60mm...
Panasonic Lumix DC-BS1H brings S1H full-frame performance to box-format camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Oct, 2021 |
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The Panasonic BS1H is a compact box-shaped modular video camera built around the same components as the S1H full-frame mirrorless camera. As such it offers open-gate 6K capture, 5.9K 16:9 capture, anamorphic support, and Raw output to Atomos or Blackmagic recorders. Like the existing Micro Four Thirds BGH1 model, the camera has no screens and relies on the use of HDMI, SDI, Ethernet or Wi-Fi communication for monitoring. It has a series of customizable buttons on the body and all its menus can be controlled from a computer or smartphone-based app. The whole design of the camera is based on...
GorillaPod creators introduce new flexible PodZilla tripod
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Oct, 2021 |
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JOBY, creator of the GorillaPod, has announced an all-new range of tripod products called ‘PodZilla.’ The PodZilla line of tripods are ‘versatile, modular and flexible’ tripods designed for new and aspiring content creators. PodZilla comes in two sizes, medium and large, and both sizes promise ease of use. The PodZilla uses a lightweight aluminum core covered in a grippy rubber outer layer. Each leg is fully articulated, allowing users to achieve a level, stable platform on uneven terrain. JOBY PodZilla (medium) in red. The medium size is also available in teal,...
Manfrotto introduces ‘Move’ system, promises speed and versatility in hybrid workflows
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Oct, 2021 |
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Manfrotto has announced a new line of modular support products. The ‘Move‘ line is designed to ‘increase pace on set, making changing setups effortless for both photography and filmmaking.’ Manfrotto continues, ‘Move your camera seamlessly, transition from shot to shot without hesitation, without friction.’ The Move lineup of products includes solutions for support, motion and stabilization. The core of the new system is the Manfrotto Move Quick Release System, Manfrotto Move Gim-Pod and Manfrotto Move Gimbal. [embedded content] Starting with the Quick...
Canon announces $1,999 5.2mm F2.8 Fisheye Lens for virtual reality applications
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Canon has announced a new RF lens, but it’s not exactly one you’ll be using for your average photographic endeavors. This new lens is a 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens is the world’s first digital interchangeable lens that captures stereoscopic 180º images onto a single sensor for processing in virtual reality (VR) post-processing software. The lens features a unique folded optic design that consists of 24 total elements in 20 total groups (12 elements in 10 groups for each of the two lenses), including four ultra-low dispersion elements and an array of Canon’s proprietary...
Sports shooters compared: the Canon EOS R3 versus the Sony a9 II
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Oct, 2021 |
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What a time to be a photographer, especially one who has their eyes and lenses set on photographing fast action. We live in an age where even compact cameras have insane autofocus and burst speeds, and many midrange full-frame mirrorless cameras out there can capture bursts of images that put the sports DSLRs of yore to shame. Enter the EOS R3. It’s the first truly action-focused mirrorless camera we’ve yet seen from Canon, and it looks like they’ve thrown an awful lot into it. With an all-new 24MP stacked CMOS sensor and sophisticated autofocus algorithms, it’s only...
August 2021 CIPA data: Demand is (mostly) steady, but production appears affected by global chip shortage
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Oct, 2021 |
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The Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has published its August 2021 production and shipment data for digital still cameras, revealing shipments were steady across the board year-over-year (YoY) in August, while production slightly decreased YoY in August, likely due to the ongoing global chip shortage. According to CIPA’s August 2021 data, 233,028 digital still camera units were produced and 249,804 units shipped worldwide, a decrease of 4.3% and 20.8%, respectively, compared to August 2020. Despite the decrease in both units produced and shipped, the value of the units shipped...
These incredible images of Earth were captured with an iPhone 12 by an Inspiration4 commander
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Oct, 2021 |
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Last week, we wrote about photos that the Inspiration4 crew captured using Nikon cameras aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The images were shot from 575km (357 mi) above Earth, which is about 166km (103 mi) higher than the International Space Station (ISS). The commander of the crew, billionaire Jared Isaacman shared another photo from the mission over the weekend, this time captured using an iPhone 12. Image credit: Jared Isaacman / SpaceX / Inspiration4 Per Digital Trends, Isaacman captured the image ‘through the all-glass dome built beneath the nose cone of the Crew Dragon...
Roundup: Six Large Tripods For Heavy Duty Use
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Oct, 2021 |
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Roundup: Six Large Tripods For Heavy Duty Use From left to right; ProMediaGear TR344, Really Right Stuff TVC-34, Sirui SR-3204, FLM CP34-L4 II, Leofoto LM-364C, Gitzo GT3543LS. (Pro tip: keep the leg locks away from sand if possible.) There is a saying about tripods; ‘Cheap, light, stable – you can pick only two’. And maximizing one aspect will minimize the others. This roundup covers tripods that emphasize stability over affordability, and make what concessions they can to portability. Further, these tripods represent ‘once in a lifetime’ purchases for most enthusiasts,...
Video: Nikon confirms its Z9 mirrorless camera will have a dual-pivoting display
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Nikon Japan has published a new teaser video for its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera. Little information is shared in the 30-second video, but we do get our first glimpse of the backside of the camera from Nikon itself, revealing at least one detail we haven’t yet seen before. Back in July, during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, we got our first glimpse of the backside of the Nikon Z9, which we confirmed was being tested by various photographers at the event. While those images showed the button layout and physical interface of the forthcoming Z9 camera, there...
Arca Swiss Quick Link Set Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Oct, 2021 |
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Arca Swiss’s “Quick Link Set” is a duo of lightweight plates that go between your tripod and your tripod head, letting you attach and detach the head quickly. I’ve been using the Quick Link Set recently and wanted to cover my impressions in today’s review. Table of Contents What Is the Quick Link Set? The Arca Swiss Quick Link Set consists of two plates: a disk that attaches to the bottom of your tripod head, and a receiver base that attaches to the top of your tripod. They look like this: Once you’ve attached these two plates to your tripod and head, using them is a matter of rotating the...
Video: An angry raven nearly takes down delivery drone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Wing, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been regularly making deliveries of lightweight goods, via drone, for some time. The service was first tested out in Australia’s capital city of Canberra, back in 2017, and has been going strong since. Recently, a man named Ben Roberts caught a raven attempting to take down a drone, delivering his coffee, on video (seen above). The brief clip shows a raven latching on to the back of the aircraft with its claws. The bird then pecked at it relentlessly with its beak. The drone wavered a bit but was able to...
39th Leitz Photographica Auction will include rare Leica MP, prototype prime & much more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Oct, 2021 |
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The 39th Leitz Photographica Auction is coming up, taking place on November 20 at the Hotel Bristol in Vienna, Austria. Ahead of the auction, Leica has highlighted various rare Leitz/Leica camera equipment people will be able to bid on next month. Among the collection due for auction is a rare Leica MP Black Paint No. 55 camera. It has an A- condition grade and was built in 1957. The serial number is MP-55. Leica writes, ‘With a total number of only 412 units produced, the MP is among the rarest Leica models of all time. The black-paint version was produced only 141 times and acquired...
Video: a Retro Review of Sony’s 24-year-old Mavica FD5 camera, which used floppy discs for storage
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Oct, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Gordon Laing has shared another episode of Retro Reviews, this time reviewing the 24-year-old Sony Mavica FD5, one of Sony’s earliest digital cameras that recorded cameras directly to 3.5” floppy discs. The Mavica FD5 was released in 1997 and retailed for around $600. While not the first Mavica camera, it was the first digital Mavica camera. As Gordon explains in the 13-minute video, the selling point of the FD5 was its use of the ubiquitous 3.5” floppy disc as a storage medium. Whereas most other digital cameras in the mid-to-late 1990s either used built-in storage or...
Canon EOS R3’s OVF Simulation: What it is and why it matters
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Oct, 2021 |
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Canon is the first company we’ve seen to take advantage of the greater dynamic range of the latest OLED viewfinders. Almost paradoxically, OVF Simulation mode, a new feature on the recently announced EOS R3, delivers a more advanced, more naturalistic viewfinder experience than previous mirrorless cameras as a result of Canon trying to make users of an older technology (optical finder) feel more at home. Let’s take a closer look. Canon essentially said ‘We have an HDR display that can better represent the world… let’s make use of it!’ Canon did what...
DPReview TV: Ricoh GR IIIx review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 2, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Ricoh GR IIIx brings a 40mm equiv. focal length to Ricoh’s legendary GR series of cameras. Find out why Chris describes the GR IIIx as a camera ‘…that’s easy to covet and love.’ Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample photos from this episode Gear in this story The Panasonic GH5M2 is a refresh, rather than complete reworking, of the company’s image-stabilized, video focused GH5. We didn’t find live streaming as reliable as we’d hoped but...
Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery from DPReview TV
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Oct, 2021 |
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Published Oct 2, 2021 | dpreview staff This week our dynamic duo from DPReview TV reviewed the Ricoh GR IIIx. Check out their sample photos from this pocketable APS-C camera including portraits, landscapes, sunstars and more. View the Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The Panasonic GH5M2 is a refresh, rather than complete reworking, of the company’s image-stabilized, video focused GH5. We didn’t find live streaming as reliable as we’d hoped but we appreciated the improved feature set. Sigma’s designed-for-mirrorless 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG...
Omnar Lenses reveals its first lens, a 26mm F6 M-mount lens made from Canon P&S optical elements
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Oct, 2021 |
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Film photography publication 35mmc and manual lens specialist Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics have teamed up to create Omnar Lenses, a new lens manufacturer who has just revealed what will be the company’s first lens, the Omnar CN26–6, a 26mm F6 fixed-aperture M-mount lens. The lens is constructed of optical elements from Canon’s AF-10 point-and-shoot camera. Omnar Lenses says the lens is ‘a simple optic with a combination of [coated] glass and plastic elements.’ While Omnar Lenses claims it’s sharp, it does note the lens ‘definitely gives a strong [point-and-shoot] aesthetic to images.’ The lens...
CineStill launches RedRum, an ISO 200 redscale 120 film stock with ‘spooky’ autumn tones
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Oct, 2021 |
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CineStill has released RedRum, a new ISO 200 medium format red scale film stock that will be available in limited quantities. Just in time for Halloween season, CineStill says this monochromatic film delivers red and yellow tones that makes for ‘spooky’ photographs. To achieve this look, CineStill takes its 800T emulsion and reverse rolls it through the reddish film base. This effectively reduces the sensitivity by four times, resulting in an ISO 200 film that cleverly takes advantage of the lack of an anti-halation layer of its 800T emulsion. The film works with standard C-41 lab processing...
Inspiration4 crew photographed Earth from 575km, more than 150km higher up than the ISS
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Oct, 2021 |
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Last month, the world’s first all-civilian space mission, operated by SpaceX, was launched. The spaceflight aboard SpaceX Dragon was dubbed Inspiration4 and had no professional astronauts on board. The four-person crew included billionaire Jared Isaacman, who acted as commander and is a space enthusiast and seasoned pilot, physician assistant Hayley Arceneaux, data engineer Chris Sembroski and geoscientist and science communication specialist Sian Proctor. The flight raised significant funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. After taking off on...
Film Friday: 5 shots with ‘the worst lens Minolta ever made’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Oct, 2021 |
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What happens when you combine very expired film with a lens sometimes called ‘the worst lens Minolta ever made?’ You’d get this little 5 Frame feature from Iain Paterson for 35mmc. In this iteration of ‘5 Frames with,’ Paterson takes a look at the image quyality of the Minolta 35–80mm 1:4 (22) – 5.6 autofocus zoom lens as shot on a Minolta Dynax 500si Super SLR camera using expired Truprint 400 film. A nearly forgotten kit Paterson had ordered online, this little misfit kit did its best to make the most of a lens that is consistently considered ‘one of the worst lenses’ out there...
What to Photograph When There’s Nothing to Photograph
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Oct, 2021 |
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I’m on the annual Photography Life fall colors workshop with Nasim, and our group ran into a tricky photographic situation this morning. A beautiful mountain overlook was completely blocked by clouds at sunrise, ruining any photos we had in mind. Time to pack it up and go home? Not quite. Here’s the shot we wanted to take, as captured by Nasim a few years ago: NIKON D850 + 24-120mm f/4 @ 38mm, ISO 64, 1/3, f/5.6 And here’s how sunrise looked today: GFX100S + GF63mmF2.8 R WR @ 63mm, ISO 100, 1/6, f/5.6 It’s hardly the view our group had hoped for after waking up at 5 AM, but sometimes that’s...
Capture One 21 (14.4.0) update released, brings back Exporter features
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Sep, 2021 |
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Capture One has announced the Capture One 21 (14.4.0) update, which is available now for all Capture One 21 users. The update includes new camera and lens support, new features, plus a significant update to the Exporter, based on user feedback. Looking first at the Exporter. In July, Capture One released 14.3.0, which redesigned the Exporter experience. However, what was meant to be an improvement and overall simplification, was not a universal upgrade for all users. Some users strongly preferred the old Exporter and were upset that their workflows were disrupted. Capture One writes,...
TTartisan teases its first AF lens, a 32mm F2.8 for multiple full-frame, APS-C camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Sep, 2021 |
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[embedded content] TTartisan has announced it will soon release a 32mm F2.8, its first autofocus lens. Very little information about the lens is revealed, aside from the mount options, which will include Canon RF, Canon EOS M, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems. As it stands, this particular focal length is going up against quite a bit of competition in nearly every lens mount it’ll be offered in. The F2.8 aperture isn’t exactly inspiring, so its selling point across all lens mounts will likely be its price point, which hasn’t yet been announced. We’ll share another...
Updated: Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 30, 2021 | dpreview staff Sigma’s ‘I’ line of metal-bodied compact primes continues to expand with the 24mm F2 DG DN ‘Contemporary’, and we continue to be impressed with the sharpness this lens is capable of. From the midwest to the west coast, have a look at what it can do in our updated sample gallery. View our updated Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN sample gallery Gear in this story Sigma has introduced a pair of lenses in its I-series of premium primes: the 24mm F2 DG DN and 90mm F2.8 DG DN ‘Contemporary’. The lenses are very well-built,...
EyePhone: How one doctor is using the iPhone 13 Pro’s macro capabilities to remotely assess patients
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Sep, 2021 |
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One of the new camera features in Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro lineup is a macro photography mode, made possible by the devices’ ultrawide camera module. While this new macro capability can be used for your more conventional macro photography, one ophthalmologist has discovered the feature can also be used for the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. In a pair of posts on his LinkedIn profile, first discovered by 9to5Mac, ophthalmologist Tommy Korn, MD shares how he’s been using the new macro capabilities of the new iPhone 13 Pro models in conjunction with virtual appointments to keep up...
Slideshow: Finalists for the Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2021
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Sep, 2021 |
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Today, 40 photo and three video finalists were announced for the Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards, 2021. Over 2000 entries were submitted from around the world. Created by Paul Joyson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, the competition was created to celebrate the vital role pets play in our lives. A partnership with Animals Friends Insurance will allow the organizers to donate £10,000 to Animal Support Angels. ‘It has been a very odd 24 months for most of us, but one heartwarming life-affirming and consistent presence has kept many of us relatively sane and definitely happier than we might...
Tamron announces 35-150mm F2-2.8 Di III VXD and 28-75mm F2.8 G2 for E-mount
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Sep, 2021 |
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Tamron has announced a 35-150mm F2-2.8 fast, flexible zoom for full-frame Sony E-mount bodies, alongside a second-gen version of its 28-75mm F2.8 standard zoom lens for the same system. Tamron describes its 35-150mm F2-2.8 Di III VXD as a ‘travel zoom’ with wide-to-telephoto coverage. We’re not sure we’d consider 35mm wide enough to describe it in quite those terms, but it’s certainly a usefully fast zoom that covers a very useful range of focal lengths. It can also be used as an approximately 53-225mm equiv on APS-C cameras, with the expected reduction in...
Tamron releases 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A travel zoom for Fujifilm X-mount
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Sep, 2021 |
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Tamron has just released the launch date and pricing information of the previously announced 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD lens for Fujifilm X-Mount and Sony E-mount cameras. Offering a 16.6x zoom ratio that translates to a rough equivalent of 27-450mm in full-frame terms, this all-in-one zoom will be an intriguing option for travel photographers and those looking to keep lens-swapping to a minimum. Notable features include a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:2 at the wide end of the zoom range, a 67mm filter thread size that’s shared with several other Tamron lenses, and built-in...
Exposure X7 announced: Features new masking tool, customizable workspaces & more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Sep, 2021 |
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Exposure Software has announced Exposure X7, its latest RAW photo editing application. Exposure X7, which can be used as a standalone app or as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic, adds numerous new features, including a new masking tool, improved workspace design, and more. Exposure X7 is an all-in-one photo editing solution, offering users organizational tools, non-destructive RAW editing, layers-based editing, intelligent masking tools, over 500 customizable presets, one-click automatic adjustments and more. Focusing on masking tools first, this is an area where Exposure...
Irix announces new 30mm F1.4 ‘Dragonfly’ lens for Canon EF, Nikon F and Pentax K mount cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Sep, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Lens manufacturer Irix has announced its new 30mm F1.4 lens, a stills version of its 30mm cine lens available for Canon EF, Nikon F and Pentax K mount camera systems. The 30mm F1.4 manual lens is constructed of 13 elements in 11 groups, including three ultra-low dispersion elements, two high-reflective elements and a single aspherical elements. The lens features Irix’s ‘Dragonfly’ nomenclature, which denotes its lightweight design and high optical quality. Below is a sample gallery of images, curiously enough captured with a mirrorless camera despite this being a DSLR...
DPReview TV: Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 29, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR is a recently announced prime for X-mount. The DPReview gang got their hands on this fast 35mm-equivalent lens and put it through its paces.They also compare it with Fujifilm’s original 23mm F1.4 prime. Watch the video to see the pros and cons. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample photos from this episode Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Nov 30, 2021 We take a closer look at the new Fujifilm XF33mm F1.4 R LM WR, and what it tells us...
Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 LM WR pre-production sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 29, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV just reviewed Fujifilm’s new XF 23mm F1.4 prime lens. Check out some of the sample photos they shot for their review and judge image quality for yourself. If you missed their review you can watch it here. View the Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Nov 30, 2021 We take a closer look at the new Fujifilm XF33mm F1.4 R LM WR, and what it tells us about the XF23mm LM WR announced alongside it, as Fujifilm updates its X-mount primes. Fujifilm has...
Canon EOS R3 and Canon EOS R5 compared
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Sep, 2021 |
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The EOS R3 is Canon’s highest-end mirrorless camera yet, but it arrives into a range of already capable cameras. The EOS R5 impressed us a great deal, proving itself a worthy successor to the classic EOS 5D DSLRs, so what does the R3 do that’s different, and is it worth the extra money? The all-around capability of the R5 and the branding of the R3 mean it’s not quite as clear-cut as the distinction that existed between the 1D and 5D models. But it still essentially comes down to what you want to use the camera for. Let’s take a closer look at the two cameras’...
Adobe has re-engineered masking in Adobe Camera RAW and Lightroom
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Sep, 2021 |
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Adobe has offered a sneak peek of its next version of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and Adobe Lightroom. While many new features will be added to ACR, Lightroom and Photoshop on October 26, today’s preview focuses on a redesigned masking engine and user experience. Masking is a primary way that users can perform precise selective adjustments within ACR and Lightroom. Adobe is completely redesigning how masking will work, including through a new Masks panel. Adobe’s Josh Bury writes, ‘The new masking functionality represents the biggest change to providing control over selectively...
Autel takes on DJI Mini, announces the sub-250g EVO Nano and the EVO Lite
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Sep, 2021 |
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Today, Autel Robotics announced two new drones – a sub 250g EVO Nano+ and the EVO Lite. Notably, the Nano is the first drone in its size class to offer an obstacle avoidance system while the Lite is the first drone ever to offer up a 4-axis gimbal – giving users the ability to record vertical videos. A feature called SonarSound, a built-in microphone in the remote, allows users to record voices and other sounds from the ground. The Nano series — aimed at beginners Weighing in at 249g, the EVO Nano+ has a camera, mounted on a 3-axis gimbal, with a 1/1.28″ CMOS (0.8″) sensor that...
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Sep, 2021 |
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The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Mark II is an updated version of the company’s most video-focused Micro Four Thirds camera; the GH5. It offers increased capabilities over the original model and will eventually sell alongside a higher-end GH6 model, whose development was announced at the same time. The GH5 II gains an updated ‘Venus’ processing engine from the full-frame S1H, allowing it to capture 10-bit 4K footage at 50 or 60 frames per second and promises improved autofocus. It retains the same sensor as before but now with an anti-reflective coating to better control flare....
Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 28, 2021 | dpreview staff Compact camera releases are few and far between these days, which is why we’re excited to try out the new Ricoh GR IIIx. It’s based around the same 24MP APS-C sensor and in-body stabilizer as the GR III, but features a 40mm equivalent F2.8 lens. See how the image quality looks in our sample gallery. View our Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The Panasonic GH5M2 is a refresh, rather than complete reworking, of the company’s...
Hasselblad releases $15K 907X Anniversary Edition Kit to celebrate 80th anniversary
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Sep, 2021 |
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80 years ago, Hasselblad released its first camera, the To celebrate that momentous release eight decades ago, the Swedish camera manufacturer is releasing a the Hasselblad 907X Anniversary Edition Kit. This kit includes Hasselblad’s 907X camera body alongside a CFV II 50C digital back, a control grip, an optical viewfinder and an XCD 30mm F3.5 lens. Only 800 kits will be made to keep on theme with the 80th anniversary. The specifications remain unchanged from the non-anniversary version of the camera, which includes a 50MP medium format CMOS sensor (43.8 x 32.9mm) with up to 14 stops of...
Pixii announces new 26MP version of its APS-C Pixii digital rangefinder camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Sep, 2021 |
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In October 2018, French startup Pixii announced its first product, the Pixii camera. The original Pixii camera was a digital rangefinder with an M-mount. The aluminum body eschewed a back display and included an electronic viewfinder. The camera included a small OLED info display on top and a small number of buttons. The 12MP digital rangefinder eventually went on sale in July 2020 for just over $3,000. Pixii has now announced an updated version of its APS-C digital rangefinder Pixii camera, sporting a new 26MP image sensor, new viewfinder, USB-C support and more. Perhaps the biggest change...
Part one: iFixit’s initial iPhone 13 Pro teardown reveals larger camera modules, bigger battery and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Sep, 2021 |
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The repair gurus at iFixit have published their teardown of Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro smartphone. As always, the teardown reveals a number of interesting new components and details what’s changed since the iPhone 12 Pro. Image credit: Images courtesy iFixit The teardown starts before a single screw is loosened with the help of Creative Electron, who captured an X-ray view of both the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max side-by-side. These images show off a number of differences compared to the devices’ predecessors, one of which is the addition of magnets around every camera module for...
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS ‘Sports’ lens field review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Sep, 2021 |
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Introduction The Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports is an ultra-telephoto zoom lens for full-frame and sub-frame mirrorless cameras based around either the Sony E-mount or the Leica L-mount. With 35mm-equivalent focal lengths equating to 225-900mm with an APS-C crop, it’s aimed primarily at still photographers looking to bring distant subjects up close, and will be of particular interest to wildlife and sports shooters. Available from August 2021, list pricing is set at $1499. Note that due to smoke from the 2021 California wildfires, our gallery shots from both Seattle and...
Hasselblad teases ‘Beyond Classic’ announcement for September 28
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Sep, 2021 |
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Hasselblad has posted a short video on its social media channels teasing an announcement set to take place at 1pm CEST (UTC+2) on September 28, 2021. Hardly any information is shared in the 12-second ‘Beyond Classic,’ teaser, except for a pair of images showing off what appears to be textured grip and a nameplate against a leather-like material. Beyond Classic | September 28th | 13:00 CEST pic.twitter.com/hXoxD1ER7Y — Hasselblad (@Hasselblad) September 24, 2021 For now, keep an eye on Hasselblad’s social media channels for further updates. If any other details are released leading up to the...
The Beginning of Photography: The Drama of 1839
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Sep, 2021 |
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The drama of ‘39 ‘The Open Door’ William Henry Fox Talbot. About 1843. Print from paper negative. On January 6, 1839, François Arago, Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences, announced Daguerre’s invention and spoke of his accomplishment publicly, although he said nothing of the specific methods involved. By the middle of January, news of Daguerre’s invention had spread everywhere. Today, when imaging is so common and taken for granted, it’s hard to imagine how amazing the idea of taking a picture was in 1839. It created immediate headlines around the world. Francois Arago...
Ultra-Large Format Cameras: When 300mm Is a Wide Lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Sep, 2021 |
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There’s no real upper limit to how large a camera sensor or film can be. “Full frame” cameras are smaller than medium format digital, which itself falls behind most medium format film – and so on. At the high end of the scale are Ultra-Large Format (ULF) film cameras. What is an ultra-large format camera? It’s any camera with an imaging area larger than 8×10 inches. In other words, each individual sheet of film – and it is film rather than digital, unless you’re NASA – is substantially larger than a standard sheet of printer paper. Even a basic 1200 PPI scan of ultra-large format film is...
From the T90 to the EOS R3 – a visual tour of Canon’s high-end cameras (photo gallery)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Sep, 2021 |
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PhotographyIsWayOverrated @Barney – I guess it’s just nostalgia from me, having used everything from Nikon’s F4, D1 series to Canon’s 1D series daily back in the time, I still have somewhat fond* memories of reviewing photos on the small screen during a game break holding down the Play (?) button while rapidly scrolling with my thumb and pressing the Protect to tag selects for Photo Mechanic ingest on the old laptop 😉 *: I guess that’s rose-tinted glasses for you & still have that weird 1DII chimping grip deeply ingrained in my muscle memory, but the UI for...
DPReview TV: The best portrait kits for every budget
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 25, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] One question we get a lot at DPReview is, ‘What’s the best portrait kit?’ This week, Chris and Jordan recommend their favorite camera and lens combos for shooting portraits. Whether you have champagne tastes or a beer budget, there’s a great kit for you. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. A little over a year after releasing the OM 4, DJI returns with the OM 5, a smaller, more capable model. It’s can deliver great results, though as we found, not without a...
ACDSee Photo Studio 2022 announced: New face recognition technology, improved performance and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Sep, 2021 |
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ACD Systems has launched ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022. ACD Systems’ new version of its flagship photo editing software includes numerous updates, highlighted by the addition of two new modes: Media mode and People mode. These new modes’ streamline the digital asset management process and introduce AI-powered facial recognition.’ [embedded content] Frank Lin, COO and CTO of ACD Systems, said, ‘ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022 complements an already robust array of Digital Asset Management and Layer Editing modes. We continue to develop this software year-on-year...
Ricoh Recipes: a free Android, iOS app that offers film simulation recipes for Ricoh GR cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Sep, 2021 |
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Ritchie Roesch, creator of the Fuji X Weekly blog, has released Ricoh Recipes, a new mobile app that includes a list of 40 film simulation recipes you can use on Ricoh’s line of GR cameras. Roesch previously released a similar app for Fujifilm film simulation recipes, but this time his focus is on Ricoh’s Ricoh GR, GR II, GR III and GR IIIx camera models. Like Fujifilm’s Film Simulation mode, Ricoh’s GR cameras also have the ability to bake-in image adjustments to JPEGs for straight-out-of-camera images that are already edited to fit your aesthetic preferences. You can find a screenshot of...
Film Friday: Meet the Olympus OM-X, a modular, prototype camera that was meant to be the OM-1
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Sep, 2021 |
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The Olympus OM-1 was a revolutionary camera that changed the single-lens reflex (SLR) camera market by offering impressive image quality in a compact, reliable form factor with (relatively) small, high-quality lenses to boot. While its design shaped the industry for decades to come, it almost didn’t take on the form factor we now look back on. In a recent article on Kosmo Foto, Stephen Dowling explains how the OM-1 was a far different design than what Olympus had originally intended when it showed off a prototype camera dubbed the Olympus OM-X, a modular 35mm SLR camera that looked more like...
Report: ProRes recording on Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max models will tear through up to 6GB/minute
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Sep, 2021 |
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Apple announced alongside the reveal of its iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max devices that both of these models will eventually be able to shoot ProRes video with a future iOS update. While much remains a mystery regarding what we can expect in terms of quality, it seems we now know how much storage space this ProRes recording will take up (spoiler: a LOT). FYI, 1 minute of ProRes Video shot on iPhone 13 Pros clocks in at 6GB Use that information however you want — Ray Wong (@raywongy) September 21, 2021 According to Input’s Raymond Wong, citing a conversation with Apple, one minute of 4K HDR...
How to Take Better Photographs Outdoors
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Sep, 2021 |
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I recently covered how to take better photographs indoors when dealing with low light conditions. Today, I’ll focus on the opposite situation: outdoor photography, where the light may be over-abundant. This article explains the most common problems you’ll find in outdoor photography and how to fix them. Before we begin, if you aren’t comfortable with the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, you will want to read through Elizabeth’s article on the exposure triangle before we get started. X-T3 + XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS @ 18mm, ISO 200, 8 seconds, f/10.0 Table of...
Slideshow: Winners and finalists for the 2021 Siena Drone Photo Awards
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Sep, 2021 |
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The Siena Awards recently announced the winners and finalists for its 2021 Drone Photo Awards. Tens of thousands of aerial images were submitted from 102 countries. The overall winning image, featuring thousands of pink-footed geese flying towards the Arctic, belongs to Norwegian photographer Terje Kolaas. Photographers submitted work from categories including Abstract, Sport, Urban, People, and ‘Extragalactic.’ ‘I’m so thrilled to win the award, it’s such a huge honor to be recognized on an International stage among so many talented photographers and amazing...
EU proposes legislation requiring USB-C charging ports on devices, including iPhones and digital cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Sep, 2021 |
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Electronic waste is an ever-growing issue. The European Commission, an executive arm of the European Union, believes it’s a problem made worse by various devices utilizing different charging cables. Apple is a large culprit, thanks to its continued use of a proprietary Lightning cable for its iPhones and other devices. While some iPad models have shifted to USB-C ports for charging, the very popular iPhone uses a Lightning connector, even as most competitors have moved to the USB-C standard. Rather than leave charging port decisions up to manufacturers, the European Commission has...
Rokinon / Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 FE sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 23, 2021 | dpreview staff The Rokinon (Samyang in most regions) AF 35mm F1.8 FE is a full-frame standard prime for full-frame Sony mirrorless bodies. It’s impressively sharp given its street price of $350, even in the corners, chromatc aberrations are a rare sight and focus speeds are snappy. It’s not the most solid-feeling lens, but then again, it’s an inexpensive lens. View our Rokinon/Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 FE gallery Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. A little over a year after releasing...
Historik app uses AR to combine the modern world with historical events, landmarks
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Sep, 2021 |
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Augmented reality (AR) may be modern technology, but entrepreneur Chris Whalen wants to use the tech and a new app, Historik, to bring back the past. Using a smartphone with AR capabilities, Historik can recreate historic buildings and objects at specific markers and let users learn more about the past, swipe through artifacts and even explore an old area in full 3D. Users will even be able to set up self-guided tours. Of the app, which aims to launch in June 2022, the Historik website writes, ‘Historik is your passport to experience history at its origin. We are building the...
Getting flexible: Microsoft announces Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Duo 2
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Sep, 2021 |
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[embedded content] At today’s Surface event, Microsoft unveiled a number of new and improved Surface products, including the new Surface Pro 8, a creator-focused Surface Laptop Studio and the Surface Duo 2, an updated version of its dual-display folding smartphone. While you can watch the event in its entirety via the above video, we’ll break down the biggest announcements from the livestream. Surface Pro 8 [embedded content] One of Microsofts biggest announcements at today’s event was the Surface Pro 8, a major upgrade to its Surface Pro line, whose updates have been rather incremental...
Video: Using wet-plate collodion photography process for high-end food photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Sep, 2021 |
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Photographer Markus Hofstaetter works with the wet-plate collodion process. While this process is typically seen with portraiture — and Hofstaetter does that, too — he recently teamed up with food photographer and chef Hans Gerlach to use the wet-plate process for food photography. The results are excellent. In a blog post, Hofstaetter discussed how he met with Gerlach and set up his equipment for food photography. Hofstaetter bought a 150kg Cambo studio stand earlier this year and then found a tray for it on eBay. Gerlach was the eBay seller, and the two got to talking, deciding they’d like...
All Apple iPhone 13 and 13 Pro camera upgrades: Explained
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Sep, 2021 |
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Last week Apple announced its iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro lineup, which incorporate major advancements to its camera technology. While we’re waiting to get our hands on the devices, we wanted to break down the improvements the new models bring compared to the previous generation. But here’s the gist of it: Apple managed to cram the larger sensor and optics seen in last year’s iPhone 12 Pro Max into the much smaller 13 Mini this year, all the way down to the sensor shift stabilization technology. So when it comes to this year’s iPhone cameras, think...
iPhone 13 review round-up: a meta review of Apple’s latest iPhone 13 lineup
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Sep, 2021 |
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The embargo for reviews of new Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup has dropped. While we’re working to get our hands on a review unit, we wanted to share a round-up of hands-on videos and brief reviews from YouTubers and other tech publications who have already gotten their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Many of these video reviews and hands-on are more general, but they all hit on the camera capabilities of Apple’s latest devices and some, such as Peter McKinnon’s video and Austin Mann’s article, do focus almost exclusively on the camera tech. The...
Viltrox announces $399 35mm F1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Sep, 2021 |
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Viltrox has announced the details of its new 35mm F1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount camera systems. The lens is constructed of 10 elements in eight groups, including two extra-low dispersion elements, two aspherical elements and two high-refraction index elements. It uses a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, has an aperture range of F1.8 through F16 and it has a minimum focusing distance of 40cm (15.8”). Unlike many other budget lenses, the Viltrox 35mm F1.8 is chipped for transferring EXIF data and includes autofocus, which is driven by a stepping motor mechanism and supports Nikon’s Eye AF...
Review: The DJI OM 5 smartphone gimbal gets more compact, still adds features
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Sep, 2021 |
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If you’ve ever tried recording video or timelapse sequences with your smartphone, you know that footage can be shaky and unpolished, even with built-in image stabilization. Enter the DJI OM 5, a compact, 3-axis gimbal. In addition to gimbal stabilization, the OM 5 makes it easy to pan and zoom, track subjects, and create visual stories that can instantly be shared on social media. Is it worth upgrading or investing in one? Let’s find out. Jump to: Gimbal overview | DJI Mimo app | What it’s like to use | Conclusion Key takeaways: 3-axis stabilization Magnetic phone mount for...
Vaonis announces $45,000 telescope camera with 61MP full-frame sensor, 1050mm optic
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Sep, 2021 |
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Vaonis, makers of the Vespera and Stellina smart telescopes has announced its latest creation, the Hyperia telescope camera. The Hyperia is a nearly 75kg (165 lbs) personal observatory. The telescope uses a 61MP image sensor paired with a 1050mm lens. The Hyperia’s 61MP sensor is a full-frame Sony IMX455 monochromatic sensor. It’s backside-illuminated, too, which Vaonis says results in ‘91% quantum efficiency.’ Although unlikely to be needed anytime soon given the quality of the IMX455 sensor, it can be replaced within Hyperia down the road. The sensor has 3.76μm...
Samsung shares new promotional video for its pixel-packed 200MP HP1 mobile image sensor
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Sep, 2021 |
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LG’s unveils the 32″ 4K UltraFine OLED Pro monitor, a $3,999 consumer-ready OLED display
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Sep, 2021 |
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LG has announced its new 32” UltraFine Display OLED Pro Monitor, its first consumer-ready OLED monitor. LG says this 32″ 4K monitor (3840 x 2160 pixels) covers 99% coverage of both Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 color spaces. It features a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and has both HDR10 and VESA’s DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification, which ensures the display can maintain 400-nits of brightness while displaying HDR content. The display also offers true 10-bit color, a 1ms response time and a 60Hz refresh rate and uses an anti-glare coating to minimize reflections. The monitor offers an array...
DPReview TV: Why Jordan is buying the iPhone 13
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 21, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Find out why DPReview TV’s Jordan Drake is planning to buy the iPhone 13, what excites him about its new cameras, and what he thinks of Cinematic mode. He also explains why he probably won’t use ProRes for video. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 is a fully-featured alternative to Adobe’s Lightroom for Windows users. So how does it compare? Read our detailed review to find out. The Canon EOS R3 is the company’s first high-end...
Capture One announces special upgrade path to Capture One 22 for new users
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Sep, 2021 |
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Capture One 22 is releasing this December. To prepare new users for Capture One 22, Capture One has announced that for a limited time, photographers can purchase Capture One 21 now and get Capture One 22 for free in December. From today through October 4 at 6:00 PM ET, if you buy Capture One 21, you’ll get the next major release, Capture One 22, for free, rather than paying an upgrade fee. This deal is aimed at users who prefer to purchase lifetime user licenses rather than subscribe to Capture One. After all, subscribers receive all Capture One updates as soon as they’re...
Range Masks Explained: One of Lightroom’s Most Powerful Tools
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Sep, 2021 |
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For years, Lightroom’s tools for selective adjustments left something to be desired. The “detect edges” feature often adds noise to soft areas like clouds, whereas the standard brush and gradient tools can affect too much of the image. Range masking fixes those problems. Table of Contents What Is Range Masking in Lightroom? Range masking was added to Lightroom a few years ago and has since become one of my favorite post-processing tools. Lightroom has two types of range masking: luminance (which selects portions of the image by brightness) and color (which does the same by color). Both are...
Ilford announces Pop-Up Darkroom, Darkroom Starter Kit and film gift calendar
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Sep, 2021 |
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Ilford Photo has announced a trio of new products, all aimed squarely at film photographers across all skill levels. The first product we’re looking at is the Ilford Pop-Up Darkroom. Ilford writes, ‘The Ilford Pop-Up Darkroom is the perfect solution for film photographers who want to print their negatives and otherwise may struggle to convert existing spaces into suitable working darkrooms.’ It is precisely what the name suggests, a mobile darkroom solution that you can erect in most standard rooms. It has an external metal frame that is 2.2m (7.2′) tall when popped...
ProGrade announces $330 160GB CFexpress Type A card with max read speeds of 800MB/s
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Sep, 2021 |
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ProGrade Digital has announced the release of the CFexpress Type A Cobalt, a new lineup that offers read and write speeds of 800MB/s and 700MB/s, respectively, at a relatively affordable price. While the CFexpress Type A format is smaller than the more ubiquitous SD card – and up to three times faster – the format has struggled to take hold, for two reasons in particular. First, Sony is the only camera manufacturer that currently has cameras with the slot and support to use the media. Second, CFexpress Type A cards tend to be quite a bit more expensive than SD cards with the same capacity,...
TTartisan teases a new 40mm F2.8 1:1 macro lens for APS-C mirrorless camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Sep, 2021 |
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[embedded content] TTartisan has announced the details of the 40mm F2.8 Macro, a forthcoming 1:1 macro lens for various APS-C camera systems. TTartisan says the manual lens is constructed of eight elements in seven groups, including two low-dispersion elements. Few additional details are provided in the video, but based on the images of the lens shown in the video, the lens will have an aperture range of F2.8 through F16, have a 52mm front filter thread and have a minimum focusing distance of 17cm (6.7”). TTartisan hasn’t shared what the suggested price will be, nor where it will be...
Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN | C sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Sep, 2021 |
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The Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary is the latest in the company’s I series range of compact, mid-priced primes for mirrorless cameras. We’ve been shooting it on the Panasonic S5, to have a look at how it handles portraiture, among other subjects, as we made the most of what might be the last of Seattle’s autumn sunshine. You can judge the impact on the bokeh shape of its nine rounded aperture blades, and see how it handles direct sunlight. View our gallery of sample photos Gear in this story ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 is a fully-featured alternative to...
Software review: ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 is a speedy Lightroom alternative
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Sep, 2021 |
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Over the past couple of years, I’ve reviewed several subscription-free rivals to Adobe Lightroom, including DxO PhotoLab 4, Exposure Software’s Exposure X6 and Phase One’s Capture One 20. After publishing every one of those reviews, I heard from readers praising ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate, a Windows-only Lightroom alternative that allows you to forego a subscription. Jump to: Introduction |What’s new |Interface |Tests |Conclusion Introduction It’s been many years since we last took a look at ACDSee, but clearly, it’s time we rectified that. A...
Historical footnote to technology of the future: three moments with the Canon EOS R3 that changed my opinion of Eye Control
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Sep, 2021 |
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The EOS R3’s Eye Control system works on a similar principle to the one used in the late 90’s and early 2000s, but isn’t really trying to select individual, discrete AF points To me, Eye Control has always been some great ‘what if,’ that inevitably gets mentioned when camera geeks of a certain age spent too much time together. I went straight from a manual focus SLR to digital cameras, so I’ve never felt those pangs of nostalgia, myself: it just sounded like a failed technology that even Canon seemed happy to forget about. But in the past months there have...
Apple’s 7 minute video helps you decide which iPhone 13 has the best camera for you
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Sep, 2021 |
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Apple has just released a 7 minute video detailing some of the biggest upgrades to the iPhone 13 camera systems. If we wanted you to walk away with one take-home from the keynote, other than the Cinematic Mode everyone’s talking about, it’d be this: Apple crammed the rather large 1/1.9″-type sensor with 1.7µm pixels from last year’s largest iPhone 12 Pro Max into this year’s smallest iPhone 13 Mini. Meanwhile, all models saw modest sensor size increases, and you no longer have to choose the largest phone to get the best camera features. Meanwhile, sensor-shift...
Video: a Retro Review of the 3.3MP Sony S70 digital camera, 21 years after its release
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Sep, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Gordon Laing, founder of Camera Labs, is back with another episode of ‘Retro Review,’ an ongoing series wherein Laing reviews old digital cameras and electronics decades after they first hit the market. For this latest review, Laing reviews the first digital camera he ever owned, a 3.3MP Sony CyberShot S70. As Laing shares in the 15-minute review, the S70 was released back in 2000, alongside the more entry-level S50 and S30 models. It retailed for $800 at the time, undercutting its two main rivals, the Canon G1 and Nikon P990. The camera shot both stills and video and used...
DPReview TV: Chris and Jordan answer your questions about the Canon EOS R3
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 18, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan received a lot of feedback after their preview of the Canon EOS R3 (most of it good), and in this episode they answer some of the questions that came up in the YouTube comments. Watch the video to see if they answered one of yours. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story Pre-order now Released on Nov 30, 2021 We conducted an ask-me-anything thread over on Reddit on Tuesday, inviting questions about the EOS R3. We ended up digging into some of the fine detail...
A dedicated amateur astronomer in Brazil caught an object hitting Jupiter’s surface
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Sep, 2021 |
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An image of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Brazilian amateur astronomer José Luis Pereira was shooting Jupiter on September 13 when an object struck the gas giant. Pereira used a QHY5III462C camera with a Newtonian 275mm F5.3 telescope in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil when he captured the incredible event. It was a clear night, so he recorded 25 videos to put through a program called DeTeCt. The software is used to analyze video and detect impacts on Jupiter and Saturn. The camera Pereira used records color at enhanced near-infrared wavelengths. It uses a 2MP...
Film Friday: More information about how NoColorStudio developed its new ‘No. 5’ emulsion
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Sep, 2021 |
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For this week’s installment of Film Friday, we’re taking a closer look at ‘no.5,’ a new film stock from NoColorStudio, an independent film photography company that focuses on large format film camera accessories and, now, specialty film stocks. We posted a first look at this new film last month, but since then our friends at 35mmc have taken a deeper dive, and interviewed Arnas Špaka, creator of NoColorStudio. As with many ‘new’ films nowadays, this isn’t a new formula designed by NoColorStudio, but a repurposed film that’s recently gone back into production. According to Špaka, the...
Video: A look at the rare ‘white face’ Rolleiflex 2.8F twin-lens reflex camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Sep, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter fame is back with another episode of Camera Geekery, his ongoing YouTube series wherein he highlights the unique designs and features of older film cameras. This episode of the ongoing series features the much-requested Rolleiflex 2.8F, a twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera that was first available in 1949, but continued to be produced all the way through 2014 with the Rolleiflex 2.8FX. As Hunt explains in his video, the particular model he shows off isn’t your average Rolleiflex 2.8F either, it’s a ‘White Face Rolleiflex.’ What does that...
GoPro announces Hero10 Black with new chip, better performance and improved usability
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Sep, 2021 |
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Precisely one year ago, GoPro announced the Hero9 Black action camera. Today, GoPro has announced its successor, the Hero10 Black. While GoPro’s latest action camera looks familiar, a new GP2 chip inside results in significantly improved performance. With its GP2 chip, the Hero10 Black features double the performance frame rates compared to 2020’s Hero9 Black. The increased processing power has other benefits. The Hero10 can upload a video to your phone or the cloud 30 percent faster than the Hero9. The Hero10 can plug directly into your smartphone for even faster uploads through...
Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Sep, 2021 |
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Published Sep 16, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV recently reviewed Sigma’s new 24mm F2 DG DN ‘Contemporary’ lens. Check out the sample gallery from their review to see what this lens can deliver. If you missed their review you can watch it here. View the Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN ‘Contemporary’ sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story We’ve just got our hands on the latest compact semi-fast primes from Sigma. Click through for a look at what they offer, how they compare, and where the I-series lineup now stands. We’ve...
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.