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Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L IS Macro sample gallery
We’ve been waiting a long time for a chance to try out Canon’s latest macro lens, and it was worth it! Take a look at the impressive sharpness and absolutely lovely bokeh. Is the Spherical Aberration Correction feature a useful creative tool or a gimmick? Check out the sample gallery and judge for yourself. Want to learn more about this lens? Watch our hands-on review from DPReview TV. View our Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L IS sample gallery Gear in this story Canon has just announced a native RF-mount contemporary to its popular EF 100mm...
read moreVideo: Sigma’s new HQ features a ‘lens cellar,’ a rooftop garden and more
[embedded content] Last month, Sigma opened the doors on its new headquarters in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture. The facility isn’t available to the public, but YouTube channel Gizmomo Freaks managed to get an inside look at the four-story building to show off the company’s new home. The 14-minute highlights all of the major components of the new facility, from the built-in photo book library surrounding the central staircase to the rooftop garden and open-concept workspaces, many of which overlook the beautiful landscaping surrounding the...
read moreSamsung says its new 256GB Pro Endurance microSD cards can write for 16 years straight
Samsung has announced the Samsung Pro Endurance, a new microSD card that puts durability and reliability above all else. Unlike most other memory cards, microSD or otherwise, the Samsung Pro Endurance doesn’t focus on speed. Instead, it focuses on reliability for use-cases when you need to be constantly writing to or reading from the card. It’s target market is certainly for more commercial purposes, such as in security cameras, body cameras and dashcams, which are constantly recording video, but its long lifespan also makes it a reasonable...
read moreWhat You Leave Out of the Photo
Composition, as it’s usually explained, is the way you arrange the visual elements within a photo. But that definition misses something. A large portion of what’s important when composing a photo isn’t within the photo at all. Instead, it’s the bits outside the frame that are completely excluded from the image. I believe that what you leave out of a photo is as important as what you put in it. In the same way that every element of your composition has emotion and visual weight, so do the elements that you exclude. Is there something near the...
read moreNewly-developed lensless camera uses neural network and transformer to produce sharper images faster
Digital cameras typically require lenses to focus incoming light on an image sensor. While technology has continually improved, allowing for more compact camera systems, they are nonetheless limited by physics. A lens can only be so small, and the distance between the lens and a sensor so short. This is where ‘lensless’ cameras come in. Unburdened by the physical limitations of optical design, lensless cameras can be much smaller. Professor Masahiro Yamaguchi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, a co-author of a research paper...
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read moreDid Leica leak its plans to release a medium format mirrorless camera? It sure looks like it
[embedded content] Could Leica be working on a new medium format mirrorless camera? We don’t know for sure, but a recent video from the company does suggest the company has, at the very least, been prototyping such a camera. Earlier this year, when Leica showed off its new M11 camera in its launch video, embedded above, a few eagle-eyed viewers noticed that there were three spots in the company’s camera roadmap that suggest the company will be releasing an additional three cameras by years end. Specifically, the teaser comes at roughly 2:17...
read moreIncredible composite image shows nearly a million of Hubble’s observations in a single photo
It’s estimated that the Hubble Space Telescope has performed about 1.4 million observations since launching into space in 1990. Those are a lot of opportunities to look at different parts of the sky. As Dr. Casey Handmer points out, given Hubble’s 202 arc-second field of view, about 3.5 million exposures would cover the entire sky. Dr. Handmer then wondered, how much of the sky has Hubble seen? In the pursuit of answering this question, Dr. Handmer, who earned a Ph.D. in the Theoretical AstroPhysics Including Relativity and...
read moreWhat Is the Highest Megapixel Camera?
I remember when I was starting out in photography how I looked upon the Nikon D3X in wonder. I could never afford it, but 24 megapixels! Can you imagine? Of course, some medium format cameras at the time had more, but they were as far away from me as the moon. Now 24 megapixels is the baseline instead of an expensive maximum. 45, 60, and even 100 megapixels are within reach at lower prices than ever, and the trend isn’t really slowing down. Even so, for 99% of photographers, pixel counts are high enough at this point. Maybe they have...
read moreXingyao Optical Shows off its new Brightin Star 16mm F2.8 lens for full frame mirrorless cameras
Xingyao Optical has announced the details of its latest lens, the Brightin Star 16mm F2.8 lens for full-frame mirrorless camera systems. Little information has been shared about the lens, but what is known is that the fully manual lens is constructed of 12 elements in 11 groups. It also features an aperture range of F2.8 through F22 and has a minimum focusing distance of 30cm (1′). The lens will be available for Canon RF, Leica L, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems. Both the aperture and focus rings feature a knurled pattern and...
read moreDell’s reveals its new XPS 13 Plus notebook with 12th-gen Intel chips, 4K+ resolution and more
Dell first announced the XPS 13 Plus notebook back at CES in January. Dell’s new notebook is now available to order, starting at a palatable price of $1,299. The XPS 13 Plus is a sleek, powerful notebook that promises to combine style and performance. The redesigned notebook is the first XPS 13 notebook to use Intel’s 12th Gen Intel Core, using a 28W processor, up from 15W in the prior generation. The redesigned notebook has larger fans to match the increased power, supporting 55% better airflow. The XPS 13 Plus is...
read moreProGrade Digital announces $460 512GB V90 UHS-II SDXC Cobalt series memory card
ProGrade Digital has announced a 512GB version of its Cobalt UHS-II SDXC memory card, which offers maximum read and write speeds up to 300MB/s and 250MB/s, respectively. This new 512GB Cobalt SD card offers V90 performance, guaranteeing the minimum write speeds never drop below 90MB/s, an important specification for times when you’re recording high bit-rate video directly onto the card. ProGrade Digital, which was founded by industry veterans from Lexar and SanDisk, says each component of the card is tested ‘down to individual memory chips’...
read moreNews round-up: The biggest announcements and updates from NAB 2022
Photo via NAB. After a two-year hiatus, due to COVID-19, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show returned in 2022 to once again serve as a hub for manufacturers and creatives to come together to see the latest gear from manufacturers around the globe. While many of the heavy hitters opted not to have a physical presence at this year’s event, plenty of equipment manufacturers and software companies showed up to show off their latest developments. We’ve covered a number of these launches over the past two weeks and have rounded them...
read moreA closer look at the Ricoh GR IIIx ‘Urban Edition’
Ricoh recently announced the GR IIIx ‘Urban Edition’, a limited-edition version of its enthusiast-oriented GR IIIx compact camera. It features some eye-catching style enhancements, a collection of matching accessories, and some useful new features, which have also made their way to the standard GR III and GR IIIx via a firmware update. Let us know what you think of the Urban Edition’s looks in the comments! Gear in this story The arrival of the 40mm equiv. Ricoh GR IIIx means the Fujifilm X100V has more direct competition...
read moreWeekly Sales: Godox Flashes, Sony a7R III, Sigma Lenses
It’s May Day, the celebration of spring! The snow has remained here only on the highest mountain peaks and where it managed to hide from the sun’s rays. For the last time today, the children and I threw snowballs at each other. Today I saw some beautiful butterflies flying among the trees in the forest. However, I didn’t go butterfly hunting today. My target was a bird that resembles a larger hummingbird in size. Europe’s second smallest bird, the Firecrest. And when the sun was too harsh to photograph, I sat down on a moss cushion and looked...
read moreToday’s Sales: Godox Flashes, Sony a7R III, Sigma Lenses
It’s May Day, the celebration of spring! The snow has remained here only on the highest mountain peaks and where it managed to hide from the sun’s rays. For the last time today, the children and I threw snowballs at each other. Today I saw some beautiful butterflies flying among the trees in the forest. However, I didn’t go butterfly hunting today. My target was a bird that resembles a larger hummingbird in size. Europe’s second smallest bird, the Firecrest. And when the sun was too harsh to photograph, I sat down on a moss cushion and looked...
read moreViltrox releases limited-edition matte white 23mm, 33mm and 56mm F1.4 X-mount lenses
If you’re a Fujifilm user sick of the usual black and silver lenses Fujifilm and other optics manufacturers offer offer, you’re going to love the latest glass from Viltrox: a limited-edition set of matte white versions of its 23mm, 33mm and 56mm F1.4 primes for Fujifilm X-mount cameras. These limited-edition lenses are identical to their more noire counterparts, aside from the paint job, which is entirely white, aside from dark grey markings for the aperture ring, lens markings and Viltrox branding. While the white paint job is quite novel,...
read moreHow to Buy the Best Camera for Your Needs
Quick question: what’s more complicated, buying a house or getting married? Answer: neither, it’s buying a camera! That’s right, and I wrote this guide because if you don’t go about it right, then one day you’ll realize you’ve made a horrible mistake and you’ll give up photography. Okay, that could be an exaggeration. The truth is, buying a camera is quite easy once you know a few essential details. Table of Contents What to Look for in a Camera People say all cameras are good these days, and that’s definitely more true than it’s ever been....
read moreDPReview TV: The right and wrong way to clean your camera’s sensor
[embedded content] A lot of photographers are nervous about cleaning their camera’s sensors, but it doesn’t have to be scary! Chris may border on overconfident with some of these methods, but by the end of this week’s episode you’ll have some tips and techniques for sensor maintenance (and witnessed the destruction of some previously lovely cameras). Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. The Nikon Z9 is one of the best cameras we’ve ever tested. But is it the best of the...
read moreSnap to release its own handheld mini drone called Pixy for $230
[embedded content] Snap, the parent company of photo sharing app Snapchat, recently announced that it will release a handheld mini drone called Pixy. The company made its foray into hardware products with Spectacles, a pair of augmented reality-powered glasses that didn’t quite catch on with a mainstream audience, over five years ago. The Pixy, a compact and submarine yellow drone, is expected to perform better with Snap’s primarily 13 – 34-year-old audience. Available for purchase this coming Thursday, in both the United States...
read moreJames Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned, focused and ready for instrument commissioning
The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned. After a full review, NASA has announced that the JWST team has completed the seventh and final stage of telescope alignment. Following completion, the team held a series of key decision meetings and unanimously agreed that Webb’s ready to enter the final series of preparations, science instrument commissioning, ahead of full scientific operations. The image below shows the alignment of the JWST across all of Webb’s instruments, including NIRSPEC, NIRCAM, MIRI, the Fine Guidance...
read moreFilm Friday: German film brand ORWO launches Wolfen NP100, a new ISO 100 black and white film
German film brand ORWO has announced Wolfen NP100, its latest ISO 100 black and white film stock. As reported by KosmoFoto, this is the company’s first new film since its parent company, Filmotech, merged with fellow German film producer InovisCoat back in 2020. ORWO describes Wolfen as ‘an exceptionally fine grain 100 ASA, 36 exposure, black and white photographic film’ whose name is a nod back to ORWO’s beginnings in 1960s when the company was formed after the split of AGFA following World War II. The film stock is produced in...
read moreNASA’s Ingenuity helicopter photographs Perseverance rover’s landing wreckage
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has seen a lot on the Red Planet since it sent its first image back to Earth just over a year ago. Ingenuity has now set its sights on wreckage and debris from the Perseverance rover’s successful landing on Mars. Ingenuity’s new photos could still help inform future missions to Mars. When the Perseverance rover landed on Mars, it was parachuted to the surface while protected by a backshell. This shell helped ensure a safe landing but was destroyed in the process. Ingenuity has captured...
read moreOWC’s Copy That for macOS promises quick, verified file transfers for photos and video
Other World Computing, better known as OWC, has announced its Copy That software is now available as a beta program for macOS computers. The iOS and iPadOS versions of Copy That were presented as a quick and effective way to transfer media from your mobile device to external storage. OWC’s new macOS version of Copy That does the same thing, but offers even more features for ingesting content with checksum and file size verifications to ensure no data is corrupted or left behind throughout the transfer process. Specifically, OWC says it uses...
read moreHands-on with the Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II
The 24-70mm F2.8 GM II is the second generation standard zoom in Sony’s ‘G Master’ lens series and part of what many photographers consider to be the ‘holy trinity’ of zoom lenses. It’s also the 67th lens in the company’s mirrorless E-mount series. Sony says it designed this lens for both photo and video applications, particularly with hybrid content creators in mind, and we’ll see evidence of that as we take a closer look. In addition to improved optical performance, what’s most notable...
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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.