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Frame.io announces new partnerships, apps & major improvements to its cloud-based collaboration platform
Frame.io, a cloud-based video collaboration platform, has announced a collection of new integrations, partnerships, apps and features at NAB 2022 in Las Vegas. As the company says, ‘There’s something here for everyone.’ Starting with Apple TV support and new enterprise features, Frame.io has announced Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). DRM goes beyond Frame.io’s existing Watermark ID feature to encrypt all video uploaded to an ‘Enterprise’ account. Decryption only occurs...
read morePhotographer builds world’s first 4×5 film camera with AF, hybrid finder and universal lens mount
Aleksi Koski has designed and built the Conflict AF45 camera, which is currently in a functional prototype stage, and he believes it’s the world’s first autofocus-enabled 4×5 film camera. It uses a laser-based focusing system that’s accurate to around 1-2mm. The camera’s focus pull is 62mm, enabling close focus to about 50cm with a 150mm lens and 10-20cm on a wide-angle lens. The lens range is 65-150mm. Koski has been shooting large format film cameras for nearly two decades and has designed the Conflict AF45 to...
read moreLeica Japan announces price increases for nearly all of its current cameras and lenses
Photographer Shunpei Osugi holding a Leica inside Leica Store Kyoto, where his exhibition for ‘I see this world with Leica‘ is currently being held. If you thought Leica were expensive already, you might want to pad your camera savings account a little more if you live in Japan. Leica Japan has announced (translated) it will raise the prices of select Leica products starting May 10th. Leica Japan has provided a very comprehensive list of the price increases, embedded below, but the general increase is between 3% and 15% depending...
read moreNikon 100–400mm F4.5–5.6 VR S sample gallery
From birds on the beach, marmots in the mountains, and ships leaving port, this sample gallery features it all. For this adventure, we took the Nikkor Z 100–400mm F4.5–5.6 VR S for a spin around locations in Oregon and Washington to see what it’s capable of across an array of lighting conditions and at a variety of focal lengths. View our Nikon 100–400mm F4.5–5.6 VR S Sample Gallery Gear in this story The four firmware updates bring improved autofocus performance in a number of different shooting modes, as well as support for Nikon’s...
read moreSirui reveals its new Jupiter FF cine lens line with 3 primes and a 3x zoom
Chinese lens manufacturer Sirui has introduced a series of cinema lenses for full frame sensors, starting with three fast primes and a 3x fixed aperture zoom lens. The new Jupiter series will comprise a 24mm T2 lens, a 35mm T2 and a 50mm T2 as well as a 28-85mm T3.2 zoom. The set of primes are designed with matching focus and iris ring positions for easy switching in a rig, and each will have a 92mm filter thread. Sirui claims these primes are all macro lenses with a closest focus distance of 24mm/0.79ft, and that focus breathing has been...
read moreWhat Are Megapixels and How Many Do You Need?
It’s impossible to read about cameras and not encounter the terms “pixels” and “megapixels.” Nowadays most cameras have 20 megapixels (MP) or more, and there are some monstrosities with 100MP. I still have memories of walking into camera shops as a teenager and seeing the higher end models having 2 megapixels, and probably in fifty years everyone will have 600MP. So what is a pixel, and how many do you need? Table of Contents What are Pixels (and Megapixels)? A pixel is simply the smallest visual unit making up a digital image. In other...
read moreOver 100 members of the TV and film industry ask Apple to improve Final Cut Pro
A group of more than 100 people involved in worldwide television and movie production has sent an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook concerning Apple’s Final Cut Pro video editing software. The letter asks Apple to ‘publicly stand by the use of Final Cut Pro’ in professional television and film production. The letter is aimed at the executives ‘who set the priorities of the Final Cut Pro development team and the Apple managers whose policies limit the public marketing of Final Cut Pro to a couple of website updates a...
read moreApple updates Final Cut Pro to improve performance with its new Mac Studio desktops
Apple has released an update for Final Cut Pro (FCP) that dramatically improves performance on its new Mac Studio computers, particularly when working with ProRes video files. In addition to improved performance in FPC, Apple has also added a few other quality-of-life features to its professional-level video editor and updated both Motion and Compressor to boot. Apple doesn’t go into too much detail regarding the performance improvements for its M1 Max and M1 Ultra Mac Studios, other than to say it has ‘optimized playback and graphics...
read moreExascend announces new 512GB VPG400-certified CFexpress Type B memory card
Memory manufacturer Exascend has announced the Nitro CFexpress, a new 512GB VPG400-certified CFexpress Type B card that appears as though it will be the first to market. In May 2021, Western Digital announced its plans to release what would’ve then been the world’s first VPG400 CFexpress Type B card. However, it doesn’t appear as though Western Digital’s offering ever made it to market. So, as long as Exascend gets its new card to market, its Nitro CFexpress card should be the first VPG400-certified CFexpress Type B card available to...
read moreNikon announces $730 660GB CFexpress Type B memory card
Buried within the press release for its firmware updates for the Z6 II, Z7 II and Z9, Nikon also announced it’s releasing its first CFexpress Type B memory card. The 660GB Nikon MC-CF660G CFexpress Type B memory card tops out with read and write speeds of 1,700MBps and 1,500MBps, respectively. Nikon says this card ‘is optimized for the intensive video and still shooting requirements of high performance cameras like the Z9 flagship mirrorless camera.’ The new Nikon MC-CF660G CFexpress Type B memory card will be available in June with an MSRP...
read moreX-Driver is a CFexpress Type B card with a built-in USB-C connector
Uniport Solutions has launched an Indiegogo campaign for X-Driver, a CFexpress Type B card that features an integrated USB-C port, eliminating the need for a special CFexpress card reader. Simply put the card into your camera, record photos and video, and then remove the card and plug it directly into the USB-C port on your computer. The Indiegogo campaign reads, ‘Introducing X-Driver, the CFexpress type B memory card with a USB-C port built-in. The X-Driver is the ultimate all-in-one device for storing your media files and then...
read moreStolen Drone Info is a one-stop shop to search for lost or stolen drones
Drones go missing every single day. Whether they’re stolen or end up lost as the result of a crash or flyaway, a tool to help track them down was needed. Enter Stolen Drone Info (SDI). Powered by DroneSec’s internal intelligence platform, SDI scans popular open marketplaces, where drones are likely to turn up, including Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist and eBay. The drone industry is not exactly known for having central repositories of information for users to access. Case in point? Local ordinances. It’s tough to know if...
read moreTTartisan reveals Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount lens adapter with pre-encoded focal length selector
Chinese accessories and optics manufacturer TTartisan has revealed its new Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount adapter. What’s unique about this adapter is the inclusion of a little rotary dial on the barrel of the adapter that lets you select the focal length of the attached M-mount lens so that information can then be transferred to the Sony E-mount camera for improved in-body image stabilization support and EXIF data. Many M-mount lenses lack contacts for transmitting any kind of metadata to the camera bodies they’re attached to—be it an M-mount...
read moreTests show Thunderbolt ports on M1 Macs don’t fully support USB 3.1 Gen 2 speeds
Howard Oakley of The Eclectic Light Company has been doing some testing of the Thunderbolt ports on M1 Macs, and it seems that real-world performance doesn’t match Apple’s claims. When using USB 3.1 Gen 2 devices with M1 Mac Thunderbolt ports, performance doesn’t meet the expected connection speeds of up to 10Gb/s, meaning real-world read/write speeds will also fall short of expectations. Before diving into Oakley’s test results, it’s important to understand the USB 3.x standards. As outlined by Oakley, USB 3.0...
read moreHitting the slopes with Angie Smith and the Tamron 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD
[embedded content] The Tamron 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD is an all-around zoom lens for Sony and Fujifilm APS-C cameras. Impressively, it provides a full-frame equivalent range of 27-450mm – all in a compact package you can shoot without a tripod. In this video, we go behind the scenes with professional ski photographer, Angie Smith, for a photo shoot with this versatile zoom lens in Sun Valley, Idaho, home to some of the best skiing in the world. This is sponsored content, created with the support of Tamron. What does this mean? Gear...
read morePictures in pitch black: The Duovox Mate Pro is a Sony-powered full-color night vision camera
Duovox has launched its new Duovox Mate Pro night vision camera on Kickstarter. It promises to be ‘the most advanced true-color night vision camera’ and comes equipped with a next-gen Sony STARVIS 2 CMOS image sensor. The backside-illuminated STARVIS 2 CMOS sensor promises sensitivity down to 0.00001 lux. This illuminance (lux) corresponds to a moonless, overcast night sky. As a reference, a clear night with a full moon is between 0.05 and 0.3 lux. Unlike many night vision cameras, the Mate Pro is a full-color camera. We recently...
read moreVideo: Experimental macro film showcases the magic of household materials
[embedded content] Vadim Sherbakov, a Russian filmmaker and photographer, has released the third experimental macro clip in a series captured in the confines of his own home. Sherbakov uses a variety of inks, soaps, alcohol and other chemicals you can find around a typical household to create what he calls ‘liquid art’. His first experimental macro film in this series, Momentum, was shot with a Canon EOS R5 10 months ago. Origin, released at the beginning of this year, was the second film and was captured entirely on a DJI Pocket...
read moreNitecore reveals 3rd-party Sony FP-Z100 battery with built-in USB-C port for charging
When it comes to camera batteries, little changes from one generation to the next. Each camera manufacturer tends to have their own style, and while a bump in basic storage capacity might make a few new features possible with the camera it’s being used with, the core functionality remains the same. Nitecore is looking to change that, however, with its new UFZ100 battery, a copycat Sony FP-Z100 battery that has a built-in USB-C charging port. By putting a USB-C charging port directly inside the battery, Nitecore removes the needs to carry...
read moreOM System 40-150mm F4 Pro Sample Gallery
What stands out most about the OM System 40-150mm F4 Pro is the impressively small size, but when it comes to optical performance, does it live up to the ‘Pro’ designation? Take a look at our shots from downtown Calgary and judge for yourself. Want to learn more about this lens? Watch our hands-on review from DPReview TV. View our OM System 40-150mm F4 Pro sample gallery Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The new OM System 40-150mm F4 Pro is one of the smallest...
read moreWeekly Sales: CFexpress Card Deal; Sony, Canon, & Olympus Lenses
Happy Easter Sunday, everyone. It’s early in the morning and I’m sitting in my “field office” in the middle of the woods to see what interesting deals our partners at B&H Photo Video, Adorama, Amazon or elsewhere on the web have prepared. I wish I could share the soundscape with you, during which I prepare these Weekly Sales. I hope you find some of the deals this week as interesting as I do. NIKON D300 @ 90mm, ISO 200, 10/6400, f/9.0 SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B for $139.99 (was $249.99) After a quarter of a year of...
read moreToday’s Sales: CFexpress Card Deal; Sony, Canon, & Olympus Lenses
Happy Easter Sunday, everyone. It’s early in the morning and I’m sitting in my “field office” in the middle of the woods to see what interesting deals our partners at B&H Photo Video, Adorama, Amazon or elsewhere on the web have prepared. I wish I could share the soundscape with you, during which I prepare these Weekly Sales. I hope you find some of the deals this week as interesting as I do. NIKON D300 @ 90mm, ISO 200, 10/6400, f/9.0 SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B for $139.99 (was $249.99) After a quarter of a year of...
read moreHubble confirms a comet the size of Rhode Island, the largest comet nucleus ever seen
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has set its sights on the largest icy comet nucleus ever observed. The telescope has determined that the comet is approximately 128 km (80 mi) in diameter and its nucleus is about 50 times larger than most known comets, although the nucleus could be as large as 137 km (85 mi). The comet is larger than the state of Rhode Island. The comet’s mass is a ‘staggering’ 500 trillion tons, per NASA, which is ‘a hundred thousand times greater than the mass of a typical comet found much closer...
read moreDPReview TV: OM System 40-150mm F4 Pro Review
[embedded content] The OM System 40-150mm F4 Pro is one of the smallest,, lightest constant aperture telephotos we’ve ever seen. Does that small design come at the cost of image quality? Chris did some street photography in downtown Calgary to find out. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. OM System 40-150mm F4 Pro sample images from this episode Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The new OM System 40-150mm F4 Pro is one of...
read moreCosina announces $990 Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical lens for Z-mount cameras
Cosina has announced the details of its new Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical lens. While its name and basic specifications match that of the Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 50mm f/2 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount, Cosina says the Nikon Z-mount version is all new while retaining the same ‘high-performance’ thanks to its apochromat design. The manual lens is constructed of ten elements in eight groups, including two low-dispersion elements, two double-sided aspherical elements and a floating element. It features a 12-blade aperture...
read moreFilm Friday: This rare Leica 16mm prototype camera is expected to fetch over $3M at auction
Later this year, the 40th Leitz Photographica Auction is set to take in Leitz Park in Wetzlar, Germany. While we’ve already seen the incredibly rare 0-series Leica once owned by Oskar Barnack, there’s another one-of-a-kind prototype camera that’s expected to sell—a 16mm miniature camera known as the Leica 16. As detailed by Kosmo Foto, this camera was just one of a number of research and development projects from the 1950s that never left the prototype stage. Leica says in a summary of the listing that the Leica 16 was designed to be ‘a high...
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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.