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Tamron developing redesigned 28-75mm F2.8 for full-frame Sony E-mount
Published Aug 5, 2021 | dpreview staff Tamron has announced the development of the 2nd-generation version of its well-regarded 28-75mm F2.8 lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless bodies: the 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2. The lens will have a new optical construction and will use the company’s VXD (Voice-coil eXtreme-torque Drive) linear focus motor technology, which we’ve found enables very swift focus speeds in Tamron’s recent lens offerings. The minimum focus distance has dropped slightly to 18cm (7.1″), with the max...
read moreJune 2021 CIPA data: Steady shipments despite chip shortages and COVID-19 resurgences
The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has released the production and shipment data of digital cameras and lenses for June 2021. So far, in 2021, global camera shipments peaked in March, with 830,006 units. Since then, it’s been a steady decline, with June continuing that trend. That said, global camera shipments are still higher than last year for both volume and value. In June 2021 676,803 units valued at 39 billion yen shipped compared to 511,517 units worth 24.5 billion yen in June 2020, increases of 32.3 percent and 60.1...
read moreVideo: How to photograph and retouch a beer product shot worthy of a pub wall
[embedded content] Canadian photographer Dustin Dolby has published a new video on his YouTube channel Workphlo that shows how to capture a poster-style beer photograph, from beginning to end. Throughout the 17-minute video, Dolby takes a step-by-step approach to show how each change he makes to the scene has an effect on the image captured. This, in combination with his articulate narration, makes for an easy-to-follow tutorial. A behind-the-scenes shot showing the setup used to capture the final image. If you think an expensive setup was...
read moreHands-on with the Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport
The new Sony ZV-E10 is seemingly a vlogger’s dream. It shoots uncropped 4K/24p video, offers headphone and microphone ports, a touch-sensitive selfie screen, class-leading AF and a darn good onboard mic. Unfortunately, jiggly 4K and subpar Full HD footage detract from its appeal.
read moreDPReview TV: Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DC DN OS review
Published Aug 4, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Despite continuing issues with wildfire smoke, Chris was able to put the new Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS ‘Sport’ through its paces in a variety of situations. Find out how it performed – and how it compares to its peers – in the latest review from DPReview TV. And don’t forget to check out the sample gallery below. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN sample gallery from this episode Gear in...
read moreSigma announces 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS ‘Sports’ lens for E and L mounts
Sigma has announced its 150-600 F5-6.3 DG DN OS ‘Sports’ lens for full-frame Sony E and Panasonic/Sigma/Leica L-mount bodies. This superzoom lens is comprised of 25 elements in 15 groups, including 4 ‘FLD’ (low dispersion glass similar to fluorite) and 2 ‘SLD’ (special low dispersion) elements, as well as a ‘Super Multi-Layer coating’ that reduces flare and ghosting. The focus elements are driven by a stepping motor. The built-in optical image stabilizer can reduce shake by up to a claimed four...
read moreDPReview TV: Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS review
Published Aug 4, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Despite continuing issues with wildfire smoke, Chris was able to put the new Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS ‘Sport’ through its paces in a variety of situations. Find out how it performed – and how it compares to its peers – in the latest review from DPReview TV. And don’t forget to check out the sample gallery below. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN sample gallery from this episode Gear in...
read moreSigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN Sport sample gallery
Published Aug 4, 2021 | dpreview staff Sigma’s new designed-for-mirrorless 150-600mm F5-6.3 telephoto zoom is a great lens for wildlife and sports in bright conditions. The zoom range is flexible, the close-up performance at 150mm is impressive, and well, it’s just a fun lens to use. Check out how it performs on a 47MP Panasonic Lumix S1R in our sample gallery. Gear in this story The Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport is an all-new, designed-for-mirrorless update to Sigma’s ‘Contemporary’ offering for DSLRs....
read moreApple is testing out new flare removal feature in iOS 15 beta
In its latest iOS 15 developer beta, Apple has added a new feature that automatically removes the signature ‘green orb’ lens flare sometimes seen in photographs captured on iPhone camera systems. As reported by Reddit user Doubleluckstur in the iOSBeta subreddit, iOS 15 Beta 4 will remove lens flares using some kind of software trickery. ‘Whilst out and about I took this photo and thought it was ruined / needing to be edited later due to the lens flare,’ said Doubleluckstur. ‘However, I got home and noticed the lens flare has automatically...
read moreVideo: Watch moths mesmerizingly take flight at 6,000 frames per second
[embedded content] Dr. Adrian Smith, head of the Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University, is back again with another incredible slow-motion video showcasing the movement of insects at incredibly slow speeds. Dr. Smith has already shown off springtails jumping at 73,000 frames per second (fps), but this time his subject matter is moths. For his latest video, Dr. Smith captured seven different species of moth taking flight at 6,000 fps, making it the...
read moreApple expands GPU options for the Mac Pro, offering up to 128GB of GDDR6 memory
Apple has added a trio of new AMD graphics cards to configurable options for its flagship desktop computer, the Mac Pro. The new modules are based on AMD’s next-generation GPU, the Radeon Pro W6000-series. The new chips are the Radeon Pro W6800X MPX, Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX and Radeon Pro W6900X MPX. The Radeon Pro W6800X has 32GB of GDDR6 memory, as does the more powerful W6900X. The Radeon Pro W6800X Duo has 64GB of GDDR6 memory, which makes sense given that it’s a pair of W6800X cards. As is the case with the Mac Pro itself,...
read moreSample gallery: The Tamron 35mm F2.8 Di III M1:2 goes to the fair and rodeo
We took the Tamron 35mm F2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 to the Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo. Take a trip to Oregon’s high desert country to see everything from rodeo clowns to roller coasters. View the Tamron 35mm F2.8 DI III sample gallery Gear in this story The new Tamron 35mm F2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 lens has an attractive price, but how does it stack up against Sony’s own 35mm F2.8? According to Chris and Jordan, pretty darn well. 2019 was a banner year for lenses, as Canon, Nikon and Panasonic grow their respective full-frame mirrorless...
read moreSlideshow: Winners of the 2021 Minimalist Photography Awards
Winners for the third edition of the annual Minimalist Photography Awards (MPA) were recently announced. More than 3,700 images were submitted by photographers from 39 countries across 12 categories including Architecture, Fine Art, Conceptual, Photomanipulation, Long Exposure, and Landscape. ‘The Minimalist Photography Award is the only foundation that deals extensively and professionally with minimalist photography as a branch of photography in which the photographic artistic vision takes the lead, and tries to introduce the best...
read moreDrone flies into a skyscraper in New York City’s World Trade Center complex, pilot in custody
A DJI Air 2S drone flew into a skyscraper, located in New York City’s World Trade Center complex, on Monday evening around 5:00 pm. The unmanned aerial vehicle became wedged between window panels located outside the third floor of the 52-story building, located at 7 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The pilot, Adam Ismail, a 22-year-old from Dallas, Texas, was arrested by Port Authority Police Department and taken into custody. No injuries were reported for this particular incident. Ismail told the New York Daily News he...
read moreMy New Favorite Method to Capture More Dynamic Range
A technique I recently learned allows you to capture lots of dynamic range in photography with better results and fewer downsides than traditional HDRs. I call it “AHDR” for “Averaged High Dynamic Range” photography. AHDR isn’t a popular technique at the moment, but I’ll make a case in this article for why I think should be. Compared to traditional HDR methods, it gives similarly good results but works much better when anything in your photo is moving. It’s also just as easy and fast to capture as a normal HDR (actually a lot faster under...
read moreH&Y Filters announces Revoring Black Mist filter that fits almost any lens without step-up rings
H&Y Filters has announced the launch of a new series of Black Mist filters that aim to solve the issue of step-up rings and adapters. The H&Y Revoring series launched last year with a VND + CPL combination filter and has now been expanded with the Black Mist filter. What separates H&Y’s filters from traditional filters is that the Revoring offers a variable diameter with self-retracting blades, allowing you to use it on lenses with different filter sizes without needing to use step-up rings. The Revoring has an aperture-like...
read moreGallery: Photos of Sony’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics service center — a1 bodies, GM glass and more
We’ve already had an inside look at Canon and Nikon’s service centers inside the Main Press Centre the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but they’re not alone. Sony also has a service center, which repairs and loans out equipment to photographers capturing the Olympics. Thanks to Canadien photographer Dave Holland, who managed to capture some images inside Sony’s service center, we now know what it looks like. As Holland explains in his blog post detailing the service center, nearly all of the gear seen on the shelves is available to use on a...
read moreChoose your own adventure with Techart’s E-mount to Z-mount adapter
Thanks to Techart, everything you see here plays pretty well together. Back in the summer of 2019, Techart released the TZE-01 adapter – an impressively thin metal ring that makes possible some previously unseen lens-camera combinations. It does this by way of an integrated circuit board that, with the aid of some reverse-engineering on Techart’s part, allows for a vast number of Sony lenses to function fully on compatible Nikon Z-mount camera bodies. Jump to: Design and handling| How well does it work? | Things to be aware of | Final...
read moreExclusive: Olympics photo editor confirms Canon’s EOS R3 has a 24MP sensor
After speaking with with a photo editor who manages images captured by photographers at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, DPReview can confirm the maximum resolution of files coming straight out of Canon EOS R3 cameras being used at the Olympics is 6000 x 4000 pixels, meaning the sensor inside is 24MP. File sizes come in between 14MB and 16MB. Embed from Getty Images Earlier this week, we published metadata information from a set of images captured by photographer Jeff Cable, who’s confirmed he’s been shooting Canon’s forthcoming full-frame...
read moreRazer Blade 15 Advanced Review: Powerhouse performance, premium design
The Razer Blade 15 Advanced is a powerful photo and video editing machine with a premium design and a premium price tag to match. All product photography by DL Cade. Razer products – with their glowing green snake logo and RGB accents – are synonymous with gaming, but unlike many gaming-focused companies, Razer puts just as much emphasis on the build quality and design of their products as the gamer-y tweaks and high-end hardware. That makes their Blade laptops particularly compelling for creatives who want top-of-the-line performance and...
read moreIn-depth tripod review: FLM CP34-L4 II
FLM’s CP34-L4 II tripod at full height, almost towering over your 1.83 meter (6 foot) tall reviewer. FLM is well-known for German ingenuity and superb construction in the tripod and ball head realm, starting with their incredibly stable CB-58FTR ball head which was this reviewer’s introduction to the brand. Since that review, the company was bought by MK Messtechnik, who continue to design and build the FLM heads and plates at their factory in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2019, their tripods were redesigned (hence the ‘II’...
read moreDPReview TV: Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A RXD
Published Jul 31, 2021 | dpreview staff [embedded content] With smoke from nearby wildfires preventing them from taking the Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 into nature, Chris and Jordan stay in Calgary to test the lens. See how this ultra-wide optic performs for both stills and video on Sony APS-C E-mount bodies. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 sample gallery from this episode Gear in this story The new APS-C 11-20mm F2.8 offers a fast ultra-wide-angle zoom lens in a compact package,...
read moreTamron 11-20mm F2.8 sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Published Jul 31, 2021 | dpreview staff Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV just wrapped up their review of the Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A RXD for Sony E-mount. Check out their sample gallery and judge image quality for yourself. View the Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 sample gallery from DPReview TV Gear in this story The new APS-C 11-20mm F2.8 offers a fast ultra-wide-angle zoom lens in a compact package, while the full-frame 150-500mm F5–6.7 offers a lot of range in a relatively compact package. The The SIrui SR-3204 is an affordable...
read more50 years later: A look back at NASA’s incredible first Lunar Rover
50 years ago this week, the Apollo 15 spacecraft launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Apollo 15 mission is significant for numerous reasons. It was the ninth crewed Apollo mission, the fourth to land on the Moon, and perhaps most importantly, the first to use the lunar roving vehicle (LRV). While rovers seem commonplace today, it was a stunning achievement for NASA in 1971. To celebrate Apollo’s first LRV, we wanted to share a collection of images highlighting the development, deployment and use of NASA’s famous...
read moreUpdate: Images appear to confirm Nikon’s Z9 is being tested at the Olympics, gives us the first look at its back side
Update (July 30th, 2021 at 1:30pm EDT): We have added a new tweet from the Photolari Twitter account that shows new images of what appears to be the same Nikon camera shown off in the two images from yesterday. Today, Twitter account Photolari shared a tweet with a pair of photos showing what appears to be Nikon Z9 mirrorless cameras in the wild at the Olympics. The original tweet has been deleted, but digicame-info managed to save the above images before their removal. Nikon has confirmed some details of its forthcoming flagship mirrorless...
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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.