Category: Equipment

  • Google Pixel 2 vs iPhone X (vs Leica Q) – PhotoShelter Blog

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    Google Pixel 2 vs iPhone X (vs Leica Q) – PhotoShelter Blog Last year when the Google Pixel was announced, we compared it to its closest competitor, the iPhone 7. And then for fun, we compared those images against the Leica Q since they all share a equivalent field-of-view to a full frame 28mm lens.…

  • Sony Unveils the a7R III: 42MP, 10FPS, 15-Stop DR, 5.5-Stop IS, 4K

    Sony Unveils the a7R III: 42MP, 10FPS, 15-Stop DR, 5.5-Stop IS, 4K

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    Sony Unveils the a7R III: 42MP, 10FPS, 15-Stop DR, 5.5-Stop IS, 4K Sony has just announced the new full-frame a7R III mirrorless camera, a follow-up to the highly acclaimed a7R II that set new standards for sensor via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/10/25/sony-unveils-a7r-iii-42mp-10fps-15-stop-dr-5-5-stop-4k/ Inside the a7R III is a 42.4-megapixel back-illuminated full-frame Exmore R CMOS sensor. Despite its…

  • The Brains Behind Your Camera Gear | PDN Online

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    The Brains Behind Your Camera Gear | PDN Online Scientists and engineers from camera and lens companies explain the making of their best innovations—and what they’d like to build next. via PDN Online: https://www.pdnonline.com/gear/cameras/brains-behind-camera-gear/ Behind every photo product lies teams of scientists and engineers. PDN spoke with several of them to learn what they’ve built,…

  • Nikon D850 DxOMark sensor review: the first DSLR to hit 100 points | Nikon Rumors

    Nikon D850 DxOMark sensor review: the first DSLR to hit 100 points | Nikon Rumors

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    Nikon D850 DxOMark sensor review: the first DSLR to hit 100 points – Nikon Rumors DxOMark published their sensor review for the Nikon D850 and as I already predicted, the D850 is the first DSLR camera to hit 100 points (click for larger view): “The introduction of the first BSI sensor in a full-frame Nikon…

  • Canon’s New ‘Virtual Camera’ Tech is Something Straight Out of Sci-Fi

    Canon’s New ‘Virtual Camera’ Tech is Something Straight Out of Sci-Fi

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    Canon’s New ‘Virtual Camera’ Tech is Something Straight Out of Sci-Fi Intel isn’t the only one working on sci-fi-style virtual camera systems for things like sporting events. Canon just announced that it’s developing a new via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/09/23/canons-new-virtual-camera-system-something-straight-sci-fi/ Intel isn’t the only one working on sci-fi-style virtual camera systems for things like sporting events. Canon…

  • How Apple Built An iPhone Camera That Makes Everyone A Professional Photographer

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    How Apple Built An iPhone Camera That Makes Everyone A Professional Photographer How does Apple think about iPhone camera design? Obsessively. via BuzzFeed News: https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/iphone-portrait-lighting?utm_term=.kl7Vgx0ppj#.eiOKdo155p How does Apple think about iPhone camera design? Obsessively.

  • The iPhone X deep-dive – Why this phone will disrupt the mobile imaging ecosystem – Kaptur

    The iPhone X deep-dive – Why this phone will disrupt the mobile imaging ecosystem – Kaptur

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    The iPhone X deep-dive – Why this phone will disrupt the mobile imaging ecosystem – Kaptur All of these iPhone announcements really make you wonder: why is this technology available on a $1000 iPhone but not on a $5000 Nikon or Canon camera? via Kaptur: http://kaptur.co/the-iphone-x-deep-dive-why-this-phone-will-disrupt-the-mobile-imaging-ecosystem/ What makes the iPhone X unique isn’t its design…

  • Sony Unveils the RX10 IV with Blazing Speed and a 24-600mm Lens

    Sony Unveils the RX10 IV with Blazing Speed and a 24-600mm Lens

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    Sony Unveils the RX10 IV with Blazing Speed and a 24-600mm Lens Sony has just announced the RX10 IV, the latest model in its Cyber-shot RX10 series of superzoom bridge cameras. Inside the RX10 IV is a 1-inch via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/09/12/sony-unveils-rx10-iv-blazing-speed-24-600mm-lens/ Inside the RX10 IV is a 1-inch 20.1-megapixel Exmor RS CMOS stacked image sensor…

  • Here’s the First 81-Megapixel Photo by the Light L16 16-Camera Camera

    Here’s the First 81-Megapixel Photo by the Light L16 16-Camera Camera

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    Here’s the First 81-Megapixel Photo by the Light L16 16-Camera Camera The camera startup Light began shipping out the first L16 cameras to pre-order customers last month. If you want to see what the 16-camera camera can do, via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/08/04/heres-first-81-megapixel-photo-light-l16-16-camera-camera/ The camera startup Light began shipping out the first L16 cameras to pre-order customers…

  • Why Camera Gear Costs What It Costs

    Why Camera Gear Costs What It Costs

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    Why Camera Gear Costs What It Costs In the last couple of weeks, my little brand, 3 Legged Thing, launched a brand new Universal L Bracket, the QR11. For the most part, the response has been via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/07/21/photo-gear-costs-costs/ Fantastic. What you actually did is perpetuate a cycle of intellectual property theft, and put your…

  • Proof-of-concept camera encrypts images with GPG / Boing Boing

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    Proof-of-concept camera encrypts images with GPG W Aaron Waychoff, creator of the Falsom Upside-Down ⊥ “Resist” campaign, was inspired by this 2016 post; he writes, “I’ve made a proof-of-concept encrypting digital camera b… via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2017/07/13/no-passwords-needed.html W Aaron Waychoff, creator of the Falsom Upside-Down ⊥ “Resist” campaign, was inspired by this 2016 post; he…

  • 8K When Stills & Motion Converge *Without Apologies or Qualifiers « Vincent Laforet’s Blog

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    8K When Stills & Motion Converge *Without Apologies or Qualifiers « Vincent Laforet’s Blog The Key here is that a STILL image garnered attention at a CINEMA event …   why, well obviously it was shot on a motion camera at 8K – in this case the RED WEAPON 8K camera which is capable of…

  • Sony SLT Camera Found in Crashed North Korean Spy Drone

    Sony SLT Camera Found in Crashed North Korean Spy Drone

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    Sony SLT Camera Found in Crashed North Korean Spy Drone Guess what fancy camera technology North Korea uses for its spy drone program? Sony’s A-mount SLT cameras. One of these cameras was recently found by via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/06/15/sony-slt-camera-found-crashed-north-korean-spy-drone/ According to Reuters, South Korean authorities said that the drone had apparently crashed while flying back to…

  • Sony a9 Showed Overheating Warning After 20 Minutes, Photog Says

    Sony a9 Showed Overheating Warning After 20 Minutes, Photog Says

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    Sony a9 Showed Overheating Warning After 20 Minutes, Photog Says The Sony a9 is supposed to be a game changer in the world of sports photography, but now a new potential issue is threatening to disrupt those ambitions: via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/05/30/sony-a9-showed-overheating-warning-20-minutes-photog-says/ After taking the a9 to a pool for a swim meet, Eusebio noticed that…

  • Here’s One Photographer’s Camera Kit at the Kentucky Derby

    Here’s One Photographer’s Camera Kit at the Kentucky Derby

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    Here’s One Photographer’s Camera Kit at the Kentucky Derby ESPN photographer and Nikon Ambassador Bill Frakes is covering his 35th Kentucky Derby this weekend. This crazy photo shows the absolutely massive camera via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/05/06/heres-one-photographers-camera-kit-kentucky-derby/ Frakes will have nearly 50 DSLR camera bodies (split between D5, D810, and D500 tiers) and a huge number of…

  • Which Sony A9 Feature Will Make Pros Switch? – PhotoShelter Blog

    Which Sony A9 Feature Will Make Pros Switch? – PhotoShelter Blog

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    Which Sony A9 Feature Will Make Pros Switch? – PhotoShelter Blog Sony’s recently announced full-frame flagship A9 is a game changer for mirrorless systems. Designed to compete directly against the Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and Nikon D5 DSLRs, Sony has seemingly solved some of the major complaints of the A7 series and mirr…

  • This is the Final Design of the Light L16 52MP 16-Camera Camera

    This is the Final Design of the Light L16 52MP 16-Camera Camera

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    This is the Final Design of the Light L16 52MP 16-Camera Camera Light Rumors has published production product images of the upcoming Light L16 camera. The 4 images show what the 52-megapixel, 16-camera camera will look via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/04/14/final-design-light-l16-52mp-16-camera-camera/ The company is saying that the Light L16 is currently sold out, and that it’s currently…

  • Incredible low-light camera turns night into day

    Incredible low-light camera turns night into day

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    Incredible low-light camera turns night into day The X27 camera takes videos in darkness that looks like they were shot in the daytime. And they’re in color…none of this black via kottke.org: http://kottke.org/17/04/incredible-low-light-camera-turns-night-into-day The camera was developed for military use, has an effective ISO rating of 5,000,000

  • This Latest Camera Sales Chart Shows the Compact Camera Near Death

    This Latest Camera Sales Chart Shows the Compact Camera Near Death

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    This Latest Camera Sales Chart Shows the Compact Camera Near Death Things aren’t looking good for the standalone point-and-shoot camera. As smartphone cameras continue to improve, compact camera sales continue to via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/03/03/latest-camera-sales-chart-reveals-death-compact-camera/ Things aren’t looking good for the standalone point-and-shoot camera. As smartphone cameras continue to improve, compact camera sales continue to nosedive.…

  • What It’s Like Working with a Military-Grade Thermal Imaging Camera | PDNPulse

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    February 2017 | PDNPulse via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/02/like-working-military-grade-thermal-camera.html In our February “Exposures” story about Richard Mosse’s new film and book, “Incoming,” Mosse spoke about why he decided to use a thermal imaging camera in order to create a body of work about the refugee crisis. During the same interview, Mosse discussed the logistical challenges of using…