The Nikon D4s is now officially announced: 16MP sensor, ISO 409,600, RAW S (small) and a price tag of $6,500 ($500 more than the D4; see D4s vs. D4 specs comparison). Nikon D4s highlights: 16.2MP FX-Format CMOS Sensor EXPEED 4 Image Processor 3.2″ LCD M
The Nikon D4s is now officially announced: 16MP sensor, ISO 409,600, RAW S (small) and a price tag of $6,500
Have you ever wondered which cameras are used the most by the press? The graphic below sheds some light on which cameras are used the most by press photographer
via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2014/02/canon-the-eos-1d-x-dominate-the-world-press-photo-list/
Have you ever wondered which cameras are used the most by the press? The graphic below sheds some light on which cameras are used the most by press photographers for the World Press Photo 2014 awards.
What’s the most unusual item in your camera bag? The headlamp. There are two things I’ve learned working in the field for more than 30 years—always have backups of your important gear and always be prepared for contingencies. So one contingency is being o
What is the one thing you would advise a photographer to carry with them at all times? Their wits, so they keep aware of their surroundings and find great images. In terms of gear, bring a camera you are comfortable using.
The newly announced Alpha a6000 is a direct successor to the excellent Alpha NEX-6 from 2012. If you’re looking to step up from a point-and-shoot camera but aren’t quite sold on carrying around a bigger, bulkier DSLR, this camera is for you.
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/02/sony-a6000/
Bringing together photographs, film, and videos, A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio examines the ways in which photographers and other artists using photography have worked and experimented within the studio space, from photography’s inception to today
This is a long article, meant to be read at your leisure. You better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Bob Dylan Technology changes tend to be of two types: incremental improvements or disruptive innovati
via LensRentals Blog: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2014/02/disruption-and-innovation
Technology changes tend to be of two types: incremental improvements or disruptive innovations. Incremental improvements allow one manufacturer to take market share from another and give fanboys fuel for internet forums. Disruptive innovations may create a million new customers. Or make a million potential customers leave for some new hobby or way of doing things.
Link: PDNPulse » BREAKING: Hasselblad Launches HV, a High-End DSLR Based on Sony A99
the HV camera will sell as a kit with a Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 lens for for 8,500 Euros, or $11,500 USD. (The Sony A99 retails for $2,800, body only.)
review Fujifilm X-T1
via Fuji Rumors: http://www.fujirumors.com/first-look-fujifilm-x-t1/
The X-T1 looks and feels like a DSLR, and yet it’s still a mirrorless live-view camera with a large WYSIWYG real-time viewfinder in a lightweight, compact and weather resistant body. In an ironic twist of events, the X-T1 is pretty much the “hybrid camera” that Nikon promised—but never delivered—in its popular viral Df campaign.
You can’t take it underwater, but the new Fujifilm X-T1is splashproof, dustproof, and freezeproof, making it rugged enough for any of your more challenging shoots.
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/fujifilm-x-t1/
Mirrorless cameras lack a true through-the-lens optical viewfinder, but the X-T1′s OLED EVF looks promising
Long time Nikon shooter, author and Adobe professional Scott Kelby switched over to Canon about 6 months. Being that he’s a popular guy in the photography world
via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2014/01/why-scott-kelby-switched-to-canon/
Kelby sits down with Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon to discuss the switch to Canon.
via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/goodbye-cameras.html
While there appears to be nothing that photography can’t devour, whatever can’t be photographed becomes less important.” Today, it turns out, it’s whatever can’t be networked that becomes less important
For much of 2013, I wore the future across my brow, a true Glasshole, peering uncertainly into the post-screen world. But I’m not out here all alone, at least not for long. The future is coming to your face too. And your wrist. Hell, it could even be in y
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/12/glasshole/
In a few years, we might all be Glassholes. But in 2013, maybe for the last time, I was in dubiously exclusive face-computing company.
Link: Full Frame Myth
It’s now been more than a decade since digital imaging hit its stride and changed the way in which we do photography. Back in the day, I was convinced that the future lay in Full Frame digital. Then, and even now, full frame was very expensive, much more so than APS-C, and although prices have dropped over-all, it’s still a rule of silicon manufacturing that larger sensors cost more to make. A lot more. It also has been a long-held popular belief, by myself as well, that a larger sensor is necessary for top image quality.
I have to admit I didn’t get too worked up when the Sony A7 and A7R were released. The last time I wrote about Sony it was how there were so few lenses for the NEX system years after introduction. So now we’re going to a system requiring a whole new len
via LensRentals Blog: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/12/sony-a7r-a-rising-tide-lifts-all-the-boats
We received a reasonable number of A7R cameras in, but only a few copies of the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE lens and none of the 55mm f/1.8 Sony Zeiss Sonnar FE that Rob Murray reviewed with such spectacular results. But what we had was what we had, so we mounted the 35mm FE to the A7R and ran a set of tests. Then we ran them again because when I first saw the results I thought “we had that stopped down somehow, no way it did that at f/2.8″. But it did.
Check out this Nikon FA limited edition gold film camera listed on eBay for $12,000. The camera has never been used, it’s plated with 24K gold and decorated with lizard skin. Only 2000 pieces were produced. There are also several cheaper FA gold listings
But if you own some Leica M or third party M mount lenses, and have an eye on Sony’s latest uber-camera, then I think that you’ll find they make a remarkable combination, so long as with wide angle lenses, at least, you’re willing to make an effort to get the most from them.
Exciting news for all of us who love wringing maximum dynamic range & quality out of our images: “For the better image quality and flexibility of raw photos,” writes CNET’s Stephen …
via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/11/phones-adding-raw-image-support.html
The imprint will distribute 3000 copies of the book for free with the stipulation that recipients donate money to a charity of their choice and then pass the book on to another person
The Afghan Box Camera has been used in Afghanistan for over a century. It’s unlike any other camera in the world, and this beautifully peculiar device, along with the culture surrounding it, is on the verge of disappearing.
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/11/afghan-box-camera-project/?viewall=true
“The Box-Camera has been the photographers’ tool to take ID and portrait photographs in Afghanistan for the last 100 years,” Birk said. “Slowly but surely, digital is taking over and most photographers are moving to the cheaper and easier way of taking photographs.”
A well deserved break from the Df coverage: Nikon Japan will be giving away a limited number of this pretty cool Nikkor alarm clock designed after the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. The best part? The alarm is the sound of the D4 shutter (listen here). Unfortunately
Photographer and Indiana University professor Jennifer Greenburg has been gathering vintage negatives for years. In her work Revising History, Greenburg appropriates these black and white images by digitally inserting herself as a main character, mimicking the gestures of the moment and the clothing of the period. By circumventing someone else’s photographs and calling them her own, Greenburg exhibits the innately false nature of memory and the family snapshot.
The Nikon Df camera and a new Nikkor Special Edition AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens are now officially announced. Nikon Df links: Nikon.com Nikon Imaging PDF brochure Sample images Detailed specifications Pre-order links: B&H | Amazon | Adorama (more pre-order opt