Category: Equipment

5D Mark III with Continuous RAW Video Recording

5D Mark III with Continuous RAW Video Recording

From Magic Lantern Magic Lantern has unlocked RAW video recording in the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. From early reports the quality of the video files is pretty ama

via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2013/05/5d-mark-iii-with-continuous-raw-video-recording/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+canonrumors%2Frss+%28Canon+Rumors%29

It was an evening in May forty years ago, 1973. Disgruntled photographers from the Gamma agency decided to haul away their archives to open a new agency, Sygma. From the schism and the competition that ensued (complicated by a third agency, Sipa), the Golden Age of French Photojournalism was born, along with the global supremacy of French photo agencies.

May 13, 2013
Olympus Announces PEN E-P5 Micro Four-Thirds Body

Olympus Announces PEN E-P5 Micro Four-Thirds Body | PDNPulse

Olympus today announced a very retro looking addition to its PEN lineup, the E-P5. While many of us thought the original Olympus PEN E-P1 styling harkened to the company’s half-frame PEN cameras, the E-P5 does it one better. An all metal casing contains a

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/05/olympus-announces-pen-e-p5-micro-four-thirds-body.html

After a short hands-on experience with the camera, the dual control dials, focus peaking, 9fps, and remoteshooting/wifi features jump out as being the most interesting. But there is no denying that Olympus has done a good job overall with the E-P5. Just on style alone, it should find its way into many a camera bag

May 10, 2013
Nikon Coolpix A camera review

Nikon Coolpix A camera review – Nikon Rumors

The Nikon Coolpix A ($1,096.95) was announced in early March, 2013 and it was marketed as the world’s smallest compact camera with a DX sized sensor. A month later Ricoh announced their new GR model which is smaller (Ricoh GR: 4.6×2.4×1.4″/117x61x36mm; Co

via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2013/05/07/nikon-coolpix-a-camera-review.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NikonRumors+%28NikonRumors.com%29

The Nikon Coolpix is a true pocket camera that combines the proven 16MP DX sensor and a compact sharp lens

May 7, 2013
The Nikon Coolpix A Quick Review – Amazing quality in the palm of your hand

Link: The Nikon Coolpix A Quick Review – Amazing quality in the palm of your hand | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS

So what is the Coolpix A? It is a damn small and damn cool little 28mm camera that puts out quality MUCH bigger than the size of the body suggests! But really…

May 7, 2013
Fuji X100s Review – Fallin’in Love All Over Again

Link: Fuji X100s Review – Fallin’in Love All Over Again

Fuji has momentum, and it’s not stopping. While the market for point-and-shoots has been dramatically eroded by smartphones, and APS-C SLRs are under pressure from ever more-capable EVF machines, Fuji has created a vibrant market of retro-yet-ultra-contemporary cameras — like the X100s. These machines capture perfectly the contemporary ethos of Ihassle-free nstagram-style photography, yet do it in a fully professional package.

May 5, 2013
Size Matters — Jonah Kessel field tests the Canon C100 in Burma

Size Matters — Jonah Kessel field tests the Canon C100 in Burma – Newsshooter

Guest post by Jonah Kessel: I went to Burma with a simple task: to investigate challenges to Myanmar’s nascent model of democracy using the mining industry as a device to talk about bigger issues. Wait, that wasn’t simple at all. In fact, that was very co

via Newsshooter: http://www.newsshooter.com/2013/05/02/size-matters-jonah-kessel-field-tests-the-canon-c100-in-burma/

I went to Burma with a simple task: to investigate challenges to Myanmar’s nascent model of democracy using the mining industry as a device to talk about bigger issues. Wait, that wasn’t simple at all. In fact, that was very complicated. However, my second goal of the trip was simple: to field test the Canon C100 in a large variety of environments in a real world context. This would be the opposite of a desk test.

May 2, 2013
Hasselblad puts an end to its V line of cameras

Link: Hasselblad puts an end to its V line of cameras – British Journal of Photography

The last 503CW camera has rolled off Hasselblad’s production line, the Swedish firm has announced, putting an end to an iconic series of medium format cameras popular for its square format

April 29, 2013
Can We Declare Camera Size a Solved Problem?

Can We Declare Size a Solved Problem?

Surreptitious street photographers like quiet cameras. Certain other photographers like loud ones—I remember how surprised I was to learn that a fashion-photographer acquaintance didn’t like the then-new Nikon F4 when it came out, because the shutter was

via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/04/size-a-solved-problem.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29

small size was for a very long time a sort of holy grail…or at least a selling point for some. The original “Barnack camera”—the Leica before there was an “M”—was designed by Oskar to be as tiny as it could be, basically barely bigger than the cassette of film it had to hold

April 22, 2013
Will the Nikon 1 V3 use the new Aptina 14MP 4k sensor?

Will the Nikon 1 V3 use the new Aptina 14MP 4k sensor? – Nikon Rumors

Aptina announced a new 1″ 14MP sensor (AR1411HS) that can output full 14MP resolution at 80fps and is capable of shooting 1080p at 120 fps and 4k video at 60 fps. The official press release (attached below) describes a “strong interest from several top ca

via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2013/04/20/will-the-nikon-1-v3-use-the-new-aptina-14mp-4k-sensor.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NikonRumors+%28NikonRumors.com%29

can output full 14MP resolution at 80fps and is capable of shooting 1080p at 120 fps and 4k video at 60 fps

April 21, 2013
Sigma Announces World’s First F1.8 Constant Aperture Zoom

Sigma Announces World’s First F1.8 Constant Aperture Zoom | PDNPulse

In a very exciting bit of news for photographers who live and breathe in the low-light world, Sigma today announced a 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM lens. A constant f/1.8 zoom lens is one and a third stops faster than the f/2.8 lenses that we normally consider a “f

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/04/sigma-announces-worlds-first-f1-8-constant-aperture-zoom.html

is supposed to deliver “high-level artistic expression through sophisticated and abundant expressive power.” We’re not sure what “abundant expressive power” means. But if it means fast zoom lenses, we’re all in

April 18, 2013
A Matter of Character, Fuji X-Pro 1

Link: A Matter of Character

One could suggest that a camera with character is simply the sum of its quirkiness. But, that’s not the whole story. It’s also those little features or controls that one discovers days or weeks after having read the manual, shot hundreds if not thousands of frames, and when they’re uncovered, one is pleasantly surprised.

April 18, 2013
The Best-Selling LF Camera of the Millennium?

The Best-Selling LF Camera of the Millennium?

By Oren Grad Shen Hao and Chamonix aren’t sharing their numbers, so we’ll never know. But it sure is the fastest-selling large format camera of the millennium—maybe ever. As I write these words, just after midnight on Saturday, April 13,…

via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/04/wanderlust4x5.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29

The Travelwide is an ultra-light-weight, plastic-bodied wide-angle camera that accepts 4×5″ film holders… It costs $99.

April 15, 2013
MōVI – a revolutionary handheld stabilized system takes flight « Vincent Laforet’s Blog

Link: MōVI – a revolutionary handheld stabilized system takes flight « Vincent Laforet’s Blog

Moving a camera in a steady path is one of the biggest challenges for all of us.

That is until you hold the handheld “MoVI” device in your hands and run, or drive, or fly only to see your clumsiness and bumps turned into a near perfect trajectory – thanks to insanely fascinating technology of gyro stabilization and accelerometers. The “MōVI” produced by Freefly Systems based in Seattle WA., is a digital 3-axis gyro-stabilized handheld camera gimbal

April 5, 2013
The Best Lens Bargains

The Best Lens Bargains

Increasing vision is increasingly expensive. – R. A. Janek (actually Michael Crichton) For the last year or so, it seems like almost every new lens release has been accompanied by sticker shock. The manufacturers are businessmen and they know when we’ve b

via LensRentals Blog: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/03/the-best-lens-bargains

A bargain is NOT finding a $2,500 lens for $1,500. That is a scam and doesn’t happen in the real world. A bargain is finding a lens that does nearly as well as the best possible lens, or does some things every bit as well as the best possible lens, at a fraction of the cost.

March 27, 2013
The Fuji X100s Review – The S Stands for Sexy, Speedy & Stealthy

Link: The Fuji X100s Review – The S Stands for Sexy, Speedy & Stealthy by Steve Huff | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS

All in all, the X100s may be the hottest camera of the 2013 year. Giving you stellar results for a fraction of the cost of the big boys. I congratulate Fuji on creating what I feel is hands down, their best digital camera to date.

March 25, 2013
Fuji x100s Review :: A Camera Walks Into A Bar

Link: Fuji x100s Review :: A Camera Walks Into A Bar • Photography By Zack Arias • ATL • 404-939-2263 • studio@zackarias.com

And that folks… is why I say Fuji is the new Leica and the x100s is the greatest camera I’ve ever owned.

March 24, 2013
Art Cameras Fashioned from Turtles, Armadillos, Horns and Books

Art Cameras Fashioned from Turtles, Armadillos, Horns and Books

Swiss duo Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs are known for their contemporary, cutting edge style in photography, sculpture and installation art that often comments on the history of photography and the nature of the medium. Camera Collection is their ingenious

via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2013/03/art-cameras-fashioned-from-turtles-armadillos-horns-and-books/

Swiss duo Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs are known for their contemporary, cutting edge style in photography, sculpture and installation art that often comments on the history of photography and the nature of the medium

March 22, 2013
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG Sets New Benchmark for Excellence

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG Sets New Benchmark for Excellence

From DXOMark I know you may be getting tired of hearing it, but the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG lens is an astounding accomplishment by Sigma, or any manufacturer fo

via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2013/03/sigma-35mm-f1-4-dg-sets-new-benchmark-for-excellence/

“Sigma has stated previously that it was upping its game with new pro-level lens designs and the new 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM is not only on a par with OEM lenses optically it surpasses them in most areas, especially in both acutance and resolution.”

March 18, 2013
Rumor: next Nexus 5 phone to have a Nikon camera module

Rumor: next Nexus 5 phone to have a Nikon camera module – Nikon Rumors

This rumors comes from phonearena.com: the upcoming Google Nexus 5 smart phone will have a Nikon camera module inside that will feature a mysterious “triple camera sensor”. Google has been promising to include an “insanely great camera” in the next Nexus

via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2013/03/18/rumor-next-nexus-5-phone-to-have-a-nikon-camera.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NikonRumors+%28NikonRumors.com%29

a mysterious “triple camera sensor”.

March 18, 2013
Photographer waiting for the new pope with a Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED lens

Link: Photographer waiting for the new pope with a Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED lens | Nikon Rumors

photographer Dylan Martinez who is hoping to capture the new pope at Saint Peter’s Square with the monster Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED lens

March 12, 2013