Link: Fuji X100s first look video and low light samples | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
Many have been waiting for this one from Fuji as it starts the beginning of a new era for Fuji X cameras as from here on out I expect them all to have worthy AF. Again, the AF in the X100s is superb. I shot it in good light and low light and the focus was spot on each time. No miss, no hunting, just press, lock and fire. Bam, it worked.
Link: Sigma DP3 Review
Now Sigma has rounded out the product line though the addition of the atypical SIGMA DP3 Merrill with its 50mm f2.8 MACRO lens. You can find all technical’s information on Sigma’s mini site. From what we can see, the DP line has found great press around the world, especially the DP2 Merrill. So, what does this new camera bring to the table?
Link: PDN Pulse » Blog Archive » Nikon Announces 16.2MP Coolpix A Compact Camera with DSLR-size Imaging Sensor (Hands-on Preview)
Those DSLR-worthy features don’t come cheap, however. The Nikon Coolpix A will go on sale later this month, in black and silver versions, for $1099.95.
Press Release TOKYO, March 4, 2013—Canon Inc. announced today that the company has successfully developed a high-sensitivity 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor exc
via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2013/03/canon-announces-the-development-of-new-high-sensitivity-sensor/
The newly developed CMOS sensor features pixels measuring 19 microns square in size, which is more than 7.5-times the surface area of the pixels on the CMOS sensor incorporated in Canon’s top-of-the-line EOS-1D X and other digital SLR cameras
http://youtu.be/v1uyQZNg2vE Last year Google launched Project Glass, its effort to create augmented reality glasses that run on the Android operating
Today Google released a video showcasing footage captured by Google Glass, as the device is now known
Japanese company FUUVI has created secret 35mm toy cameras that are disguised to look like milk and juice boxes. The straw acts as the camera’s shutter.
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The expression “white road ” is a way to wish someone “bon voyage” in Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek
Why HTC’s new 4-megapixel smartphone camera is better than its competitors.
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/02/htc-zoe-camera/
The so-called UltraPixels can capture around 200 percent more light. Compared to 13MP smartphone cameras with 1.1 micron pixels, the 2.0 micron pixel captures 300 percent more light, according to HTC.
The XF 14mm ƒ/2.8 R ultra-wide-angle lens from Fujifilm is designed for its X-Pro 1 interchangeable lens camera system. This is the fourth prime lens Fujifilm has introduced for the X-Pro 1 and the widest focal length to date. The…
via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/02/new-fuji-xf-14mm-ultrawide.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29
It was breathtaking.” Stoughton remarked that he hopes his finished project will prove as important as Alfred Eisenstaedt’s Pulitzer-winning 1971 photo series of President Nixon cornering a chipmunk and viciously tearing it apart
Link: Canon 200-400 View Review
Recently, Australian photographer Joshua Holko had an opportunity to work with a pre-production sample of the exciting new Canon 200-400mm lens. In the video review below Joshua offers us an exclusive look at this lens in action and he discusses his opinion of early sample images.
Link: Lomography revives Kodak’s Aerochrome film – British Journal of Photography
Lomography is introducing the Lomochrome Purple 400 film, which is based on the discontinued Kodak Aerochrome that turns “every green element into radiant purples”
How the world conspired to make me buy a new lens: A review of Canon’s new image-stabilized 35mm ƒ/2 lens By James Leynse My advice: never get a new camera. I have been happy with the Canon 5D MKII and…
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The biggest surprise for me is how effective the image stabilization is on this lens. It’s so quiet that I can’t tell it’s working unless I press my ear against it. Combined with the new high-ISO abilities of the 5D MKIII, I can take pictures in light almost too dim to see by
the ultimate winner here is the Sigma DP2. At a tiny fraction of the price of either the Hassey or the Leica, it delivers the best results in color, details, and contrast.
Canon unveiled four new PowerShot compact cameras as part of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this morning, including the uniquely designed 12.1-megapixel PowerShot N.
FUJIFILM launches a high-speed successor to the X100 with the world’s fastest AF of 0.08 seconds
via FUJIFILM United Kingdom: http://www.fujifilm.eu/uk/news/article/news/introducing-the-new-fujifilm-x100s-1/
FUJIFILM is proud to announce the launch of the FUJIFILM X100S, the successor to the FUJIFILM X100, inheriting its elegant design and high-performance lens, whilst evolving further to meet customers’ demands with the introduction of a higher-definition Hybrid Viewfinder and a new sensor and processor.
The Sony Cybershot RX1 meets the definition of the word unique. It is a 24 Megapixel full-frame camera that comfortably fits in a coat pocket and which features an integrated 35mm f/2 silent leaf shutter Carl Zeiss lens. It shoots video at 1080P/24 and 60P full HD, has a built in flash, a standard flash accessory shoe, and a manual aperture ring on the lens.
This is probably the most interesting Nikon patent since I started my coverage in 2008: last year Nikon filed a patent (2012-242615) in Japan for a digital back that will transform a 35mm film SLR camera into a DSLR. The sensor is attached to the camera’s
“‘Ultimately, you want something to happen from your pictures,’ said Mr. Lowenstein, 42. ‘What’s great about photography is that it can be amorphous. It can be different to each person, and you can use it many different ways, both for good and for bad. You can use it for propaganda that really hurts people or for profit — or you can use it in positive ways and build bridges between communities.’
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This article hopes to bridge the gap between scientific publications about camera sensor design (which are quite inaccessible for photographers) and consumer-oriented camera reviews. I have tried to maintain some degree of readability by including lots of diagrams, by mentioning examples, by moving details to endnotes and by adding some actual sample photos.
The Next EOS-M If you were hoping for a quick update to the EOS-M, apparently we won’t be able to buy one until the second half of 2013. The next model will in
via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/12/eos-m-with-viewfinder-coming-late-2013-cr/
Sol Neelman is a failed athlete turned sports photographer
