Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
G-Technology was showing off a new ev Bay Adapter for its G-SPEED Studio arrays at NAB 2015. Although the adapter has not yet been officially announced, it is close enough in the pipeline that they allowed me to grab some photos and talk about the upcoming adapter. [Read more…]
Ricoh has announced the new Pentax K-3 II DSLR with the same 24MP sensor, 27-point AF and 8.3fps shooting found in the original K-3. The K-3 II, however, steps up in a number of areas with improved 4.5EV stops of shake reduction, faster AF algorithm, built-in GPS, gyro sensor panning and auto horizon correction.
Additionally, the Pentax K-3 II features a new Pixel Shift Resolution capability that shifts the image sensor by one pixel over 4 frames to allow it to capture all colors at each individual pixel. While the overall resolution doesn’t change (like it does on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II), the color rendition and overall sharpness of the image should be improved. [Read more…]
Alongside a bevy of camera updates last week at NAB 2015, Blackmagic Design also announced its new Video Assist, which is a HDMI and SDI recorder with a 5″ 1920 x 1080 monitor for just $495. And, it records ProRes or DNxHD 10-bit 4:2:2 footage to cheap SD cards. [Read more…]
Unfortunately, this is a rather common occurrence after major software updates with Adobe’s Creative Cloud system. Today, tons of users are experiencing crashes when trying to open Lightroom CC for the first time. I was one of them.
While it is frustrating, the solution is rather simple. [Read more…]
After months of rumors, Adobe has officially released Lightroom 6 and Lightroom CC. It almost seemed inevitable, but Adobe has split the Lightroom purchase options and features to a standalone version (Lightroom 6) and a subscription version (Lightroom CC, as part of the Photoshop Photography Plan and the full Creative Cloud suite). [Read more…]
The Pentax K-3 II is expected to be announced later this week on April 23 as a replacement to the current Pentax K-3. The DSLR is expected to feature a 24MP APS-C sensor with no low pass filter and step up to 1080/60p video capture.
Below is what we expect to see spec-wise (machine translated) on the new camera. [Read more…]
We’re expecting an official announcement of Lightroom 6 / Lightroom CC today. For now though, Adorama already has Lightroom 6 available to order.
New rumors suggest that Nikon will (finally) release full frame mirrorless camera with a traditional F mount later this year or in early 2016. The camera is rumored to be small and similar in size to the Olympus OM-D E-M1. Additionally, it is rumored to offer no EVF and is currently being field tested. [Read more…]
Every photographer needs more storage. To help you out, we’re giving away a 1TB WD Elements USB 3.0 portable hard drive this week. These are great little drives for toting photos and videos while you are on the move, and the USB 3.0 connection gives you the best throughput this portable drive can offer. [Read more…]
The Syrp Genie is an amazingly simple device that allows you to create smooth and powerful movement in your time lapse sequences. [Read more…]