Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Transcend has launched a new line of SD cards that feature a UHS-II bus and are Speed Class 3 rated for 4K video capture. They offer a max read speed of 285MB/s and a max write speed of 180MB/s. The Speed Class 3 rating guarantees a minimum sustained write speed of 30MB/s. [Read more…]
In this video, USA TODAY photographers Robert Hanashiro and Dan MacMedan talk about how they approach shooting an awards show like the Emmy’s. [Read more…]
Rokinon has announced a pair of new lenses for mirrorless cameras. The new Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 and 21mm f/1.4 lenses will be available for Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, and Sony E mounts.
Both lenses maintain the manual focus limitations of other Rokinon lenses; however, they deliver some solid specs for not much money.
The Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 lens retails for $499. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
The Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 lens retails for $549. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
The unicorn of standard zooms is rumored to be in the pipeline for Canon shooters. [Read more…]
Yuneec has announced a new drone for mirrorless cameras and other compact cameras that are a bit larger than GoPro and other small action cameras. The Yuneec Tornado H920 features six rotors and can is compatible with the Panasonic GH4 and Sony A7R II using the 360-degree panorama capable GB603 gimbal. [Read more…]
Blackmagic Design has released a final version of DaVinci Resolve 12. Both the Standard and Studio versions are available. [Read more…]
Blackmagic Design has unveiled a B4 lens mount for its URSA Mini PL camera.
The B4 mount replaces the PL mount on the URSA Mini PL. It requires users to take the PL lens mount off where it is normally removed for shimming PL lenses and bolt the B4 lens mount into place. [Read more…]
Check out this video from Kai at Digital Rev as he does a hands-on comparison between the 50MP Canon 5Ds R and the 42MP Sony A7R II. This review is even a little more superficial than others he has done, but you get a clear sense of his first impression.
Personally, I think the 5Ds R and A7R II are mostly going to be finding their way into different kinds of photographers’ camera bags. With the A7R II being a more popular pick for a wider variety of images, while the 5Ds R is a little more niche for landscape and studio work where low sensitivity and high resolution are the primary concerns.
Have you considered these two cameras as competing options? Did you buy one over the other?
It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]
Ricoh has finally started it teaser campaign for the upcoming full frame Pentax DSLR. Teaser images now appear on the Ricoh website, revealing bits of the Pentax full frame camera in shafts of light.
The text accompanying the teaser images reads: “Full Frame by Pentax, 2016 Spring Debut.” [Read more…]