Eric Reagan

Reader Photos Roundup: September 13, 2015

September 13, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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…]

Canon’s Next Generation Connect Station Does Wireless Charging & 4K Video

September 11, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon has its next-gen Connect Station on display this week at the Canon Expo 2015 in New York. The upcoming model features built-in wireless and NFC connectivity for automatically importing photos and videos from compatible Canon cameras, which is just like the current Connect Station CS100. [Read more…]

Sony A7S II Announced with 4K Internal Recording

September 11, 2015 By Eric Reagan

The Sony A7S II was announced today and, as expected, brings internal 4K recording to the A7S line. Additionally, the camera gets 5-axis image stabilization on the sensor like its sibling A7R II and A7 II models. The A7S II also gets an improved 0.78x EVF. [Read more…]

Zeiss Unveils Milvus Lens Line for Canon & Nikon DSLRs

September 11, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Zeiss has announced a collection of 6 lenses in its new Milvus line for Canon (ZE) and Nikon (ZF.2) mount cameras.

The new lenses consist of the following:

The lenses are manual focus only; however, the communicate electronically with the camera body to provide compatibility with program, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual modes. Additionally, they will communicate lens EXIF data to the camera.

The focus ring is a longer throw for precise focusing and enhanced use with video. Zeiss says the lens quality meets the latest standards for 6K video capture. The ZF.2 lenses offer the ability to declick the aperture for video use.

The new Zeiss Milvus lenses range in price from $1177 to $1843 and will be available in October 2015.

DJI Announces New Micro Four Thirds Camera for Inspire 1 Drone

September 10, 2015 By Eric Reagan

DJI has announced the Zenmuse X5 and X5R Micro Four Thirds cameras for the Inspire 1 quadcopter. [Read more…]

Canon 250MP Prototype Sensor & Camera on Display at Canon Expo

September 10, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Another prototype product that I was anxious to see at the Canon Expo in New York was the new 250MP CMOS sensor and camera. [Read more…]

Close-up with Canon’s Cinema EOS 8K Camera & Lens

September 10, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon Cinema EOS 8K Camera with EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens

Canon has several different configurations of its new Cinema EOS 8K camera on display at the Canon Expo in New York this week. The 8K cinema camera was announced as an in-development product earlier this week.

See several more views of the new camera in the photos below. [Read more…]

Canon’s 120MP DSLR Produces 210MB RAW Files

September 10, 2015 By Eric Reagan

I got a closer look at the 120MP prototype DSLR today at the Canon Expo.

First off, Canon has an actual working prototype that they were shooting live images at the full 120MP resolution on the Expo floor. [Read more…]

Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS DO BR USM Lens Prototype Images and Details

September 10, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon showed off the EF 600mm f/4L DO BR lens today at the Canon Expo in New York. It is substantially shorter than the current EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens thanks to the diffractive optics inside. [Read more…]

Apple iPhone 6s Features 4K Video and 12MP Sensor with “Live” Photos

September 10, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Yesterday, Apple announced the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, among a number of other new products. Notably, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will see an upgrade in the resolution of the rear camera. This marks the first resolution upgrade to the camera since the iPhone 4S launched in 2011.

12MP is hardly a shocking resolution upgrade in today’s world of 50MP DSLRs and 120MP DSLRs around the corner; however, it is important because Apple is also adding 4K video capture. [Read more…]