Eric Reagan

Reader Photos Roundup: April 19, 2015

April 19, 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…]

Olympus E-PL6 Now Available in the US for $299

April 17, 2015 By Eric Reagan

The Olympus E-PL6 is now available in the US after a lengthy delay. It is also comes at a good price of just $299 with a 14-42mm kit lens. [Read more…]

Leica M to PL Mount Unveiled for Cinema Lenses

April 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

CW Sonderoptic has created a Leica-branded M to PL mount adapter that allows you to use cinematic lenses on Leica M cameras. [Read more…]

Blackmagic Unveils Micro Cinema Camera and Micro Studio Camera 4K

April 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera

Alongside the new URSA 4.6K and URSA Mini cameras, Blackmagic Design also announced the new Micro Cinema Camera and Micro Studio Camera 4K at NAB 2015, priced at $995 and $1,295, respectively. [Read more…]

Panasonic Shows Off Anamorphic Firmware Update for GH4

April 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Panasonic had the new anamorphic firmware update running on the GH4 in its booth at NAB 2015. The new firmware will use the entirety of the 4/3″ sensor to produce video at 3328 x 2496 video at 23.98, 24, 25 or 29.97 fps. [Read more…]

Fuji XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR Lens Announced

April 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Fuji has announced its new XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens. It has two aspherical and two extra-low dispersion elements with a nine blade rounded diaphragm. Fuji claims autofocus speeds with this lens as fast as 0.11 second. It is weather sealed for pairing with the Fuji X-T1.

The aperture ring gives you 1/3 step adjustments between the marked full f/stop points. The lens is comprised of a total of 13 elements in 11 groups and contains Nano GI coatings for reduced ghosting and flare.

The new Fuji XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens retails for $999.95 and should ship in May 2015. Check it out here at B&H Photo.

DxO OpticsPro v10.4 Available with Nikon D7200 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Support

April 15, 2015 By Eric Reagan

DxO Labs has released DxO OpticsPro v10.4, DxO FilmPack v5.1.2 and DxO ViewPoint v2.5.4, which add RAW file support for the Nikon D7200 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II.

The updates also add optics module support for a number of camera and lens combination, including the new Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM and Nikon 400mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lenses.

More details on DxO’s website.

Blackmagic URSA Mini is a 4K Cinema Camera for $3K

April 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Alongside the updated URSA 4.6K camera unveiled this week at NAB 2015, Blackmagic also introduced the URSA Mini in 4K and 4.6K options with an EF or PL mounts. [Read more…]

3D Robotics Unveils its Solo “Smart Drone”

April 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

3D Robotics has unveiled its previously teased quadcopter, Solo, here at NAB 2015. The company is referring to it as a smart drone and the demo videos it has released thus far lead some credence to that claim. [Read more…]

Final Cut Pro X 10.2 Adds 3D Titling and More

April 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

During NAB 2015 this week, Apple released updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor.

Final Cut Pro X 10.2’s big new features include:

3D titles
improved masking for color grading and effects
native support for more camera formats
GPU-accelerated RED RAW processing

Motion 5.2 extends the power of 3D titles with the ability to create custom materials and environments and instantly publish them to Final Cut Pro X. And, Compressor 4.2 makes it easy to package a movie for sale on the iTunes Store.

The complete list of release notes for Final Cut Pro X 10.2 are listed below. [Read more…]