Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Canon applied for a lens patent that was published back in December and featured a number of different optical embodiments, including a high-magnification zoom lens for a 1″ sensor format.
In the patent, the true technical measurements of the lens reveals an 8-180mm zoom with an aperture range of f/2-3. Adjusting these numbers for the roughly 3x crop factor of a 1″ sensor and rounding them off for marking purposes, you get a 24-600mm f/2-3 equivalent lens. [Read more…]
We have looked at other camera modes, like Full Auto (aka the little green camera), Program and Aperture Priority. Now, we are turning our attention to Shutter Priority mode. [Read more…]
Here’s a new sharpening technique that I had not seen before but works very well, particularly with low light images. It uses a combination of Photoshop with Unsharp Mask, Topaz DeNoise and then back to Photoshop for another pass with Smart Sharpen before using blend modes to apply the sharpened layer with the original color layer.
There are several examples of the technique in the video walk-through above.
[via Topaz Labs]
Adobe has released its update for Camera Raw 8.8 for Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC customers, which includes support for the following cameras. [Read more…]
It is no secret that some users experience DJI Phantom flyaways, which in many cases is no apparent fault of the operator. Many Photography Bay forum users have recounted similar circumstances where that resulted in a lost or crashed Phantom as a result of a flyaway. [Read more…]
Atomos has updated its Shogun HDMI and HD-SDI 4K recorder with several new features as part of a free upgrade to AtomOS 6.2.
The new features include:
The new update is available now and can be downloaded for free on the Atomos website.
B&H has the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC lens for Nikon with focus confirm chip back in stock for $349 with free expedited shipping. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Epson has announced a new budget scanner, the Perfection V39, which retails for $99 that requires no warm-up time and delivers 4800 dpi optical resolution. [Read more…]
The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography is a new book from photographer Glenn Randall.
“In this book, there are discussions about exposure and composition—providing the best techniques to calculate exposure in even the most challenging lighting conditions. Randall also dives into compositional techniques, moving beyond the basics to discuss color, balance, and depth. He addresses key scientific concepts that impact landscape photography, such as geography, optics, vision, and psychology. Included in these discussions is how he uses contemporary technology to aid in his preparation, as well as coverage of digital capture techniques and post-processing to achieve spectacular landscape photographs.”
The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography retails for $39.95; however, it is currently available for $28.03 on Amazon.com.
I’ll be honest, all of the recent 360º cameras haven’t really inspired me as I poured over the specs and read their press releases. However, I spent the better part of an evening last weekend looking at the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset and watching far too many reaction videos from first time users. The more I look at Oculus Rift, the more I want one.
My personal favorite reaction video:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odax7F3tWhM&w=700]Virtual Reality is on the cusp of being massively huge. It just needs a little push to make it explode. All of the experiences I have watched seem just a little too forced. The horror video game genre seems to me the most fitting for the experience but it is just not mainstream. [Read more…]