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Sigma 18-200mm OS HSM Lens for $299 – Deal Alert

May 7, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Sigma 18-200mm II DC OS HSM

B&H has the Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM lens for $299 (reg. $499) with 4% rewards and free shipping. The lens is available for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Sigma mounts on APS-C format cameras. Check it out here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: Sigma Tagged With: 18-200mm, APS-C, dslr, Sigma

 

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS and EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lenses Coming Very Soon

May 7, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Canon EF 16-35mm Lens Rumor

Recent Canon rumors point to the release of a pair of wide-angle, stabilized zoom lenses for both EF and EF-S mounts in the coming days. The duo is believed to include the EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM and EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lenses. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 10-18mm, 16-35mm, Canon, canon rumors, lens, wide angle

Watch a Face Change While Moving Light Position

May 6, 2014 By Eric Reagan

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We know lighting can change the overall mood and feel of images. It is also amazing just how much it can change the appearance of a person. In this teaser for Opale’s Sparkles and Wine music video, the cinematographer moves the light source rapidly around the face of the star, which causes her face to change as you watch it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lighting, Video Production Tagged With: cinematography, Lighting

Amazon Patents Studio Photography on Seamless White Background

May 5, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Amazon Patent Seamless White Background copy

Amazon has had some pretty revolutionary ideas over the years. The Kindle is awesome. Prime is a great service. And drone delivery may be on the horizon. However, Amazon has gone a bit too far with one of its latest “inventions.”

Amazon Technologies, Inc. (a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.) has legitimately patented studio the common studio photography method of photographing subjects on a seamless white background using a cyclorama and the USPTO actually granted the patent. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Legal, Lighting Tagged With: amazon, Lighting, patent, studio

Check out this Video of the Sony A77 II at 12fps

May 5, 2014 By Eric Reagan

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Want to know what 12fps sounds like on the new Sony A77 II? Check out the above video.

12fps is smoking fast for a mid-range prosumer camera. The fact that it offers AF tracking during the burst is even more impressive. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: 12 fps, A77 II, af, AF tracking, frame rate, High Speed, Sony

Reader Photos Roundup: May 4, 2014

May 4, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Paris

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…]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: flickr, Photographers, photography bay, photography bay flickr group, Photos, reader photos

Panasonic GH4 4x Slow Motion and 4K Sample Footage

May 3, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Panasonic GH4

I just got the Panasonic GH4 in for review and, while I haven’t had any time to properly shoot with it, I took the opportunity to shoot a little bit of slow motion footage at 1080/24p and 96fps, as well as a few frames in 4K, while I was prepping my grill last night. Both are shown in the videos below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Panasonic Tagged With: 4k, GH4, micro four thirds, Panasonic, slow motion

Manfrotto’s New Line of Camera Bags is Kata’s Old Line of Camera Bags

May 1, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Manfrotto Camera Bags NAB 2014-11

I took a look at Manfrotto’s new camera bags at NAB 2014. The lines are definitely pro caliber with a lot of solid features that pro users will appreciate. Upon closer inspection though, it’s clear that the designs aren’t actually new but take a page from a previous pro-bag designer within the Vitec Group brand that serves as an umbrella for Manfrotto and other camera equipment brands. [Read more…]

Filed Under: camera bags Tagged With: kata, Kata 3N1-35 PL, manfrotto, Pro Roller 70, Pro-V 410 PL, Pro-V 610 PL

Sony A77 II Officially Unveiled with New & Powerful AF System

May 1, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Sony A77 II

The Sony A77 II is a new APS-C format SLT camera that continues the lines trend of using Sony’s Translucent Mirror Technology. The A77 II features a new AF system with 79 AF points and 15 cross-type AF points, along with a revised 24.3MP Exmor CMOS sensor with gapless on-chip lenses as found in the A7R and A6000. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: a77, A77 II, dslr, slt, Sony

DxO Optics Pro v9.1.5 Adds DNG Raw File Support for the Nokia Lumia 1020

May 1, 2014 By Eric Reagan

DxO-Optics-Pro-9

DxO Optics Pro has been updated to version 9.1.5 with added support for the DNG raw compatible Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone. Additionally, 472 new camera/lens combos have been added to library of DxO Optics Modules.

More about DxO Optics Pro 9 on the DxO Labs website.

Filed Under: Camera Phone, Software Tagged With: DNG, dxo labs, DxO Optics Pro, nokia, Nokia Lumia 1020, raw

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