Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Slinger has unveiled its new collection of BigBag gear bags for cameras, tripods, lighting gear, lenses and other accessories. These are budget-friendly bags ranging in price from $29.95 for a basic tripod bag to $179.95 for a large, heavy duty lighting bag with wheels.
You can find all of the new bags here at Adorama.
One of the things I wanted to do during my review of the Sony A7 and A7R was to put the video features through their paces. With the help of my uncharacteristically cooperative kids, I shot the above short, Nerfed, in a few hours using only the Sony A7 and A7R (along with a couple of shots with the GoPro Hero3 that were necessary for the plot). After using these cameras for this fun project and in other ways over the past few weeks, Sony makes a great case for its next generation of full frame cameras. [Read more…]
Olympus is building a powerful line of Micro Four Thirds cameras with its OM-D series. The OM-D E-M10 is the latest camera added to the line, featuring the same body-style as the E-M1 and E-M5 in a more compact and affordable offering. [Read more…]
Nikon has yet to admit any defect with the D600 despite a plethora of reports concerning a defective shutter mechanism. Even when the D610 was announced (way too early as a proper replacement for the D600), Nikon made no mention of the shutter defect. However, Nikon highlighted a new, improved shutter as a feature of the D610.
Now, it appears that some Nikon D600 owners who send their cameras in for cleaning are getting brand new Nikon D610 cameras back with little or no cost to the user. (Update: Nikon later confirmed that all service inquiries are handled on a case-by-case basis, but provided no direct response to the D610 and D600 shutter mechanism debacle. See official statement below.) [Read more…]
Zoom has announced the new iQ5 stereo mic with lightning connector for the latest generation of iOS devices. The iQ5 features two microphone elements in mid-side configuration with portrait or landscape recording modes. [Read more…]
The new Fuji X-T1 is the latest X-Series interchangeable lens camera. Featuring a 16.3MP X-Trans CMOS II sensor and a fast AF of 0.08 seconds, the X-T1 ups the ante as the first weather resistant mirrorless camera in Fuji’s lineup. [Read more…]
Could the Nikon D4s be the first Nikon camera in the 4K realm? Just maybe so… [Read more…]
Check out this informative video from photographer Karl Taylor as he compares various light modifiers with a single subject in his studio. [Read more…]
Zoom has released a new Thunderbolt interface for audio I/O geared toward Macs – more specifically, the new Mac Pro. The Zoom TAC-2 features a single, large knob that is used to control all parameters of audio connections. [Read more…]
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…]