Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with built-in 1.4x teleconverter has been a wildly popular topic over the past year, with virtually everyone who has used it giving the lens nothing but praise. For a $12,000 lens, it seems to get around quite a bit.
It really shouldn’t come as much surprise that Canon may be leaning toward other optical formulas that use a built-in teleconverter. [Read more…]
NewBlueFX is yet another company to update its transitions to work natively in Premiere Pro CC since Adobe issued its recent update that allows third-party transitions work in Premiere Pro’s video transitions panel. [Read more…]
The most recent firmware updates for the Nikon D3100, D3200, D5100, D5200 and P7700 appear to have caused some third-party batteries to stop working in these cameras. All of the cameras use the Nikon EN-EL14 and EN-EL14a batteries; however, there are many third-party batteries that match the EN-EL14’s design that are available for these cameras (often at reduced prices) as well. [Read more…]
I received the new Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens this week for testing. I pulled it out of the box a couple days ago and was immediately disappointed with the front focusing. It was way off at 18mm and a little off at 24mm and 35mm. [Read more…]
Pro Pro filters have been around for a couple years; however, I saw them for the first time at PhotoPlus 2013. The filters are designed for GoPro cameras and offer polarized, macro, underwater and ND options. [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…]
The Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic is Fujifilm’s latest foray into the instant film camera market. Fujifilm’s previous Instax cameras have been very popular; however, none have had a classic design like the new Instax Mini 90 – it looks very nice in person. [Read more…]
I have been enamored with the Sony RX10 ever since it was announced. I know a lot of folks are down on the RX10’s price; however, we’re talking about a 1″ sensor with a f/2.8 fixed aperture 24-200mm equivalent lens.
Below is some of the first footage I’ve seen and I remain impressed with this little super camera. [Read more…]
Macphun has released Focus 2, which is touted as an easy-to-use software application to enable photographers of all skill levels add selective focus to their images. [Read more…]
HDRsoft has released version 5 of its popular Photomatix Pro high dynamic range (HDR) software. [Read more…]