Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Adobe released a sneak peek video today showing off the implementation of the Shake Reduction tool that is coming to the next version of Photoshop. This new feature will sharpen images that are blurry as a result of camera shake-induced blur.
Check out the short video demo below. [Read more…]
It’s real.
Sigma has produced a 18-35mm zoom lens with a constant f/1.8 aperture throughout the zoom range. While it only covers an APS-C sensor, Sigma is still the first to offer this kind of lens to DSLR users. [Read more…]
Fuji has announced the new the first XF telephoto zoom lens for the X-Series, the XF55-200mm F3.5-F4.8 R LM OIS lens. The new lens will work the Fuji X-Pro1 and X-E1 mirrorless cameras, which will also be receiving new firmware to improve autofocus performance (coming in July according to Fuji). [Read more…]
Holy cow! What a lens for APS-C shooters if this is for real.
The Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens appears to have leaked out ahead of an official announcement. The lens would be a boon to Nikon D7100 and Canon 7D shooters if this turns out to be real. With the crop factor taken into account, we would be looking at a field of view equivalent of a 27-52.5mm lens on a full frame camera.
And that’s at a constant f/1.8 aperture throughout the range! [Read more…]
The new Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens is in stock and now shipping here at B&H Photo.
This is the lens that is now included as a kit lens with the Canon Rebel T5i and the Rebel SL1. Based on the performance of past Rebel kit lenses, it may be a bit overpriced at $249… What do you think?
One of the very interesting announcements at NAB 2013 was the new Tascam DR-60D. It is a XLR audio recorder designed specifically to work with the HDSLR form factor. [Read more…]
Ricoh has announced the new Ricoh GR, a 16.2MP compact APS-C camera. It features an 18.3mm lens (28mm equivalent) and has no optical low-pass filter.
The Ricoh GR retails for $800. Check availability at B&H Photo and Adorama.
The Handbook of Bird Photography is a new book from photographers Bence Mate, Jari Peltomäki and Markus Varesvuo.
“In this book, you’ll learn about all of the elements that lead to a great bird photograph, including:
The Handbook of Bird Photography retails for $49.95; however, it is currently available for $26.35 on Amazon.com. It is also available as a Kindle edition for only $9.99.
The Canon 70D was previously rumored to be announced next week on April 23. If that is, in fact, the case, we should expect to see lots more leaks and rumors in the next few days. However, confidence for that date is now waning a bit.
Still yet, that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from generating a revised spec list of what we could/should see on the Canon 70D. [Read more…]
Manfrotto launched its new 500 video head at NAB 2013. It replaces the 701HDV and is resides as the entry-level head in Manfrotto’s Bridging Technology line of video heads. [Read more…]