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Nikon D3300 and D5300 Firmware Update ver. 1.02

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Nikon has issued a firmware update for the D3300 and D5300. Firmware version 1.02 for each of the cameras provides the following improvements:

Fixed an issue that sometimes resulted in incorrect exposure for the first photo taken in live view.

You can download the update from Nikon’s website at the following links:

Canon 6D Mark II Review at DP Review

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DP Review has published its in-depth review of the new Canon 6D Mark II. It praises the camera for its high image quality capability; however, it finds that the 6D Mark II falls well short of the competition:

The only thing that makes the EOS 6D II stand out is Dual Pixel AF, which turns out is only of real value in this camera when shooting single shots of slow-moving subjects or HD video.

I still want to give the camera a go myself but the dynamic range results are incredibly dissapointing to me. I just expected more out of this camera, which seems to echo DP Review’s sentiments in its review. You can read the full review here at DP Review.

Sony FS5/FS7 Cinema Cameras Get $1000 Price Drop

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Sony has dropped the price of its popular FS5, FS7 and FS7 Mark II 4K cinema cameras by $1000. This move gives Sony more competitive pricing against the new Canon C200 and Panasonic EVA1.

The FS5 body is now $4,749, while the FS5 kit with the 18-105mm lens is $5,249. Check it out here at B&H Photo. The FS7 is now $7,499 and the FS7 Mark II is now $8,999.

First Look at the RED Hydrogen One Holographic Smartphone

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MKBHD posted an exclusive first look and hands-on with the RED Hydrogen One smartphone (embedded above). What we got about a month ago were incredible feature bulletpoints and a single rendered image of the phone. Now, we are getting to see quite a bit more in this video with a full mockup of what the phone should look like when comes to market.

What we don’t see is what exactly the holographic display looks like. We see Marques’ reaction and he seems to be impressed. However, the device he’s viewing is much larger than the compact mockup he’s holding at the beginning of the video. According to Marques, RED expects to have a working prototype to show off in the next couple of months.