Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
When Canon announced the ME20F-SH camera last year, its rated ISO 4,000,000 spec blew us away. Now, Canon is extending the functionality of the camera with a ME20F-SH Cinema Kit option (something users had already been doing anyway).
The new ME20F-SH Cinema Kit option includes: [Read more…]
Zeiss has announced the Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens for Sony E-mount, which goes along with the 25mm and 85mm Batis lenses that were released a year ago.
As with the existing Batis lenses, the 18mm lens offers autofocus and an OLED display for focus distance and depth of field info. It uses a floating element system and Zeiss’ Distagon optical design.
The new Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens will be available in early May 2016 for $1499. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
B&H has the Panasonic Lumix G7 kit with 14-42mm lens for $597.99 (reg. $797.99). Plus you also get a free $100 B&H Gift Card while supplies last. The G7 features a 16MP Micro Four Thirds sensor and captures 4K video. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Impossible Project just announced its very first camera, the I-1, which uses Polaroid 600 film.
Impossible Project is currently the only manufacturer of Polaroid 600-type film and there hasn’t been a new 600-type camera released in years.
The I-1 steps up the capabilities of what we’re accustomed to having in instant film cameras like those older Polaroids and even the current Fujifilm Instax cameras. It can be controlled by a smart device over Bluetooth connection to adjust aperture, shutter speed and flash settings. It can also be triggered remotely from the app. Notably, the I-1 includes a built-in ring flash and autofocus. [Read more…]
B&H has a sale on several Sony SDXC cards through midnight on Tuesday. As an example, the Sony 128GB SDXC U3 card is now $46.99 (was $69.95). Check them all out here at B&H Photo.
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…]
Rumors of the Canon 5D Mark IV continue to trickle in. The latest word comes from Canon Rumors, which believes Canon will launch the 5D Mark IV in the August/September time frame ahead of Photokina (in late September).
There are really no reliable specs for the camera at this point. Previous rumors have suggested everything from 28MP to 4K video to CFast card slots. None of those specs are either confirmed or ruled out at this point.
NAB is just about 10 days away, so the rumor mill may pick up a bit over the next couple weeks leading up to whatever Canon’s news is for NAB.
In this new video from Phlearn, Aaron Nace walks us through how to create light rays through clouds inside Photoshop.
He does this buy using the radial blur filter as a smart filter, along with some simple strokes from the brush tool. Pretty cool results. Check it out above.
Canon C100 Mark II
The Canon C100 Mark II is now available with a $1000 instant rebate in either the body or kit forms. You can find it here at B&H Photo.
The Hasselblad H6D-100c is a new 100MP medium format camera. It uses Sony’s 100MP CMOS sensor inside, which measures 53.4 x 40mm (compared to the 36 x 24mm sensors we see in “full frame” DSLRs). It will also be available in a 50MP option. [Read more…]