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MindShift Gear BackLight 26L Photo Daypack Unveiled

September 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

MindShift Gear BackLight 26L pair

MindShift Gear has released a new outdoors backpack, the BackLight 26L. As with other MindShift Gear bags, you can access your gear without taking the backpack completely off. [Read more…]

Filed Under: camera bags Tagged With: BackLight 26L, camera bag, MindShift Gear

 

Canon EOS 1D X Firmware ver. 2.0.8 Released

September 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon 1D X

Canon has issued a firmware update for the EOS 1D X. Firmware version 2.0.8 provides the following fix:

  • Fixes a phenomenon which occurs when the “Shutter button half-press” menu item, configured in “C.Fn5: Operation” > “Custom Controls Menu”, is set to metering start only; depending on when the shutter button is half-pressed, it may initiate AutoFocus.

You can download the firmware update here on Canon’s website.

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Canon, EOS-1D X, firmware

Deal: Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED Lens for $1399

September 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 Lens

ebay (via Red Tag Camera) has the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens for $1399.95 (reg. $1999.95) in limited quantity and expiring later today. Check it out while it lasts here on ebay.

Note: This is likely a gray market item with no USA warranty. ebay seller Red Tag Camera has a 99.9% positive feedback rating at the time of this post.

Filed Under: Lenses, Nikon Tagged With: 14-24mm, deal, lens, Nikon, sale

The Papal Visit is a NO DRONE ZONE

September 15, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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The FAA has issued a prohibition on flying any drones during the Papal Visit from September 22-27 in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: drones, FAA, no drone zone, Papal Visit

Sony FS5 4K Cinema Camera Unveiled

September 15, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Sony FS5

Alongside the new A7S II, Sony also introduced a new 4K cinema camera – the Sony PXW-FS5.

The FS5 features a Super 35 CMOS sensor and accepts Sony E-mount lenses. It captures 4K video with the XAVC-L codec at 24p/30p frame rates. It will also capture 1080p HD video at full resolution up to 240fps. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: cinema camera, FS5, Sony, video camera, XAVC, XDCAM

Canon’s Machine Vision Tech Wants to Take Over Factory Inspection

September 15, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon Machine Vision

The photography market goes so far beyond what we all talk about everyday. The image sensor business is booming thanks to smartphones, but also because of automotive cameras for backup and blindspot cameras, among a variety of other uses in different industries.

Cameras are also aiming to take over the jobs of factory workers too. Just a small taste of that was featured last week at the Canon Expo in New York as Canon highlighted its Super Machine Vision, which can view a component and measure it so accurately to create a live, moving CAD model, complete with wireframe. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Canon, Canon Expo, Canon Expo 2015, Super Machine Vision

Think Tank Photo Unveils New Mirrorless Mover Bag

September 15, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Mirrorless-Mover-25i-BlackChar-1

Alongside the new Retrospective Leather camera bags introduced last week, Think Tank Photo has announced the new Mirrorless Mover 25i bag designed to fit one medium to large mirrorless body, plus 3-4 lenses, an 8″ tablet and other accessories. [Read more…]

Filed Under: camera bags Tagged With: 25i, camera bag, Mirrorless Mover, think tank photo

Canon MREAL Mixed Reality Hands-On

September 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon MREAL Mixed Reality System-8

Canon showed off its next-gen MREAL concepts at the Canon Expo in New York last week. There were several demo options to check out – from car interiors and exteriors to technical repair walkthroughs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Canon, Canon Expo, Canon Expo 2105, Mixed Reality, MREAL, virtual reality, vr

Canon Shows Off Optical Components for Subaru Telescope & Thirty-Meter Telescope

September 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon Thirty-Meter Telescope-2

1/150 scale model of the Thirty-Meter Telescope

Outside of the traditional photographer and video realms at the Canon Expo 2015 in New York, Canon revealed its part in projects for the Subaru Telescope and the Thirty-Meter Telescope. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: astronomy, Canon, Canon Expo, Canon Expo 2015, Subaru Telescope, Thirty-Meter Telescope, TMT

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM and EF 11-24mm f/4L USM Lens Cutaways

September 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Canon EF 11-24mm fl4L USM Lens Cutaway

Canon EF 11-24mm fl4L USM Lens Cutaway

I loving seeing these displays of lenses and other photo product cutaways at trade shows and expos. At the Canon Expo in New York last week, Canon had its EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM and EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lenses on display with them cut perfectly in half.

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens Cutaway

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens Cutaway

This gave us a view of the incredible engineering that goes into these modern professional lenses.

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 11-24mm, 16-35mm, Canon, Canon Expo, Canon Expo 2015, lens

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