It’s not really all that much of a surprise Canon has some big long RF glass coming, really. Especially not after they’ve spent the last little while killing off their EF mount versions. But two of those upcoming RF lenses are an RF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM and an RF 600mm f/4L IS USM. And now, thanks to Nokishita, we know what they’ll look like because they’ve leaked photos of them both....
Architecture is an art form, it is a branch of science, it is a business, it is the architect’s personal expression as well as that of the commissioner. So, it is not surprising that I see architectural photography as overlapping various forms, kinds, branches of photography. This post will help me crystallize my ideas of architectural photography as I get ready for another round-table discussion at the Film Photographers Association....
As someone who shoots on location a lot I’m often given a choice on what I like to call “popping” or “blending” a subject into a scene, in short this really as as simple as using your main light source to either complement the direction of a natural / embedded light source in a scene (a candle, window, lights etc) or contrasting it completely so that the subject “pops” out and suspends the belief that they are illuminated within the scene naturally....
I’ve become a big fan of small LEDs over the last few years. I was originally quite skeptical of them and their power output, but after picking up a few from different brands like Litra, Moin and digitalfoto, they’ve really started to grow on me and turned out to be far more useful than I expected. So, let’s have a look at the walkthrough video Lume Cube posted to their YouTube channel today for their new Panel LED light....
Manfrotto is breaking into the CFexpress market with two new CFexpress Type B memory cards. Initially being offered in two capacities of 128GB and 256GB, the cards offer speeds of up to 1,730MB/sec, and allow you to record 4K, 6K and 8K video footage at high frame rates, not to mention fast buffer clearing for RAW stills. Manfrotto says they offer “industrial strength and reliability with unparalleled performance” for use in temperatures from -25°C all the way up to 70°C, so whether you’re shooting in the sub-zero arctic temperatures or the hot Arizona sunshine, they should stand up to the task just fine....
New images have been released of the DJI Mavic Mini SE. Unfortunately, however, the new drone from DJI isn’t going to be coming to the USA – which is odd, given that it popped up in the listings at Walmart. It likely also won’t be appearing in Europe, either. Oh no, the drone is destined for Southeast Asia and South America. The reason for the markets its target is to try to bring drones to areas where they’re not already popular....
Yesterday was a really horrible day for me. But before I tell you all the story, I should preface this by saying that even though yesterday was brutal, I know that I am at the Olympics and lucky to be here. OK, I got that out the way, so here it goes. After staying up until 2am on the day of Opening Ceremonies, editing photos and writing blogs, I was exhausted and went to bed....
Another day, another tube light. And today, we are looking at the Nanlite PavoTube II 30X, a four feet (114cm) tube light. The 30X is an upgraded version of the Nanlite PavoTube 30C. The main difference is support at pixel lever lighting, but there are more improvements like wider CCT range, better build, and Bluetooth support. Hit the jump to read our full review.Advertisements What’s in the box I am not a fan of the “what’s in the box” section is reviews, but Nanlite has been generous with their presentation, and I think it’s worth noting....
Last month, NASA launched TESS, a satellite that will search thousands of stars for Earth-like exoplanets. TESS has just sent back its first photo, and although it’s just a test image, it’s fascinating and gives you an idea of how big the mission is. The photo shows more than 200,000 stars, and four TESS cameras will cover more than 400 times as much sky during the mission. TESS was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on 18 April....
We have all seen space images, and if you ask me, they’re all awe-inspiring. But have you ever wondered what these photos would sound like? In its recent project, NASA has created a synesthetic experience by giving sound to astronomical images. And they sound just as astonishing as they look! NASA used sonification to turn photos into music, which is a process that translates data into sound. So, instead of just staring in awe into photos of the Milky Way, you can now listen to them too....
Netflix has acquired the photography themed drama, Kodachrome in a deal worth $4 million. Starring Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olsen, it’s set during the final days of Kodachrome’s processing availability. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday at the Princess of Wales Theatre. It follows a father-son road trip to reach a Kansas photo lab before its doors close for good. If they don’t get there in time, then it’s never going to happen (in theory)....
A new image has been published by Sony Alpha Rumors, which they say is a leaked shot of the Sony A9 II. An image had previously been leaked earlier this month, and the new one appears to match up with the details that we can see. They also report that journalists, YouTubers and bloggers have been invited to a camera launch the same weekend as PhotoPlus Expo in New York next month....
Chinese lens manufacturer TTartisan has just launched a lens that you may find interesting if you’re on a tight budget. The new TTartisan 35mm f/1.4 is a fast manual focus lens made for APS-C cameras. Judging from sample photos, the image quality is more than decent. And yet, the lens will set you back only $80. The new TTartisan 35mm f/1.4 comes in four different mounts: Sony E, Canon EOS M, Fuji X and MFT....
YouTube has updated its iOS and Android apps with a new feature that lets you convert up to 60 seconds from your existing long-form content YouTube videos into Shorts. The new feature offers all of the usual editing tools you’re used to from the YouTube app including text, timeline editor filters, etc. and will let you bring some of your older content back to the forefront of your feed. As well as letting you pick pre-existing videos, you can also extend clips shorter than 60 seconds with the Shorts camera or upload more videos from your phone’s gallery to make it fill up to the 60-second Shorts limit....
Nikon’s long-awaited firmware update for the Z6 and Z7 to add 4K ProRes raw video capability via an external recorder still isn’t here. We still don’t know when it’s going to be coming beyond “later this year”, although we do now know that this will not be a free firmware update. It will be a paid upgrade. That’s going to upset some people. You can still shoot 10-bit N-Log video externally already without raw capabilities, although N-Log hasn’t exactly been the easiest to grade....
Earlier this year, RED filed a lawsuit against Nikon blaming them for illegally copying their video compression patent. Nikon announced the new version 2.0 firmware for the Nikon Z9, and RED claimed that Nikon illegally infringed on seven patents that deal with “a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner.” However, Nikon isn’t ready to give in without a fight. The company recently answered to RED’s accusations, claiming that they deny every allegation of the infringement....
Nikon has reportedly sent out official notices to stores stating that the Nikon D3x00 and D5x00 series product lines are now officially discontinued. This means that the D3500 and D5600 will be the final cameras in each of the two lines adding a little more weight to the recently resurfaced rumours of an impending Nikon Z30 announcement. The Nikon D3500 and D5600 bodies themselves were listed as discontinued on the Nikon Japan website back in January, only a few days after the Nikon D5600 was hailed as the biggest selling DSLR in Japan in 2020....
The Nikon KeyMission cameras have had a bit of a tough time. First the KeyMission 360 suffered a long delayed launch. Then the line was split into three separate cameras, all of which felt a bit underwhelming. Finally they were unleashed on the general public, few of which seem particularly impressed by them. One thing that’s not been mentioned much is the KeyMission’s durability. Chances are, this is because few have had one long enough to really put it to the test....
Another day, another controversial drone crash. This time though, the entire incident was captured via the onboard camera.Advertisements An Ohio resident who was vacationing on Marco Island, Florida is not facing charges after his drone lost signal and crashed onto the 20th floor balcony of a beachside condo. The operator of the drone, who remains anonymous, lost signal to his drone as he was trying to capture beachside footage of Marco Island....
There are different ways to remove or reduce noise, and there are also ways of removing watermarks from images. But Nvidia has recently introduced a deep learning-based approach which has learned to fix photos by looking only at corrupted photos. Noise reduction The researchers from NVIDIA, Aalto University, and MIT have worked on this project. Similar work in this field has been focused on training neural networks by showing both clean and corrupted images as examples....
