Even as many lens makers are shifting their efforts to more exotic lenses, along comes Zeiss with a 35mm lens.
In this day, a 35mm wide-angle lens is often met with a collective ho-hum. Does photography need another 35mm lens? Does Zeiss need another 35mm lens when it already has a Milvus f/2.0 in that focal length?
The rugged camera segment is one of the few bright spots for digital point and shoots, and Nikon and Ricoh have announced new models.
The Nikon Coolpix W300 replaces the AW130, while the Ricoh WG-50 succeeds the WG-40.
Both cameras are taking the approach of other manufacturers by not upping the pixel count and instead improving the image through other means.
Sony has officially put Canon and Nikon on notice. The Sony A9 full-frame mirrorless camera takes a big leap forward in terms of professional features and price.
It’s no secret that smartphones have sharply cut into the sales of digital point and shoot cameras.
Canon hopes to make this segment relevant again with the Canon PowerShot SX730 HS – replacement for the SX720 HS that has been on the market for roughly a year.
In its press release, Canon specifically describes the SX730 HS as “a great transitional camera for those looking to use something other or move from a smartphone.”
Canon’s brings an updated focusing system to its latest mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS M6.
The Canon EOS M6 uses a 24.2-MP APS-C CMOS sensor with an ISO range of 100-25,600. Images are fed through Canon’s DIGIC 7 image processor and saved as RAW and JPG to SD memory cards with the ability to simultaneously record RAW + JPG.
Autofocus is handled by Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF, which has 49 points. Canon says this system should be quicker to lock onto subjects.
For sure, one of the more popular uses of digital cameras is for shooting video. That covers everything from smartphones to DSLRs to mirrorless cameras and point and shoots.
Canon has put together a package for those who want to test the waters of making movies but also want a credible still camera.
Canon is now offering the PowerShot G7 X Mark II Video Creator Kit, which includes a few extra items.
It’s been some 15 months since Canon released the PowerShot G9 X, and the most recent update makes subtle improvements. Hence, it’s known as the Mark II.
Much of what made the G9 X popular has been carried over to the Mark II.
Resolution has dropped ever so slightly to 20.1-MP from 20.2-MP from the one-inch CMOS sensor. The ISO range remains 125-6,400, which can be extended upward to 12,800 when shooting in P(rogram) mode.
Announced for overseas markets in November, Nikon's mid-level D5600 DSLR will now be available to photographers in the U.S. and Canada.
This camera replaces the D5500. It uses a 24.2-MP DX (APS-C) CMOS sensor paired with a 39-point autofocus system.
The camera has an ISO range of 100-25,600 and records its RAW and JPG images, as well as video, to SD cards.
Speaking of video, the D5600 records Full HD 1920 x 1080 at up to 60 frames per second resolution.
What are your plans for the new year? Not New Year’s, but the new year.
Do those plans include photography? You are reading this on PhotographyToday.net, so hopefully that’s something that you plan to do.
If you haven’t given it much thought, here’s something: Challenge yourself.
I always think that it’s good to shake up your photography now and then. Here are a few ideas.
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Konost has finally provided an update on the current status of its full-frame digital rangefinder project.
In the two years since announcing its intent to build a full-frame digital rangefinder, there have been sporadic updates.
The update posted just before Christmas 2016 by Bob Lian, Konost’s founder, is the most comprehensive to date and provides insight into what has taken place.
