The ZEISS ZX1, announced about two years ago, is a fixed-lens camera — not a mirrorless camera. (Sorry Zeiss, mirrorless cameras allow for interchangeable lenses.) The ZX1 is trying a new concept that allows the...
Archive - October 2020
Hasselblad X1D II 50C and 907X 50C Firmware Update 1.4.0 Adds Distance Scale to Live View, Upgrades Interval Timer
2020-10-29 HASSELBLAD FIRMWARE 1.4.0 BRINGS DISTANCE SCALE AND ENHANCED INTERVAL TIMER FUNCTIONALITY TO X1D II 50C AND 907X CAMERAS Hasselblad’s latest Firmware Update 1.4.0 adds new functionality for an enhanced...
Nikon Photo Contest 2020-2021 Now Opened for Entries
Nikkon has run their prestigious juried international photo contest every year since 1969 and this year is their 51st. To date, a total of more than 440,000 entrants have submitted more than 1.71 million entries to the...
Fujifilm X-T3 (Firmware Ver.4.00) Upgraded to the X-T4 (AF)
Christmas came early today for the owners of the Fujifilm X-T3. Already an excellent APS-C mirrorless camera in its own right, it is now even better with Firmware Update Ver 4.00 which brings its AF performance on par...
Fujifilm X-H1 Firmware Update Ver.2.11
The firmware update Ver.2.11 from Ver.2.10 incorporates the following issue: Fix of a minor bug during shooting DOWNLOAD Fujifilm X-H1 Firmware Update Ver.2.11 Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky...
Fujifilm instax SQUARE SQ1 Instant Film Camera Features Selfie Mode and Will Be Lauched November 6 With Two New Square Film Formats: RAINBOW and MONOCHROME
Fujifilm launches “instax SQUARE SQ1” – New entry model compatible with popular square format film – Simple operation for fun photo-shooting experience – Square format film “RAINBOW” and “MONOCHROME”...
PENTAX K-3 Mark III APS-C DSLR to Be Launched February 2021
After keeping everyone in suspense, and apparently mulling over it seriously for a long time, Pentax has finally decided to name its new APS-C flagship DSLR… the K3 Mark III — the successor of, wait for it...
FUJIFILM X-S10 Leverages X-T Series DNA to Offer an Even Smaller and Lighter Mirrorless Camera With 6.0-Stops 5-Axis IBIS, -7EV Low-Light AF, Vari-Angle LCD and Extensive Video Functions
FUJIFILM North America announced today a brand new mirrorless camera line, the FUJIFILM X-S10, the newest addition to the X Series family of compact and lightweight mirrorless digital cameras. The X-S10 is expected to...
Fujifilm débute un nouveau appareil numérique, le X-S10, avec 6.0 paliers de stabilisation de l’image sur cinq axes, mise au point rapide et précise à luminosité minimale de -7.0 EV, écran ACL à angle variable, et des fonctions d’enregistrement vidéo étendues
C’est avec surprise que nous accueillons le nouveau boitier numérique Fujifilm XS-10. Quoique nous avions eu des nouvelles de cet appareil il y a déjà plusieurs jour, nous nous demandions — comme plusieurs...
Fujifilm Updates the FUJINON XF10-24mmF4 R OIS Lens With a Physical Aperture Ring, Weather-Resistance and Improved Optical Image Stabilization
FUJIFILM North America announced the FUJINON XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR Lens, the 36th interchangeable lens designed for Fujifilm’s X Series digital camera system. The lens, an update to the current FUJINON XF10-24mmF4 R OIS...
L’objectif ultra grand-angulaire à zoom FUJINON XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR maintenant comporte une échelle d’ouverture de diaphragme (valeur f) sur l’anneau d’ouverture, la résistance aux intempéries, et une stabilisation optique de l’image accrue
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE FUJIFILM annonce l’objectif FUJINON XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR Objectif ultra grand-angulaire à zoom mis à niveau pour résister aux intempéries et plus Mississauga, ON, le 15 octobre 2020 – FUJIFILM...
Fujifilm X Mount Lens Roadmap as of October 2020
Fujifilm has updated their X Mount Lens Roadmap as of October 2020. The newest additions are scheduled for 2021: the FUJINON XF18mm F1.4 (27mm equiv.) and the FUJINON 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 OIS (105-450mm equiv.). PRESS...
Nikon Z 6II and Z 7II Feature Dual Expeed 6 Image Processors and Dual Memory Card Slots
Apparently the II not only refers to Nikon’s second generation Z 6 and Z 7 full-frame mirrorless cameras, but also the implementation of dual EXPEED 6 image processors and dual memory card slots (one CFexpress...
Canon EOS M50 Mark II Adds Vertical Video Shooting and Wireless YouTube Live Streaming Capability
APS-C mirrorless cameras seem to have found a new home as Vlogging and Live Streaming cameras. The Canon EOS M50 Mark II improves on its predecessor with vertical video shooting and wireless YouTube live streaming...
Olympus Explorer Series Binoculars Offer High Optical Performance at Budget Price
A monocular is for spying, no matter how you want to whitewash it, and it’s for just stealing a quick look. But for serious and sustained nature, wildlife, bird and sporting events observation where you spend a...
Canon PowerShot ZOOM Telephoto Monocular: For Hiking, Birdwatching, Nature Gazing… (and, shhh, Spying)
Spies always seem to carry a compact monocular telephoto lens to, well, spy on their targets. Canon has now made it easier and more comvenient to do so: the PowerShot ZOOM (it seemed that the marketing department simply...
Canon Updates Flagship Speedlite EL-1
PRESS RELEASSE Photographers: Expand Your Creativity and Versatility to Another Dimension with New Speedlite EL-1 MELVILLE, NY, October 14, 2020 – As a photographer, the equipment you invest in needs to measure up to...
Nikon Z7II
QUICKFACT SHEET he Nikon Z7II is Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless camera targeted to enthusiast landscape photographers. It improves on the Z7 with dual card slots, dual processors, 4K/60P video, a more powerful...
Nikon Z6II
QUICKFACT SHEET he Nikon Z6II is Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless camera targeted to enthusiast photographers and videographers. It improves on the Z6 with dual card slots, dual processors, a more powerful battery...
Panasonic LUMIX DC-BGH1 Box-Style Mirrorless Camera Aimed at Serious Videographers
With Panasonic clearly moving to full-frame mirrorless cameras, we have wondered if there was still a future for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) mirrorless cameras at Panasonic. It turns out that there is, and with this new...