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£10K Landscape Photographer of the Year prize goes to woodland view

06 Nov

Overall LPOTY Winner: Chris Frost, ‘Woolland Woods’, Dorset

Overall LPOTY Winner: Chris Frost, ‘Woolland Woods’, Dorset

Wild garlic, a misty morning and a low-down woodland view have combined to come out top in this year’s UK Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Photographer Chris Frost picked up the title and a £10,000 cheque for his dawn picture that beat a field of ‘tens of thousands’ of entries in one of the biggest photography competitions in the UK.

In its thirteenth year, the contest is run by photographer Charlie Waite and aims to celebrate the wide range of landscapes in the UK, but can be entered by anyone from outside the country. Categories for adults and young photographers allow images of the countryside, as well as city views and special prizes, are awarded for pictures incorporating the UK rail network, for black and white photos as well as awards for pictures to do with history, the environment and nocturnal scenes.

Chris Frost won the overall Landscape Photographer of the Year title and prize, but there were five other category winners along with four special prizes.

The winning images as well as a selection of commended and shortlisted pictures will form an exhibition that will be held in London Bridge station from 16th November, while a book of the best pictures is already on sale. For more information, and to see all the shortlisted pictures, visit the Landscape Photographer of the Year website.

Historic Britain Winner: Graham Mackay, ‘Wallace Monument from the banks of the Forth’, Stirlingshire

Historic Britain Winner: Graham Mackay, ‘Wallace Monument from the banks of the Forth’, Stirlingshire

Lines in the Landscape Winner: Brian Nunn, ‘Ribblehead’, North Yorkshire

Lines in the Landscape Winner: Brian Nunn, ‘Ribblehead’, North Yorkshire

Changing Landscapes Winner: Graham Eaton, ‘When the Fog Parted’, North Wales Coast

Changing Landscapes Winner: Graham Eaton, ‘When the Fog Parted’, North Wales Coast

Classic View Winner: Leigh Dorey, ‘Roman Road’, Dorset

Classic View Winner: Leigh Dorey, ‘Roman Road’, Dorset

Black and White Winner: Neil Burnell, ‘Fantasy’, Dartmoor

Black and White Winner: Neil Burnell, ‘Fantasy’, Dartmoor

Your View Winner: Aleks Gjika, ‘Drama at the Lighthouse’, Wales

Your View Winner: Aleks Gjika, ‘Drama at the Lighthouse’, Wales

Urban Life Winner: George Robertson, ‘Got You’, Glasgow

Urban Life Winner: George Robertson, ‘Got You’, Glasgow

Landscapes at Night Winner: Alyn Wallace, ‘Protector’, Anglesey

Landscapes at Night Winner: Alyn Wallace, ‘Protector’, Anglesey

Overall Youth LPOTY Winner: Joshua Elphick, ‘Counting Sheep’, Sussex

Overall Youth LPOTY Winner: Joshua Elphick, ‘Counting Sheep’, Sussex

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Lensrentals tears down a $10K Fujifilm GFX 100 corroded by saltwater

01 Sep

What happens when even a splash of saltwater makes its way inside a $ 10K Fujifilm GFX 100? Just ask Roger Cicala, Founder of Lensrentals.

For their latest teardown, Roger and his trusty teardown assistant Aaron took apart one of Fujifilm’s medium format cameras that had been damaged during a rental, wherein it was used inside a dive housing. Fuji Service told Roger a ‘repair [was] not possible,’ and the insurance claims were already paid out, so the dynamic duo took it upon themselves to salvage what components they could.

That is not how a PCB should look.

The general rule of water damage, according to Roger, is ‘it’s always worse on the inside.’ And, unfortunately, in the case of this GFX 100, that tidbit proved to be true once again. While the outside looked mostly unscathed, the inside was riddled with corroded screws, flex ribbon cables and solder points.

A literal hands-on look at the massive sensor inside the GFX 100.

Roger and Aaron salvaged what they could — namely the LCD panel, hot shoe and a few other pieces — but as much as the teardown was about getting any functional pieces, it was also about being able to take apart a $ 10K camera without the risk of damaging it.

In the words of Roger, ‘The IBIS unit looks like it could stabilize a small child, and certainly is strong enough to support this big sensor.’

In that vein, Aaron and Roger came across plenty of interesting engineering decisions and components inside the camera. From the robust IBIS assembly to the spring-mounted shutter mechanism, the GFX 100 proved to be as well-engineered as Roger had hoped for a camera of its size (and price). That said, the weathersealing wasn’t quite as impressive as is suggested, so whether it’s freshwater or saltwater, don’t press your luck too much when out in the rain or near the sea.

You can read and view the full teardown on the Lensrentals blog.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Lensrentals bought a $10K machine to test the flange-to-sensor distance of more than 2,500 cinema cameras

04 Jun

Roger Cicala and his team over at Lensrentals have made the most of their COVID-19 downtime by spending the past few months painstakingly measuring the flange-to-sensor distance of more than 2,500 cameras to see just how much variation there is from cinema camera to cinema camera (even identical models).

In the first of a two-part series on the testing and results, Roger breaks down why flange-to-sensor distance is important, details ‘how accurate is possible,’ explains how the Lensrental team went about testing and shares the first bits of data from the meticulous testing of popular cinema cameras.

This is what using a $ 10,000 Denz Flange Depth Controller looks like.

To achieve this testing, Roger invested in a Denz Flange Depth Controller, which costs about $ 10,000 and can measure flange depth to the nearest 0.01mm. Even after receiving the new equipment, he and Aaron spent a month confirming its accuracy before eventually training ‘Poor Ben’ on how to use the machine.

Over the following weeks, Ben ended up measuring and re-measuring the flange-to-sensor distance of more than 2,500 cameras worth roughly $ 10M (yes, million).

The red circles denote Canon Cinema cameras that had more variation than is to be expected for the flange-to-sensor distance.

For this first part of the series, Roger breaks down the spread of Canon Cinema Cameras, Sony Cinema Cameras, non-Canon EF-mount cameras and Blackmagic cameras to show just how much variation the models and individual cameras had. To his surprise, there were a few outliers, but as always, Roger seems to have gotten to the bottom of it and has learned through this testing that the Lensrentals team can and will be able to better screen these less-accurate cameras so everything going out their doors is up to snuff.

You can check out the full breakdown on the Lensrentals blog, linked below. Part two will be out in the near future and will address the flange-to-sensor distance of ‘SLR style’ camera bodies.

Lensrentals: The Great Flange-to-Sensor Distance Article

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Days Inn is advertising a $10k summer gig shooting sunsets around the US

03 May

Here’s an interesting opportunity for any landscape photographers who need a “summer job” in the most literal sense of the term.

Wyndham Hotels’ property Days Inn—which features a rising Sun as its logo—has posted a job add seeking a photographer to serve as its “Sun-tern” for a one-month gig this summer. The chosen photographer will capture images of the sunset in cities around the US, providing them to Days Inn for use in hotel properties, on the company’s social media accounts, and more.

Days Inn is offering a $ 10,000 stipend for the gig, paid travel expenses, Wyndham Rewards Diamond status, as well as “a glowing recommendation upon completion of the Sun-ternship from Barry Goldstein, Wyndham Hotel Group’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer.”

The company is seeking “a creative amateur photographer,” according to the Sun-ternship Web page. Applicants must be at least 21-years-old, located in the US, and have an open schedule during the project. Anyone can submit an application via email until May 20th, and all applicants should include an original outdoor photo as well as 100 words detailing “why you’re the best person for the job.”

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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