It’s the second day of the photography industry’s biggest tradeshow and we paid a visit to the Sony booth. Hoping to catch a glimpse of the Alpha QX1 ‘lens-style camera’ paired with a gigantic 70-200mm lens, Sony did not disappoint us. We also got our hands on a pair of new lenses. Take a look around Sony’s Photokina 2014 stand with us. Read more
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Behind the Shot: Spot the Shark
Nature photographer Erez Marom shares the story of his image ‘Spot the Shark’, taken at Breiðamerkursandur – ‘the ice beach’ in Iceland. In this article he explains how he set up and took the picture, and the post-processing steps required to get to the final result. Click through for the full story.
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Photokina 2014: Hands on with Leica’s S & M (it’s not what you think)
Leica announced two new M-series rangefinders at this year’s Photokina, in addition to the Digital M-P released last month. The German company also unveiled a new medium-format S, which as well as high-resolution stills can capture 4K video. Naturally, we headed over to the Leica booth to get our grubby hands all over the new cameras. Click through to see more.
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Creative Live hosts six days of free online photography classes
Creative Live is currently hosting Photo Week – six days of free photography classes. The event is ongoing through September 20th, and the interactive classes will be taught by professionals from various parts of the industry on a range of topics such as light painting, wedding and GoPro photography. Read more
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Opinion: Bring on the 70-200mm equivalents
One swallow does not a summer make, said Aristotle, suggesting the dangers of looking for trends based on single examples. Even with this in mind, I’m pleased to see two manufacturers introduce 70-200mm equivalent zooms for APS-C cameras at this year’s Photokina. First Fujifilm introduced its 50-140mm F2.8 R, and then Samsung followed suit with its 50-150mm F2.8 S. I think these lenses make more sense than actual 70-200mms; let me explain why…
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Hands-on with Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
When Panasonic came to see us recently in our Seattle offices we were expecting the much-rumored LX8. That didn’t happen, but what we saw was quite a surprise. The LX100 is one of Panasonic’s most ambitious cameras yet, marrying a Four Thirds sensor with a 24-75mm (equivalent) F1.7-2.8 lens, in a body not much bigger than that of the LX7. Full manual control, a built-in EVF and 4K video round-out the specification sheet nicely. Click through for a hands-on tour of the new camera.
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Photokina 2014: Samsung stand report
Samsung’s hall is a far cry from the over-the-top extravaganza that is its CES booth. There are big tables for every camera it produces, usually paired with smartphones. In fact, it felt like their stand was as much about mobile devices as it was with cameras. The camera that everyone was playing with was the NX1, and we took a look at that as well as a 300mm telephoto prime concept. Click through to read more.
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Photokina 2014: Hands-on with RED’s Epic Dragon
How does the idea of capturing 100 19MP Raw files per second sound? That’s what RED’s latest camera, the RED Dragon can do, courtesy of its 6K video capture mode. Fully modular, the RED Dragon can be adapted to accept a multitude of lens mounts, and although intended for professional movie shooting, its still image quality is seriously impressive too. We got a quick tour of RED’s latest magic machines at the company’s stand.
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Photokina 2014 interview: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
In this video from Photokina, Panasonic’s Matt Frazer walks us through the features of the new Lumix DMC-LX100 compact camera. Matt also explains Panasonic’s use of a multi-aspect four thirds sensor, discusses lens design and manufacture, and explains the camera’s 4K video capabilities. See video
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Photokina 2014: Olympus stand report
The Olympus booth was relatively quiet compared to the madhouses at Nikon and Canons’ stands, which made it easier to get up close and personal with the company’s new lenses. We also took a look at some of their recent cameras, and have a few cutaways, as well. Read more.