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Sunset Fog on Mount Tamalpais

15 Sep
Fog flows through the trees below Mount Tamalpais and over the Pacific Ocean

Fog flows through the trees below Mount Tamalpais and over the Pacific Ocean

As part of my effort to field test the new Canon 5D Mark IV I decided to head out to Mount Tamalpais in Marin, California. Low lying fog hugging the coastline made for some very scenic and surreal sunset photos. This is a teaser photo seeing that it was taken with my old 5D Mark II, but rest assured I’ll have more images and opinions to share about the new 5D Mark IV soon enough. Have any questions about the 5D Mark IV or anything you specifically would like to see tested? Let me know.

Photo Details:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 50mm f/1.4
ISO 160, 1 min exposure at f/16

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DIY: $10 Custom Wooden Backdrop Mount

13 Jul

Do you have painted canvas backdrop, or other textile, that you use for portraits?

Why clamp it up to a crossbar (and crop the top) every time you use it, when for about $ 10 you can build a permanent wooden mounting bar that begs to be included in the frame?

Such was this morning's project.Read more »
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mini Plaster Hand is a camera mount on a belt

10 Jun

Hong Kong-based company miniorenji has introduced a new camera mounting product called ‘mini Plaster Hand.’ Unlike tripods, mini Plaster Hand is a camera mount on a belt designed to strap around rails and poles for steady shots in areas where tripods are inconvenient or banned. The mount can be used with or without a ball head.

Mini Plaster Hand is designed for use with all camera types, according to miniorenji, including point-and-shoot, mirrorless and DSLR cameras. The model is equipped with a flat plate and 1/4-inch screw; the plate can be placed on flat surfaces or strapped onto rails using the belt. When strapped onto a rail, a camera bag or other weighty item can be attached to the belt strap as a counterbalance weight. Mini Plaster Hand weighs 103g / 3.6oz and measures 60mm wide x 82mm high x 12mm deep (2.4 x 3.2 x 0.5-inches).

Minioreji is seeking funding for production on Indiegogo, where you can pledge $ 40 for a mini Plaster Hand unit and 1.2kg ball head.

Via: Indiegogo

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Sigma Mount Converter MC-11 adapts Sigma lenses to E-mount cameras, supports autofocus

23 Feb

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Sigma has announced an adapter for Sony E-mount cameras, making it possible to use Sigma’s most recent lenses in Canon and Sigma mount on full-frame or APS-C E-mount bodies. The MC-11 adapter is able to use phase detection AF with adapted lenses, and makes use of both camera and lens stabilization when present. An LED display on the side of the mount provides compatibility information of attached lenses. The adapter also communicates EXIF data to the camera body, and retains profiles of compatible lenses – those included in Sigma’s Global Vision line – to optimize AF performance. 

Sigma has not announced pricing or availability at this time.

Press release:

New Sigma Global Vision Lens Mount Converter Expands High-Performance Lens Options for Sony Cameras

Brings Sigma’s Global Vision Lenses to the Sony E-Mount Camera Family

KANAGAWA, JAPAN — February 23, 2016 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading DSLR lens, camera, flash and accessories manufacturer, today announced the release of its new high-performance Sigma Global Vision lens converter – the Mount Converter MC 11 – for Sony E-mount, full frame and APS-C sensor cameras. With the new MC-11, Sony camera users will be able to utilize 19 Global Vision lenses in Sigma Canon Mount (EOS) and Sigma Mount (SA).

“There are many challenges to designing high-quality mount converter and topping the list is aptly handling phase detection AF in newer cameras and this is where the Sigma MC-11 is groundbreaking in its support for the Sony E-mount systems,” states Mark Amir-Hamzeh, president of Sigma Corporation of America. “The new Sigma MC-11 mitigates complications with a purpose-built lens control data system engineered for maintaining superior AF functionality. So the growing number of Sony E-mount camera users who have been asking for more lens options, now have access to a large pool of lenses that fully embody Sigma’s signature quality and performance.” 

The Sigma MC-11’s sleek LED display lets Sony users know if the attached Sigma lens is compatible and whether or not the MC-11 needs to be updated for that specific lens. Its internal control data system keeps detailed information on each compatible Sigma lens, automatically optimizing performance of AF drive, aperture control and other critical lens functions. The MC-11’s internal control data system also maintains continuity with key camera functions that control brightness and correct transverse chromatic aberration, distortion, and more. The complete compatibility with both Sigma lens OS and Sony in-camera OS ensures correction of camera shake and other stability issues and when used with in-camera stabilization, MC-11 allows angle shake correction in the lens. The integrated flocking helps prevent internal reflections and reduction in lens performance. In addition, the MC-11 retains important EXIF data ensuring users can analyze every detail of their lens setting. 

The Sigma MC-11 converter can be updated with the latest compatible lens information from a workstation or laptop using the Sigma Optimization Pro software and Sigma USB Dock (sold separately).

For more information on the Sigma MC-11 converter please visit www.sigmaphoto.com/mount-converter-mc-11

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Kipon to launch reducer to mount medium format lenses on full frame cameras

18 Dec

Chinese lens manufacturer Kipon has announced that next year it will make available a reducing adapter that’s designed to allow medium format lenses to fit on full frame cameras. The adapter will have a magnification factor of 0.7x which it says will both widen the effective focal length of the lens in use and widen its effective aperture. 

The first adapter will be designed to mount Hasselblad lenses on Sony E-mount cameras, but the company says it is working on other mounts for a wider range of both lenses and host cameras. 

The lenses in the adapter channel the light from the exit element to create a tighter covering circle. This means light that would otherwise fall outside the sensor area is directed to land on it to be recorded.

When a 50mm Hasselblad lens is mounted on a current Hasselblad digital body it produces a similar image area to a 35mm lens on a full-frame camera. That calculation though is a factor of the sensor size of the Hasselblad camera, and the same lens would not deliver that apparent angle of view were it mounted on a full frame camera or in front of the 6x6cm film frames Hasselblad lenses were designed to be used with. 

The 0.7x magnification of the Kipon adapter has the effect of canceling out the crop factor, turning that 50mm Hasselblad lens back into a 35mm-equivalent on a full-frame camera.

The adapter will have to be very good quality to make the most of the resolution of Hasselblad lenses, otherwise the exercise will be a bit pointless. It is expected to retail for $ 415 when it becomes available in February.

For more information visit the Kipon website. 

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Mirrorless as the Universal Mount: Brian Smith at PIX 2015

24 Oct

Brian Smith has an extraordinary portfolio, with a career shooting celebrity portraits for over 30 years, but like many other photographers he’s got one problem – a lot of legacy glass in his closet and nowhere to put it. At least that was the case until he got his hands on his first mirrorless camera. Read more

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Vegan Antlers: Mount Wall Trophy Plants Instead of Animals

14 Sep

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wall mounted deer

Combining a Japanese floral arrangement tradition (ikebana) with the hunting convention of mounted trophies, these plant holders allow for clever, colorful and ever-changing organic displays.

wall mounted flower pink

The Elkebana consists of a pair of glass flower holders set into a familiar wooden wall plaque, designed by Fabio Milito & Paula Studio and hand-crafted in Italy.

wall flower horns design

Its creators have had quite a bit of fun naming some of their experimental arrangements, including Nora the Angora, Girgenta the Goat, Jason the Aries, Isidoro the Oryx and Frank the Buck.

wall mounted creative flowers

Unlike the more morbid mounts that inspired this creation, there is also a greater degree of flexibility – change the flowers or their organization and you change the piece.

wall mounted plant antlers

And unlike traditional tabletop vessels for botanical displays, this one works well for small living spaces where surface area cannot be sacrificed.

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wall mount glass wood

Made of high quality birch plywood, solid walnut, solid oak or cork shield, the wall mounts hold your botanical arrangements in the two hand-blown glass vases.

wall mount branches spoof

From its makers: “The ‘ikebana is the ancient Japanese art of arranging floral elements in harmonious compositions. Elkebana brings the ancient art of ikebana to the wall, in order to transform the wall trophy idea into a continuously mutating, colourful creature.”

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GoPro mount becomes standard accessory for next year’s Toyota Tacoma, as GoPro plans user-generated-content licensing deals

23 Jul

Toyota has revealed that the 2016 version of its adventure truck will come pre-fitted with a windshield mount for a GoPro camera. Those interested in filming their muddy, dusty and rocky scrambles will be able to fit a camera to point forwards or backwards to capture either the ‘flight’ or passengers reactions. Read more

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Lensbaby expands offerings to Fujifilm X mount

02 Jun

Lensbaby has announced availability of several of its most popular lenses for Fujifilm’s X mount. The Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optic, Composer Pro with Sweet 50 Optic, Circular Fisheye and Velvet 56 are all now available for Fujifilm’s mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Read more

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Town 30 Emissary camera bag features lens cap mount and customizable pockets

14 May

Toronto-based Town 30 has launched the Emissary Series camera bag on Kickstarter, where it is seeking funding for production of the photography-centric bags. The Emissary is geared specifically to photographers’ needs with attachable pockets, a removable laptop compartment, a locking mechanism inspired by film-advance levers and a lens cap mount. Read more

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