We’re at the CP+ show in Yokohama Japan where Fujifilm is showing off several forthcoming lenses, previously mentioned on the company’s 2015 and 2016 roadmap. We spoke to Fujifilm at the show, and got our hands on some prototypes – some working, some not – to get a sense of how they feel and operate. Click through for some images
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CP+ 2015: Canon shows 11-24mm in cross-section
Canon’s new 11-24mm F4 is attracting a lot of attention at this year’s CP+ show in Yokohama, but away from the crows of keen enthusiasts waiting to get their hands on samples, we found a very much non-working example, cut in half showing its internal construction. Click through to take a look at what this complex lens is made of – literally.
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CP+ 2015: Canon shows off prototype 120MP CMOS sensor
We’re at CP+ in Yokohama, Japan, where Canon is showing off a prototype ultra high-resolution 120MP CMOS sensor. Canon is claiming it has a pixel count equivalent to the number of photoreceptors in a human eye. Its surface area is halfway between APS-C and full-frame, and it appears to be mostly directed at video applications, capable of recording at approximately 60x the resolution of Full HD. Click through to have a look
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CP+ 2015: Nikon shows off new D810a
We’re at the CP+ show in Yokohama Japan, where Nikon is showing off its new D810a – a specialist version of the D810 which has been modified specifically for astrophotography. The world’s first full-frame camera of its type, the D810a is essentially a Nikon D810 with a modified IR-cut filter to ensure the camera can capture light emitted by nebulae and additional features to support long exposure photography. The new camera is being shown under glass at the show, but we managed to get a few shots. Click through to take a look
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Canon’s Q4 earnings report shows camera sales are down
Canon has released its 2014 Q4 financial report, showing an overall profit increase but a continued slump in camera sales. Sales of office equipment are responsible for a 5.4 percent year-on-year upswing in operating profits in Q4, but the company reports that sales in its imaging business fell by 7.3% compared to the previous year. Read more
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Beta Alphas: Sony shows mockups of upcoming FE lenses for Alpha 7 system
Sony is showing mockups of four new lenses for its full frame FE series for the Alpha 7 on its stand at CES, as well as two wide angle converters. With only six FE lenses to choose from at the moment, Alpha 7 users will be pleased to see some physical evidence of these lenses that Sony initially announced on a roadmap at the Photokina show in September. Scheduled to ship this spring, click through for a closer look at the upcoming lenses
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Sony shows off upcoming full-frame lenses at Photokina
We were so busy playing with new Leica cameras and giant telephoto lenses at Photokina that we totally missed Sony’s announcement of four upcoming full-frame E-mount lenses. Four FE lenses are coming in the first quarter of 2015, including three primes and one zoom. Sony didn’t reveal too much, but you still get the idea by reading this.
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Olympus shows ‘Open Platform’ Micro Four Thirds camera module
Olympus is using Photokina to show a prototype ‘Open Platform’ camera module. Developed with the MIT Media Lab, the module is a Micro Four Thirds compatible unit that can be controlled from a smart device. Like Sony’s QX series, the Olympus has its own shutter button but it also offers a hotshoe an is built around a more open software platform to allow developers to create apps to control it.
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Decaying Detroit: Google Street View Shows Transformations
[ By Steph in Abandoned Places & Architecture. ]
The architectural equivalent of ‘Faces of Meth,’ these compiled Google Street View images of Detroit from 2009 through 2013 paint a poignant portrait of decay in the city. Entitled ‘GooBing Detroit,‘ a tumblr blog uses Google Street View Time Machine to follow the fast transformation of houses from cute and cheerful suburban residences to overgrown vacant lots.
Much has been said about the decline of a once-great city, and the seemingly diminishing chances of a comeback. The city’s 78,000+ ‘feral houses‘ are the stuff of legend, seeming to revert back to a wild state the way domesticated animals tend to do when left to their own devices.
The Street View images are often astonishing in the rapid transition in a span of just a few short years. A stretch of houses may have cars parked in the driveways, toys on the lawn and other signs of life all around in the first image, while by the third or fourth they’re barely discernible among the overgrowth.
While these images really drive home how much Detroit has lost over the last three decades, many residents aren’t ready to give up hope, despite the fact that the city’s population has declined from a peak of 1.8 million to just 700,000. There are indeed areas of the city that still thrive, but the question of an overall plan (either to break the city into manageable pieces or reinvigorate it as a whole) remains an open one.
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Matterport shows off its 3D camera technology
Capturing 3D models is one of the latest technology trends. The recent announcement of Google’s Project Tango smartphone got tech heads excited and at the same time horrified users with concerns about privacy. Matterport is a startup that cooperated with Google in Project Tango and built its own 3D camera. The $ 4,500 device is linked with an iPad running the Matterport app and captures the interior of a room or any other scene. Learn more