Fujifilm announced two cameras on the runup to Photokina – the X100T and X30. But the company is also showing off mockups of several new lenses, slated for release next year. We sat down with senior executives from Fujifilm earlier today, and got our hands on the samples. Click through to take a look at what’s in store.
Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Fujifilm is teasing an upcoming SLR-style mirrorless body on its X system page. The camera sports top-plate shutter speed, exposure compensation and ISO dials, along with a prominent central viewfinder ‘hump’. It will be formally announced on January 28th, and as usual we’ll bring you full details then. For now, though, click through for a few more thoughts and a larger version of Fujifilm’s teaser image.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Fujifilm has given more details about its upcoming firmware updates for the X-Pro1 and X-E1 (Versions 3.00 for the X-Pro1, and 2.00 for the X-E1). In addition to the existing promise to improve autofocus speed, it says that focus accuracy will be improved with difficult subjects. The updates will also add a ‘focus peaking’ function to aid manual focus, and improve image stabilisation during movie recording with the 18-55mm F2.8-4 lens. They are due to be available for download on 23rd July.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Firstly, a slightly belated Happy Canada Day to everyone up here in the rainy northland, and a Happy 4th of July to all of our America friends.
Our new Advanced Guide to Lightroom 5 video tutorial has been selling extremely well, and has gotten rave reviews. But, the 20% off launch discount ends next Monday, July 8, so if you own or are thinking of owning Lightroom 5, this is the week to buy our tutorial. Nothing will get you up to speed faster. I promise.
We are about to announce two new Antarctic Expeditions for early 2015. These trips have the most remarkable line-up of world-class instructors. The announcement will happen in the next day or two. Watch this page!
Sean Reid has just published in in-depth review of the new Ricoh GR, a pocket-sized APS-C sensor camera. Reid Reviews is a subscription site, but the depth of his reviews is unlike any other.
"Michael’s and Jeff’s tutorial videos are absolutely awesome, not only because of the information transmitted but also because of the casual, conversational style which somehow really makes things stick in your memory."
…
The Luminous Landscape – What’s New
Panasonic has announced firmware updates for its Lumix DMC-GH3 high-end movie-focused mirrorless camera, the 14-42mm and 45-175mm power zooms and the 45-150mm lens. The update for the GH3 will allow users to connect to a computer via Wi-Fi by entering the computer name (NetBIOS names for Mac). It also adds a 1080 60p, 28Mbps mode to video recording. Meanwhile the firmware updates for the lenses promise improved autofocus performance in AF Continuous mode when mounted on the GH3. The updates will be available at the end of this month.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
This is a quick heads-up on some reviews that are planned for publication. First, we have the world’s first review of the Alpa 12 FPS, by Mark Dubovoy. This will appear in the next day or so, accompanied by a 13 minute video report done by Mark and California-based Alpa dealer Jeff Bear of Bear Images.
Coming in the weeks ahead is a review of the Canon SX50, which may well be the best Superzoom yet; certainly it has the longest zoom range available, at 50X, from 24 – 1,200mm equivalent.
There also will be a review of the Sony EA50 Camcorder, the first shoulder-mount APS-C sized sensor E-mount camcorder. I’ll be reporting as well on the upcoming Sony SEL PX 18-200mm lens, the first servo zoom lens for E-mount – and yes, it will work on the FS700, and also on Sony’s NEX stills cameras, since it has its own built-in zoom control in the event that your stills or video camera doesn’t have a built-in rocker switch, such as do the EA-50 or FS100.
In the lens department I will be reviewing the SLR Magic Hyperprime 50mm f/0.95 lens in E-mount. The same lens is also available in MFT mount, and a somewhat different (and much more expensive version) in Leica M mount.
Finally, and likely not till I have had some weeks to really put it through its paces, is the Sony RX1, the world’s first full-frame 24MP camera with built in Zeiss 35mm lens. I believe that this is a significant camera, and likely to be something of a milestone, so I’m not going to rush this review. Look for it in January.
…
The Luminous Landscape – What’s New