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- NAB 2014 video: Switronix $35 D-tap power solution for GoPro
DSLR News Shooter (Today) - By site editor Dan Chung: Newsshooter at NAB 2014: Switronix external power solution for GoPro from Dan Chung on Vimeo. On the last day of the NAB show I was wondering the hall and stumbled upon a great little piece of kit from battery specialist Switronix. They make a power... - Last three hours
- Nocticron is the best Micro Four Thirds lens ever tested by DxOmark!
43Rumors (Today) - DxO (Click here) just published the full Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 lens test. It will surprise no one here that it became the best MFT lens ever tested by DxO. But the margin to the Olympus 75mm and 45mm lenses isn’t high and the price difference on the opposite is... - Tokyo Reverse – Simple Technique – Can You Stop Watching?
Planet5D blog (Today) - This is a simple concept, but probably difficult to create but it is also very cool. Maybe I spent too much time watching thinking about how the characters are managing to walk backwards and not kill themsleves, but I really enjoyed this and wanted to share with you. An interesting... - Samyang Teases Some New Lenses
Canonrumors (Today) - Samyang is once again teasing a lens announcement via their Facebook page. “Samyang Optics invites you to join the journey to the next level of creativity on April 28th 2014. We hope you to enjoy our proud new products” It looks like it’ll be more than one lens, perhaps this is... - 12 hours
- The Andra Automated Wireless System Pulls Focus into the 21st Century
NoFilmSchool (Today) - Given the ubiquity of today’s touch-based apps, it seems fairly logical a forward-thinking manufacturer would devise a way to augment — but not automate — the role of First Assistant Camera. Meet Cinema Control Labs’ Andra Motion Focus system. Andra puts the heavy lifting and guesswork into the hands of today’s... - Deal: Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 EX DG APO for $15,000! Canonrumors (Today) - LensRentals.com through their sister company LensAuthority.com is selling their one copy of the Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 EX DG APO for a steal of a price. For $14,995, you can get “SigZilla” at a fraction of the $26,000 retail price. The lens has only rented once, which I believe was a...
- Sigma Releases Optimization Pro v1.2.0 and USB Dock Firmware Update Canonrumors (Today) - Sigma Releases Optimization Pro v1.2.0 Update We are pleased to announce the availability of the new “SIGMA Optimization Pro Ver1.2.0 for Windows” and “SIGMA Optimization Pro Ver1.2.0 for Macintosh”, the dedicated software for the SIGMA USB DOCK which allows customers to update the lens firmware of new product lines, as...
- New Zeiss Otus 85mm and 35mm to come (with no A-mount option). Sigma 50mm ART available for preorder at Amazon US!
SonyAlphaRumors (Today) - DxOmark tested the Sigma 50mm ART lens on a Canon camera and it performs almost as good as the Zeiss Otus! And this is a very good news for us because it’s rumored that also the new 85mm and 35mm f/1.4 Zeiss Otus lenses will NOT(!) be available in... - (FT5) Surprise: Panasonic withdraws plan to release the GF7! 43Rumors (Today) - The GF7 design patent. It’s a while that I am working on that rumor but I am now 99% certain it’s true. Panasonic decided to withdraw the planned GF7 release! There will be no new GF camera model this year! As you know since the GF1 release (glorious camera!!!)...
- Sony 20mm f/2.8 is “on clearance”. New version coming? SonyAlphaRumors (Today) - I got word from store owners that the Sony 20mm f/2.8 lens has been marked by Sony as “On clearance”. They haven’t been told by Sony why it has been marked so. But it’s easy to guess that Sony will probably offer a new updated version soon....
- New Leica teaser for a camera we have already seen :)
Mirrorlessrumors (Today) - Leica launched that new teaser for the new Leica T camera. Bad for them that we already have seen leaked pictures of the camera :)... - Zeiss to Announce Otus 85 f/1.4 at Photokina [CR2] Canonrumors (Today) - We’re told that Zeiss will announce the next in the Otus line, an 85mm f/1.4 for Photokina this September. We’re also told that it’s possible an Otus 35mm f/1.4 could also be announced, although that isn’t confirmed. If the 35 isn’t announced at Photokina, expect it some time in 2015....
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- A7r IR photography. Guest post by Alfred Corrodi. SonyAlphaRumors (Yesterday) - This is a guest post from Alfred Corrodi. To write articles for this site contact me (Andrea) at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. A7r IR photography by Alfred Corrodi I admit, I am a camera hedonist (sounds better than gear head, I guess). My personal “mission”, besides admiration for craftsmanship and technology, is...
- Werner Herzog Only Watches 3 Movies a Year (and Other Things He Might Tell You Over Dinner) NoFilmSchool (Yesterday) - If Werner Herzog was staying for supper, what would you serve? You couldn’t very well offer Hamburger Helper to the director that’s been dubbed by some the “single most important film director on the planet.” If you were looking to color this fanciful dinner party in your head, or if you...
- Olympus 25mm and 12-40mm lens reviews at ePhotozine. 43Rumors (Yesterday) - Image courtesy: ePhotozine ePhotozine is busy testing new Olympus lenses: 1) Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f/1.8 ED Premium Lens Review (Click here). This lens is certainly capable of producing excellent quality images, with sharpness being excellent in the centre of the frame from maximum aperture. It’s well built, lightweight and...
