Credit where credit is due: Fujifilm knows how to weather seal a lens. At least, that’s photographer Steve Boykin’s experience. Boykin lost his Fujinon 23mm f/2R WR lens back in June, so imagine his surprise when he found it in perfect working order 4 months later.
Boykin tells the lost-and-found story on 35mmc, where he […]. petapixel.com
The big news from Fujifilm’s X Summit was the development of the X-Pro3 rangefinder with its unique hidden LCD screen. But that’s not the only thing Fuji revealed in Tokyo today: the company also announced that it was scrapping plans for the previously announced 33mm f/1.0 in favor of a more compact 50mm f/1.0 lens. […] petapixel.com »
2019-09-20 23:08
Neewer, a photo gear brand out of China, has launched a new budget APS-C lens for Fuji X and Sony E mounts. The Neewer 35mm F1. 2 mirrorless lens features a copper core and aluminum body, 6 elements in 5 groups, F1. dpreview.com »
2018-06-14 19:20
Dave Newton takes a look at the SONY XZS and XZ Premium phones at MWC 2017 in Barcelona. These phones are able to shoot 720p at 960fps for super-slow motion video effects And Newsshooter had the chance to see the new Fuji 50-135mm T2. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-03-01 15:04
The new Fujinon Cine lens on the A7 (image courtesy: Cinema5D). Preorders: Fujinon Cine 18-55mm T/2. 9 E-mount lens at BHphoto and Adorama. Fujinon Cine 50-135mm T/2. 9 E-mount lens at BHphoto. – Today Fuji announced their first two E-mount Cine lenses. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-02-22 18:14
Dave Etchells over at Imaging Resource has released a fantastic breakdown the dives deep on exactly how camera makers—Olympus specifically—go about properly weather-sealing their cameras. In keeping with Etchells’ reputation, this video is the most comprehensive overview of the topic that we’ve ever seen.
2020 is just around the corner, and if there is one thing we can be sure of, it’s that Sony probably isn’t going to be slowing down. While every iteration of the different a7 and a6000 camera lines launch with significant improvements over their predecessors, the most recent a7R took leaps and bounds in both […]
Weather-sealing in modern camera lenses is great at keeping things like water, sand, and dust from getting inside the (often pricey) gear. But it seems that it may be no match for flies. The camera gear rental company Lens Rentals shared today that it recently received back a $2,100 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II from […]
Nikon Asia released this promo video for the D850 that offers a peek at how the company tests the DSLR for durability in harsh environments, ensuring that it’s reliable through things like drops, impacts, vibrations, extreme temperatures, and humidity.
When we finished our teardown of the a7R III, we didn’t anticipate just how badly people wanted to see the new camera body’s weather sealing. This may seem like a no-brainer since weather sealing is something avid Sony mirrorless camera shooters like myself are pining for (not that it’s stopped my A6000 from weathering the […]