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The Sony a9 is an impressive looking camera. At 20 frames per second, it's able to shoot much faster than either of the professional sports cameras from the two big DSLR makers. The Sony is also smaller and lighter than these cameras (even with a battery grip added, to get nearer to matching their battery endurance), and has autofocus coverage across a much wider region of the frame than a DSLR AF system can offer. dpreview.com »
f you haven't known already, the stacked CMOS sensor in the new Sony a9 flagship camera isn't exactly all brand new. Indeed, it's the first time that Sony has done it with a full frame sensor and released it to the public. thephoblographer.com »
It took a lot longer than we expected—in fact, some said it would never happen—but President Trump’s administration has finally given in and started uploading to the official White House Flickr account. petapixel.com »
Continuing our series featuring and highlighting photographers who shoot analog and have fantastic work, photographer Pete Rezac is amongst the bunches who submitted to our analog photography zine and that have incredible photos. thephoblographer.com »
Announced alongside the a9 is an accessory that should excite existing E-mount camera owners, particularly videographers: the NPA-MQZ1K Multi-Battery Adaptor Kit. It comes with two of the new NP-FZ100 batteries and has space for another two. dpreview.com »
ONA has just announced a brand new camera bag: the ONA Savannah. This is a smaller camera bag not designed to hold a whole lot of stuff and instead really targeted at the photographer who has a small kit on them and worries about the whole editing process at a later time frame. thephoblographer.com »
In an industry where pay rates have been falling substantially over the past decade or so, it’s a refreshing change to hear that at least one photojournalism outlet has decided to increase its rates for paid photographers. digitalrev.com »
Samsung has today announced its new flagship smartphones Galaxy S8 and S8+ at simultaneous events in London and New York. The new devices' outstanding feature is the new infinity display which combines curved display edges with minimal bezels, allowing for a screen that covers almost the entire front of the devices. dpreview.com »
Hasselblad has announced that commercial photographer and blogger Ming Thein has been appointed its Chief of Strategy. Thein is known for his popular blog, and is no stranger to Hasselblad as a former ambassador for the company. dpreview.com »
The time-honored approach to improving one's photography has always been time spent out there taking pictures. Education, gallery shows, and reading photography books can do wonders for a person's development, but there is nothing that comes close to the importance of just going out there constantly for a long period of time. thephoblographer.com »
The X100F is the fourth iteration of Fujifilm's well-respected X100 series. It still uses the same 35mm equivalent 23mm F2 lens, still has the 'classic' design cues, but almost everything has changed under the surface. dpreview.com »
Sony has spent the last few years smashing out impressive mirrorless models across its APS-C and full-frame Alpha lines, and its flagship APS-C a6500 offering has already won much praise. Canon’s EOS M line hasn't quite received as many kind words by comparison, but its EOS M5 is currently its strongest competitor in the mid-range mirrorless arena, and thus a natural rival to the likes of the a6500. digitalrev.com »
Olympus has officially announced that it’s killing off its Four Thirds mount lenses and focusing instead on the Micro Four Thirds mount. DPReview reports that although it has been over 6 years since a new camera has been announced for the Four Thirds mount — a lifetime as far as camera refresh cycles go — […] petapixel.com »
For several years, many an analogue user has been forced to bow to the overwhelming convenience that digital camera kit offers. However, photographer Robin Guymer was reluctant to let his beloved gear go softly into that good night and has crafted a Frankenstein-like method of combining a mirrorless unit with a film camera. digitalrev.com »
Smartphone photography has gotten a little easier for Google fans as the Google Photos app has now introduced an auto white balance feature. The auto white balance can work in conjunction with the full Auto tool which at this point can take control of settings that include the exposure, saturation, and contrast of an image. digitalrev.com »
The photography of Rinzi Ruiz has always has a very noir-esque look to it. His works over the years has been evolving quite a bit but still retains a lot of that core look to it. Rinzi attributes this to photographers like Ray K Metzker; but if you ask me it also looks a lot like the movies--and of recent he's been using the Fujifilm X100F. thephoblographer.com »
In a landmark case for aerial photography health and safety, a Seattle drone pilot was found guilty of reckless endangerment on Friday. The man was sentenced to 30 days in jail as well as a US$500 fine. digitalrev.com »
Today Sony announced their new Xperia XZ flagship mobile phone. And its the first device that uses the new DRAM stacked sensor capable of shooting 960 fps! It also has predictive and laser autofocusing. sonyalpharumors.com »
“[Advertisement for Sarony's Photographic Studies]” by Napoleon Sarony (American (born Canada), Quebec 1821–1896 New York) via The Metropolitan Museum of Art is licensed under CC0 1. 0 The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has added 375,000 images to the public domain, each showing a scan of copyright-free artwork in the museum's collection. dpreview.com »
Visual effects artist Roy Perker is tired of people saying that VFX and digital compositing “looks fake.” So he created this fun little video to show off his own compositing skill, and educate people on what it takes to seamlessly blend real footage and computer generated imagery on screen. The video is called VFX Games, […] petapixel.com »
Canon’s release of the EOS M5 late last year signalled that the company was finally making a serious push into the mirrorless market, and the reception thus far has been generally positive. Although the M5 is a little pricey considering its spec sheet, it has shown itself to be a solid performer, winning a small but dedicated fanbase among the mirrorless community. digitalrev.com »
The exodus continues. Warren Ng, one of the only recognizable faces left at DigitalRev, has announced that he, too, has left the company and its 1. 7-million subscriber YouTube channel DigitalRev TV. petapixel.com »
Sony has today announced the development of a 3-layer stacked CMOS image sensor with DRAM for smartphones, making it possible to capture video at 1000 fps. The new chip comes with a DRAM layer in addition to the conventional 2-layer stacked CMOS structure with a back-illuminated layer of photo-sites and a circuit layer for signal processing. dpreview.com »
Photo courtesy Intel The Super Bowl is American football's premier event, and the big game is traditionally paired with an equally big halftime performance. This year's show featured pop star Lady Gaga, who began her set with a pre-taped segment featuring a fleet of 300 drones as part of a choreographed, aerial light show. dpreview.com »
Sony has announced its financial results for Q4 2016 and the numbers show that the Japanese company's image sensor division has performed well. Within the semiconductors segment, image sensor sales have increased by 40% year-on-year which is largely due to significantly increased sales of image sensors for mobile devices. dpreview.com »
No, you aren’t dreaming. Karma, the ill-fated drone launched last year by GoPro, has returned! After a massive recall in November 2016, units are now on sale again with the issue behind its highly-publicised malfunctions apparently solved. digitalrev.com »
Adobe has officially put Creative Suite out to pasture, making Creative Cloud the exclusive means by which consumers can acquire Photoshop, Illustrator, and other Adobe creative applications. dpreview.com »
Apple's financial results, which will be released tomorrow, show that in Q4 2016 Apple has sold more iPhone 7 Plus units than any of the preceding Plus models in previous years. The Plus model has a larger screen, more RAM and a bigger battery than its standard counterpart but we'd suspect the iPhone 7 Plus dual-camera with its 2x optical zoom factor and portrait mode has a lot to do with consumers increasingly opting for the more expensive iPhone variant. dpreview.com »
In a surprising and unexplained decision coming seemingly out nowhere, Hasselblad CEO, Perry Oosting, has announced that he is stepping down from his position at the Swedish medium format camera company within days. digitalrev.com »
The CEO who oversaw Hasselblad’s dramatic turn of fortunes over the past two years is to step down within the next week. Perry Oosting is widely credited with extracting the company from one of the worst periods in its 75-year history by finding new investors and helping to modernize the brand’s produce offering with the H6D and X1D cameras. dpreview.com »
500px has been one of the biggest players in the photo sharing and photographer community spaces for many years now. The company has branched out adding its own stock offering and today has announced some exciting new features, starting with their development of a brand new photographer directory. thephoblographer.com »
Galaxy Note 7 battery testing at Samsung. Photo via Samsung After some information had already leaked last week, Samsung has today officially communicated the outcome of its investigation into the Galaxy Note 7 battery debacle. dpreview.com »
Seattle drone operators are in the news again, and that's not a good thing. A man whose drone struck a parade-goer in 2015 has been convicted of a gross misdemeanor – which may signal what's to come for another drone operator who recently flew his drone into the Space Needle. dpreview.com »
Almost every photographer on Instagram relies heavily on VSCO filters, which emulate film stocks, yet the company evidently has problems converting all those users into paying customers. VSCO recently confirmed that it has shut down its New York office, and was forced to lay off all their employees working in that location. digitalrev.com »
Google first showed off its RAISR technology, which uses machine learning to produce high-quality versions of low-resolution images, in November last year. Now the company has published a blog post to announce that RAISR has been implemented into Google+ for Android. dpreview.com »
Panasonic's latest released flagship Micro Four Thirds camera, the GH5 has been highly anticipated with curiosity over what improvements this new cinematography-centric camera brings. Nick Driftwood who has worked with Panasonic on the development of the GH5 has posted a sample of an extreme low light video recording on his Youtube Channel. thephoblographer.com »
While BHphoto still has the A77II in Stock s strange note appeared saying this: Bad news: Sony Alpha a77II has been discontinued. Good news: Our experts are standing by to help you find a replacement. sonyalpharumors.com »
Photo taken from the Kickstarter project. Music photographer Tracy Anne Hart has launched a Kickstarter campaign for her planned photo exhibition, Absolute Music. Tracy Anne Hart has been a music photographer for over 30 years. thephoblographer.com »
Photo taken from the Kickstarter project. Music photographer Tracy Anne Hart has launched a Kickstarter campaign for her planned photo exhibition, Absolute Music. Tracy Anne Hart has been a music photographer for over 30 years. thephoblographer.com »
A new short video introduces Gian Luigi Carminati, a 76-year-old technician from Milan, Italy, who has been repairing analog cameras for nearly 60 years. While the documentary is only a touch over two minutes long, it introduces viewers to Carminati's analog camera collection and his thoughts on photography. dpreview.com »
Milan-based filmmaker David Drills made this short film titled, “Master of Camera”. It’s a beautiful 2-minute portrait of Gian Luigi Carminati, a 76-year-old man who has spent his entire working life repairing cameras. petapixel.com »
DPReview has completed their review of the Canon EOS M5. From DPReview: The EOS M5 has plenty going for it. Shooting smooth, properly focused video is incredibly easy, and the new 24MP sensor has made great strides in overall image quality. canonrumors.com »
I've mentioned this in the past, but I have always felt that a big reason as to why Sony has had the success it has had with its mirrorless system, namely the A7 series cameras, is thanks in part to the vast array of third-party AF lens adapters. thephoblographer.com »
Sony, beyond their own camera production, is a key piece to the puzzle for many of the top camera brands in the world. It has been reported recently that Sony has stopped production on their 16MP APS-C imaging sensors, moving on to more in demands resolution sensors. thephoblographer.com »
Olympus OM-D E-M1 owners are reporting issues using their cameras after updating to firmware version 4. 2. Forum member Denjw reports problems with focus stacking and corrupted image files after updating to 4. dpreview.com »
DRTV has officially lost all three of its best-known personalities. Alamby Leung left suddenly in 2013. Kaiman (Kai) Wong, the face of the show, announced his departure last week. And now Lok Cheung, DRTV’s lovable cameraman, announced that he has resigned. petapixel.com »
Canon is on a roll with its updated Mark II lenses and scoring bullseyes with pretty much every shot. New versions of key focal lengths are being rolled out across the range, with fully revised optics and mechanical construction. dpreview.com »
Last week we wrote that 2016 was the year that APS-C made a huge statement, so of course we should take a look at two of the most affordable, new APS-C cameras. Sony as always has been tearing up the scene with a whole array of new cameras across all sensors, but they’ve blown open the APS-C market with the A6300 and A6500. digitalrev.com »
For award-winning Canadian photojournalist Ed Ou, his October 1st trip to the United States started out like any other assignment. But while his plan was to cover the Standing Rock protests for the CBC, he never got past the US border agents. petapixel.com »
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has today unveiled the Pro 6 Plus, a high-end model with metal housing and large 5. 7" pressure-sensitive AMOLED screen with Quad-HD resolution. The Sony Exmor IMX386 sensor in the camera module has been deployed in some previous Meizu models but at 1/2. dpreview.com »
