Review: Sony a9
It took Sony long enough, but earlier on this year the company announced a true flagship mirrorless camera: the Sony a9. The Sony a9 is designed to take on the likes of the Canon 1DX Mk II and the Nikon D5.
It took Sony long enough, but earlier on this year the company announced a true flagship mirrorless camera: the Sony a9. The Sony a9 is designed to take on the likes of the Canon 1DX Mk II and the Nikon D5.
While everyone seems to love Instant film and instax a whole lot, the spot where Kodak may still have a weird advantage could be disposable cameras. Take, for example, these disposable cameras that were given away to VIP guests during his Summer 2016 tour.
Photo credit: Christophe Ena / AP Roland Garros: Christopher Eno from the Associated Press used the new Sony A9 for his Roland Garros shooting. He got interviewed at Focus-numerique (Google translation here) And these are some of his comments on using the camera: The main issue he found using the A9 is that Wifi connection […] The post New Sony A9 tests: Shows no banding issue and makes a great job shooting Roland Garros! appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Panasonic, оказавшись в авангарде беззеркального нашествия на рынок фототехники, постепенно сместила фокус с фото на видео. Первая GH, вышедшая в 2009 году, брала свое просто самой возможностью снимать Full HD-видео, GH5 же преподносится как полноценный рабочий инструмент видеографа, который по совместительству может стать отличным фотоаппаратом для путешествий
Coolpix W300 обновляет линейку прочных компактных камер Nikon, предлагая BSI CMOS датчик с разрешением 16MP, возможность записи 4K/30p видео, 3-дюймовый дисплей, оптику с эквивалентным фокусным расстоянием и беспроводную связь через Snapbridge.
“Fractal” is a gorgeous new 3-minute-long time-lapse film by Chad Cowan, a Kansas-based photographer who has spent 10 years, 100,000+ miles, and tens of thousands of shutter clicks chasing and shooting storms across the Midwest.
Far from Las Vegas, David Egan’s night photography documents Nevada’s roadside motels and gas stations. Photographer David Egan captures the neon glow of Nevada at night in his series I always hoped for better.
If you're one of the photographers who has made the jump from Lightroom to Capture One, then you'll be elated to know that today, we're getting the new Capture One Styles Packs. While everyone else in the industry tends to call them presets, you should know that that's essentially what they are.
The VENQUE Transformer A-Modular isn't totally a camera bag, but it surely has some ways of appealing to photographers. The bag, which is currently being funded via Kickstarter, has a number of fantastic features for both backpack lovers and messenger bag users.
For only a few days, Magnum Photos is having a special 70th anniversary photo sale. It's called the Square Print sale, and for a period of five days, folks can purchase a signed 6x6 museum quality Magnum Photo print for only $100.
«Чивита ди Баньореджо – "умирающий город" туманным утром. Его основали этруски более 2500 лет назад. Здания рушатся из-за оползней, поэтому место стало непригодным для жизни», – фотограф Урдои Каталин (Urdoi Catalin).
Подводя итоги теста, можно смело утверждать, что наш сегодняшний герой — Canon EOS 800D — обладает удачным сочетанием цены и возможностей. Камера показала себя с лучшей стороны, несмотря на довольно скромное позиционирование в линейке относительно старших братьев.
Команда разработчиков популярного мессенджера Snapchat с самоуничтожающимися сообщениями сообщила о выходе своих солнечных очков Spectacles в Европе. Напомним, с ноября прошлого года очки и специальные вендинговые автоматы под названием Snapbot были доступны в Америке, а теперь они появятся в ряде европейских стран.
We have posted about several of the 5DayDeal bundles over the last year, and today we are here to let you know about their latest venture - The Complete Video Creators Bundle 2017. In this kit you will get over $2,000 worth of video creation education from some of the worlds leading video educators for just $97.
Our reader Donald J. Trump said selecting “covfefe” should fix the overheating issue. Thanks president! I am making some small progress in understanding the few A9 overheating reports we saw on youtube and on forums: 1) Plenty of people reported on our A9 group and on forums that they had no issues whatsoever when shooting […] The post A9 overheating is NOT a general issue: seems to affect few faulty units only. appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Nikkei reports: Output of image sensors is expected to reach 100,000 a month at the end of March 2018, with the volume rising another 10-20% by 2020. Sony holds the leading global market share of nearly 50% in value terms for image sensors, Techno Systems Research says.
Анонсирована Nikon Coolpix W300 – экстремальная камера с видеосъемкой 4К, стоимостью $390.
Nikon AF-P DX Nikkor 10-20mm F4. 5-5. 6G VR является одним из трех объективов, выпущенных Nikon вместе с двумя более высококлассными линзами. Эта оптика, в отличие от остальных новичков, рассчитана на работу с камерами, оборудованными датчиками формата APS-C.
When packing your gear bag for a two-week street photography trip, the last thing you might think to bring is an underwater housing. Most of the time you would be completely right to leave that item at home.
After previously mostly concentrating on still imagery Apple's latest iPhone commercial showcases the iPhone's video mode by combining several clips that were shot by iPhone owners. There are nature scenes, including beaches, mountains, animals, insects, and ice floes, but also some scenes that feature human subjects.
Our trusted sources told us that Sigma will announce the first FE lens this summer. And it will be a new 35mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens. And Sigma will also another zoom FE lens shortly after. And why is this exciting news? Because Sigma makes lenses that are on par or even better than the […] The post This is why you should be excited about the soon to be announced new Sigma FE lens!!! appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Hurray folks! Sony did a good job and already released a new firmware update which “improves the overheating warning functionality”. You can download it here: esupport. sony. com. UPDATE: for unkown reasons Sony has removed the firmware file.
Ten days ago Sony China launched that teaser for a new camera launch. But we still got no news about the camera specs. By the way, this is a legit teaser. They made the same a year ago for the A6300 launch (teaser here).
Starting from today you can submit your pictures to the Sony World Photography Awards: worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards. May the force be with your pictures ;) The post Submit your pictures to the Sony World Photography Awards! appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
"I'm a creative concept portrait photographer based out of Portland Oregon. " says photographer Kelly-Shane Fuller in an email to us. "I primarily shoot portraits that are themed in some way.
Microsoft стала последней компанией, которая доказывает преимущество изогнутых датчиков изображения. Компания разработала метод изгибания обычных датчиков из кремния. Многие компании и научные проекты в последние несколько лет занимаются разработкой криволинейных датчиков.
THE EXPERT TRAINING, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR VIDEO WORK TO THE NEXT LEVEL. The Complete Video Creators Bundle has been curated exclusively to help video makers save time and money, hone their technical and creative skill, and advance their career.
Episode 181 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial and documentary photographer, Sam Comen In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may […]
Adorama just sent me this: We are running a blowout sale on Rokinon Lenses. All prices include free shipping with 2% Adorama Rewards. Prices are live until 6/6: Rokinon Auto Focus 50mm f/1. 4-16 FE Lens for Sony E-Mount – $499 Rokinon 12mm f/2.
Matterport has taken the wraps off its new 134MP Pro2 3D Camera, an update to its existing Pro 3D camera designed to create 360-degree renderings of real estate interiors. The Matterport Pro2 adds support for 4K-resolution 2D photography on top of its VR walkthrough and 3D functionality.
Виктория Солидарных обладает талантом создавать из разрозненных кадров и отдельных элементов целостные сказочные образы и целые миры. Виктория представила ряд изображений, демонстрирующих малую часть того, из чего состоят её финальные работы.
In the fall of 2008, Barack Obama had just become the Democratic candidate and was heavily favored to win the White House to become the first African American President of the United States. His popularity created media frenzy as the world was thirsty to learn more about the young Senator from Illinois. Because Obama was […]
This is a Guest Post: — Hello, my name is Le Minh Bui a. k. a. Langstrum. I shared few of my reviews before on SAR, and today I want to publish my in-depth review of SLR Magic 25mm f/1. 4 Cine lens.
Press Release: Sony announces the development of Next-Generation CineAlta 36x24mm Full Frame Motion Picture Camera System Sony Electronics is announcing plans for its next-generation CineAlta digital motion picture camera system.
Creativity showcase site My Modern Met recently interviewed Jem Cresswell, an Australian photographer who has just completed a project he calls Giants. The project is a series of portraits of humpback whales presented in black and white and offers an intimate look into the personalities and emotions of these 'gentle giants.
Фотограф Kamal Bagirli любит путешествовать и в своих поездках он находит места со старых фотографий. Такие поиски стали его хобби и результат оказался очень интересен.
Мы собрали наиболее актуальный материал, посвящённый дизайну смартфонов Apple 2017-го модельного года и постарались донести до вас самую интересную информацию.
На что способен новый компакт из прославленной серии RX100. Пять лет назад Sony презентовала модель RX100, компактную камеру, которая легко умещается в кармане брюк и при этом может делать прекрасные фотографии.
Редактор Polarr, позволяющий обрабатывать фотографии онлайн (то есть просто в окне вашего браузера), был запущен в сентябре 2014 года. Мы рассказывали и о его появлении, и о выходе второй версии.
Today only you save $350(!!!) on the Vello Canon EF and Nikon F autofocus E-mount adapters sold by BHphoto (Click here). And Save up to 25% on select SanDisk memory products at Amazon (Click here).
We're almost done with our review of the new Sony a9 camera; and so far it's shaping up to mostly be pretty great. This post is to mostly showcase High ISO image samples from the new Sony a9, and before we go on you should know that it does a fantastic job and I personally like the high ISO output even more than I do from the Sony a7s II.
'Tis the season for dramatic weather in the middle parts of the US, and as such, it's also the season for incredible time-lapse videos. If you thought we reached peak weather time-lapse just last week when we posted Chad Cowan's excellent Fractal, well, see what you think after watching Mike Oblinski's latest.
Picktorial 3 is a non-destructive raw photo editor for MacOS. Targeted at photographers looking for a powerful Aperture replacement, Picktorial 3 offers native support for browsing Aperture libraries.
Episode 182 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer David Hobby of Strobist.com In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography […]
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Back in April Samyang did display that new 35mm f/2. 8 autofocus FE lens at the Korean Photography Expo. It has the same specs and similar size of the . But it will be cheaper (no exact info yet).
Ни для кого не секрет, что за большинством великолепных снимков стоит серьезный труд по обработке изображения в редакторе – часто рутинной, а иногда и весьма креативной. В наши дни манипуляции с цифровой картинкой обычно являются важной составляющей эффектной фотографии.
Two days ago Google announced that it will stop providing updates for its Nik Collection suite of plug-in photo editing tools via a banner at the top of the Nik Collection site. Now a Nik user, Sascha Rheker from Germany, has launched a campaign on the Change.
Компания Canon пополнила модельный ряд профессиональных видеокамер моделью EOS C200. Как утверждают разработчики, это – первая камера с поддержкой новой разновидности формата RAW — Cinema RAW Light.
Microsoft has become the latest company to show its hand in the race to gain the image quality benefits of curved sensors. Its Project Vermont has developed a method for bending conventionally made silicon sensors into more uniformly-curved shapes.
According to a press release from Canon, the company plans to acquire about 14 million of its own shares which will cost between $450-$500 million dollars. The company is doing the stock acquisition with the “aim of improving capital efficiency and ensuring a flexible capital strategy that provides for such future transactions as share exchanges.” Canon Read more...
Image © Yann Forget / Wikimedia The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is amending its photography policy that aims to reduce 'pestering' of tourists at thousands of monuments by licensed photographers.
We got a couple of new Open Box and Reconditioned deals: Save $115 on the Open Box A7 with kit lens sold by BestBuy. Save $200 on the Reconditioned 85mm f/1. 4 GM lens sold on Amazon. Save $200 on the Reconditioned 50mm f/1.
Here’s a 5-minute video by Tony & Chelsea Northrup that will teach you how to use Photoshop to stack multiple exposures of a moving silhouetted subject. The end result is a unique effect that conveys motion in an otherwise still image.
It looks like there are many photographers who want an intelligent camera assistant that helps determine optimal camera settings. Arsenal, the camera add-on that promises to offer just that, has just blown past the $1 million mark in crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
I am Subodh Shetty. Travel and street photographer based in Dubai, UAE. Being an Indian, there's no surprise that I go back to my country a lot for photography. Most of my body of work revolve around people, culture, diversity of India.
Yesterday Sony US launched new savings on many cameras and lenses (overview at BHphoto). I missed to highlight that for the first time there is a price drop on the A6500 too! You save $100 on the body only at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Concert photography has a wide range of participants, from the casual fan in the crowd to the full time professional in the pit. But they also have a range of venues, from outdoor amphitheaters to downtown dive bars.
Today I'd like to talk about something that I feel is really important in the portrait photography world: and that's consent. To start this off, let's begin with the story of how I was taught to originally take portraits.
Just plain stunning. Storm chaser Mike Olbinski has made his mark in the world of photography with some pretty incredible timelapses, but this short timelapse of a storm in North Dakota takes the jaw-dropping cake.
Those deals do run today only: Samyang 12mm f/2. 0 E-mount lens for $279 at BHphoto. Plnety of Neewer Sony accessories on Gold Box at Amazon. You can now preorder the new Samyang/Rokinon 35mm FE lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Platypod, the company behind the compact camera support of the same name, has launched a new product on Kickstarter called Platypod Ultra. This latest model is designed for mid-size and mirrorless cameras, unlike the larger Max model and original Pro model.
Выставка «(Не)возможно увидеть. Северная Корея», а также лекции, экскурсии, встречи и мастер-классы - представляем мероприятия, которые пройдут в Центре фотографии им. братьев Люмьер в июне 2017 года.
Под лозунгом «крошечный, но могучий» компания Samyang анонсировала автофокусный объектив Samyang AF 35mm F2.8 FE – недорогой и компактный до миниатюрности.
The foods you buy in the store and at restaurants are never as tasty as they look in advertising photos, but what many people might not know is that you probably wouldn’t enjoy eating the foods seen in those pictures.
I recently captured this 8-second handheld photo of the Milky Way from my seat in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane. Here’s a look at how it was done. The photo was shot with my Canon 5D Mark IV and a 16-35 f/4L lens during a recent flight from Montreal, Canada to Frankfurt, Germany. As the […]
DXOMark has completed their review of the Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS USM S supertelephoto lens. Like most of the new Sigma lenses over the last three years, this one performs quite well when compared to the Canon version.
1 июня 2017 г. начался прием заявок на Sony World Photography Awards 2018, один из самых значимых в мире конкурсов в области фотографии. Заявку на участие можно подать бесплатно на сайте www.worldphoto.org
Швейцарский посёлок запрещено фотографировать – чтобы не завидовали.
Новая Olympus E-M10 Mark III, по слухам, будет объявлена в июле. Сейчас о камере ничего не известно кроме того, что она будет способна записывать 4K-видео.
Fujifilm will release the FujinonMK50-135mm T2.9 telephoto zoom cinema lens in July 2017. Read more and comment »
Starting today you can preorder the new Fujinon 50-135mm E-mount lens at BHphoto and Adorama. We also got first previews and tests by philip Bloom and Hugh Brownstone The post Fujinon 50-135mm E-mount lens now available for preorder.
DPReview has partnered with the TWiT Network (named after its flagship show, This Week in Tech) to produce a regular segment for The New Screen Savers, a popular weekend show hosted by technology guru Leo Laporte.
Pinhole photography is still alive and well in the digital age, and this new pinhole lens from Thingyfy is the first to offer a variable aperture. Available through their Kickstarter campaign at about $50, the lens is a relatively cheap way to experiment with camera obscura.
The next FE lenses Sony will announce will be a 135mm (probably f/1.8), a new 400mm (probably f/2.8) and there is also a third lens coming by end 2017. But if Sony needs advice on what they should put ont heir roadmap please listen to me and make a FE version of the just announced […] The post Nikon announces a lens I want Sony to make too :) appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
В эпоху тотальной цензуры, когда эта тема была под запретом, Римантас Дихавичюс выпустил первый официальный альбом фотографий в жанре ню, который имел ошеломляющий успех и обошёл весь мир. Китайцы просили закупить «хотя бы миллион экземпляров для узкого круга специалистов».
As we roll into the climax of the NBA season, photographer Rob Hammer has a new personal photo project that may be intriguing to basketball fans. It’s called The Basketball Hoops Project, and it consists of photos of all kinds of basketball hoops found across the United States. Hammer, a commercial photographer based in San […]
Last updated: June 2, 2017 These days, many (if not most) consumers are likely to shop based on price and capability, rather than according to whether a certain model contains a mirror, or not.
I remember how excited I was when I first started posting on Instagram. I finally had a platform to get my work seen, tell my stories, share my life and get inspired by those of others. It was all about creativity and art and the work. It was fair and ethical and just awesome! Things […]
The development of curved image sensors may be the biggest advance in camera technology in decades, allowing for simpler, flatter lenses with larger apertures as well as dramatically better image quality.
LPA Design has announced the new FlexTT6 Transceiver for Canon.
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Father's Day is coming up and if you are looking to get your hands on the next addition to your father's photography kit then you are in luck because several companies including Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm have just launched new savings on some of their most popular gear.
Affinity Photo makes its way to mobile for the first time today as an iPad version of the popular editing program makes its debut. It offers non-destructive adjustments and support for Raw editing, along with a wide array of tools for making selections and applying effects.
Time Lapse is one of the easiest ways for photographers to get into shooting video. That said, it can still be a somewhat difficult concept to wrap your heads around it when you are first getting into it.
Подвёл итоги 70-й Каннский международный кинофестиваль, и у нас появилась подборка новых блестящих фильмов.
Xiaomi Mi6 Quick Review The Xiaomi Mi6 is the Chinese manufacturer's brand new flagship smartphone and comes with an impressive spec sheet all around. The Android 7. 1. 1 operating system is powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 835 top-end chipset and a generous 6GB of RAM.
Phase One today announced Capture One Styles Packs.
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Знаменитый писатель, прославившийся во всём мире «Алисой в Стране чудес», был ещё и лучшим детским фотографом 19-го века. Его невинной причудой была любовь к девочкам. Кэрролл часто приглашал их к себе погостить и с удовольствием фотографировал. Его фотоработы относят к пикториализму.
Last year, I was fortunate enough to earn a Nikon ambassador badge. I took this as a recognition of my work from a the institution I admire for making the best tools to meet my creative needs. A few months later, going through my work on a Shotkit article, Nikon representatives asked me to shoot […]
Everyone knows well the building of the Parliament, their unique forms and sizes are recognizable from afar. But from the inner halls, room and corridors were taken very few pictures, even though it's so beautiful inside.
If you are a photographer or fledgling retoucher opening Photoshop for the first time, it is a daunting experience, to say the least. There is a wealth of knowledge, free and purchasable online, but how do you know what to search for if you don’t know what you don’t know? If you do get a […]
«Крошечная дугласова пихта (дугласова ель), торчащая из Озера Фей в Британской Колумбии, Канада», – фотограф Крэйг Вот (Craig Voth).
Rokinon has developed a reputation for great image quality and even better prices. Today we are excited to share these incredible blowout deals on some of Rokinon's most popular lenses, which were already great deals in their own right.
Virtual reality*, or VR, has the potential to break one of the basic tenets of photography: that it’s fundamentally a medium based on looking at an image, rather than being immersed in, or part of, an image.
There's always been a lot of debate about whether you should put protective UV filters on the front of your lens. The benefit is obvious: they protect the front element of your pricey lens.
With her platinum blonde hair and signature red lipstick, Marilyn Monroe (who would have celebrated her 91st birthday on the 1st of June) is easily one of the most iconic celebrities of all time, however, only a few know what the actress looked like before she was famous.
Check out the winning photo of our Design Quest.
The post Lines, Colors, and Shapes: 14 Photos with Bold Design appeared first on 500px ISO.
The twins' gymnastics dream Yuan Peng - Winner of the Professional Sport Category 2017Copyright: © Yuan Peng, China, 1st Place, Professional, Sport, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards The 11th Sony World Photography Awards has opened for entries for the 2018 contest and brings two new categories for professionals that organizers hope will bring out ‘originality, experimentation and imagination’.
Nikon's exciting release, the future of drone regulation, views from Mexico, Jalani Morgan's response to vandalism... read about all this and more in our weekly roundup of photography news. The post Weekly Photography News Roundup, June 2nd appeared first on 500px ISO.
Как мы уже писали, сегодня Энди Рубин (Andy Rubin), создатель мобильной операционной системы Android, представил безрамочный смартфон Essential с модульной экосистемой. Одним из первых аксессуаров-модулей для смартфона стала миниатюрная камера для съемки сферического видео.
Ранее мы уже рассказывали вам о фотографе Эрике Йохансоне, который делает нереально красивые сюрреалистические фотографии. Сейчас же он создал новый проект под названием “Full Moon Service. Вначале Эрик всегда делает эскиз того, что хочет получить на выходе.
Компания Canon представила новую компактную камеру для профессиональной видеосъемки – Canon Cinema EOS C200. Внутри установлен Super 35-сенсор с разрешением 8.85 мегапикселей. К тому же он не простой, а использует технологию Dual Pixel AF, что позволяет очень плавно переводить фокус во время видеозаписи, а так же хорошо отслеживать движущиеся объекты. Для записи отснятого материала в камере есть целых три...
“The Forgotten Dream” is a new project by Hungarian photographer and Photoshop artist Flora Borsi. She found black-and-white photos of immigrants arriving in the United States in the early 1900s, colorized them, and Photoshopped the people into modern-day photos of New York City.
PocketWizard has updated its line of E-TTL-compatible transceivers for the first time since 2009 with the new FlexTT6, which brings compatibility with newer Canon cameras such as the 5D Mark IV and EOS-1D X Mark II.
Компания Nikon представила три новых широкоугольных объектива. Два из них предназначены для полнокадровых камер – Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28mm F1. 4E ED и Nikon AF-S Fisheye Nikkor 8-15mm F3. 5-4. 5E ED, а третий для кропнутых – Nikon AF-P DX Nikkor 10-20mm F4.
Today’s Apple keynote is one of the longest we’ve ever seen, packed full of announcements that just keep on coming. First there were the new iMacs, then the iMac Pro, then iOS 11, and now Apple is announcing one new and one improved iPad Pro that pack a better camera, display, and processor. The all-new […]
Hard disk manufacturer Western Digital acquired SSD specialist SanDisk last year. Now we are seeing the first fruits of the new relationship in the shape of two new SSD lineups – one under each company's brand name – that are the first to deploy SanDisk's new 64-layer 3D NAND chips.
There have been some legal rumblings in the camera industry over the past couple of months. It’s an ongoing patent dispute between Nikon and two other companies involved in camera technologies: Carl Zeiss and ASML.
Affinity Photo,the photo editing and retouching program that has wooed many a photographer away from Adobe Photoshop, is now available on iPad. And we’re not talking about a ‘lite’ tablet version either.
Take inspiration from the best street photography we've seen this year, so far.
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Newly launched on crowdfunding website Kickstarter is a modular, 'transformable' backpack called VENQUE Transformer A. The team behind the product describes Transformer A as an 'advanced backpack' that can be transformed into various types of bags, including a camera backpack, a messenger bag, and a 'travel pro' bag.