The gauntlet has been thrown and GoPro has finally shown the world its latest gambit. Its first independent entry into the drone market, the GoPro Karma was unveiled yesterday. It is seen by many as GoPro’s last chance to correct a downward trajectory, caused in part by numerous pretenders and usurpers to the action camera throne.
Phase One have announced a new update to its photo editing software with the Capture One Pro 9. 3. The new changes will allow users to create monitor profiles for EIZO ColorEdge CG Series monitors to ensure the best colour management possible.
GoPro’s founder and CEO, Nick Woodman has been on something of a press tour, talking up the new line of products the company has recently announced. These include the Hero5 Black (US$399) and the smaller Hero5 Session (US$299), both of which were released on Sunday.
One form of architectural photography that has seen a massive resurgence in recent years is the coverage of abandoned locations. Just as previous generations were enthralled with the mysteries of ancient ruins, modern documentarians indulge us with the unexplainable pleasure of viewing unloved locations with far more recent origins.
On the last day of Photokina 2016 our team headed down to the Olympus stand with one thing in mind – to get our filthy paws on a prototype of the new Olympus flagship model, the OM-D E-M1 II. We had originally heard whispers in the halls of the Koelnmesse, the venue of this year’s convention, that Olympus actually had a physical model of the camera secreted away.
For those too embarrassed to brandish a selfie stick when out in the wild, Selfskie have designed a covert solution that will transform any elongated rod into a monopod for your camera. The product essentially acts as a tube mount which you can whip out and use for whatever occasion, provided there is a stick-shaped object nearby - just like a GoPro - but what makes Selfskie so interesting is that it also works with smartphones.
With their new drone releases, DJI and GoPro are gearing up for a Batman V Superman style burly brawl. Unlike that movie, we’re really enjoying this showdown. After a couple of years out in the cold, GoPro, the prodigal son of action cams returned to our open arms last week with Karma.
We got our hands on Nikon’s newest premium bokeh beast, the AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/ 1. 4 ED, at a special event in Hong Kong and at Photokina. Right off the bat it was a big girl with a lot to love, showing curves in all the right places.
Rollei have has been exhibiting the Actioncam 430 at Photokina. The high-end action camera is capable of shooting 4K video at 30 fps and with the inclusion of a 12MP Sony CMOS sensor, it can also film in full HD (including slow motion).
No one can deny the wealth of exciting cameras unveiled at this year’s Photokina show, from action cameras and compacts through to high-end compact system cameras and, arguably the biggest highlight, Fujifilm’s GFX 50S.
Amid a range of other announcements at this year’s Photokina trade show, Panasonic has introduced a new G80/G85 compact system camera to its Lumix stable. The camera appears similar to the existing G7, although the body has a dust and splashproof construction, and houses a 16.
On the day before Photokina began, every major camera company held a press conference announcing their key products for the expo. Nikon, Pentax, and Canon unfortunately didn't really show up with anything new (although each company did unveil landmark DSLRs this year in the Nikon D500, Nikon D5, Pentax K-1, Canon 1D X Mark II, and Canon 5D Mark IV), so it was up to Sony to spark some life into the crowded room.
Olympus has had a nice run of compact system cameras in recent years, although its range-topping OM-D E-M1 was starting to look a little stale in the face of newer competitors. Fortunately, it’s turned the tables somewhat by revealing a second-generation E-M1 model is in the pipeline – and there appears to be much to get excited about.
We always forgive Sigma's odd forays into camera design because, like a wayward relative who is generally great but just gets a little carried away sometimes, Sigma just isn't perfect. And that's okay to be perfectly honest.
Corel has released an all-new update to AfterShot 3 that will enable users to take advantage of ParticleShop's groundbreaking Particle Brush technology. This marks the first time Mac-based photographers can integrate ParticleShop with their Corel photo workflow.
Phase One, the world’s leader in medium format digital photography equipment you’d sell your firstborn to afford, has made three more additions to its catalogue. Specifically, it has announced a pair Schneider Kreuznach lenses and a lower-cost version of its 100MP digital back for the XF range.
There was a lot of anticipation in DigitalRev HQ last night as the GoPro announcement kicked off. We’d heard a lot about the Karma, and a few of us were writing if off before we’d even seen it, assuming that GoPro were too late to a notoriously overcrowded market.
Having spent the last couple of years furnishing its OM-D line of compact system cameras with a variety of differently priced options, Olympus has been pretty quiet on the PEN front. Sure, there was the handsome PEN F camera announced back in January, although as the sole recent arrival in the series, its entry-level proposition has essentially been left unchanged.
Throughout day zero at Photokina, one question loomed over the convention. . . Would Fujifilm actually, audaciously, skip full-frame and go for a digital, mirrorless medium format system? Personally, I'll admit I highly doubted it.
Here’s a helpful 12-minute video by landscape photographer and vlogger Thomas Heaton about lens filters. With the emergence of digital photography and powerful editing software, the benefits of some filters can be recreated digitally while others cannot.
Recently when Lok, Warren, and I travelled to Cologne to meet up with Kai at Photokina, we tested out three pieces of gear that could really open up a lot of doors for videographers and photographers: the iPhone 7 (chill out Android fans, I guess Google’s Pixel will be great too), the Feiyu SPG Live, and its new competitor – DJI’s Osmo Mobile.
This week we unveil to you all our 12 Red Hot Hunks for the new 2017 Red Hot Exposed calendar where models pose NAKED in the 'world's first ever' nude calendar dedicated entirely to red-haired men.
A large format camera once owned by famed landscape photographer Ansel Adams is up for auction in New York later this month. The Arca-Swiss 4x5 camera was used between 1964 to 1968 towards the later part of Adams’ career, it will be auctioned off alongside a number of signed large prints, including Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, through Heritage Auctions.
Industrial zones located on the outskirts of big cities regularly feature cooling towers; tall, open-topped, cylindrical concrete structures used for cooling water or condensing steam from industrial processes.
Canon are rumoured to be scheduling the next generation Canon EF 600mm f/4 DO BR lens to be released in the second half of 2017. The gigantic white lens was first displayed as a prototype at the PhotoPlus Expo 2015 to much fanfare; however, the super-telephoto hasn’t been seen since.
Adobe has announced the release of Photoshop Elements 15, Premiere Elements 15, and Elements Organizer 15. The update brings with it a slew of new features including a drastically improved interface and most intriguingly, tools that can change the very expression of subjects.
Google’s newest phone, the Pixel, has just been announced. Although the event is still ongoing, we’ve got our first confirmation of the specs, and they’re extremely impressive. One highlight of Google’s presentation was the reveal of the Pixel’s rating by DxO Mark.
35mm is my favourite focal length. I shoot most of my daily photos using a 35mm lens, I also use it to shoot quite a bit of weddings and other documentary type photos. In this review I’m comparing a few Nikon mount 35mm prime lenses.
DxOMark has awarded the iPhone 7 a favourable score of 86 after putting the camera sensor and lens through its paces, this puts the device in joint third place as the best smartphone camera on the market.
Just over a week ago Donald Trump Jr. , the son of presidential hopeful Donald Trump, posted a picture tweet that (to put it mildly) caused a tidal wave of outrage. In a new turn of events the image has been removed and legal action is being considered due to the photo’s owner claiming it was used without proper consent.
Venus Optics has been making some pretty interesting and niche lenses ever since the company was founded just a few years ago, and we already have their new 12mm f/2. 8 “Zero-D” lens sitting on our desk.
For years now, the best drones have been large and unwieldy to transport. If you wanted great camera quality, a solid build and a reputable name, you’d be looking at a heavy, cumbersome drone like the DJI Phantom 4 or the Yuneec Q500 Typhoon 4K.
As a photographer you may encounter models that are difficult. However you can usually be secure in the knowledge that your subject won’t try to nibble your clothes, do their business on the floor or run away.
Palette have been exhibiting its increasing range of physical controllers for photo editing at Photokina this week. The product lineup consists of fully customisable dials and sliders which magnetically snap together to form a mix table which is said to transform routine editing tasks into a DJ session.
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