It is the weekend and as often as we can, we like to wrap up some of the week’s events etc in a Friday post. Before we dive into news and cool things from the web, I must share with you what happened last night.
Mar 092012
Let us start this weeks round up with the biggest news of the day, Canon’s announcement of the long awaited EOS-5D Mk III. The new camera boasts many improvements over the Mark II version including a more robust build, 6 frames per second and a 22.3mp sensor which utilizes the gapless micro lens technology that is on the EOS-1Dx and should make for improved low light performance. Also on the improvement list is the autofocus system which is the 61-point system found in the EOS1-Dx.
This week has been a little quiet on the website this week. Apologies for that, but it has been worth it as the March issue of PhotoComment Magazine is out on regional delivery at this very moment and subscribers, your copies are on a postal truck today as well. We are working to have the magazine ready a week in advance every month so everyone gets the magazines by the first of each month. Read on for a catch up on some interesting things happening across the web.
Feb 172012
Maciej Pietuszynski's "maciekpp" Shower Head Shift Lens
This post is just a round up of some of the cool, interesting stories, videos and news we have found on the web or were just to swamped to cover as individual articles during the week. The March issue of PhotoComment is also being wrapped up to go to print next week. Hope you have a great weekend.
Feb 162012
We received the following press release yesterday from Foto Distributors (the official distributors for Nikon in South Africa). I decided not to post it right after receiving it; concerned that it may perhaps send out the wrong message, even though it is done with good intentions. I have however decided to share my views on the topic and would appreciate your feedback.
It has been a very busy news period, so much so in fact that I have felt completely swamped. It was almost as if while I was reading the rumours on one site, the full announcement was taking place elsewhere. From point and shoots to long awaited top end beasts there is a lot of new product about to hit shelves around the world.
Feb 072012
Johannesburg, South Africa, 7th February 2012 – Nikon in South Africa today announces a groundbreaking new 36.3 megapixel FX-format professional D-SLR, the Nikon D800.
Jan 312012
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This is Friday post to wrap up things I wanted to share with you in terms of news and cool videos I have seen on the web. Take some time to check it out and then pack up to go home and relax. Tomorrow you can go out shooting and have some fun with your photography.
There has been little bits of news all over the web in the past week or so. Some of it bigger than others. Like Kodak filing for bankruptcy. It is sad to see a company which was actually rather innovative – after all they practically invented digital photography – fall because it was too scared to cannibalise itself in a time where their film products ruled the roost. Sad thing is, they could have owned the digital market and still had a profitable film business it seems. Read on for more on this and other stories.
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It is still CES week and I am very excited to see something I was predicting recently would come in the future, now on route, an Android based camera! The company bringing this to market first is Polaroid. Grab more about that and other CES news when you click on “Continue Reading” below.
With this week being CES there is a lot of news to catch up on and it seems like it is steaming in faster than we can keep on top of. Some of it we have posted as individual articles like the Canon PowerShot G1X. What follows is a round up of the other new products announced.
Fuji X-Pro1 Finally Official
It is official, at last. While I may have labelled the Sony NEX-7 as a poor man’s Leica, the Fuji X-Pro1 may very well be seen as a direct competitor to the prestigious dream machine that many photographer lust after but few will ever own. The X-Pro1 is, in it’s simplest definition, a changeable lens X100. It has a 16MP sensor and will at launch have 3 lenses available for it. I think on the face of it, that I want one. Price is not yet confirmed but rumour – and leaks from Amazon – put it around $1700,00 body only. See the announcement by Engadget here or the DP Review Preview here.
Jan 102012
This is quite likely the camera everyone has wanted from Canon for many years while still being the camera few people expected. It is a G-series on steroids. It features a 14.3MP CMOS sensor that is just a tiny bit smaller than the 1.6x crop APS-C sensor they use in much or their DSLR range. It is not the changeable lens, mirrorless machine many were expecting. Question is thought, for most photographers that this will appeal to, does it really need changeable lenses? Read on for the press release from Canon SA.
Welcome to the News Round Up. These posts will serve as a way of consolidating the many news stories that can break, sometimes on a single day. News Round Up will just highlight some of the most interesting news items we want to share and be accompanied with a comment or two from us plus a link to the source.
Jan 062012
Here is the press release everyone has been waiting for (drum roll please), the announcement of the 16.2MP, full frame, 11fps and broadcast video shooting Nikon flagship, replacement for the D3s, the Nikon D4!
PRESS RELEASE
Johannesburg, South Africa - Nikon in South Africa today announces the launch of the D4, its new flagship D-SLR for photographers who need the ultimate in photography.
Made to shatter limits and realise every shooting opportunity, this professional FX-format camera brings new levels of image quality, speed and precision to both still photography and video.
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