Japan Saw Mirrorless Camera Sales Jump 128.9% in October
November 19, 2020
In what is perhaps the best good news for the camera world in 2020, BCN Ranking out of Japan found that October was remarkably strong for mirrorless camera sales, outperforming the previous year’s level for the first time in 14 months.
BCN Ranking aggregates…
Canon Updates Firmware Across Camera Lines: R5, R6, 1DX III and More
November 19, 2020
Canon has published firmware updates that upgrade multiple features of the company’s most popular cameras. Updates are available now for the EOS R, Ra, R5, R6, RP, and 1D X Mark III.
The EOS R5 and R6 are seeing the most changes as a result of the new firmware, as the R…
Make a DIY Selective Focus Lens with a CV Boot
November 19, 2020
Iranian photographer and camera tinkerer Alireza Rostami wanted to shoot tilt-shift photos but found the specialized lenses too expensive, so instead he decided to make himself a selective focus lens using a cheap CV boot.
Rostami needed a lens that could project an image circle big enough to avoid vignetting while adjusting his selective focus, and he settled on the lens found on an old Kiev 60…
Metabones Smart Expander Gives Canon EF Lenses Full Functionality on the Fujifilm GFX
November 19, 2020
Metabones has announced the EF-GFX Smart Expander which features electronic integration and full functionality of Canon EF lenses onto the Fuji GFX medium format camera series in exchange for 1.26 times focal length extension and aperture value.
According to the…
Realme 7 5G announced with Dimensity 800U and 120Hz LCD
November 19, 2020
Realme just unveiled a very interesting offering to European and Indian users dubbed Realme 7 5G. It’s an affordable 5G phone powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U 5G chipset – both a rarety outside China.
Realme 7 5G in Baltic Blue
The 7nm chipset brings an…
Realme unveils its Black Friday promos
November 19, 2020
As November marches on we are getting close to one of the biggest shopping frenzies of the year – Black Friday. Realme is the latest brand to come through with its discount offers and there are plenty of phones and wearables to go around.
The just-launched Realme 7 5G is up for grabs at £229 in its 6/128GB trim. The Realme X3 SuperZoom gets a £120 discount going from £469 to £349. There’s…
ZTE unveils a 4G version of Axon 20 with Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset
November 19, 2020
ZTE brought the first smartphone with a selfie camera under the display to the market with the Axon 20 5G. The device is already available in several global markets, but now we learn some of them a getting a different version. It comes with a Tiger T618 chipset by Unisoc and…
Motorola Moto G Play (2021) passes by Geekbench
November 19, 2020
An upcoming Motorola device appeared on Geekbench powered by the Snapdragon 460 chipset and paired with 3GB RAM. The phone in question might be the Moto G Play (2021) which would be the successor to this year’s Moto G9 Play.
Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Geekbench…
Oppo X 2021 rollable display is manufactured by BOE
November 19, 2020
Yesterday Oppo introduced its unique concept device with a rollable screen called X 2021. Its 6.7” panel can stretch up to 7.4” when needed. While the company did not announce who was behind the making of the OLED display, a senior executive of BOE stepped ahead and revealed that his company manufactured the unique screen.
Yuan Feng is a vice-president at BOE and replied to a random blogger…
