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Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S 'Plena' Lens: Premium Portrait Prime

October 13, 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Introduction Nikon has touted the Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S ‘Plena’ lens as its premium mid-telephoto portrait prime for Nikon’s Z-series cameras. Nikon says the lens was designed to capture fine detail hair and skin tones, reduce vignetting and produce circular bokeh with minimal cat’s eye. Night photography and other scenarios with limited…
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Fujifilm GFX 100 II: A Medium Format Video Powerhouse

October 13, 2023
The Fujifilm GFX 100 II leans into video more than any previous medium format camera, with capabilities including full-width 4K capture for a series of lens formats, 8K capture from a cropped region, ProRes 422 capture to SSD and the inclusion of waveforms and vectorscopes.
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Nikon Zf Retro-Styled Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Unveiled

October 13, 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Introduction The Nikon Zf is the retro-styled, full-frame mirrorless camera the company has been working towards for some time. Following on from the rather ungainly Df, a DSLR, and the social-media-focused APS-C Zfc, Nikon has finally delivered a large sensor Z-mount camera with classic styling. It’s not all backward-looking, though: the Zf uses…
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Nikon Z9 Cameras Upgrades: Bird & Plane Recognition Modes

October 13, 2023
Photo: Barney Britton Nikon has added dedicated bird and airplane subject recognition modes to its range-topping Z9 high speed full-frame mirrorless camera. It’s also said the separate bird detection mode, along with other capabilities, will be added to the Z8 via…
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Leica announces Sofort 2, an instant camera with on-demand printing and built-in storage

October 13, 2023
Lecia’s update to the Sofort adds new buttons, internal memory, micro SD card support and Bluetooth for connecting to Leica’s smartphone app. Photo: Leica Leica has announced the Sofort 2, the company’s second instant camera. The Sofort 2 is a 4.9 MP compact camera/printer hybrid that captures images digitally and lets users decide what to save, what to send to a smartphone…
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Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro: Camera deep-dive

October 13, 2023
Photo: Brendan Nystedt Google’s latest Pixel smartphones follow the recent trends of the industry: more memory and more powerful processing, but with enhanced photo and video features really trying to set them apart from the featureless rectangular masses. Read our…
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Sigma developing 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports

October 13, 2023
Sigma has announced it is developing a 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS for Sony, Sigma, Panasonic and Leica full-frame mirrorless cameras. Recent Videos The lens will be part of the company’s ‘Sports’ series of lenses, and becomes the second lens (after the…
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Sigma's 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN Lens for APS-C Mirrorless Cameras

October 13, 2023
The Canon RF 10-20mm F4 L IS STM is much smaller and half the weight of Canon’s previous ultra-wide angle zoom, the EF 11-24mm F4 L USM. Canon has announced the RF 10-20mm F4 L IS STM, a full-frame, ultra-wide, rectilinear zoom lens for RF-mount mirrorless cameras. Recent Videos What may be most notable about the lens is its size, which Canon claims it was able to achieve thanks to…
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