BCN+R, a large retailer and holder of one of the largest databases of electronic sales in Japan, has published the top ten cameras sold in 2021. Notably absent from the list are Nikon and Panasonic.
BCN+R regularly publishes trend and sales reports across multiple electronics markets, including cameras. While it shouldn’t be taken as the end-all of Japanese sales reports, the company…
Capturing the look with Christian Sorensen Hansen and the Fujifilm XF 23mm and 33mm F1.4 R LM WR
January 10, 2022
The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 23mm and 33mm F1.4 R LM WR are high-quality prime lenses for the company’s APS-C X-mount mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Fast, versatile and weather-sealed, the XF 23mm and 33mm F1.4 provide focal lengths equivalent to 35mm and 50mm in…
Fujifilm confirms it will release its next X-mount camera in May during 2022 X Summit event
January 10, 2022
Fujifilm has announced the date of its next X Summit event, wherein the company will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its X mount camera system and release its newest X Series camera. The event is set to take place online in May 2022
Yesterday, January 9th, was ten years…
Global chip shortage pulls back the veil on Canon printer's onboard authenticity checks
January 10, 2022
The global chip shortage has had a lot of consequences. While we expected many products to be tough to find, some of the outcomes of the shortage are more surprising. For example, Canon puts chips in some of its ink and toner cartridges so that its printers can identify them as genuine cartridges. However, these chips are difficult to find so Canon has been manufacturing cartridges without the…
Sigma CEO says it couldn't keep up with demand in Q4 2021, might see chip shortage affect production in 2022
January 7, 2022
A Sigma employee inspects finished elements before they’re installed into a lens and shipped to customers. This image was taken from our Sigma Aizu factory tour in 2019.
If you think the likes of Sigma have been spared from the semiconductor shortage, think again.
The arrival of a full production sample of the Nikon Z9 at our Seattle offices just before Christmas last year coincided with a heavy snowfall and extended period of cold weather in the Pacific Northwest. But undaunted, we ventured out into the ice and snow, to capture…
Nikon more than doubles the dual-format burst performance of the Z9 with 1.10 firmware update
January 6, 2022
Nikon has released a firmware update for its Z9 full-frame mirrorless camera that increases the camera’s burst length for dual-format capture, more than double the rate possible in the Z9’s 1.00 firmware.
According to Nikon, firmware version 1.10 for the Nikon Z9 allows photographs to be captured at 20 frames per second (fps) for up to eight seconds when shooting in ‘NEF/RAW…
Nikon has published a firmware update for its flagship Z9 camera that increases the camera’s ability to capture 20 frames per second in RAW plus JPEG mode for about 15 seconds without buffering, the longest in the industry.
Nikon’s Z9 firmware version 1.10 was…
Asus Unveils a Giant 17-inch Folding OLED Tablet PC
January 6, 2022
ASUS has announced a new lineup of OLED Zenbooks, headlined by a what it claims is the world’s first 17-inch folding OLED Tablet PC called the Zenbook 17 Fold.
The Zenbook 17 Fold
The new foldable tablet is unique to the industry and to Asus, as the 17.3-inch…
How the Nikon F Revolutionized Photography 60 Years Ago
January 6, 2022
As an art form and a technology, photography’s youth is only matched by its blisteringly rapid advancement. This creates something of a paradox for us as enthusiasts and professionals, where the history of the medium we so love can feel both short and overstuffed. Neither condition is conducive to any one camera gaining, let alone maintaining, a sense of permanence or constancy.
It can…
