Lens manufacturer Funleader has acquired 300 Contax 45mm f/2 lenses (originally for Contax G-Mount) and non-destructively converted them to Leica M-Mount to allow the original Carl Zeiss Planar T* optics to be used with modern Leica rangefinders.
The original Contax Zeiss Planar T 45mm f/2 G autofocus lens was designed for the Contax G1 and G2 cameras, as noted by KEH which has a few of them…
It’s not often that a new Lightroom update or feature is as positively received by users as last week’s Masking improvements. And there is a good reason for the fanfare because these new tools really are amazing… as well as a bit confusing and inconsistent.
They are…
Canon announces PowerShot PX: AI-powered camera automatically captures photos and videos
November 1, 2021
Earlier this year, Canon announced an experimental new camera, the Canon PowerShot PICK. The crowdfunded camera uses AI to analyze a scene, identify people, track their faces and pick the perfect moment to capture an image. It’s an ‘automatic shooting camera,’…
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In our conversations with Nikon representatives, one phrase has come up again and again: ‘A D3 moment’. The company is hoping that the new Z9 will have the same impact on the mirrorless Z-mount lineup as the D3 did for its DSLRs. But what exactly does a ‘D3 moment’ mean?
Picture this: Nikon is on the back foot. The company’s traditional dominance of the high-end…
How to Make Food Photos Pop in a Bright and Clean Set
November 1, 2021
If you follow food photographers on Instagram, I am sure you have seen some of the light or what I would describe as “airy” food photos that are popular at the moment.
This dreamy, bright way of photographing food is a great way to make the food itself really pop and…
Every photographer has a humble beginning. Somewhere in the awkwardness is a pivotal moment that sends their photographic trajectory barrelling forward. Mine began on the reefs of the Indo-Pacific with a pocket-sized DSLR and underwater housing. It became my invaluable…
Film Friday: This pink, hand-painted Leica M4 celebrates Japan’s national flower, the cherry blossom
October 30, 2021
Japan Camera Hunter has revealed its latest one-off repainted Leica cameras in honor of JCH’s 10th anniversary.
As noted by Kosmo Foto, the Sakura-themed Leica M4 has been hand-painted by Kanto, a specialist camera restorer based in Tokyo, Japan. The color and imagery is inspired by Japan’s national flower, the ornamental cherry blossom, known as Sakura. This is the fourth one-off camera Japan…
What you need to know about the new Nikon Z9
October 29, 2021
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Hands-on with the new Nikon Z9
The Nikon Z9 has just been officially unveiled, and there is a lot to unpack in Nikon’s first truly ‘professional’ mirrorless interchangeable camera.
Lens manufacturer Samyang has given its 135mm cine lens the MK2 treatment, adding weather sealing, a new iris and the design characteristics of the company’s VDSLR MK2 series. The introduction of the Samyang 135mm T2.2 VDSLR manual lens brings the MK2 series to a total six…
Nikon today has announced the Z9, a new full-frame camera featuring a 45.7-megapixel stacked CMOS sensor, a new EXPEED 7 image-processing engine, 8K video with extended recording limits, and the complete elimination of a mechanical shutter.
The new flagship camera offers Nikon’s most advanced autofocus system with a new scene detection system that has been built on deep learning technology that…
