The original Canon EOS-1D is coming up on its 20th birthday this November. The DSLR, which is quite large by today’s standards, was Canon’s first foray into the professional digital camera market. The EOS 1D series itself survives to this day, with 2020’s EOS-1D X Mark III continuing to see heavy use among professional photographers in the face of mirrorless alternatives from…
The RED V-RAPTOR ST is a $25K cinema camera capable of 8K 120fps 16-bit Raw video capture
September 2, 2021
RED Digital Cinema has announced the V-RAPTOR ST, its latest flagship 8K cinema camera that can record REDCODE RAW video at up to 120fps. The $24,5000 cinema camera, which features a Canon RF lens mount, is the first in RED’s new DSMC3 generation of cameras and manages to…
Panasonic Unveils 24mm f/1.8 S Full Frame Lens for L-Mount
September 1, 2021
Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix S 24mm f/1.8 for full-frame L-mount cameras, the third of four f/1.8 prime lenses promised by the company.
The lens was leaked earlier this week but has been officially announced.
The 24mm f/1.8 joins the 85mm and 50mm f/1.8…
Photos From Space Make Crops Look Like a ‘Pac-Man Invasion’
September 1, 2021
Photos captured from the International Space Station show how plots of land designated for agriculture look strange from that altitude and appear like a set of vinyl records or, as one astronaut puts it, a “Pac-Man invasion.”
There are no shortage of breathtaking images and video that come from the International Space Station (ISS) allowing those on Earth to catch a glimpse of the planet…
Canon Quietly Raises the Prices of Multiple Cameras and Lenses
September 1, 2021
It appears that Canon has quietly raised the prices of several of its products, most notably popular RF lenses saw a price increase of $100 as well as increases to cameras like the Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR.
PetaPixel was able to confirm that Canon has raised the price of its…
Hulking Attachment Gave Canon FD Lens Autofocus 40 Years Ago
September 1, 2021
The Canon Zoom Lens FD 35-70mm f/4 AF was a lens originally manufactured in 1981 and features an unusual motor system that allowed it to autofocus. In Kai Wong’s 13-minute video, he shows how it still works remarkably well even today.
Spotted by Fstoppers, the FD 35-70mm…
Video: A look at Canon's 40-year-old AF lens, the FD 35-70mm F4 AF
September 1, 2021
Nowadays, it’s easy to take autofocusing lenses for granted. However, in the grand scheme of photography’s history, autofocus is a relatively recent innovation. In Canon’s rich photographic history, the EF mount introduced in 1987 likely stands out as the beginning of autofocus for the company. However, Canon’s previous FD mount had a special lens among its manual focus…
Late last night, Jarred Land, the CEO and Co-Owner of RED Digital Cinema, has shared a teaser on Instagram that appears to show off a new camera capable of recording 8K video at up to 120 frames per second (fps). Alongside Land’s teaser, the RED Digital Cinema YouTube…
Polaroid has announced the Polaroid Now+, a new camera that packs in a ton of new features, but only allows access to them through the company’s smartphone app.
To start with, the Now+ adds some features that are common in other full-size cameras but have been absent in…
10 of the Hottest 35mm Cameras You Could Buy in 1982
August 31, 2021
1982. Michael Jackson releases Thriller, E.T. hits the movie theatres and Cats opens on Broadway. It was a great time to be a fan of movies, music, and theater. But it was also an amazing time to be a photographer — there were innovations with every release and more around every corner.
In this article, we look at the ten hottest cameras you could buy in 1982.
A couple of things I want to…
