Lensbaby has announced the Spark 2.0 lens and its design draws inspiration from the original Lensbaby launched in 2004. The new lens allows you to adjust the ‘sweet spot’ of focus by physically bending the lens across a wide range of angles. You can adjust where the spot of focus is across the entire frame.
The Spark 2.0 is a 50mm lens with a maximum f/2.5 aperture. With respect to the…
Field review: The Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm F4 IS Pro goes to Oz
October 31, 2020
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The Olympus 12-100mm F4 IS Pro is a rugged, professional-level zoom lens with a focal length range that can cover almost any everyday situation. It also focuses impressively close, only adding to its versatility. It’s the kind of…
Fujifilm releases major 4.00 firmware update for X-T3, bringing dramatic autofocus improvements
October 31, 2020
As it said it would at the beginning of October, Fujifilm has released a firmware update for its XT3 camera that it claims will dramatically improve autofocus performance.
Firmware version 4.00 for the XT-3 claims to triple the autofocus speed from 0.06 seconds down to 0.02…
BCN Retail shows Canon catching Sony in the Japanese full-frame MILC market, Nikon stagnant — for now
October 29, 2020
BCN Retail, a Japanese analyst firm that collects daily sales data of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras from online and in-person points of sale in Japan, has published (translated) its latest numbers, showing the breakdown of Japanese domestic market share in the full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) market.
BCN Retail starts its report with partially encouraging news…
Ricoh Imaging has officially given its forthcoming flagship APS-C DSLR a name and confirmed a few specifications we can expect from the camera.
In both the above video and on a development update on its website, Ricoh Imaging says its new DSLR will be called the…
Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S sample gallery
October 29, 2020
The Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S completes the ‘holy trinity’ of traditional F2.8 zooms for Z-mount. Offering substantial weight and size savings over the previous AF-S 14-24mm F2.8 (and capable of accepting both screw-in and cut gel filters) the new zoom is more…
Canon EOS R5 review
October 29, 2020
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All product photography by Dan Bracaglia
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Canon’s EOS R5 is an excellent camera for professionals or anyone that’s looking for a supremely capable option for almost any type of photography, from sports and action to studio portraits and landscapes.
It’s a 45MP full-frame mirrorless camera that can shoot clips of 8K…
Adobe gives Photoshop 2021 even more Sensei AI power, brings livestreaming to Photoshop for iPad
October 29, 2020
As part of Adobe MAX 2020, which is virtual (and free to attend) this year, Adobe has announced the latest updates to the Adobe Photoshop family. Artificial intelligence and Adobe Sensei play a major role in today’s updates, which are now available for all…
DxO announces PhotoLab 4 with new DeepPRIME AI technology
October 29, 2020
It’s been a busy week for photo editing software announcements. The day after Adobe announced the latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop, DxO has joined the party with its announcement of DxO PhotoLab 4.
PhotoLab 4 includes numerous new features and improvements, but…
Adobe has announced Premiere Pro (version 14.5) will now natively support ProRes Raw, finally opening up editing of Apple’s Raw video format to all Premiere Pro users.
Earlier this year, Adobe started selectively supporting ProRes Raw, but only for Windows users running Nvidia GPUs. With this new update, both macOS and Windows users will be able to edit ProRes Raw video regardless of what system…
