Venus Optics has announced its second Laowa ultra-wide-angle lens with ‘Zero-Distortion’ for Micro Four Thirds camera systems, the Laowa 10mm F2 Zero-D MFT.
The ultra-compact lens features a full-frame equivalent focal length of 20mm and is constructed of eleven elements in seven groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements. Like the other lenses in the Laowa ‘Zero-D’ line…
TTArtisan has announced a manual-focus, clicked-aperture 50mm f/1.2 APS-C lens for Sony E-Mount, Canon M-Mount, Fuji X-Mount, and Micro Four Thirds. While fully manual, it’s $98 price makes it extremely affordable.
Supporting multiple mounts, the 50mm f/1.2 has an…
Venus Optics Launches Super Compact 10mm f/2 Zero-D for MFT
December 18, 2020
Venus Optics has announced it’s second “Zero-D” optic in the compact 10mm f/2 for micro four thirds. Weighing just 4.4 ounces and with a 96-degree angle of view, the new lens is an ultra-fast and ultra-wide travel-friendly optic.
The goal of the lens, according to…
Stellar Astrophotography Tips for Upcoming Astronomical Phenomenons
December 18, 2020
With several astrolnomical events coinciding with the Winter Solstice, including the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction and the Ursids Meteor Shower, December 21st is poised to be a prime opportunity for practicing nighttime and astrophotography skills.
An Astronomical Phenomenon: December 21, 2020
After sunset, Jupiter and Saturn will hover together above the western horizon at a strikingly close…
Canon Japan confirms its RF 70-200mm F4 is delayed until March 2021 due to ‘insufficient supply’
December 18, 2020
Canon Japan has announced the release of its RF 70–200mm F4 L IS USM, which announced on back in November and was set to be available sometime this month, has been delayed.
In an notice on its website, Canon Japan says (translated using DeepL) the lens ‘has been…
Nikon Firmware Update Adds Blackmagic RAW Support to Z6 and Z7
December 18, 2020
Nikon has announced an update to Z6 and Z7 cameras that will add 12-bit Blackmagic RAW video support to the cameras via an external Blackmagic recorder. This update will also come to the Z6 II and Z7 II next year.
From what PetaPixel was able to discern, this is the first…
Evan Anderman is a pilot and photographer who uses his combination of skills to capture some impressive aerial landscape photos. Anderman has been dutifully uploading multiple videos a month documenting his process since earlier this year.
Anderman calls himself a “social landscape photographer” and since April of 2020 has been regularly sharing ten to fifteen-minute Vlogs of his time in the…
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Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a 26MP interchangeable-lens camera that shoots high-quality 4K video and comes with a deep grip and a different, though excellent, control scheme than most other Fujifilm cameras.
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Nikon has released firmware updates for its Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras that makes it possible to recored external Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) over HDMI to a compatible recorder.
Firmware version 3.20 for both the Z6 and Z7 features two major changes regarding Raw video…
BenQ Unveils 34-Inch Ultrawide Color-Accurate Monitor
December 17, 2020
BenQ has announced the PD3420Q, a 34-inch, 2K resolution, 21:9 ultra-wide, HDR design monitor that covers 100% of sRGB and 98% of P3 color spaces. The company promises out-of-the-box color accuracy powered by BenQ’s AQCOLOR technology.
The monitor offers a 3440 x 1440 pixel WQHD resolution with VESA DisplayHDR 400 support on a panoramic, frameless 34-inch panel. The ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio…
