A while back, Fujifilm announced that they were working on a 33mm f/1 lens. Recently it was announced that they had scrapped that lens to work on a 50mm f/1, which would result in a more compact lens. With a super-fast 56mm f/1.2 already in the Fuji lens lineup, will a 50mm f/1 be different enough? We were lucky enough to get a sample 50mm f/1 to test out for a short while.
The XF50mm f/1 is a…
Canon Australia announces the PIXMA PRO-200 professional photo printer with an 8-ink system
September 4, 2020
Canon Australia has announced the release of the PIXMA PRO-200, Canon’s latest professional desktop photo printer.
Although the PRO-200 is the successor of the PIXMA PRO-100, it takes its design cues from Canon’s more advanced imagePROGRAF lineup, and looks…
Canon Unveils the PIXMA PRO-200 Pro Photo Printer with Improved Inks
September 3, 2020
Canon Australia has announced the PIXMA PRO-200 professional photo desktop printer, a successor to the highly-regarded the PIXMA PRO-100.
The new PIXMA PRO-200 features an expanded range of color reproduction thanks to a new 8-color dye ink system that “enables high-image…
Skylum Unveils Luminar AI: A Fully Automated, AI-First Photo Editor
September 3, 2020
Skylum has announced a new, AI-first version of its Lumiar photo editor. Dubbed Luminar AI, the program takes all of the machine-learning tools from Luminar 4, adds some more, and puts them all into a new app and plugin that’s all about “reinventing” traditional photo editing.
Skylum has been adding AI-powered features to its more “traditional” Luminar photo editor for years now, but…
Canon to Release Sub-$999 Full-Frame EOS R Camera in 2021: Report
September 3, 2020
Over the past couple of years, the barrier to entry for full-frame has dropped significantly—starting with the $1,300 Canon EOS RP, and followed by the almost-as-cheap $1,400 Nikon Z5. But it seems Canon may be planning to release an even cheaper EOS R camera in 2021.
This…
On Tuesday, Microsoft introduced Video Authenticator, a new AI-powered tool that analyzes still images and videos to determine the likelihood that they feature digital manipulation. The tool is designed to address the growing problem of ‘deepfakes,’ a type of…
A couple of days ago, Canon Australia announced that it would be shutting down its online store, essentially ceasing direct sales on the continent. Why? According to Canon, they want to “support local retail partners” by sending customers their way.
The announcement was published on September 1st, and it’s a notice of sorts: on September 30th, the Canon Australia online store will shut down…
Fujifilm Unveils XF 50mm f/1.0 Lens: The Fastest Fuji Lens Ever Made
September 3, 2020
After months of teasers and weeks of leaks and rumors, it’s finally here. Fujifilm has unveiled the Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 WR—the fastest lens Fuji has ever made and the world’s first f/1.0 autofocus lens for mirrorless cameras.
Fuji has dubbed this lens “The One”…
Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 pre-production sample gallery
September 3, 2020
Nearly one year after its development announcement (which was itself a year after the original idea of producing an F1.0 XF lens), we’ve gotten our hands on a pre-production copy of the Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 R WR. Offering a 75mm-equivalent field of view, it’s…
Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 R WR will sell for $1500 this fall
September 3, 2020
Fujifilm has formally announced its XF 50mm F1.0 R WR portrait prime lens, the world’s first F1.0 lens for mirrorless cameras that includes autofocus capability. It’s also the 35th lens Fujifilm has developed for its lineup of X-series cameras.
The XF 50mm F1.0 has 12 elements in nine groups, and contains one aspherical element and two extra-low dispersion (ED) elements. It has a…
