We here at The Phoblographer are generally big fans (and advocates) of using prime lenses on our cameras; this is not to say that zooms do not serve a purpose (because they absolutely do) but for most of us here, our favorites tend to be of the fixed focal length variety. The Sigma 20mm f1.8, which has been around for some time (insert original launch date) and has still faced no direct challenger for lens speed, with the exception of the $7250 Leica 21mm f1.4 Summilux-ASPH for M-mount cameras, which is an entirely different monster all together.
And in general, we found this lens to be quite the performer.
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Weekend Humor isn’t meant to be taken seriously. So don’t.
Official word of Pentax’s entering the full frame market is set to drop by the middle of next week. It is a move that has been long-rumored, but the fine folks at Pentax have largely said nothing, save for some confusing comments by a senior exec in an interview. Our sources told us that the announcement will please few and anger most, but that it is something that Pentax has been planning for quite some time.
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Weekend Humor isn’t meant to be taken seriously. So don’t. We’re serious.
Bob Willard was an intern at Sony Corporation of America before he was fired for being a “cheeky son of a b****”. Willard was tinkering with an RX1 when he asked no one in particular, “How can I make the best camera that no one will buy?” Seemingly dejected when no one replied, he slumped back in his chair. After a minute, he placed his hands on his keyboard and screwed around with the coding for the RX1′s sensor. Several lines of code later, the RX1′s sensor’s capacity exploded to a mind-numbing googolplex, that is 10 raised to the power of a googol. Sony America’s CEO Port Manteau said of Willard, “That cheeky son of a b****. Get him the f*** out of here.”
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Canon’s latest full-frame offering comes in below the 5D MKIII in the lineup, but offers an easier entry point for those looking to upgrade to a full-frame camera. With the exception of the now discontinued 5D MKII body (which one can still buy), the 6D presents itself as the least expensive full-frame body available brand new from Canon. Adorama was kind enough to supply us with a unit for review, and the following is a summary of my experience with Canon’s EOS 6D Full-Frame Body.
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Even though we’re constantly hoping that one day the megapixel race will come to an end, this does not seem to be happening any time soon. Only shortly after Nikon’s launch of the megapixel monster D800/D800E, which packs a whopping 36 million individual photon collectors onto a 36x24mm full-frame sensor (figures previously achieved only in medium format cameras), Toshiba now announces a new 1/2.3″ compact camera sensor that sports 20 megapixels and is capable of 60fps 1080p HD video.
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The translation gods have spoke over at RiceHigh’s Pentax Blog, they have stated that Pentax Ricoh is working on making a full frame camera. The source of the information came from a recent interview where the Head of Product and Development spoke about the development. The camera will follow the path of the K-5IIs without the traditional AA filter, and they are working on moire and alias removing algorithms.
Pentax has been long rumored to have been working on a full frame camera and now there has been a little bit of light shed on the sensor class that has been skipped by Pentax in the past. If you speak Japanese you can read the Impress Magazine here.
