VSCO Film Packs are made by the Visual Supply Company, and they’re designed to help mimic the look of actual film in your workflow. The packs are popular amongst both portrait and wedding photographers since many brides love the filmic/vintage look. Back around February, the company introduced their latest addition: film pack three. While pack one and two simulated the look of various negative and chrome films, pack three was designed to go after the crowd that is smitten with instant film. The previous packs were designed to work best with Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras but the company also offered a more standard set of presets as well for other users. However, they also really believe in what Fujifilm is doing, so they released customized renderings for Fujifilm cameras.
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been testing film pack three in our various reviews. And while many uber-elitist enthusiasts may say that they might not digg the look, creatives and brides have a totally different feeling.
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This is absolutely insane! Panasonic and Fujifilm have co-developed a brand new organic CMOS image sensor. The idea of organic sensors have been around for a couple of years now, but this one is of particular interest because of Panasonic and Fujifilm’s standing in the market. The new sensor is said to boast 14.6 stops of dynamic range. They’re saying that this is 1.2x more sensitive than standard silicon sensors–and that they’re not using the typical silicon sensor method of construction but instead using organic photodiodes.
While it isn’t the graphene sensor that we reported on, it is still quite a leap forward. We just are wondering when we’ll see it in cameras. We’re also curious as to whether it means that Fujifilm may be abandoning the X Trans Sensor–we sure hope not!
Via SLR Lounge and the press release
OH NOEZZZZ!!!! The future is coming!!!
That’s what one report from Futuresource says at least. And according to them, Smart Cameras (i.e. WiFi enabled cameras) are the future with a predicted 4.7 million units by 2016.
The concept of the Smart Camera started years ago but was only really taken seriously by Samsung when they started to integrate the technology into their cameras for easier sharing of photos and videos to their smart televisions–which are also WiFi enabled. Sony later on started pushing it further and at Canon Expo in NYC a couple of years back, the company demonstrated a platform to wirelessly send content from their cameras to a device via an Alpha version of NFC technology. The main thing differentiating a smart phone and smart camera in terms of image taking is an optical zoom and usually larger sensors–if there is one.
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Weekend Humor isn’t meant to be taken seriously. So don’t, ya rube.
Now that Sony and Olympus are definitely going to prom together, Canon decided to drum up the courage to ask Nikon out for the big night. Panasonic and Leica have been going steady for a few years now, and they were definitely going to prom. Word has it that they’re a shoe-in for King and Queen, but now that Canon and Nikon are an item, those assumptions are standing on shaky ground. The two have been walking in circles for quite some time now, and it was only a matter of time before they came together. They first noticed each other at their Junior Semi-Formal, and this is their story.
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Think Tank previously had the Retrospective 7 designed for mirrorless camera lovers, but now they’re showing off a brand new line designed specifically for that crowd: the Mirrorless Mover. Available in a 5, 10, 20, and 30i series,the bags are designed for different sizes of mirrorless cameras moving from the Nikon 1 series all the way up to Leica Ms accordingly. As for prices, they’ll range from the mid $30-$70 range.
Besides dividers (which are very close to the Retrospective series in design) the bags sport a Flip-Top style lid with magnetic closure, a rear slot for your belt and to therefore prevent theft, side pockets, mesh pockets, and is made from ballistic nylon. It also includes a rain cover. It’s quite interesting that the company has chosen not to make the bags from canvas.
They aren’t available yet, but then they launch we’ll be sure to have them in for review.
We reported on the Panasonic XS1 back around CES 2013, but it’s now ready to ship with customizable looks. In a seemingly copy cat move to Pentax, the XS1 establishes a whole new line of compacts which are especially thin and stylish. Coming down the catwalk at around 14mm thin, the XS1 features a 16.1 MP CCD sensor, a 24-120mm (eq.) 5x zoom lens, a 2.7″ 230k dot display and records 720p HD video. Take a look at some of the outfits in its closet after the jump. But if you’re interested, you can score one over at B&H Photo.
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