Cinematographers—want some of amazing looking bokeh for your Canon DSLR? Well, I was able to get a quick test with the Zeiss 35mm F/1.4 for Canon mount at Photo Plus Expo 2010. Overall, I really was very impressed with the lens and actually was feeling very envious. Even though I’ve got a Canon 35mm F/1.4 L, the new Zeiss lens just felt leaps and bounds better.
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Camera Nikon D90 Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250) Aperture f/2.0 Focal Length 35 mm ISO Speed 640
Being a Nikon shooter, Photo Plus Expo 2010 in New York City was an excellent time for me to visit Nikont. Nikon has new lenses like the their 24mm F/1.4 which we reviewed not too long ago, as well as the 35mm F/1.4 and their 85mm F/1.4. I got to see some incredible examples of what these lenses could do. I was able to get sample images with the Nikon D7000 and D3100 which I talked about in a post several weeks ago. I also finally got my hands on the P7000. There was no news on the next full frame from Nikon.
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The Frio, the world’s first truly universal cold-shoe was on display at the Orbis booth at Photo Plus Expo. It’s a very simple product meant to be able to hold not only every flash as I discovered but also shotgun microphones. I’ll be requesting a review unit to test in studio with my Canon speedlites, but it seems to be promising right now as a product. It seems to be a really ideal item for studio and wedding photographers that need to mount their strobes all over the place and may sometimes not carry the foot mounts for their flashes. Being so small, it can easily fit into any pocket of your camera bag.
Just a quick intro: in order to mount your flash or microphone on the Frio all you’ll need to do it slip it in. For extra support and protection you can turn your locking wheels but you don’t really have it. In order to get the unit out of the Frio you’ll need to depress the back hump and slide it out. It can actually be a bit complicated but this works well for safety reasons. This also means that you’ll be able to mount a unit in all sorts of weird directions: perfect for boom microphones, wireless flashes, etc. The bottom allows you to screw the Frio onto any tripod, light stand, etc. I tried this together with the Orbis and my flash and the combination worked really lovely together.
What will really impress me is how this thing works on a gorillapod and other random accessories I’ve got in my bag. Take a look at this very quick gallery.
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I previously talked about why you should buy the Leica D-LUX 5 over the Panasonic LX-5. A review unit is being rushed to me from Leica, but I finally got the opportunity to try this little camera out. From my first impressions at Photo Plus Expo 2010, I think that it very well could be the best point-and-shoot I’ve ever used.
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Sony a580
Originally slated for a 2011 release, the a580 will be in stores in several weeks. Sporting a 16.2 MP sensor and Full HD video, the camera is a full upgrade from the a550 and a slight step up from the soon-to-be released a560, hands-on review here. The a580 is the latest traditional SLR in Sony’s alpha line.
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Black Rapid SnapR
Known for its efficient straps, Black Rapid has a new strap camera bag for point and shoot cameras.
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