Attention, Olympus shooters! The company has just announced a bunch of new stuff you may need: the M.Zuiko Digital 2x Teleconverter MC-20 for super telephoto and super telephoto macro shooting, and the latest firmware upgrades for the professional OM-D E-M1 Mark II and Olympus OM-D E-M1X interchangeable lens cameras. The Olympus Workspace also now has a Firmware Version 1.1 update available.
If you’re a DSLR owner and wanted to have some sort of update for your own really old 85mm f1.2, then you’ll see that the Canon 85mm f1.4 L IS USM answers a whole lot of those problems that the older version had. Indeed, the implementation of image stabilization is a huge upgrade when coupled with the significantly lighter body, faster autofocus, and overall sharper optics. To be fair, the 85mm f1.2 and Canon’s f1.2 lenses were designed more for rendering a specific look on full frame and 35mm film bodies. Then you look at all the other great stuff that the Canon 85mm f1.4 L IS USM has. It’s packed with weather sealing and even when you attach it to Canon’s EOS R, you’ll reap the benefits of that.
Fourth of July celebrations are almost upon us, which means many of you will probably try your hand at firework photography. Zoom lenses are perfect for firework photography as they can give you much more flexibility when it comes to composition choices. Seeing as you can’t move around safely in the dark, and the fact your camera is going to be sitting on a tripod makes zoom lenses much better for this genre of photography. If you want to try and capture rockets shooting off, and exploding into the sky, these nine zoom lenses will really help make your firework photography plans go off with a bang.
The Canon 50mm f1.2L is a mighty fine lens, and anyone who uses it will be happy to have it as part of their kit, but the Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art is also a nifty fifty that packs a heck of a punch. Recently, DXOMark reviewed the new Canon RF 50mm f1.2L, and part of it’s comparison saw the Canon and the Sigma 50mm f1.4 go head-to-head, but the results (as some of you pointed out) could have been a little skewed due to the cameras that each lens was tested on. Let’s take another look at these two lenses in another head-to-head that is on a more level playing field.
Still not decided which between Sony and Fujifilm mirrorless cameras to go for in terms of colors, especially if you like shooting videos on the side? Max Yuryev has done a quick video that should help you decide. In his color science comparison, he put the Sony A6400 and the Fujifilm X-T30 to the test and encouraged viewers to take their own picks before revealing his own choices and findings.
Photographers that are of a particular skill set above the typical amateur are going to want to pay attention to the new Datacolor SpyderX tool kits being announced today. Besides including their much improved SpiderX Elit calibration uni, they’re also assisting higher end photographers by bundling a few other goodies. There are two kits: the SpyderX Capture Pro and the SpyderX Studio kit. One isn’t necessarily a higher end than the other more so than one is designed more around the need for capturing out in the field while the other is for studio work.
If you’re fond of shooting with all sorts of objects to create special effects, Lensbaby has something to help make things easier for you. Say hello to the newly released OMNI Creative Filter System, which promises to be a unique professional tool that you can use with your current prime and zoom lenses.
Any photographers that have experience shooting through objects like prisms, crystals, and mirrors to create unique effects in-camera will tell you that the results are often unpredictable. The process of using these optical modifiers can also be rather bothersome since you have to hold your camera with one hand while manipulating these modifiers in the other. Lensbaby’s OMNI Creative filter System aims to simplify this user experience and make creating these in-camera effects a less complicated and more manageable affair. Being announced today, the new system uses prisms, and your lens’ filter mount system to give photographers the ability to create some cool in-camera effects.
“Sometimes art can change how people see the world but I want to change how the world sees people.” Those are the powerful words of Tatiana Ilina, a documentary photographer based in New York. Through her imagery, she is passionate about giving a voice to the voiceless – shining a light on those who society has often been guilty of placing in darkness. By connecting with communities on the fringes, she educates herself in the process, “I was always interested in creating the stories about incredible people who made me see many things in this world from other side.”
When we go to buy cameras and lenses we barely bat an eye when it comes to dropping over four figures on new gear, but when we think about buying accessories such as tripods, the thought of spending that much probably sends shivers down ones spine. At the end of the day though you have to keep in mind that the new camera and lens setup you purchased for untold thousands of dollars will at some point be supported by a tripod, so getting a good quality one that you can trust is a must. Is the Fotopro EGL-65 Eagle Series Carbon Fiber tripod with gimbal head a setup that you should seriously consider investing over $1,000 in? Lets find out in our review.