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Nikon releases super fast NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens for their mirrorless lineup

Nikon releases super fast 24mm lens for their mirrorless lineup

May 31, 2023 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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Nikon has just released the NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens (buy here) as part of its lineup for the DX format Z series for mirrorless. The lens is a fast, bright and compact prime designed for portability.

Built for the DX series of cropped APS-C sensors, the lens has a full frame equivalent of 36mm. This makes it almost parallel with the more usual 35mm focal length that is so popular with street, portrait and landscape photographers.

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Fujifilm X-S20 shoots 6.2K video with AI-based autofocus system

May 24, 2023 by John Aldred Add Comment
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Fujifilm has announced the new Fujifilm X-S20 mirrorless camera (buy here) at the Fuji X Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. It offers a small, lightweight form factor similar to that of its predecessor, the Fujifilm X-S10 (buy here), announced in 2020 but comes with some new tricks. It shoots 6.2K 30p video, streams 4K 60p natively over USB and comes with an AI-based subject-detection autofocus system.

It features a 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor, with a high-speed X-Processor 5 imaging processing engine. Fujifilm says this lets you create high-quality images with lower power consumption than the X-S10. So, at least in theory, your batteries should last longer. It includes 19 different Film Simulation modes, including “Nostalgic Neg”, with high saturation and soft tones.

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DIYP Quiz: Phone or a camera?

quiz phone or a camera

Mar 8, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 13 Comments
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The debate about whether smartphones can replace dedicated cameras is as old as… Well, the first decent camera phone. Some of us still argue that there’s no way we would switch to phones, while others already have, at least occasionally. And to be honest, it’s becoming harder and harder to figure out which photos have been taken on a camera and which are phone shots.

This is why we decided to make a quiz and ask you if you can tell them apart. Out of these 19 photos, can you tell for sure which ones were shot on a phone and for which I used my DSLR? Answer the questions and let us know how you did!

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Canon releases RF 135mm f/1.8L lens with 5 stops of image stabilisation

Canon releases RF 135mm f/1.8L lens with image stabilisation

Nov 2, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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It’s been a big day for Canon announcements with the launch of the EOS R6 mark II, a new EL-5 speedlight, and a brand new updated 135mm telephoto lens. The RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM lens (try saying that in a hurry!) is part of Canon’s RF range of lenses designed specifically for their mirrorless camera line-up.

According to the specs, the lens “offers an engaging mixture of high sharpness and shallow depth of field, making it an ideal choice for portrait subjects.”

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Canon expected to announce the updated EOS R6 Mark II in just two days

Canon set to announce the updated EOS R6 Mark II in just two days

Oct 31, 2022 by Alex Baker 1 Comment
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Canon is apparently all set to announce both the EOS R6 Mark II and the RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM lens on November 2nd. Or at least that’s what some very strong rumors are suggesting anyway after Canon placed some teasers recently. The updated version of the popular mirrorless camera the  EOS R6 has been speculated to be coming soon for a while now, however, this is the first time we have seen any sign of when it will be announced.

Prices and specs have also been released on the Canon Watch site. However, these are very much still rumors and nothing has been made certain yet.

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Is Canon releasing another mirrorless camera soon?

Oct 14, 2022 by Alex Baker 1 Comment
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Will Canon be releasing another mirrorless camera body sometime soon? Well, according to the site Canon Rumours they certainly seem to think so. The site apparently has good sources that have said that there will be a Canon R6 Mark II coming out “sooner rather than later” and they even have the specs.

Now it must be noted that the specifications are extremely early and not reliable information. They are in fact, just rumours. However, the site also believes that it’s “highly probable” that the sensor will be a version of that found in the EOS R3.

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Canon’s next mirrorless camera could be yet another cropped sensor aimed at vloggers

Aug 5, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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Canon is fast investing in its lineup of RF mount mirrorless cameras. This year saw the announcement of two new APS-C mirrorless cameras from Canon: the R7 and R10. Now new rumours have been flying around that Canon’s next camera will also be a cropped frame sensor mirrorless camera intended to address the vlogging market.

The mirrorless line had previously been targeting the higher end of the market, with the R5 and R3 properly aimed at the needs of professional photographers. But usually reliable rumour site Canon Rumours has said that they have information that the next camera will be “a small form factor “vlogger”, which…will be close to the Canon EOS M6 Mark II in design.”

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I got to field test the new Canon EOS R7 for night photography

Jul 24, 2022 by Alex Baker 1 Comment
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I was lucky enough to get my hands on the brand new Canon EOS R7 camera yesterday, thanks to Canon España ambassadors Paco Farero and Iván Sanchez. It’s Canon’s first offering of a cropped sensor APS-C mirrorless camera, and I was keen to test it out and see what it was like.

Now first, a few caveats. I had the camera in the field for only a couple of hours. I took only still shots so I wasn’t able to try out the video component. This isn’t an in-depth review, these are purely my initial first impressions. And those are pretty favourable, I must admit.

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Not dead yet: DSLR sales increase by 132%, but there’s a catch

dslr sales increase 132 percent

May 19, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Oh, how I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard “DSLR is dead.” But according to the latest CIPA stats (Camera and Imaging Products Association), DSLR is pretty much alive and kicking.

Compared to this time last year, the number of DSLR units sold in the US increased by a whopping 131.8%. At the same time, the mirrorless camera sales saw a 57.1% year-on-year decrease. But why have the tables turned?

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It looks like Leica outed themselves on a future new mirrorless medium format camera

May 4, 2022 by John Aldred Add Comment
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Camera companies get leaked and outed all the time. Usually, it’s about new releases, with specs and images coming a few days before an official announcement. Usually, it’s random employees that either screw up genuinely by accident or they “accidentally” (allegedly) pass information along to somebody they know will shout it from the rooftops. Sometimes, it’s retailers jumping the gun a little too early.

But it’s funniest when the manufacturers do it themselves. And it happens more often than you think. GoPro’s done it, so has Nikon and also Fuji (twice). This time, it appears it might be Leica in their Leica M11 keynote video released in January which seems to feature a couple of potential clues that they’re at least prototyping a medium format camera with plans to release one, even if it’s not ready just yet.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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