Right here within the Czech Republic, throughout the Atlantic, I might virtually odor the engaging aroma of Thanksgiving turkeys this week. To present this Weekly Information a little bit of a multicultural twist, I took the photograph under of a unique meal being roasted in Ecuador – are you able to guess what she was cooking? From a photographic perspective, you might have an interest to know that I took this image with the brand new Tamron 50-400mm lens, a assessment of which you’ll quickly be capable of learn right here on Pictures Life.
Current Bulletins
- DJI Mic Mini: The versatile omnidirectional wi-fi microphone DJI Mic 2 simply acquired a “Mini” brother. It prices lower than half and weighs a couple of third as a lot (10g), however provides greater than twice the working time (as much as 48h), unbelievable transmission distance (as much as 400m), and two ranges of ambient noise cancellation. It additionally has a direct connection to DJI cameras just like the Osmo. The value for the Mic Mini and receiver set is $89. An “Interview” combo, which incorporates a further microphone and a charging case with built-in batteries prices $169.
- Tamron 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD for CANON RF mount: With this wide-angle APS-C zoom, Tamron is cautiously getting into the beforehand forbidden waters of the Canon RF mount. The discharge date is scheduled for December 12, 2024. The lens itself will not be new in any respect. It premiered in June 2021 with the Sony E-mount and two years later additionally Fuji customers might mount it on their cameras. For each mounts, the lens is at present out there for $699.
- Radiant Picture 2: A second-generation photograph editor aimed primarily at customers who think about photograph modifying a crucial evil. AI algorithms analyze your photograph and let the app do all of the modifying with one click on. For those who don’t just like the consequence, you may manually tweak it to your liking. Nevertheless, the AI is utilized in a non-generative means and is just utilized to boost the prevailing content material of your photograph. The app will be bought as a standalone, plug-in (Photoshop, Lightroom and Paintshop Professional), cell or bundle beginning at $129.
The Rumor Mill
Canon works on mid-range telephoto lenses
I’ve been very impressed by current Canon gear just like the EOS R6 Mark II and EOS R5 Mark II. However with regards to telephoto lenses, there are a couple of gaps within the lineup. Photographers both must dig deep into their pockets for considered one of Canon’s famed unique lenses, or accept an aperture of f/7.1 on a 500mm lens (at greatest).
A brand new patent utility (2024-163673) means that Canon is effectively conscious of this and, higher but, could also be engaged on an answer. So, what lenses would possibly we see in Canon’s lineup sooner or later? The patent covers the next fashions: 400mm f/4.0, 500mm f/5.6, 600mm f/5.6, 600mm f/6.3 and 800mm f/6.3. Do these specs look acquainted? They actually appear impressed by some Nikon lenses to me. And that’s not a foul factor contemplating Nikon’s complete mirrorless telephoto choices.
Through Canon Rumors
Medium Format “compact” from Fuji Coming in Q1 2025
Fujifilm makes cameras that usually go in opposition to the mainstream, skipping out on full-frame totally and going with a mixture of APS-C and medium format as a substitute. That mentioned, Fuji’s medium format sensors are so-called “cropped medium format” with a sensor dimension of 43.8 x 32.9mm (crop issue 0.79 relative to full body).
Given this sensor dimension, it’s nonetheless potential to make a comparatively compact medium format digital camera – much more so if it has a set lens. A Fuji rumor web site just lately posted an article claiming: “The fixed-lens Fujifilm GFX digital camera will come inside the finish of this Japanese fiscal 12 months.”
By the best way, you may already purchase a fixed-lens, 150-megapixel medium format digital camera proper now. It’s referred to as the Part One XC 23 or XC 40 (relying in your lens alternative), and it’ll price you $62,490. Right here’s hoping that if this new Fuji exists, it is going to be fairly a bit cheaper than that!
Through Fuji Rumors
Good Offers and New Gross sales
The most important sale occasion of the 12 months, Black Friday, has arrived, bringing a flood of reductions with it. For a complete record of probably the most fascinating offers, try our article The Finest Black Friday Gross sales for Photographers. And whereas Black Friday costs have slowly returned to regular ranges for some objects, others stay pleasantly low because of Cyber Monday. Under, let’s check out probably the most fascinating ones – no less than from my perspective.
Nikon lenses
- Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S was $627, now $427
- Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S was $2,697, now $2,197
- Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8 S was $847, now $597
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S was $1,347, now $1,047
- Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S was $2,497, now $1,997
- Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S was $2,097, now $1,797
- Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S was $4,797, now $3,997
Nikon Cameras
Canon lenses
- Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM was $2,899, now $2,599
- Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM was $2,399, now $2,099
- Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM was $3,099, now $2,799
- Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L IS USM was $2,399, now $2,099
Canon Cameras
- Canon EOS R3 was $4,999, now $4,499
- Canon EOS R5 was $3,399, now $2,799
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II was $2,499, now $1,999
- Canon EOS R7 was $1,499, now $1,299
Tripods (all chosen fashions are made from carbon fiber)
- Gitzo GT4543LS Systematic Sequence 4 was $1,280, now $1,000
- Gitzo GT3543LS Systematic Sequence 3 was $1,172, now $940
- Gitzo GT2543L Mountaineer Sequence 2 was $1,273, now $973
- Manfrotto MT055CXPRO4 was $600, now $350
- Manfrotto MT190CXPRO3 was $475, now $275
- Leofoto LN-404C and DC-404C middle column equipment was $700, now $560
- Leofoto LS-364CX was $329, now $263
- Peak Design Journey Tripod was $600, now $480
Different Pages of Curiosity
Tamron has launched a firmware replace for its 70-180mm f/2.8 lens that, when used with the Sony a9 III, permits for a formidable 120 fps. That is actually a welcome lodging of the tremendous capabilities of Sony’s quickest digital camera. Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless one step away from perfection. Tamron (like Sigma) solely achieves this velocity in AF-S, DMF or MF focusing mode. Curiously, the Nikon Z9, which is able to the identical body charge (sadly solely in JPEG Small), has no limitations on this respect, even with third-party lenses.
Let’s bounce to the world of photograph competitions. The ColorPro Awards images contest, organized by show firm ViewSonic, introduced collectively some fascinating photos in its fifth version. The theme this 12 months was “Momentum,” and photographers from greater than 100 international locations submitted greater than 10,000 photos. The winner of this 12 months’s contest is the beautiful underwater photograph Wormhole by Benjamin Yavar from Chile. The picture captures a free diver seemingly being swallowed by the gaping “maw” of a swirling faculty of fish.
I used to be very interested in this video of the manufacturing strategy of Sigma’s 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. It’s slightly wonderful to see how a lot human talent continues to be required to supply such exact and complicated units as right this moment’s fashionable lenses.
Lastly, Leitz, the German producer of (not solely) Leica cameras, has achieved report income this 12 months. No marvel, their cameras and lenses will not be precisely low-cost, but they promote like hotcakes. However what I need to level out right this moment is the current Leitz Photographica public sale, the place the rarest piece, a Leica M prototype, offered for a staggering €2,040,000. Is it thrilling or miserable that cameras are promoting for a lot? I might slightly see new data for {photograph} gross sales as a substitute, however no less than there may be some curiosity in images’s historical past.
Picture Theme Problem, Week #78
Final week’s theme was purple, and you may see the outcomes on this thread. Thanks to everybody to your submissions! This week’s theme is vacancy, and you may submit your outcomes on this thread by Saturday, December 7, 2024!
Week #77 Outcomes
Let’s try a few of the photographs we acquired for the “purple” theme. Every of the three photographs right here has a unique colour scheme, beginning with Mauro70’s photograph:
Mauro70’s photograph exhibits a wealthy purple made much more vibrant by the inclusion of the complementary colour of inexperienced.
Subsequent, let’s take a look at Bhoward’s photograph:
As a substitute of complementary colours right here, we’ve analogous blues within the Orion nebula that give the purple hues a a lot subtler and gentler look.
Lastly, we’ve acquired AndrewGusew’s shot:
Nonetheless a brand new colour scheme, with a colour triad of yellow and purple, with a touch of blue within the artwork within the columns.
Thanks everybody for submitting their photographs within the problem, and we hope to see extra subsequent week within the vacancy theme.