Though it didn’t appear to be it on the opening ceremony of the Olympic Video games in Paris on Friday, a warmth wave continues in most components of the world. When you’re questioning the place to flee, take into account dipping your head in chilly water, just like the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus). Then, with a cool head, benefit from the subsequent subject of our Pictures Information.
Current Bulletins
- TTArtisan APS-C 10mm f/2 ASPH: An ultra-wide-angle APS-C, handbook focus lens equal to 15mm on full-frame. Its design and focal size are paying homage to the Fisheye Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED. Nonetheless, not like that lens, it presents “near-zero distortion.” With the included filter holder, the lens may also be used with commonplace 72mm screw-in filters. The lens weighs 333 g to 345 g relying on mount. Obtainable for Sony E, Fuji X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Micro 4 Thirds. Priced at $160.
- Jupio Tri-Cost: Most digital camera battery chargers solely cost one battery at a time. However in power-hungry genres like wildlife or time-lapse images, you might find yourself with a number of useless batteries on the finish of the day. Jupio’s battery charger and case, which might cost as much as three batteries concurrently, solves this downside. In contrast to an everyday charger, it will possibly ship energy in each instructions, so it additionally works as an influence financial institution. The final attention-grabbing characteristic is the slot for SD, microSD and CFexpress reminiscence playing cards. Obtainable in variations for Nikon EN-EL 15, Canon LP-E6, Sony NP-FZ100 and now additionally for Panasonic DMW-BLK22 and Fujifilm NP-W235. Worth $130.
- Polaroid Now Era 2 – Eames Version: The standard immediate digital camera model has continued its previous alliance with the famend design studio Eames Workplace. The fruit of this alliance is a facelift of the present Now Era 2 digital camera, which options an “Elephant Cover Grey” shade (I’d name it darkish grey) and a colourful wrist strap with a triangular sample impressed by the well-known Eames Toy design. Different specs stay unchanged: self-timer and double publicity modes, 2-lens autofocus system, rechargeable with USB-C and suitable with Polaroid i-Kind & 600 movie. Worth is $130.
The Rumor Mill
Nikon anticipated to place eight F-mount lenses on sale
It has been a protracted and extremely profitable story, however nothing lasts endlessly. Nikon’s F-mount has been round since 1959. Throughout its existence, Nikon made greater than 100 million lenses. However at 65, it’s reaching the age the place it’s time to wind down and retire. On that observe, eight of Nikon’s celebrity F-mount lenses are anticipated to go on a deep low cost subsequent week. This contains a lot of the supertelephoto exotics together with the 28mm, 58mm and 85mm f/1.4 primes.
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Nikon yellow blended with RED video
In an interview for Nippon, Nikon president Muneaki Tokunari touched on the subject of Nikon and RED’s technological integration. (As a reminder, Nikon purchased the US-based firm earlier this yr for a sum of $85 million.) President Tokunari stated within the interview that “video efficiency is required in recent times” and additional said that “Japan’s Nikon Corp. goals to broaden its digital camera market share by using the video applied sciences of a U.S. movie digital camera firm it acquired within the spring.” Nonetheless, we’re most likely years away from seeing a brand new digital camera from a collaboration between the 2 corporations. Within the quick time period, we are able to anticipate some software program enhancements or assist for RED codecs in present Nikon cameras.
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A trio of quick hybrid primes from Canon
Canon and Nikon lately launched 35mm f/1.4 lenses one after the opposite. Canon went high-end and aimed for the video market, whereas Nikon went for a price range pricing. Now, Canon appears more likely to put together one other pair of lenses in the identical lineup: a 24mm f/1.4 and 50mm f/1.4. These two lenses are anticipated to be designed with video in thoughts (specifically a bodily aperture ring and optimized focus respiratory). If the lenses materialize, it could imply that after 31 lengthy years, Canon would lastly have a successor to the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, which remains to be obtainable in the present day.
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Good Offers and New Gross sales
They are saying house is the place you cling your hat. I’d modestly broaden the minimal necessities for residence to incorporate a digital camera and a laptop computer. Anyway, on a latest hike, I got here throughout a shelter in the midst of the attractive countryside that had {an electrical} outlet powered by photo voltaic panels. Stunning views over the encompassing hills! Simply two sq. meters of paradise! And how much laptop computer would I take to paradise? I’ve picked out just a few which are at present obtainable at value and, in fact, are appropriate for picture enhancing.
Working system macOS:
- Apple 16″ MacBook Professional M2 Professional (was $2,499, now $1,999)
- Apple 14″ MacBook Professional M2 Professional (was $2,499, now $1,999)
- Apple 16″ MacBook Professional M3 Professional (was $2,899, now $2,499)
- Apple 16″ MacBook Professional M3 Max (was $3,999, now $3,599)
- Apple 16″ MacBook Professional M3 Max (was $3,499, now $3,099)
Working system Home windows:
- Lenovo 16″ Legion 9i (was $4,400, now $3,299)
- Lenovo 16″ Legion Professional 7i (was $2,849, now $2,099)
- Microsoft 14.4″ Floor Laptop computer Studio 2 (was $3,249, now $2,749)
- Acer 15.6″ Predator Helios 3D 15 Gaming Laptop computer SpatialLabs Version (was $3,669, now $2,769)
Discover of the week: Nikkor-N 5cm (50mm) f/1.1 lens for Nikon’s previous rangefinder system, lately added on KEH – Launched in 1956 and one of many quickest lenses on the planet on the time. Nikon’s competitor to the Leica 50mm Noctilux!
Different Pages of Curiosity
North America is residence to an extremely attention-grabbing group of snakes which have a number of distinctive traits, specifically, rattlesnakes. Between their eyes and nostrils, they’ve very exact thermoreceptors that may detect the warmth of prey even in whole darkness. Though rattlesnakes (and snakes generally) have comparatively poor listening to, they nonetheless make good use of sound by warning away potential predators with their rattle. You possibly can watch their fascinating lives 24 hours a day on the RattleCam web site. There are two particular cameras in Colorado and California that seize the lives of those attention-grabbing creatures.
When you choose feathered animals as a substitute, I’ve an invite to a pair of nests for you. Within the north of the Czech Republic, there’s a village known as Mladé Buky, and in the midst of it, there’s a chimney with a dwell feed of a Stork’s nest. The chicks have already realized to fly, however they appear to be staying round for now. In the meantime, within the Niagara area of North America, a dwell feed reveals a pair of Ospreys of their nest. Additionally on this nest, the chicks are already coaching onerous for his or her first flight. Will you see them once they strive?
Markéta Navrátilová is likely one of the greatest present Czech sports activities photographers, whom I personally affiliate most with photographing biking. She was the primary feminine photographer in historical past to {photograph} cyclists from a bike throughout the Tour de France. Final Sunday marked the top of the 111th version of the Tour de France, so it’s the right time to recollect this determine who has been documenting the occasion for 1 / 4 of a century.
Photograph Theme Problem, Week #60
Final week’s theme was intersecting traces, and you may see the outcomes on this thread. Thanks to everybody to your submissions! This week’s theme is partially hidden, and you may submit your outcomes on this thread by August 3, 2024!
Week #59 Outcomes
As somebody who studied arithmetic, I used to be notably within the “intersecting traces” theme. Let’s take a look at the submissions, beginning with vidmarko’s picture:
Right here the intersecting traces come collectively at quite a lot of factors, and so they symbolize probably the most delicate of intersections.
Ronald supplies a really totally different view of intersections:
Right here there may be extra of a chaos of intersections that showers us with shade.
Lastly, we have now PRG Lagarde’s picture:
Right here the intersections appear somewhat haphazard and but come collectively to kind an everyday sample anyway!
Thanks everybody for submitting their photographs within the problem, and we look ahead to seeing extra subsequent week within the partially hidden theme.