As a bipedal, largely hairless primate, I often encourage concern and dread in different types of life. However there are uncommon moments after I mix into my environment, dissolve into the vegetation, and my soul turns into one with the universe. In these moments, I stop to be a feared predator and turn into a innocent a part of the world round me, a mesmerized observer. Such was the case about two weeks in the past after I was mendacity within the comfortable grass close to Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano. The solar wasn’t scorching, however gently warming. A White-tailed Deer emerged from the encompassing brush to graze. We approached one another, each gazing in silent curiosity. It was a magical second. Permit me to share with you not solely a photograph of this fleeting expertise, but in addition the most recent information from the world of pictures.
Current Bulletins
- Pergear 100mm f/2.8 Macro 2X: A guide focus macro lens suitable with full-frame cameras from Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Canon EF. The minimal focusing distance is 30 cm, giving a working distance of 12.7 cm in entrance of the lens (for Nikon Z). The 13 diaphragm blades are managed through a stepless aperture ring on the lens barrel. The optical building consists of 14 components in 9 teams (4 ED and three excessive refractive index lenses). Value is $319 (now with 10% early fowl low cost $287).
- Artra Lab Nonikkor 11mm f/1.8: A guide focus APS-C ultra-wide lens. As with earlier Artra Lab lenses, its design is impressed by basic Nikon lenses from the Nineteen Eighties. The optical building consists of 13 components in 9 teams. The shortest focusing distance of 18cm opens up attention-grabbing potentialities for wide-angle close-up pictures. Product of glass, aluminum and brass, the lens weighs 350 grams and shall be accessible on the finish of November for $330.
- Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF: This tiny, 104-gram (Leica M model) cookie from Laowa will fulfill your starvation for a full-frame extensive angle lens. The lens is totally guide, however the Nikon Z and Sony E variations have an auto aperture operate. Variations for Leica L, Leica M, and Canon RF are additionally accessible. Laowa has expertise with extensive angle macro lenses, and this one additionally allows you to focus very shut (minimal focus distance is 12cm). The lens accepts 39mm diameter filters. Its 5-blade aperture creates a 10-point sunstar impact round level mild sources. You possibly can select between black and silver variations at a worth of $399.
- 7Artisans 10mm f/2.8 Mark II: Second era of the fish-eye, 185° angle of view, full-frame lens. This manual-focus optic is out there for E, Z, R, and L mounts. Lens building consists of 11 components in 8 teams (1 aspherical and a pair of extra-low dispersion lenses). An all-metal lens physique is mirrored in a barely increased weight, which is 602g (Sony E). The minimal focusing distance is 15cm. The worth of the lens is $278.
The Rumor Mill
Nikon Z9 new firmware options
At Japan’s Inter BEE 2024 commerce present, the Nikon Z9 was noticed operating a brand new firmware model labeled 5.10. Contemplating the present model is 5.0, no groundbreaking modifications are anticipated. In response to accessible data, the brand new firmware is ready to introduce new management choices for PZ lenses (comparable to rotation angles and route) and shutter angle for video. Nonetheless, it’s fairly attainable that extra important updates could possibly be on the horizon. Firmware model 5.10 would possibly merely be an interim step towards a serious replace we’ve been anticipating for a number of months.
By way of Nikon Rumors
Fujifilm GFX medium-format cinema digicam
This digicam has been confirmed (you’ll be able to see its first footage right here), however its specs are solely rumors. Yuji Igarashi, Divisional Supervisor of Fujifilm’s Skilled Imaging Group, defined in an interview at CineD: “One of many the explanation why we introduced this product so early is that we needed to get suggestions and ensure once we launch it, it’s a correct launch, so there are not any quirks.”
We all know it is going to be constructed across the identical 102MP sensor because the GFX100 II and GFX100S II. Rumors counsel it won’t simply be a easy beauty redesign of the digicam physique. Along with the digicam, a brand new energy zoom lens shall be introduced, a 32-90mm (roughly 32-71mm full-frame equal).
By way of Fuji Rumors
Good Offers and New Gross sales
As we talked about final week, B&H is operating a “Vacation Head Begin” sale. I don’t need to overwhelm you, so if you’d like, you’ll be able to head straight to their common vacation sale web page to see reductions on cameras, lenses, and a large number of equipment. Reductions are up to date on a 24-hour cycle, so don’t fear when you didn’t discover what you have been searching for in the present day.
Beneath is my choice of objects that caught my eye whereas searching the present offers:
Cameras
- Nikon Z6 III (was $2,497, now $2,297)
- Nikon Zf (was $1,997, now $1,796)
- Nikon Z8 (was $3,997, now $3,497)
- Nikon Z7 II (was $2,997, now $1,997)
- Nikon Z6 II (was $1,997, now $1,497)
- Nikon Z5 (was $1,397, now $997)
- 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)
- Canon EOS R8 (was $1,499, now $1,199)
- Sony a7R V (was $3,898, now $3,498)
- Sony a7 IV (was $2,498, now $2,098)
- OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II (was $2,400, now $1,900)
- Panasonic Lumix G9 II (was $1,898, now $1,698)
- Panasonic Lumix S5 II (was $1,998, now $1,698)
Lenses
- Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S (was $15,497, now $14,497)
- Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S (was $6,497, now $5,697)
- Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S (was $4,797, now $4,297)
- Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4E FL ED VR (was $12,297, now $8,697)
- Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4E FL ED VR (was $10,297, now $7,297)
- Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.4E ED (was $1,997, now $1,397)
Computer systems
Different Pages of Curiosity
Some excellent news in the present day – one of many world’s largest and rarest eagles, the Philippine Eagle, took a step away from extinction final Monday. After profitable synthetic insemination and a 56-day incubation interval, the thirtieth artificially bred chick since 1987 lastly cracked the shell. With the wild inhabitants of those magnificent eagles estimated at solely 392 to 400 pairs, every new fowl is extraordinarily useful. For extra data, go to the web site of the Philippine Information Company.
The place customary macro pictures ends, the world of microscopic imaging begins. Whereas most entries within the EVIDENT Picture of the 12 months Award 2024 fall into the class of scientific pictures, the profitable photos possess exceptional aesthetic energy. Give it a search for some inspiration in the present day.
The HIPA pictures contest is a contest that pulls photographers’ consideration yearly, notably with its record-breaking $1 million prize pool. This 12 months’s thirteenth version targeted on the theme of Sustainability. The highest award went to Chinese language photographer Liping Cao, who received the $200,000 Grand Prize together with his photograph Quiet Energy.
Picture Theme Problem, Week #76
Final week’s theme was droplets, and you’ll see the outcomes on this thread. Thanks to everybody on your submissions! This week’s theme is portrait orientation, and you’ll submit your outcomes on this thread by Saturday, November 23, 2024!
Week #75 Outcomes
Let’s try among the photographs we obtained for the “droplets” theme, beginning with Mauro70’s photograph:
We begin out the problem with this remoted droplet. We see the interior world of the doplet, whose complete nature is reflection and refraction of sunshine.
Subsequent, we take a step again with AndrewGusew’s photograph:
Now, the droplets are an onslaught of chaos, giving us a rush of motion.
Lastly, now we have vidmarko’s photograph:
On this photograph, the droplets are now not dashing, however surrounding. What an ideal present of motion and wrestle in opposition to nature!
Thanks everybody for submitting their pictures within the problem, and we hope to see extra subsequent week within the portrait orientation theme.