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Continuing my series of executive interviews from the recent CP+ 2015 show in Yokohama Japan, I met with Mr. Makoto Oishi from the Sales & Marketing Division, Optical Device & Electronic Imaging Products...
Here's another in my series of executive interviews with photo industry executives at the CP+ 2015 show in Yokohama, Japan. This time, I'm speaking with Mr. Kasunobu Saiki, the General Manager of the Marketing Communication Department, in the Global Marketing Division of Ricoh Imaging Co. Limited.
When Ricoh purchased...
The Olympus E-M5 II really stunned us with its new High Res Shot mode that offers a whopping 40-megapixel JPEG file through some unique sensor-shifting multi-shot processing. The resulting image competes handily against high-resolution full-frame cameras, such as the Nikon D810 and Sony A7R.
However, for many advanced...
In my second interview from CP+2015, Nikon execs talk about their view of mirrorless, their responsibility to innovate, wavefront-based lens design, the D750 flare fix, and of course the inevitable question about 4K. I spoke with Mr. Tetsuya Yamamoto, Corporate Vice President, Sector Manager, Development Sector,...
I always enjoy the opportunity to meet with camera and lens company executives, and dig a little deeper into some of the behind-the-scenes information and tech details about their products. (I admit it, I'm a pretty serious camera-tech geek :-)
Here's the content of my first executive interview from the CP+ 2015 show...
Fujifilm has announced a few new additions to their X-mount lens roadmap. In addition to the lenses they’ve already announced in 2014 and the known upcoming lenses for 2015 and 2016, they’ve added two new lenses, a teleconverter and given more details on a ‘Super Telephoto Zoom’ that’s appeared on Fuji’s previous...
Ahead of the CP+ show in Japan, Sigma, along with announcing the new dp0 Quattro camera, also debuted the newest addition to their lineup of Art-series lenses. The new 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens, designed for full-frame cameras, is the ninth Global Vision-designed Art lens.
This full-frame optic is an ultra-fast wide-angle lens, that's designed...
A year after Japanese camera and optics manufacturer Sigma launched a trio of unusual cameras whose unique sensor design was topped only by their strikingly different bodies, it returns with a fourth model for the family: the Sigma dp0 Quattro. A new, even wider-angle option than past Quattro cameras, the dp0...
Some cameras cater to the needs of sports shooters or landscape photographers, but there's perhaps no more specialized niche than astophotography. Nevertheless, the niche appears big enough to interest Nikon, with the company set to introduce the D810A, a new astrophotography-specific variant of their popular ...
Photographing deep dive sites like the Cayman Wall just became a lot more accessible to anyone wanting to tote along only a rugged compact thanks to the unveiling of Nikon's new Coolpix AW130. Where the other two primary specs for a rugged build - the shockproof and freezeproof ratings - remained virtually identical to...
Many members of Nikon's Coolpix family have undergone a refresh today, with the new Coolpix P610 (P610 vs P600) 60x superzoom and Coolpix S9900 (S9900 vs S9700) 30x travel zoom being two of the stand-out models. As these models are concerned, however, Nikon seems firmly in the "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" camp....
The division between consumer and enthusiast cameras is rather black and white, but we live in a world with many shades of grey. Chances are good that your camera is shared between multiple family members with different needs and skills, a fact that Ricoh acknowledges with the new 20-megapixel Pentax K-S2. Positioned...
Canon has officially released their PowerShot SX 410 IS and ELPH 350 HS cameras, both of which make incremental improvements over their predecessors. In addition to the two new cameras, Canon is also hinting at development on the PowerShot G3 X, an upcoming point-and-shoot featuring a 1-inch sensor, similar to the G7 X...
For those photographers yearning for oodles and oodles of resolution -- landscape, fine art, and magazine photographers come to mind -- Canon has come up with a solution -- two, in fact. The new Canon 5DS and Canon 5DS R sport an in-house designed and built 50.6-megapixel full-frame image sensor. The "R" model provides even more critical sharpness and detail by cancelling out the...
Despite the Rebel family constituting Canon's consumer-line of DSLRs, the just-announced Canon Rebel T6s starts to cross the border into definite enthusiast-level territory. Superseding the "Txi" model name as the flagship Rebel camera, the new T6s introduces and incorporates some technology and features from the Canon...
Alongside their recently announced 50MP 5DS and 5DS R cameras, Canon has debuted a brand new ultra-wide angle L-series lens. The new EF 11-24mm f/4L lens is the latest member of Canon's 'f/4' family of L-series glass and is now the widest-angle rectilinear lens ever produced for full-frame DSLRs.
This premium,...
Alongside Olympus’s barrage of new products, they’ve also announced upgraded support for their older products as well. In particular, they’ve announced firmware version 3.0 for their OM-D E-M1 camera.
Set to be released later this month, the focal point of this firmware update is to boost the framerate of the camera up...
The recently announced Olympus E-M5 Mark II makes a remarkable claim pertaining to high resolution imaging: the ability to capture a 40-megapixel "High-Resolution Shot" while in that mode. (We think it's safe to predict Mr. Spock's reaction to this.... "Indeed.")
We'll go ahead and caveat this news by saying that this...
Alongside the newly announced E-M5 II, Olympus also announced a new and improved, highly versatile 14-150mm lens, as well as a development announcement of a new Zuiko PRO optic -- an 8mm f/1.8 fisheye lens.
The big feature with the new M.Zuiko ED 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6 II is the addition of full dust- and splash-proof...
For those tempted by the power and performance of the recently released Samsung NX1, but don't want or need a beefy, weather-sealed, DSLR-like camera body, Samsung now has the solution to your conundrum.
Along comes the new Samsung NX500, which is essentially an NX1 crammed in the body of an NX300. Yes, even in this...