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I had a chance to catch up with Sony's Kenji Tanaka at the Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany back at the end of September, and have finally managed to get the transcript of that interview into shape to share with our readers. (Huge thanks to IR Senior Reviews Editor Mike Tomkins, for his help with the...
Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki is always an interesting interview subject; as the head of a family-owned global company, I know that when I'm talking with him, I'm talking to the single person who makes decisions for the company; he's the ultimate authority for the company's direction, so can speak authoritatively about...
During Photokina 2018, the team at ON1 announced their latest photo editing software, ON1 Photo RAW 2019. The Lightroom competitor is coming this November and includes many improvements over ON1 Photo RAW 2018. Let’s take a closer look at the announcement and what users can expect come this November.
There are many new...
After teasing a new camera earlier this month, Zeiss has taken the wraps off the ZX1, which is perhaps an even more distinct camera than anyone would have guessed. The ZX1 includes a 37.4-megapixel full-frame sensor, developed by Zeiss, paired with a built-in and fixed 35mm...
Clearly feeling the heat as Canon and Nikon enter the full-frame mirrorless space, Sony's Kenji Tanaka took the stage this morning ahead of the Photokina trade show to talk about the company’s mirrorless strategy. As Senior General Manager of Business Unit 1, Digital Imaging Group, Imaging Products and Solutions...
When we were first informed of a new rangefinder-styled medium format offering from Fuji, we looked at each other with major curiosity on our faces. Given the reader interest here on our site since the announcement to the camera world just yesterday, we gather we're not the only ones intrigued by this new offering!
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At an event where everyone is trying to make the biggest splash and grab the most attention (Photokina), Hasselblad decided to do the opposite. Shirking tradition, and what literally everyone else at Photokina is doing, Hasselblad quietly announced three new lenses: the XCD f/1.9 80mm, Hasselblad’s fastest lens ever and...
ProGrade Digital, who we all know as the memory company that rose from the ashes of Lexar, has announced an expansion to their product line: a line of microSDXC memory cards, plus two additional USB 3.1, Gen. 2 dual-slot workflow readers. The new ProGrade Digital microSDXC UHS-II, U3, Class 10, V60 card delivers a...
It's been a busy day for Fujifilm shooters. Fujifilm announced the new medium-format GFX 50R and a development announcement for a new 100-megapixel GFX. The other big news is coming from Phase One as they have announced a strategic software agreement with Fujifilm, opening up the Capture One platform for full Fujifilm...
In addition to announcing the rangefinder-styled GFX 50R, Fujifilm also announced today at Photokina the development of the GFX 100, a 100-megapixel medium format mirrorless camera.
Sporting a new magnesium alloy body with a fixed-grip design -- much like that of a Canon 1D X II or Nikon D5 -- the Fuji GFX 100 offers a...
It was only a year and a half ago that Fujifilm wowed us with the GFX 50S, a Medium Format mirrorless camera that delivered high-end image quality for landscape and portrait photographers at a price that didn't quite break the bank. It's a camera that set new...
Well, well, well, look what we have here. Another fighter enters the fray of full-frame mirrorless cameras! After a decade as a dominating force in the Micro Four Thirds world, Panasonic is going big with not one but two full-frame mirrorless cameras.
At Photokina, Panasonic announced the development of the Lumix S1R,...
It's been a little over three years now since the cult-favorite Ricoh GR compact camera series received a new model. Today, though, the company has some news which is going to delight Ricoh GR fans and Pentaxians alike. The Ricoh GR III is on its way, sporting an overhauled imaging pipeline, plus more than a few...
Ahead of Photokina, Venus Optics has announced eight “new and unique” Laowa lenses. In total, the company will be showing off a dozen lenses for the first time in Europe as Venus had previously announced four new lenses in China at Beijing P&E.
Let’s start with the cinema-oriented optics. Venus has announced the Laowa...