This new camera strap takes the weight off your neck and saves your back

With only one or two exceptions, camera straps have remained largely the same since their inception, and they’ve always had the same complaints made about them; that they put too much strain and pain on your neck and back, especially with a heavy DSLR and lens. Now, Ponte Leather have made an interesting modification to the […]

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Fujifilm X-T2 Specs and Image leaked, Looks like 4K30fps video, 100Mb bitrate, 325 AF points

Here is an interesting piece of news. digicame-info, which is usually a pretty solid source (1, 2, 3) just spilled the beans on the anticipated Fujifilm X-T2. It has been two and a half years since the X-T1 was announced and it seems that it will get a nice refresh. We took the leap and translated the site via […]

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Canon: Using some Sandisk CFast cards can destroy photos on a 1D X Mark II

CFast is the industry’s answer to Sony’s XQD card (in a neverending standard war), but looks like this card is not without its issues. Canon just released an advisory asking photographers to avoid using some of Sandisk’s CFast cards on 1DXmkII‘s because it may corrupt images stored on the card (which is kinda funny considering Amazon is offering CFast cards […]

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You can now get a fader filter to adjust your scene’s colour temperature

This is a strange one, and I’m not quite sure how I feel about it yet.  The new ICELAVA Warm-to-Cold fader is a new filter which offers a stepless level of white balance adjustment from 2900K to 6300K. It works similarly to a circular polariser or variable neutral density filter.  You screw it onto your lens, and […]

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Next month you can have a “39MP” Foveon sensor for less than $800 with the Sigma sd Quattro

Sigma have today confirmed the final pricing and availability of the Sigma sd Quattro camera and EF-630 flash units announced in February, along with a new bundle that includes the sd Quattro and Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Art Lens. The Sigma sd Quattro is a mirrorless camera with an APS-C Foveon sensor, which Sigma claim as […]

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Major D5 firmware update is a welcome one for both stills and video shooters

Nikon have released a somewhat substantial V1.10 firmware update for the Nikon D5, addressing many issues that have been reported by customers.  The biggest being the record time limit for shooting video. Electronic vibration reduction has also been added when shooting movies, while stills shooters receive a few very welcome additions for shooting through the viewfinder.  A […]

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