Sigma has announced a brand new full-frame mirrorless 70-200mm f/2.8 pro telephoto zoom specifically for Sony FE mount and L-mount cameras. It’s a flagship product designed to compete head on with own-brand 70-200mm zooms from Sony and Panasonic but at a much lower price.
Best medium format cameras for full frame upgraders
This is not a buying guide to the best medium format cameras at all levels. It does not include high-end modular systems from Hasselblad and Phase One. It covers a new generation of much more affordable medium format cameras designed for portability and handheld use, and higher-quality and perhaps more desirable alternatives to full frame cameras.
I think the Sony A9 III is a one-in-a-thousand camera, and not in a good way
My argument is that the Sony A9 III fixes problems only one photographer in a thousand has – if that. It is, perhaps, a ‘halo’ camera that will impress a thousand times more armchair experts than actual photographers.
Alta Pro 3VL video tripod released, with 1.8m height and levelling base
Vanguard has aimed the Alta Pro 3VL at video users by incorporating a 1.8m working height with no center column extension and a levelling base to provide a flat platform for panning movements without long-winded leg adjustments.
The Sony A9 III launches with stunning specs… and a wait of MONTHS
The New York launch of the Sony A9 III was met with the kind of whooping and hollering US audiences love, but also a few gasps and astonished mutterings from people not quite prepared for Sony’s technological tour de force.
Calibrite ColorChecker Passport Video 2 released
Calibrite has launched a new ColorChecker target for both photographic use and video. The ColorChecker Passport Video 2 is designed for use with vectorscopes when shooting or in post production. It includes a 24 patch target for one-click color correction in the DaVinci Resolve video editor, but can also be used to create profiles for stills cameras with Calibrite’s Camera Calibration software.
DJI Pocket 3 announced
DJI has announced the Pocket 3, the latest version of its handheld gimbal camera. Small enough to fit in a pocket, hence the name, the Pocket 3 has a larger 1-inch sensor, extended filming modes and a unique swivelling LCD screen for both horizontal and vertical video.
Megapixels vs image size, and why we don’t always get what we think
When cameras come with a hike in resolution, we think about image size gains in megapixels or percentages, but actual image dimensions follow the inverse square law, so that if resolution increases by 37.5%, as in the case of the new Sony A7C II vs the existing A7C, the actual image width and height only increase by 17%.
The long goodbye of the Canon EOS M system
It’s been predicted since the launch of the Canon EOS R system and its APS-C models, but now Digital Camera World reports that the EOS M system is officially discontinued by Canon Japan. It’s still listed on some regional Canon websites, but it’s surely only a question of time before stocks finally dry up.
Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14-24 f/2.8, Super-APO-Summicron-SL 21 f/2
These two new lenses are for Leica’s SL full frame mirrorless cameras. One is a constant-aperture 14-24mm ultra-wide zoom and the other is a fast 21mm prime lens. Both use the L-mount shared by Sigma and Panasonic Lumix S cameras.