I’m full of admiration for Fujifilm’s latest medium format camera. The GFX100RF builds on the viral success of the XF100 VI to take its modern digital-retro roadmap to the next level. With its 100MP medium format sensor, analog controls, fixed 28mm equivalent lens and aspect ratio dial (I would love it for just that ALONE), this is a camera guaranteed to drive luxury camera fans and influencers wild. But amidst all this latest excitement, I do think an earlier model has been cruelly overlooked.
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I got this grip extender for my Canon EOS R8, but why didn’t they make it like this from the start?
Practically every camera I get I end up either getting a grip extender just to make it nicer to handle. I did this with my Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, my Fujifilm X-T5 and my Sony A7R II (actually, I got a full battery grip for this). So why?
3 Legged Thing Phil review
I have a lot of phone clamps, and the 3 Legged Thing Phil is easily the best. Given the quality of the design and engineering, I think the price is pretty good – it’s also pretty insignificant compared to the cost of phones and other video accessories, and I would definitely rather pay extra for a strong and effective phone clamp like this than take a chance on a cheaper one.
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So, the new Sigma BF. Are you AMAZED or HORRIFIED?
Photography isn’t simply a technical exercise. If it was, we wouldn’t have the enduring Leica M-series rangefinders, the beautiful Hasselblad X1D/X2D wouldn’t exist, and the retro craze currently sweeping the market would never have happened. People engage with the tools they use on a much deeper, more emotional level than we think.
I think the OM System OM-3 is amazing, but there’s one thing stopping me getting one
OM System will probably get two sets of responses to the OM-3. One will be that it looks amazing, just like the original OM1 and OM2 film SLRs, and is a retro camera good enough to challenge the legendary Fujifilm X100 VI. The other will be that it’s ‘just’ another MFT camera, without even a new sensor, and too big and too expensive. So who’s right?
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Is the new Canon EOS R50 V a godsend to creators or just clever but confusing marketing?
The entry level vlogging/content creator market is looking very, very crowded right now. Camera companies aren’t just competing with each other, but with cameras in their own line-ups. And the Canon EOS R50 V seems a prime example, taking some things away from an existing model, adding some new things and creating an even more confusing set of choices than ever. It might be a great camera, of course, so let’s run through the specs to try to see what’s going on.
The Canon RF 20mm F1.4L VCM is the latest addition to Canon’s hybrid lens range
But just what is different about these hybrid Canon lenses compared to the regular ones we’re already using quite happily for video? A few things, as it turns out, including manual iris rings, electronic parfocal focusing, focus breathing suppression and optional Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E2 and PZ-E2B add-ons.
Canon PowerShot V1 launched, with predictable design but impressive specs
The Canon PowerShot V1 is a video/vlogging compact camera with a vari-angle screen and no EVF and a fixed 3x zoom lens. How many MORE of these box-shaped ‘creator’ cameras can the industry churn out? A lot more, probably, so the PowerShot V1 does need to do things a little differently to stand out from all those that have gone before.
The Sony FE 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS fills a gap, but is it enough?
Sony is trying to make a name for itself in the world of professional sports photography, and on the camera front it’s done a great job with the Sony A9, the A9 II and then the A9 III with its astounding full frame global shutter for zero shutter distortion at any shutter speed. But you’ve also got to count in the excellent-but-expensive Sony A1 and A1 II, offering 50MP resolution and incredible burst speeds at the same time. So what’s happening with the lenses?