Panasonic Announces 12-35mm Lens (24-70mm equivalent)
Panasonic has launched a new Optical Image Stabilized 24–70mm-equivalent lens, the Lumix G X Vario 12–35mm ƒ/2.8 Aspherical, for Micro 4/3 (currently available for pre-order). Although some are calling it pricey at $1,299, it's sure to become a bread-and-butter all-purpose...
Buyin’ on the ‘Bay
The Panny pancake (28mm equivalent) is cheap right now. The Panasonic GF3 deal from Saturday is over now, but I was wrong this time—the deal actually did last all day. First time I can remember that happening with a camera....
$160,000 Nikkor 6mm Fisheye in Action on a Nikon D800
A few weeks back an amazing Nikkor 6mm fisheye lens resurfaced for sale in London for an eye-popping $160,000. The lens was quickly snatched up by a camera collector. For those of you who missed out on buying the lens but would still like to see how 160 grand worth of fish-eye performs in real...
Canon Rebates (USA) on 7D, 60D, T3, Lenses and more! thru June 2
Tweet Yup! It is rebate time again in the USA – all you other folks just have to suffer I guess… canonrumors.com tipped us on this one! You can see the flyers at Canon: Canon EOS 7D and Canon EOS 60D, Canon Rebel T3 Rebates! Canon Body/Kit rebates (Rebate Amount) BHphoto Camera BHphoto Lens Canon...
Technique Tuesday: Understanding The Right Gear To Use For Weddings & Tamron 28-300 VC Lens Review
Good Afternoon Everybody, It’s a two-for-one post today but before I begin I hope everybody's off to a great start for the week. We just had Adobe CS6 announced and it is looking like one hot upgrade – I can't wait. Want to check out 10 of CS6’s...
How Optical Lenses Are Manufactured
Here’s an interesting “How It’s Made” segment showing how optical lenses are made. Here’s a hint at why lenses are so expensive: slabs of optical glass cost up to $1000 for 2.2lb!
(via Reddit)
NAB 2012: AbelCine shows $38K Fujinion Cabrio ENG style cine lens F3 setup
By technical editor Matthew Allard:
Want to shoot ENG style large sensor video? got $38K spare? Andy Shipsides of AbelCine has the new Fujinon Cabrio cine zoom with ENG style servo control rigged to a Sony F3 and AbleCine ENG viewfinder kit. I got a ha...
HandiZoom motorised zoom controller tranforms DSLRs into ENG style machines
By site editor Dan Chung If you don’t have a spare $38,000 for Fujinon’s new servo zoom controlled 19-90mm cine lens then former TV news shooter Roland Boucher may just have come up with the answer. His company VizTools is showing the new HandiZoom – an ENG style motorised zoom handgrip designed for use with...
Fujinon and the holy grail of DSLR news shooting – New Cabrio 19-90mm T2.9 motorised lens
By site editor Dan Chung Since the very beginnings of DSLR video, news and documentary shooters have wanted to combine the image from a large sensor with the convenience of an ENG/handicam-like motorised lens. Users of traditional ENG camcorders often say the one thing they miss most with large sensor shooting is the ability to...
This and That
From time to time I like to write an article that covers multiple subjects, none of which would make a complete article alone. I haven’t done this in a while and thought now would be a good time. This photo has nothing to do with the article, I just liked it when I saw it....
Carl Zeiss to introduce 2 new CP.2 lenses at NAB 2012
Another pre-NAB tease, this one from Carl Zeiss about 2 new CP.2 lenses to be announced at NAB. This time, they’re presenting the new 15mm and 135mm lenses. Zeiss NAB 2012 preview videos Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email? Click Here! Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email?...
