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If you’re buying the new Canon C500 Mark II from B&H, you will also receive MZed’s Canon C500 Mk II Primer course as a free download worth $129 USD. The course is hosted by DP Jem Schofield and provides an in-depth video manual for the camera. With cinema cameras offering a multitude of settings, it’s […]
Roger Cicala and his team over at Lensrentals have made the most of their COVID-19 downtime by spending the past few months painstakingly measuring the flange-to-sensor distance of more than 2,500 cameras to see just how much variation there is from cinema camera to cinema camera (even identical models). In the first of a two-part […]
Earlier this year, the organizers of The Photography Show and The Video Show 2020 announced the exhibition would be pushed back to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it’s been announced The Photography Show and The Video Show 2020 will be going entirely virtual for 2020, with the organizers citing ‘the continued uncertainty around […]
“Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense.”– My Flight Instructor I’ve got a lot of 35mm negatives, which have suffered quite a bit of damage over the years. My ex had a penchant for purchasing houses that were prone to basement flooding. So my pix got flooded out precisely the same […]
The last piece I wrote featuring images made with this lens was on the topic of its strength when applied to fast paced, from-the-hip shooting situations. This is certainly not news to anyone already adept with the ways of a 35mm, and I doubt anything I mention here will be really groundbreaking either. I had hoped […]
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip’s clamshell design with folding 6.7-inch AMOLED screen makes it an unusual smartphone in the current market. Boasting some impressive specs, including the high-end Qualcomm 855+ chipset with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, it’s an interesting alternative for those after a smaller and more pocket-friendly flagship with a large screen. The […]
The LiveU LU800 multi-camera production field unit. The LU800 is being touted by LiveU as the first all-in-one production-level filed unit for live news and sports coverage. The LU800 harnesses the fast speeds of 5G to provide high-quality streaming. Not only can it stream up to 4K 60p 10-bit, but it can also accept up […]
Microsoft has been sued over alleged copyright infringement by photographer Matilde Gattoni, who has accused the corporation of using several of her images for an MSN article without permission or a proper license. The lawsuit was filed on May 19 in the Southern District of New York and seeks damages potentially amounting to $150,000 per […]
Total shipments of digital cameras (DSCs) worldwide for the month of April 2020 (Orange) compared to 2019 (Black) and 2018 (Blue). Japan’s Camera & Imaging Products Association — better known as CIPA — has released its latest numbers, showing what camera shipments looked like for the major manufacturers through the end of April 2020. As […]
I live in northwest Italy, a region that has been ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. Just like millions of people all over the world, I have been socially distancing for the past weeks, staying home and going out just to buy food and other necessities. However, even during this grim period, my love of photography […]
While many other manufacturers are going all-in on computational tricks and tons of megapixels with their flagship smartphones, Sony is betting on a more ‘back-to-basics’ approach with its Xperia 1 Mark II. Each of its three cameras comes with just 12MP, but they’re pretty big pixels, as a result – especially on the 1/1.7″-sized main […]
Before I come to the actual topic of this post, the machine boneyard, allow me a short excursion. During these Corona days, I have developed a ritual. As soon as the evening approaches, I am sitting in my armchair, looking out the window of my living room and watch the sun setting. Close to my […]