Last Tuesday, April 22, Earth Day was an incident that has been reminding us to take care of the planet of our house for the last fifty five years. Keeping in mind the current position of the Earth, however, there was not much to really celebrate. This idea came to me this week MinamataA film in which Johnny Depp portrays a famous photographer W. Eugene smithIf you have not seen the film, I recommend it extremely.
Apart from the severity of the story mentioned, the film wanted me to lock myself in a darkroom by mixing a batch of developer. There is something magical about seeing an image that gradually emerges under your fingers. Instead, I ended “Vikas” in Griffon’s many raws, which I shot a high rock in Central Spain a few weeks ago. Watching these magnificent creatures was really an experience of upliftment.
Recent announcements
- Schneider-kreuznach x lk samyang Af 14-24mm f/2.8 fe: This is a result of a collaboration between autofocus lens shnown and Samyang, which was previously waged in CP+, was officially declared this week. It is a relatively light (445G) and compact (88.8 mm long) ultra-wide full-frame lens. Optical design consists of 15 elements in 11 groups (including 3 aspherical, 5 high-improvement and 3 ED elements). The minimum focus is 0.18 m (0.59 ft), which provides magnification of 0.17x at a wide end up to 0.26x at 24 mm. The lens standard accepts 77 mm screw-on filter. It is a weather-cinema and includes the USB-C port for firmware updates. For now, it is only available for Sony. The price is set on € 1,186 (about $ 1,350).
- Insta360 x5 360 ° 8k: The content designed for creators and videographers a camera that captures a full 360 ° scene (we tested the third generation HereCompared to its predecessor X4 (now exempted $ 425), X5 gets a sharp AI processor and quite large 1/1.28 ″ -Type CMOS sensor (above 1/2 ″). It can record the 360-degree video up to 8k/30p, although when shooting with a single lens (not covering the full 360 °), it tops 4K/60p. The X5 also captures 72MP raw (DNG) stils. The manufacturer promises better durability than before, with changed lenses and better waterproofing – now rated for divers up to 15 meters. The battery life has jumped for 2.2 to 3 hours. Pricing begins $ 550 For camera alone or $ 660 For the required bundle.
rumor mill
There is a possibility of tamon soon to announce the APS-C superzoom for Canon and Nikon
In particular, I am talking about it Tamon 18-300 mm F/3.5-6.3 DI III-A VC VXD Lens. Is this lens familiar? No surprise. If you shoot with Sony or Fujifilm, you can already be in your camera bag since 2021. Nikon and Canon APS-C need to wait up to four years for their turn.
For Nikon APS-C cameras, full-frame equivalent focal length will be 27–450 mm, while for canon it will be slightly longer 29–480 mm. With a relatively decent aperture, the lens will cover most of the focal lengths commonly used for both landscape and wildlife. As specific to Tamon, the lens has respect for “macro” abilities. In particular, it can focus from 15 cm at a wide end, allowing magnification of 1: 2.
If you find the lens at a wide end for a very long time, you can choose Sigma 16-300 mm F/3.5-6.7 DC OS ContemporaryUnfortunately, it is only available for Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Sony E and L-Mount, not for Nikon Z-Mount.
Through Nikon rumors And Canon rumors
Fujifilm half size, twice from story
Under this title in B&H photo, you can check the silhouette of the approximate Fujifilm camera mentioned in this section last week. The teaser video ends with the words “Watch Soon”. The word “soon” seems to be in more solid shape. According to the latest rumors, it can be translated as “22 May”. The new camera called Fujifilm X-Haf is expected to facilitate the classic (retro) design, known for the fujifilm, a style that earns them just another set Red dot design award This year. Most notable imagination? A vertical oriented sensor is likely to be from Sony (and either 1/2 frame or shape 1 ″ -Type).
Through Fuji rumors
On safari with a leaky m camera?
Leica M Camers are actually not intended as a tool for wildlife photographers. But this does not mean that these classic rangefinder cameras are only in the urban forest. Some color variations are also perfect for the natural environment, where they mix perfectly with their surroundings. Such as soon to be the Lika M11-P Safari version. I will not choose it for classic safari photography, but to cover the fight between protectionists and predators, for example, I will.
Through Laika rumors
Good deals and new sales
The B&H photo is currently running its “terrible trade-in event” for Canon Gear (the event ends on 4 May, 2025). As always, the idea is that B&H photo will buy your old, working cameras or lenses (for trade-in value) as well as a trade-in bonus back. Trade-in bonus ranges from $ 100 to $ 500. Currently some items have been missed. The brackets show the original price and final value after the discount and trade-in bonus, not the additional value count that pays for your use gear. Here the proposal has a look at the highlights:
Camera:
- Canon EOS R1 ($ 6,300, now $ 5,800)
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II ($ 4,300, now $ 3,800)
- Canon EOS R7 ($ 1,500, now $ 1,300)
- Canon EOS R10 ($ 980, now $ 780)
- Canon EOS C80 6K Full-Frame Cinema Camera ($ 5,500, now $ 5,200)
Lens:
- Canon RF 28-70 mm F/2 L USM ($ 3,100, now $ 2,700)
- Canon RF 50 mm F/1.2 L USM ($ 2,300, now $ 2,100)
- Canon RF is 24-70 mm F/2.8 L USM ($ 2,400, now $ 2,200)
- Canon RF 85 mm F/1.2 L USM ($ 2,800, now $ 2,600)
- Canon RF is 15-35 mm F/2.8 L USM ($ 2,400, now $ 2,000)
- Canon RF is 135 mm F/1.8 L USM ($ 2,100, now $ 1,700)
- Canon RF is 100-500 mm F/4.5-7.1 L USM ($ 2,900, now $ 2,500)
- Canon RF is 70-200 mm F/2.8 L USM ($ 2,800, now $ 2,400)
Other pages of interest
About a month ago, I presented you nominees for the competition. Czech nature photo 2025At that time, I invited you to play the jury and guess the winner. Now that the winners have been decided, you can check if you were right. By the way, all three from the three trainers My online workshopAnd another photographer who I interviewed here in the pastVery well done in the competition: four seconds location and a win in their categories! Congratulations to him and all the winners. If you make your way for Prague, I advise Visit the exhibitionWhich is being held for the first time in the beautiful plains of Prague Castle this year.
Last week, the results of TIPA World Awards 2025 were announced. For those unfamiliar people, it is a competition established back to 1991, where a panel of editors of photography magazines selects the best photography equipment of the previous year. So, who took the trophies home? Best full frame expert camera and best APS-C enthusiast prize for camera Nikon Z6 III And Nikon Z50 IIBest Full Frame Professional Camera Title was claimed Sony Alpha 1 IICanon EOS R5 Mark II Get the award for the best full frame hybrid camera. And from the range of lens categories, I have chosen the award for the best professional telephoto lens, which went Sigma 300-600 mm F4DG OS | gameYou can see the complete list of winners Official website of competition,
I really don’t watch reality TV shows. Not only I am not the owner of a TV, but I do not know why I should be interested in peeping in someone’s kitchen, living room or even bedroom. But sometimes I make an exception to birds. Some stars are equipped with nests here in the Czech Republic WebcamSo you can follow the nesting season from the arrival of parents from the winter ground, when the chick leaves the nest. Of course, I don’t have time to see them all the time, but when a title appeared in the morning news, “”Rough attacks on the chimney in Ronov Nad Dabwau: A sleeping storc was removed by an eagle-oven“, I could not resist. I will not see how the play ended.
Photo Theme Challenge, Week #99
Last week was the theme IntersectionsAnd you can see the result In this threadThank you everyone for your submission! This week is the theme of Repeat patternAnd you can present your results In this thread Saturday, May 3, till 2024!
Week #98 results
Let us see some shots received for the theme “intersections”, which are starting from the photo of Vidmarko:
Many intersections here display the complexity of the scene.
Photo of prg lagarde:
The intersection of the symbol with the background gives a controlled chaos of abstract shapes in a solid setting!
Photo of moaro70:
The person’s intersection with the horse provides little reference to the horse. Good!
Thanks to everyone for submitting your photos in the challenge, and we hope to look more in the next week Repeat pattern Subject.
