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Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm F1.4 Lens

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Nikon Z 35mm F1.4

Props to Nikon for releasing an interesting and affordable F1.4 lens.  And at a desirable focal length at that.  You cannot expect this lens to be optically great at its price but it turns out it’s more than good enough (and stopped down does turn great).  Also, it has nice bokeh and video features.  So this lens is a hit.  We wish more camera companies would give us affordable options and elite performance options so we could choose for ourselves.

Key specifications:

  • $600
  • 415g (14.7 oz.) which is pretty close to the Z 35mm f1.8 S which weighs 364g
  • 62mm filter thread
  • 11 elements in 9 groups (2 aspherical elements)

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Canon EOS R5 Mark II Announced

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The Canon EOS R5 Mark II is here after many years of waiting. Canon shooters, particularly those already using the R5 or R5C, will likely find this camera interesting. The big question is whether or not Canon has done enough at a good enough price relative to the competition.

The Nikon Z8 is a significant amount cheaper and has pros over the R5 II (as well as cons). We do think Canon over priced the R5 II considering it’s really just what the R5 should have been with likely not a large improvement in image quality (in fact, the efforts to improve readout speed can reduce image quality).  What can we say?  Life is full of trade offs.

Key specifications: 

  • $4300 USD
  • IBIS with up to 8.5-stops of stabilization
  • New Canon-designed full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS 45MP
  • 30 fps electronic shutter
  • New focus system with eye control focus plus lock onto a subject even if things move in front of them
  • Capture video and stills simultaneously
  • People Priority Shooting lets you register up to 10 people the camera can recognize and prioritize
  • Capture 8K raw at 59.94/50.00 fps, and LOG 2 (although don’t expect this mode to let you capture for long without over heating — perhaps 18-21 minutes)
  • Same 0.5-inch 5.76 million dot OLED EVF fas is found in the Canon EOS R3.
  • Three optional battery grips are available to expand your capabilities
  • Canon LOG2
  • Full-size HDMI

But it is early days.  So let’s wait for the reviews to come in before we judge this camera.

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Nikon Z9H Camera With Global Shutter

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There are now rumors of Nikon releasing a global shutter camera using Sony’s global shutter sensor.  Likely a lower megapixel model compared to the Z8/Z9.  However, for Nikon’s purposes a non-global shutter with a fast read out would make a lot of sense so we’re not at all certain that there is any truth to this rumor.

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Sony A9 III Global Shutter Mirrorless Camera

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This $6000 camera is expensive but it’s also the king of action capturing full-frame cameras.  The global shutter is most valuable for video but also helps with sports and wildlife when you’re shooting in bursts and don’t want any distortion to your image from a rolling shutter.  There is a trade off, however, in that the low light performance is reduced on account of global shutter.  This is expected behavior when a global shutter is involved.

We were sad to see the 10bit 422 at 500Mbit codec of the Sony A1 missing on this camera as that was our favorite way to shoot video.

The reviews are out for this camera so do take a look at some:

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Canon Registers New Interchangeable Lens Camera: Is This the Canon R1?

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Canon has to register their cameras with regulators is this is one way we can an early warning of an imminent camera release.  The number used for this camera is consistent with past other interchangeable lens cameras.  While we’re not certain, the best guess we have is that this would finally be the long fabled Canon R1.  A true flagship camera, apparently.

We’ve been told that there are people testing prototypes of this camera presently but they’ve all signed non-disclosure agreements and no leaked photos of the camera body have appeared yet.  We really don’t have much reliable reports about this camera but we’ve seen a few indications that they may not be going for as high of a megapixel count as one might guess.

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RED Digital Cinema V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV

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This small cinema camera is targeted at a niche audience with its $30,000 price tag.  It’s still good news for all of those who produce video as technology, given enough time, tends to trickle down and become more affordable.  An affordable full-frame global shutter sensor may come our way given enough years and demand.  Those who shoot RED will likely find this camera interesting.  They’re stating this is the worlds’ first large format global shutter camera.

This camera is an achievement and RED should be praised for that.  The previous Raptor’s were and still are excellent cameras, and perhaps more will become available used now.

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Tuner by Module 8: Give Your Lenses a Cinematic Look

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The term cinematic look is overused.  However, this innovative product found a way to amplify the aberrations in your image so to emulate some expensive vintage lens looks.  We will need to wait for more reviews to come in to see how close they actually got, but this product is something new and interesting.

This $1300USD adapter comes in three looks:

  • Baltar
  • K35
  • Anamorphic

And each comes with four mount options:

  • Canon EF to Canon RF
  • PL to Canon RF
  • Canon EF to Sony E
  • PL to Sony E

There are discounts offered for purchasing 2 or 3 at a time.  Visit the module website for more information: https://www.shopmoment.com/module-8

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