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The action camera market has seen a relative boom during the past few years . Although much of the success can be attributed to Chinese brands like Xiaomi's Yi,  SJcam  (and hundreds of GoPro knockoff brands ) . The main player is still GoPro and therefore their latest announcement is important not only from a company standpoint , but also as a major driving force in the industry . The Hero 6 improves on the Hero 5 in many areas,but the design and core functionality has not changed .Therefore the Hero6 is a faster Hero 5 with the major changes being The new 4K 60fps , the new quickstories function and the faster wifi plus GoPro's custom image processor .While these features are expected of a high end action camera ,the Hero6's success will mostly depend on how well the 4k/60fps holds up against the new wave of high end smartphones which can do just that . But so far the  preliminary round of  videos shot on the new camera does point out that the Hero6 will inde...

Kickstarter projects have come a long way with the advent of 3D printing ,Inventor  Paul Kohlhaussen - who envisioned a creatively designed medium format camera , started work on what he called the K-Pan camera (a modular system where you can print your customized accessories and spare parts ) . The camera , designed in the shape of a reversed loudspeaker , features a SLS Nylon composite body with a coating of mustard yellow paint to give it some pizzazz in a world of slate color cameras . The body , which features a pop off plate for the 120 film , a cold shoe , a quarter inch tripod plate , a bellows like focusing system and metallic inserts and screws holding the knobs , buttons and of course the mount for the 4x5 lens which you will need to supply yourself with . The whole kit ,which comes in a DIY assembly kit with the cone and the back also comes in bundled offers starting at ($364 / GBP 270) on Kickstarter . The whole project is expect...

via - iZugar (specification list) This compact and lightweight fisheye lens makes your shoot  interesting. With its 220° angle of view and unique bending effects, every scene will take on new dimensions. Achieve great low-light results with it’s fast f/2.5 aperture, and maintain good depth of field in every shot. Full circular 220°viewing angle The MFT Fisheye-iZugar 3.25mm f/2.5 achieves an ultra-wide picture angle of 220° while remaining compact and lightweight. Its unique fisheye bending effect with edge-to-edge sharpness opens up entirely new compositional possibilities for virtual reality video making. You can get parallax more easily compensated, reduce the number of cameras needed yet maintain high quality output. Lens Specifications MODEL - iZugar MKX-22 FORMAT - 10mm full circular MOUNT - Micro Four Third mount (MFT) 35MM EQUIVALENT FOCAL LENGTH - 3.25mm APERTURE -f/2.5 (fixed) MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE - 0.6m LENS GROUPS/ELEMENTS - 10 / 11 ...

Profoto has officially announced their latest strobe/speedlight unit called the Profoto A1 . The unit , designed around Profoto's wireless lighting solutions , allows A1 users to control other master/slave connected  Profoto gear using the built in Air remote .The speedlight part , which consists of a rechargeable Li-ion which gives the flash a 0.05s - 1.2s recycle time and about 350 full power 1/1 shots before requiring a new pop in battery .  With support for TTL and HSS , the flash is certainly capable in meeting the demands of working professionals . The Fresnel head , which houses a magnetic circular clip , can hold magnetically connected dome diffusers and filters  allowing the A1 to basically work without any 3rd party accessories out of the box. And if you fancy , the light also features a small LED modelling lamp which features a dual tone mixing array just below the main flash head . With an output of 76Ws ,the lamp (according to many art...

Sony has officially released 3 new 4K capable small size camcorders equipped with Sony's excellent 1" CMOS sensor . The three models , packed to the brim with technology , features the ability to shoot UHD 4K HDR with Sony's excellent Hybrid AF tracking for autofocus .All three cameras (with the Z90 designed for broadcast ready environments with its XAVC S bitrates ) , come equipped with 29mm equivalent Zeiss optics and similar sized viewfinders even though their size and purpose vary. XDCAM PXW-Z90 *1" BSI - CMOS sensor with PDAF (Phase detection AF) *Shoots 4K UHD (3840x2160) and 1080p in 120fps (Hybrid log gamma supported) *29mm (35mm eqv) lens with 14x Optical zoom (18X in digital zoom 4K , 24X in 1080p) *3.56" 1.56 M dot LCD , 0.39" 2.36M dot OLED viewfinder. *140 minutes of recording time * (on 2160p)  265 minutes in playback mode *XAVC 10bit 4.2.2(1080p) 8 bit 4.2.0(4k) * $2799 Check B&H purchase link for more info  NXCAM...

Photo credits - Calvertjournal Zenit - a once popular brand during the 70's and 80s disappeared into the pages of history after the fall of the Soviet Union . The emergence of reliable Digital cameras brought an end to these 35mm film systems as they were seen as dinosaurs in a fast changing world ,and as the need for older lenses dropped , Zenit , along with many other M42 mount lenses dropped to bargain bin prices . But things started to change with the emergence of Mirrorless cameras - once seen as an alternative camera choices instead of the Canon and Nikon market duopoly, adopted a lens-agnostic design which allowed the ability to use older manual lenses and thus , the bargain bin prices started increase as the demand for cheap lenses for photography and video increased . Zenit , a company which was only a hulk of its former glory , knew the importance of staying relevant and decided to produce manual lenses which could be adapted into mirrorless cam...

Apple has officially announced their latest version of their Apple TV console . The new unit , unveiled beside the new iPhone X and the iPhone 8/8 Plus brings 4K and  HDR(Dolby HDR 10) support for all your streaming content as the previous generation model was slowly eclipsed of its shortcomings . The new unit , powered by Apple's new A10X Fusion chip , allows the unit to crunch high definition content , demanding online mobile games and content streaming to your UHD capable TV via Gigabit Ethernet  or dual band wifi - 2.4 Ghz /5Ghz . The unit  which comes with either 32GB or 64GB of onboard storage (the 64GB is beneficial if you plan on playing games on the unit ) is priced at $179 for the base configuration and $199 for the 64GB version . Source - Apple

Apple has officially announced the iPhone 8  , the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X today at their special event held in Cupertino , California . The three new smartphones , announced right along side their new Apple TV 4K and the Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular support ,mark a new beginning for Apple as they set out to further refine the 10 year old legacy set by the original iPhone almost 10 years back . iPhone 8 and 8 Plus The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are basically successors to last year's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models , the new duo - designed with glass backs and a metal frame , says goodbye to Apple's aluminum unibody construction as the new iPhones feature Qi Wireless charging (Metal backs are not very good for inductive charging ) . The phones , which still feature the same display sizes - 5.5" - iPhone 8 Plus and 4.7 " on the iPhone 8 will not "wow" anyone as they still feature no major resolution bump as well .But as they say , true beauty is ...

Say hello to the new successor to the RX-10 series of premium bridge cameras . The new Sony RX-10 IV packs great features such as Phase detection autofocus with 315 AF points on its 20mp 1" sensor , 4K UHD recording with S-LOG2/S-Gamut 2 , S-LOG3/S-gamut 3 and 24fps shooting with a 249 Jpeg or 112 Raw buffer and much more ,packed into a body which features its own 24-600mm (35mm eqv) lens with a f2.4 aperture .  The new Sony RX-10 IV is expected to cost $1699 and ships next month (October) . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Dpreview Press Release - presscentre.Sony Sony’s New RX10 IV Combines Lightning Fast AF and 24 fps Continuous Shooting with Versatile 24-600mm F2.4-F4 Zoom Lens World’s Fastest[i] AF Speed of 0.03 seconds[ii], 24 fps[iii] Continuous Shooting with full AF/AE tracking 315 focal-plane phase-detection AF points covering approx. 65% of the frame ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 24-600mm[iv] F2.4-F4 Large Aperture, High Magnifi...

Fujifilm has officially announced their latest Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera . The new Fujifilm X-E3 brings a 24.3MP APS-C sensor , UHD 4K recording and a good AF system all packed into a sleek rangefinder body . At first glance , one can mistake the new Fuji to its predecessors - the X-E2 and E2S  .While the design may be timeless in some retro sense , the internals of the new X-E3 are completely revamped as this shares its hardware with Fuji's XT-20 , this means that the 24.3 MP X trans CMOS III sensor , the X Processor Pro image processor , UHD 4K(30fps) ,1080p in (60fps) are all present . The rest of the specs on the X-E3 include super fast AF tracking at 0.06seconds , a 5 fps burst rate , a 3" 1.4m color TFT touchscreen and a 0.39" OLED viewfinder with a 2360 dot resolution . The Camera , which comes with the Fuji X mount is currently compatible with all Fuji X mount lenses and supports 3rd party ones via adapters . Body only price for the X-...

4K PL (left) 560/S(right) Vision research has unveiled two 4K capable super-slow motion cameras for their VEO series of Gimbal/smaller rig cameras . The series , which sits beside the larger Flex series , brings RAW  recording with 1000fps for the VEO 4K PL series and 500 fps for the VEO 4K-560L/S versions Phantom VEO 4K VEO4K-L models are designed for software-based operation with two programmable I/O ports and simplified connections. VEO4K-S models include additional I/O ports, on-camera controls, compatibility with CFast recording media and a secondary battery input. VEO4K-PL models include everything in the S-model, with the addition of an optical low pass filter, standard PL-mount and a black cinema-style housing. Introducing Phantom VEO4K: High-speed, High-resolution Cameras for Science, Aerospace and Media Industries WAYNE, NJ, September 5, 2017 – Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of digital high-speed imaging systems, today introduces the...

Sony has been teasing about their 35mm cinema camera for a few months now. The camera , which was said to be a member of  Sony's High End CineAlta series was rumored to bring a whole new sensor category to the lineup which has so far been exclusively Super 35 (APS-H) . And now , after months of speculation , the product is finally official . Say hello to the Sony CineAlta Venice . The Venice , which , as said above , packs a 35mm full frame sensor instead of the industry default  "Super 35" ,the sensor, which is capable of 6k , allows the camera to cater a wider set of requirements including the ability to utilize full frame E mount (or adapted) and PL mount lenses to shoot in Full frame ,  Anamorphic / Spherical and Super 35 modes (The video resolution is 4K in this mode).The E and PL mounts are modular , and they can be swapped easily . The camera chassis , which incorporates a modular design , features a interchangeable sensor block which allows the sensor ...