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Nikon is bringing back its free online photography classes for the holidays
Nikon is bringing back its promotion that allows you to stream its entire online curriculum of photography classes at no cost, just in time for the holiday season. Now through December 31st, you can stream all classes featured at the Nikon School Online. Normally, these classes cost between $15 and $50 each. Each course is… Read more
read more...Fujinon XF 50mm F1.0 in the test: light giant for Fujifilm system cameras
Fujifilm just got its Fujinon XF 43 mm F1.0 R WR (notation of the f-number on the lens: 1: 1). It is aimed at the mirrorless system cameras with X-bayonet and is the most powerful lens in the Fujifilm portfolio to date. In principle, the lens should also belong to the APS-C fixed focal lengths… Read more
read more...heise + | Panasonic Lumix S: The most important lenses for the full format system in the test
The mirrorless full-frame cameras of the Lumix-S family from Panasonic play in the upper league. Does the range of Lumix S lenses meet the requirements? Alliances shape Panasonic’s camera business: after the company had held the flag of the Micro Four Thirds system together with Olympus for many years, it expanded it two years ago… Read more
read more...Fujifilm: Instax, X-T4 and X100V resist despite the pandemic
by Mattia Speroni, published on 11 November 2020, at 16: 11 Fujifilm has released its fiscal results for the second quarter 2021 from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020). Interestingly, thanks to compact and mirrorless solutions, the results are decreasing, but not excessively. ?? Almost simultaneously with Nikon, also Fujifilm released the fiscal results… Read more
read more...heise offer: c't photography 6/2020: Ten tips for sharp pictures
Whether it is a photo of the grandchild, the foggy low mountain range or an elephant in the zoo, if a picture is out of focus, it is spoiled. However, blurring occurs for very different reasons and many can be avoided through concentration and routine. In the article “Ten tips for sharp images” in of… Read more
read more...Nikon: Half-year fiscal results show the impact of the pandemic
Nikon released fiscal results for the first half of the year (which started in April 2020 and will end in March 2021). The half-yearly period concerned is the one that goes from April to September of this year and therefore allows you to have a precise idea of how much the pandemic has affected the… Read more
read more...Nikon cameras (mirrorless and reflex) can also be used as a webcam by Mac users: here are the links
Good news for Nikon photographers using Mac systems (but also for Windows users): after the release of the beta version of the software some time ago Nikon Webcam Utility , initially with support only for PC systems with Microsoft Windows operating system, in recent days Nikon has made available for download the official version of… Read more
read more...Fujifilm believes APS-C is the most balanced system
by Mattia Speroni, published on 06 November 2020, at 17: 21 ?? Fujifilm, through the president of the European division Toshi Iida, has once again made clear his trust in the APS-C system which would be preferable in many conditions to full-frame. Here are his statements. ?? It is not the first time that Fujifilm… Read more
read more...ITALIA, a 'personal-collective' photographic project by Irene Ferri to give voice to the positive words of Italians
Faced with the current situation of Italy , of the Covid pandemic – 19 , of the daily difficulties, there are many stories that can be told; in large part we are bombarded with negative stories, which often speak of numbers, without giving a face to those numbers, to those people. In this type of… Read more
read more...Autofocus for Leica M rangefinder lenses? Now it is possible (on Nikon Z bodies)
by Roberto Colombo, published on 05 November 2020, at 20: 01 ?? Megadap MTZ 11 allows you to use Leica M lenses with autofocus on Nikon Z bodies: there are also several additional mounts for other manual lenses, such as L 39, M 42, Canon FD, Minolta MD, Olympys OM, C / Y, Pentax K… Read more
read more...heise + | Nikon Z 5 in the test: Entry into mirrorless full format
With the Z 5, Nikon is expanding its mirrorless full format system downwards and is aimed at ambitious beginners. Beginners also because the camera was initially only available with a kit lens. Nikon recently started listing the camera as “body only”. Compared to the Z 6 and Z 7 siblings, the camera is clearly slimmed… Read more
read more...heise offer: c't photography 6/2020: photo calendar in the test
Whether as a personal review of the year or a Christmas gift, calendars with your own pictures are among the most popular products of the photo service providers, along with photo books and large ducks. Now is exactly the right time to prepare for it. Once the pictures have been selected, the question arises: Which… Read more
read more...An APS-C mirrorless camera with RF mount is coming from Canon
by Mattia Speroni, published on 31 October 2020, at 11: 01 ?? What a future for Canon’s EOS M system? Probably none! If the rumors are confirmed, mirrorless cameras with RF mount will be launched in the second half of next year ready to replace it.?? Until recently it was not yet clear what would… Read more
read more...Nikon Z 5: now full-frame mirrorless is full spectrum for astrophotography
by Mattia Speroni, published on 27 October 2020, at 14: 41 ?? Thanks to PrimaLuceLab, now the full-frame camera is also full spectrum ready for astrophotography! This is thanks to the replacement of the standard integrated filter with one that does not block IR, UV (and of course visible light). ?? Di Nikon Z 5… Read more
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