Head for the bomb shelter - Canon 24-105mm L Lenses are falling from the sky:
(Thanks Jeff)
WPPI has announced the Keynote and Seminar Schedule for WPPI NYC at PhotoPlus Expo.
Or at least that is what Canon is saying:
Based on the location, the new products announced on this date are likely going to appeal to the motion picture industry.
ISO 12233 chart crops, distortion results and lens specifications and measurements have been added to the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ZE Lens Review page.
B&H has the hard-to-get and really-nice Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ZE Lens in stock.
Canon ultra-large-scale, ultra-high-sensitivity CMOS sensor (press release) makes possible wide field-of-view video recording of meteors with equivalent apparent magnitude of 10.
Canon Europe press releases:
Canon unveils the PowerShot S100 – expert control, seriously compact
35x ultra-zoom and enhanced low-light performance – Canon introduces the PowerShot SX40 HS
Here's more from CPN:
Canon announces PowerShot S100
Canon unveils PowerShot SX40 HS
Note: This is not the S100 being introduced today: Canon PowerShot S100 Digital ELPH
Singh-Ray has posted a new video: Using Singh-Ray Filters in the Field.
In just under 36 minutes, Tony Sweet, Cole Thompson and Adam Barker take you through the use of some of the Singh-Ray filters.
I use Singh-Ray's Vari-ND Variable Neutral Density and Graduated Neutral Density fitlers.
Note that we are approaching B&H's holiday season. Here are the closing dates:
Rosh Hashana Eve | Wednesday, September 28 | Close at 1PM |
Rosh Hashana | Thursday, September 29 - Friday, September 30 | Closed |
Yom Kippur Eve | Friday, October 7 | Closed |
Succos Eve | Wednesday, October 12 | Close at 1PM |
Succos | Thursday, October 13 - Friday, October 21 | Closed |
SanDisk has announced a long list of new products (press release) including the 64GB SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ SDXC™ UHS-I Card and the ImageMate® All-in-One USB 3.0 Reader/Writer.
Eye-Fi Press Release:
Eye-Fi’s Patented Wireless Technology and SanDisk’s High-Quality Flash Memory Enables Consumers to Capture, Back Up, Organize and Share Photos on the Go
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 14, 2011 — Eye-Fi Inc. (www.eye.fi), makers of the world’s first wireless memory card, today announced an exclusive distribution agreement with SanDisk, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions. The relationship combines Eye-Fi’s strong partner ecosystem with SanDisk’s broad retail presence to deliver a co-branded SD™ wireless memory card to consumers throughout EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
The SanDisk® Eye-Fi Wireless memory card allows consumers to instantly transfer photos and videos from a camera to a nearby smartphone or tablet; when within range of Wi-Fi®, the files can glide seamlessly to a computer. Consumers can then organize and share the content to social media or online sites. Eye-Fi expands SanDisk’s product portfolio and addresses the needs of an increasingly mobile, connected world of digital photography. Consumers who purchase the card will also receive access to Eye-Fi services such as Eye-Fi View, a cloud-based storage solution.
“Since 2005, we’ve been building an imaging ecosystem that delivers a connected photography solution that helps people more easily view and share their digital photos, freeing images from devices and releasing them into people’s lives. SanDisk has built wide brand awareness in the memory space and enjoys strong distribution throughout EMEA,” said Yuval Koren, chief executive officer and co-founder of Eye-Fi. “This relationship will deliver a connected solution into more hands and more cameras faster than we could ever have imagined.”
“Eye-Fi’s convenient wireless solution and our high-quality flash memory allow consumers to easily back up, organize and share their digital photos and videos,” said Pascal de Boer, vice president, retail sales, SanDisk. “Now consumers can capture a photo, transfer it to a nearby mobile device and share it with the world, all without ever removing the memory card from their camera.”
The SanDisk Eye-Fi Wireless memory card comes in 4GB and 8GB capacities and features Class 4 minimum sustained write speed, 802.11n wireless performance, automatic backup, social media integration and Endless Memory. Eye-Fi continues to directly distribute its eponymous line of cards throughout the U.S. at both specialty stores and at top retailers like Best Buy, Target and WalMart, and recently increased distribution in Japan.
DxO Labs has added 42 new lens / camera combinations to the DxO Optics Modules library, providing supports for Nikkor, Sigma, and Sony lenses, for numerous Canon, Nikon, Fuji, and Sony cameras.
Visit this page to see the new combinations.
DxO Optics Pro is available at B&H.
ISO 12233 chart results for the Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S Nikkor Lens are now available on the site.
ISO 12233 crops have been added to the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens Review page.
These results are very impressive. The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens was one of Canon's best lenses. The 300 II bests it - especially with the new extender IIIs attached. As with the 400 II, the lighter weight of this lens over the previous model is very noticeable - and very welcomed.
Approximately 90 lenses have been added to the Lens Distortion Test Comparison Tool. Newly added lenses include most Nikon lenses and many third party lenses.
Some of you have indicated that a grid overlay would be a useful addition to this tool and I plan to make such a grid optional. If you know of an easy way to create a grid using Photoshop, would you mind emailing me instructions for doing so? Thanks!
ISO 12233 crops from two review lenses have been added to the Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens Review page.
As expected and similar to what was seen in the Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens Review, the results from this lens are impressive. Less impressive is the much-hyped-by-Canon with-extender-III image quality performance. My Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM version I Lens performed at least as well as either of my Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens lenses with extenders mounted.
Lens specifications and measurements are also available for the new 400 II. The lighter weight of this lens over the previous model is very noticeable - and very welcomed.