Canon and Sony News for Oct 2014 (Page 3)

 Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Image quality, vignetting, flare and distortion test results along with specs, measurements and product images have been added to the Sigma 24mm f/1.8 EX DG Lens Review page.

B&H has the Sigma 24mm f/1.8 EX DG Lens in stock.

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Post Date: 10/21/2014 8:00:26 AM ET   Posted By: Bryan

From brandchannel:

"Canon USA last week launched 'See Impossible,' a new tagline and logo as part of a multi-year branding campaign.

Much in line with the industry shift towards 'age of you' and human storytelling, the accompanying ads focus on the people, rather than the camera.

As Adweek noted, 'Canon's campaign centers around a new microsite, which houses a series of digital videos that highlight how customers use a range of products. One 45-second clip shows how an author used the technology to self-publish her book. Going forward, Canon will expand the site's content to include submissions from consumers and clients.'

'We're going to use it as a messaging vehicle, but we're also going to use it internally to organize and marshal our resources in a way that's much more customer-centric than just strictly approaching everything from a product viewpoint that we've done over the years,' said Michael Duffett, VP and general manager of marketing at Canon USA.

brandchannel spoke with Duffett to get more of the strategy behind the new branding, positioning and campaign for the world's 37th most valuable brand."

See the entire article – Seeing the Impossible: 5 Questions with Canon USA's Michael Duffett – on brandchannel.

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Post Date: 10/21/2014 6:54:00 AM ET   Posted By: Sean
 Monday, October 20, 2014

I'm just back from an intensive 9-day photo trip to Colorado. Overall, the trip was great, though the weather was not cooperative for about half of the daylight hours. Bad weather can create the dramatic skies that are highly desired for landscape photos, but rain, snow and heavy fog can be especially challenging when distant mountains are a primary subject.
 
At the top of my distant mountains list were the Maroon Bells, a pair of fourteeners (Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak) located in the Maroon Bells Scenic Area near Aspen. These tree-less, maroon-colored peaks are generally considered the most-photographed mountains in North America. They are most-photographed for good reasons. The mountains are beautiful, the scene in front of them, including Maroon Creek Valley and Maroon Lake, is beautiful and the access is very easy. Getting this picture into the portfolio, however, was definitely not easy.
 
I mentioned that access to the beautiful Maroon Bells scene is easy. The hike from the relatively-small parking lot to Maroon Lake is a short one. I carried about 50 lbs. of gear to the lake in a Think Tank Photo Airport Accelerator Backpack and a Think Tank Photo StreetWalker worn as a front pack. But, this hike is the easy part of getting this photograph.
 
There are basically two ideal sections of the Maroon Lake shoreline to shoot from with a limited number of photographers fitting into them. Getting the perfect location requires you to be there before the other photographers wanting the same easy-to-get-to location (just getting a parking space can be a challenge). Factor a 30 minute drive from the nearest hotel to the early arrival time requirement at the parking lot (a limited amount of campsites are available closer to the location) and the result is a very early AM alarm. By the time this photo was taken, there were nearly 100 photographers standing beside Maroon Lake, and I assure you that many did not have optimal shooting positions (just hanging out with this many friendly, enthusiastic landscape photographers makes this trip worth the effort).
 
Aspen in their brilliant yellow (and red) fall foliage colors were my other primary photography target for this trip. There are only a handful of days each year when the aspen trees are at their peak, so the timing of this trip has to be perfect. Locals can simply watch the foliage reports and make the drive (just over 4 hours from Denver) when the trees are peaking, but the rest of us need to plan ahead with airline ticket purchases, hotel reservations and vehicle rentals. My strategy was simple: plan the trip for peak foliage dates from recent years. In Aspen, this strategy worked perfectly for me. Some trees were beyond peak and some remained green, but most were at or near peak color. Though this is a highly desired location most of the year, the peak foliage definitely factored into the large crowds I encountered.
 
To get the peaks of the Maroon Bells to glow at sunrise requires a clear sky in the east during sunrise and to get a perfectly clear reflection of the peaks requires no wind. I was not hopeful during my 2 hour lakeside wait. Unlike many of the other mornings on this trip, the sky was perfectly clear. But, there was enough of a breeze blowing to create mirror-reflection-destroying ripples in the water. A moment before this photo was captured, the lake became a giant mirror and remained nearly flat for the next 3-4 hours (this duration is unusual for Maroon Lake) until the sun lit the entire valley floor below.
 
With the right scene unfolding in front of me, capturing the right framing and exposures became the next challenge. The framing was not hard (it is hard to go wrong at this location), but the exposures required more attention. With direct sunlight hitting the mountain peaks and the light-absorbing evergreens in deep shade, there was a significant amount of dynamic range to be captured. Using a multiple exposure HDR technique was the key to capturing the entire scene and all I had to do in the field was to insure that, for each final image, I had proper exposures captured for the highlights (shorter exposure) and for the shadows (longer exposure).
 
Back home in the studio, the processing work was much more difficult than capturing the right exposures in the field. Blending the two RAW images into a natural-looking HDR image was a complex process. I'd be embarrassed to say how many revisions I've made to this image, and while I have many variations that I like, I can't say that I am completely satisfied yet. This is my favorite revision today.
 
The iconic photograph of the Maroon Bells reflecting in Maroon lake with an apron of brilliantly-colored aspen trees lining Maroon Creek Valley was high on my bucket list and checking this line item off was my highest priority for this trip. No, this photo is not going to be unique (at least not completely unique). A lot of other photographers (close to 100 from this day alone) could have this or similar photos in their portfolios (if they executed and processed properly). I enjoy looking at photos taken by others, but this one is mine and there is something special about having iconic images in your own portfolio and having photos you created hanging on your walls. The memories these photos hold are part of their specialness. This particular image does not tell much of a story, but the story behind the image is big. That my father joined me on this particular trip was part of the specialness.
 
Because this shot was a priority, I allotted the most trip time (two full days and an additional half day if needed) to the Aspen area. The first morning was perfect (I shot from the side of the lake until about 11:00 AM and in the valley most of the day) and the second morning was an exact duplicate of the first until a breeze picked up just after sunrise (I moved to other shooting locations at this time – as planned).
 
Lakeside, I was simultaneously shooting with two complete tripod-based setups (one under the other when space was tight or to better protect tripod legs from accidents). With all of the effort and timing coming together perfectly and with the short duration of mountain peaks being lit, two rigs allowed me to maximize my take-home. This particular image was captured with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III and one of the best landscape lenses ever made, the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4 L IS USM Lens. They worked perfectly.


A larger version of this image is available on: Google+, Facebook, Flickr and Pinterest.

 
Camera and Lens Settings
35mm  f/11.0  .3s
ISO 100
5760 x 3840px
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Post Date: 10/20/2014 12:04:51 PM ET   Posted By: Bryan

B&H has two SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drives on sale. See below for details.

ItemReg. PriceSale Price
SanDisk 32GB Connect Wireless Flash Drive$58.45$44.95
SanDisk 64GB Connect Wireless Flash Drive$96.95$69.95
Features

  • Includes a microSDHC/microSDXC Memory Card
  • Wirelessly Store, Share, Stream Content
  • Apple iOS and Android Device Compatible
  • Supports 3 Simultaneous Media Streams
  • Supports 8 Simultaneous Connections
  • Wireless Range up to 150'
  • USB 2.0 Connection, Charges Via USB
  • Up to 4 Hours of Battery Runtime
  • Wi-Fi (WPA2) Password Protection

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Post Date: 10/20/2014 10:05:11 AM ET   Posted By: Sean

From the Canon Canon Digital Learning Center:

"You just took your Canon Image Stabilized lens off the camera and quickly replaced it with another. But as you put it into your camera bag, or later when you take it out, it seems like there’s a soft rattling sound coming from inside the lens. You give it a gentle shake and sure enough, something’s loose in there. Is your next move a call to Canon’s service department? Not necessarily! We’ll describe why in this article."
See the entire article on the Canon Digital Learning Center.

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Post Date: 10/20/2014 9:45:27 AM ET   Posted By: Sean

From the Profoto YouTube Channel:

Andrea Belluso is an experienced photographer with more than three decades in the business. Once a month, Andrea takes us behind the scenes of a recent shoot to share some of the knowledge he has gained over the years. This time he brings strip softboxes to a murky hangar to shoot an elegant yet dramatic portrait of an old friend of his.

Gear Used

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Post Date: 10/20/2014 8:57:54 AM ET   Posted By: Sean

From the Adobe Photoshop YouTube Channel:

In the final episode of the Photoshop Playbook, Photoshop Principal Product Manager Bryan O'Neil Hughes takes a closer look at the greatest hits from the JDI (Just Do it) Project.

The Adobe Photoshop Photography Suite is only $9.99 per month.

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Post Date: 10/20/2014 8:05:44 AM ET   Posted By: Sean

From Delkin:

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Capable of writing data at speeds over 80MB/s, BLACK cards are designed to excel in DSLR cameras and advanced camcorders that require faster speeds and performance. The cards support slow motion recording for professional film-making and promise not to drop frames or slow down your camera’s buffer, even in the most most demanding shooting or recording scenarios. They are also rated UHS-I (Speed Class 3), guaranteeing a minimum constant write speed of 30 MB/s.

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Post Date: 10/20/2014 7:19:21 AM ET   Posted By: Sean

From Tiffen:

For imagemakers, by imagemakers, Tiffen ImageMaker promotes a new global community of photographers and videographers where creating great images is everything

Hauppauge, NY – October 17, 2014 – The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning imaging accessories, recently launched Tiffen ImageMaker, a community-oriented social media hub site. The site aims to build a global community where information is shared on techniques and technologies for creation of great images.

ImageMaker’s Special Features Include:

Explore
Explore some of the world’s most beautiful locations as imagemakers chronicle their shooting adventures.

Behind the Scenes
Get an exclusive look at how Tiffen products are created and produced in its U.S. manufacturing facilities, and see the latest and greatest Tiffen products launched at tradeshows.

Tiffen Selects
Check back each week for Tiffen’s featured picks from images shared on Instagram. Users are invited to submit their own photography by using hashtags such as #tiffen, #steadicam, #lowel, #tiffendfx and #domke.

ImageMakers
Want to see how today’s industry professionals are using Tiffen products in their workflow? ImageMakers highlight the work of these photographers and cinematographers.

Media Room
Keep updated on the latest Tiffen news and events, and pick up some tips and tricks along the way.

Photo
Need some inspiration? View Tiffen’s gallery of images to learn some great techniques for getting beautiful still image results.

Tiffen TV
Sometimes, being a part of the action is the best way to gain practical education. Tiffen TV showcases video tutorials, user submissions and more.

Users are encouraged to share their own imagemaking stories by submitting content to media@tiffen.com. To learn more about ImageMaker’s exciting features, please visit http://www.tiffen.com/imagemaker/.

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Post Date: 10/20/2014 7:03:13 AM ET   Posted By: Sean
 Friday, October 17, 2014

The Canon EOS 7D Mark II announcement stated that "November 2014" was the expected availability date for the camera. If memory serves me right, B&H had originally listed a date in mid-November on their preorder page (though it now shows a less-specific "November 2014").

But now Amazon is listing the expected availability of Canon's new flagship APS-C sensor camera as October 30.

Granted, that's only two days before November. However, it's roughly two weeks earlier than what we were led to believe early on...

Amazon has the Canon EOS 7D Mark II available for preorder.

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Post Date: 10/17/2014 3:01:16 PM ET   Posted By: Sean

From Sigma:

The Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary Lenses for Canon, Nikon and Sigma are scheduled to start shipping towards the end of this month.

B&H has the Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary available for preorder.

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Post Date: 10/17/2014 6:45:32 AM ET   Posted By: Sean
 Thursday, October 16, 2014

From Adobe:

As promised in a blog post here, we are proud to introduce the Aperture and iPhoto import plugin for Lightroom 5. The plugin allows Aperture and iPhoto customers to migrate their images and key metadata (such as keywords, events, project structure) into Lightroom catalogs in a seamless way.

The plugin is available for download here and please follow these instructions to install the plugin:

  1. Ensure that you’re using Lightroom 5.6. You can check your Lightroom version by going to Help->System Info inside Lightroom. If not using Lightroom 5.6, please update to the 5.6.
  2. Download the plugin zip file to a known location (such as your desktop)
  3. Double click on the downloaded zip file to extract it.
  4. Navigate to the Users//Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom folder. Please note that the Library folder is hidden by default and that you will need to hold down the Option/Alt key to make it visible.
  5. Check to see if there is a Modules folder. If not, please create this folder.
  6. Copy the extracted aperture_iphoto_importer.lrplugin file to the Modules folder.
  7. Start Lightroom.
For Aperture Customers: click on File -> Plugin Extras -> Import from Aperture Library and follow the prompts.

For iPhoto Customers: Click on File -> Plugin Extras -> Import from iPhoto Library and follow the prompts.

Download link -> aperture_iphoto_importer

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Post Date: 10/16/2014 12:02:07 PM ET   Posted By: Sean

Canon USA just released 7 new videos in its "Sometimes it's better to print" ad campaign. They are all very short and a little humorous.

Enjoy!

Sometimes It's Better to Print Ad Campaign

B&H carries Canon PIXMA printers.

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Post Date: 10/16/2014 10:11:26 AM ET   Posted By: Sean

From Nikon:

COOLPIX P340 Firmware: 1.2 update

Updates enabled with this release:

  • An issue that prevented charging of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 using the camera and charging AC adapter when the EN-EL12 was completely discharged has been resolved.
  • When RAW (NRW) images captured with a burst of continuous shooting at a setting of Continuous H were opened in image-processing software such as ViewNX 2 for development, image colors were abnormal. This issue has been resolved.

Download the COOLPIX P340 Firmware: 1.2.


COOLPIX P600 Firmware: 1.2 Update

Updates enabled with this release

  • An issue that prevented charging of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL23 using the camera and charging AC adapter when the EN-EL23 was completely discharged has been resolved.

Download the COOLPIX P600 Firmware: 1.2.

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Post Date: 10/16/2014 9:32:23 AM ET   Posted By: Sean

Watch as France's Airgonay club sets up a drone race in the middle of a forest. The resulting video looks astonishingly similar to the speeder chase scene in Return of the Jedi.

Now I want a drone even more... :-) [Sean]

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Post Date: 10/16/2014 7:57:07 AM ET   Posted By: Sean
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