Canon and Sony News for Dec 2015 (Page 2)
From the Canon Professional Network:
By Laura Morita, Professional Child and Family PhotographerSee the entire article on the Canon Professional Network."It's pretty much the most amazing thing in the world when you look at the back of your camera and you see the incredible image you have captured. Perfect light, perfect moment, perfect expression. You get it home and and upload it onto your computer only to discover that it's out of focus. Wompwomp. In the early days of learning about photography, I struggled with getting sharp images. In this article, you'll learn my tips for getting sharp images. "
From the Profoto YouTube Channel:
The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden is a place like no other. Designed in a gracious Art Nouveau style and constructed in white marble with details in pure gold, the proud 100-year-old is built to impress both kings and queens.
Join us on a dramatic photoshoot at this extraordinary location, as photographer Klara G shoots a group portrait of the nine actors playing the Ekdahl family in this year’s production of Fanny & Alexander, a popular play based on legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name.
Gear Used
Just posted: Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/2 Lens Review.
I know, the Zeiss Milvus lens reviews are all starting to sound similar. Fact is, these lenses are very similar to each other outside of their image quality and focal length. Consider jumping directly to the "Image Quality" subheading to get right to the meat.
B&H has the Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/2 Lens in Canon mount in stock (Nikon mount version is available for preorder).
With so many family meetups planned for the near future, we encourage you to take advantage of the personal connections to protect yourself from catastrophic data loss by giving a trustworthy family member an offsite backup in the form of a portable hard drive. Doing so is easy and will provide you a little peace of mind that your images are protected.
And with a price-to-storage-capacity ratio that seems to get better by the day, protecting your data with offsite external hard drives is a more reasonable option than ever. Our personal favorite is the WD My Passport series, but there are certainly a wide range of options to choose from.
Bad things happen; a house fire, flooding, theft or a primary hard drive failure can easily wipe away years of photographic treasures in a matter of seconds. So this year, give your family something that requires no wrapping, no assembly, and batteries – a pre-filled portable hard drive – and help ensure your beautifully crafted 1s and 0s remain safe.
Image quality results from the EOS 5Ds R and EOS 7D Mark II have been added to the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens Review.
This is another oldie but goodie. The 23 year old EF 85 f/1.8 is another perrenial favorite with a good everyday value price made bargain grade with a $70.00 instant rebate.
B&H has the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens in stock with a 4% B&H reward and "Free Next Day Delivery (USA)".
According to the Egami Blog, Canon has filed a patent for a 600mm diffractive optics lens for mirrorless cameras.
Plans to release an EF-M 600mm f/5.6 DO IS may indicate that Canon is planning to take their mirrorless camera system to the next level by making it more attractive to high-end shooters as a primary imaging platform.
You can find more information regarding the patent on the Egami Blog.
Just posted: Acratech GP-s Ball Head Review.
I've been looking for a better ball head for use on small and medium-sized tripods and this one handles that assignment nicely.
B&H has the Acratech GP-s Ball Head in stock.
In an effort to ease the pains of procrastinating gift-givers, B&H is offering Free Next Day Shipping on hundreds of popular items.
Just look for the "Free Next Day Delivery (USA)" label [seen below] to find qualifying products or use the link above for already-filtered product and brand categories.
From the Canon Europe YouTube Channel:
Learn how to do creative bokeh photography and come and see more about Bokeh photography here.
My studio was still set up with Christmas lights after a portrait session yesterday. After seeing this video, I decided to capture some creative aperture shots using my Lensbaby Spark to add to my collection of stock backgrounds and textures.
For what it's worth, here was my favorite from yesterday's session:
Image quality results from the EOS 7D Mark II have been added to the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens Review.
I love this lens.
B&H has the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens in stock with a $100.00 instant rebate, 4% B&H rewards and receive 13 months of complimentary damage protection & priority service from Canon.
Adobe has released an update to Photoshop CC that addresses a few bugs introduced by the previous update released at the beginning of this month, most notably an issue with the Liquify tool which produced improper results with 16-bit files and GPU acceleration enabled.
I'm actually pretty surprised by how quickly Adobe was able to release this update. With record breaking revenue bolstering their bottom line (largely due to the popularity of Creative Cloud), it looks like Adobe is funneling their resources accordingly to address issues quickly and keep customers happy (like me). [Sean]
Simply use the Creative Cloud application to update Photoshop CC to version 2015.1.1.
Adobe's Creative Cloud Photography Plan (USD$9.99 per month) includes Lightroom CC across desktop, web and mobile, Photoshop CC and Photoshop Mix (for iPhone and iPad).
From Photoshelter:
Make 2016 count with tips from 50 photo trailblazers!
In The Inspiration Handbook: 50 Tips from 50 Photography Trailblazers, award-winning photographers, recognized photo editors, and leading industry experts share their best advice to make 2016 a knockout year.
Get insights on all the key aspects of building and running your photo business, including:
- Growing your photo business
- Marketing your photography
- Mastering social media
- Embracing personal projects
- Understanding your finances
- Getting hired
You’ll hear from some of the most influential names in the business including David Burnett, Ami Vitale, Joe McNally, Zack Arias, Brad Smith, Alison Zavos, Jodi Cobb, David duChemin, Jeremy Cowart, and more.
From the Adobe Lightroom Journal:
We’re excited to announce an update to Lightroom for iOS just in time for the holidays! This new version adds a bunch of new features, including:
- iPad Pro support and support for iOS 9’s multitasking capabilities
- Point Curve mode for the Tone Curve and the Split Tone adjustments tool
- Support for 3D touch and a new widget to launch the Adobe built-in camera from the iOS Notification Center
- New shoot-through presets in the Adobe built-in camera, and more.
The launch of the iPad Pro has gotten us all pretty excited at Adobe. The ability to take such a powerful and yet compact device on the road with us, and the new opportunities it offers, has gotten us thinking about what new possibilities we can add into Lightroom for mobile. In this release, we optimized the app to work on an iPad Pro and to also support the multitasking functionality new in iOS 9. On iPads and iPad Pros, Lightroom for iOS 2.1 enables both the Slide Over functionality so that you can quickly interact with other apps without having to switch apps as well as Split View so that you can run two apps at once, such as reading a tutorial while working within Lightroom.
We are constantly working to make Lightroom for mobile more and more powerful, and this update adds in both the Point Curve mode for the Tone Curve tool, as well as the Split Toning adjustment tool. With the Point Curve mode, you can have full control over the curve, as well as direct access to each of the color channels. This level of control previously has only been available in our desktop apps, so we’re pretty excited that now you can really tweak your images anywhere. The Split Toning tool makes it possible to add a different tint or tone to both the highlights and shadows of your photo. This effect is great both creating artistic and stylistic enhancements with color photos, something that we’ve seen become a lot more popular recently, or to recreate an effect that was more traditionally used in black and white photography.
Since we’re often using our mobile devices on the go, we’re always looking for ways to make it easier and faster to work with Lightroom for iOS. The 3D touch functionality introduced with the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus opened up a new realm of possibilities for speeding up interaction. With Lightroom for iOS 2.1, you can use 3D touch on the home screen to open the camera directly or in the collection view to Peek and Pop an image, to quickly check which image you’d like to edit before moving into the Loupe view. Lightroom for iOS 2.1 also adds a Notification Center widget that lets you quickly open the camera found within Lightroom for mobile.In Lightroom for mobile 2.0 we added in a brand-new camera experience, built from the ground up to provide powerful new capture experiences.
In version 2.1, we’ve added in a new exciting feature that lets you preview and capture images in real-time with a preset applied. These presets take full advantage of the full processing abilities of Lightroom and apply their enhancements non-destructively. This means you can see what your photo will look like with the preset applied before you capture it, capture the photo with the preset already applied, and then adjust or even remove the effect from the photo, all without losing any quality along the way. And of course, the original image and the edits are synchronized with your other mobile devices, Lightroom on the web, and Lightroom on your Mac or PC. These shoot-through presets are one of the first ways we’ve made the Adobe in-app camera within Lightroom for mobile a truly unique and powerful experience, and we’re just getting started.
In addition to all of these major new features, we’ve added a bunch of little enhancements and improvements throughout the app. We’re continuing to work hard to come up with new, fun features that make mobile photography even more enjoyable, and look forward to sharing those new features with you in the new year.
For now though, download Lightroom for iOS 2.1 for your iPhone or your iPad and have a happy holiday and wonderful new year!
—Josh and the Lightroom for mobile team
Adobe's Creative Cloud Photography Plan (USD$9.99 per month) includes Lightroom CC across desktop, web and mobile, Photoshop CC and Photoshop Mix (for iPhone and iPad).
Just posted: Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 Lens Review.
Is this lens as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside? Read the review to find out.
B&H has the Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 Lens in stock.
The SIGMA Corporation is pleased to announce the world's first* Clear Glass Ceramic protective lens filter.
Interchangeable lenses are the most important element of photographic expression, and to the photographer they are a valuable personal asset. To help photographers continue to use for many years the lens systems in which they have invested their time, knowledge, and budgets, SIGMA has developed original lens filters that meet the company’s high standards of excellence. In developing its new protective lens filter, SIGMA has leveraged an unprecedented cooperative relationship with a glass manufacturer, resulting in a completely new type of glass called Clear Glass Ceramic. Featuring this advanced material, the SIGMA WR CERAMIC PROTECTOR is a highly reliable filter with outstanding protective capability.
With many applications in aerospace and other industries, glass ceramic is an extremely tough type of crystallized glass that serves as the foundation for Clear Glass Ceramic. While featuring the high transmittance required of optical devices, this advanced new material combines greater hardness than chemically strengthened glass and greater flexibility than sapphire crystal glass. These qualities make Clear Glass Ceramic the ideal material for protective lens filters.
*Among filters for interchangeable lenses as of December 2015 (SIGMA research)
B&H carries Sigma Protector filters.
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