Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Wednesday, 1 October 2014

	Digital Photography Review Newsletter Wednesday, 1 October 2014 The most popular weekly photography newsletter, with over 300,000 subscribers
Welcome to the 529th Digital Photography Review newsletter. Post-Photokina (you can read my summing-up of the show here) we've been keeping busy, taking delivery of some of the show's new cameras and lining up content for the rest of the year. I spent an enjoyable weekend shooting with a pre-production Canon EOS 7D Mark II, and we should have studio and real-world sample images online soon from Panasonic's Lumix DMC-LX100 and the Canon PowerShot G7X. Here are some content highlights from the past few days... Canon EOS 7D Mark II real-world samples (beta) The Canon EOS 7D Mark II is the long-awaited replacement to the 7D, which was launched in 2009. It features a 20.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor and dual DIGIC 6 image processors. It has a new 65-point, all cross-type autofocus system as well as an updated version of Canon's Dual Pixel CMOS AF system that provides continuous phase detect focusing during video recording. We've been using a pre-production camera for a couple of days - just long enough to prepare a quick sample gallery. Click the link below to take a look. Click here to view our gallery of samples from a beta pre-production) Canon EOS 7D Mark II Photokina interviews As well as getting our hands on the latest camera gear, we value shows like Photokina for the opportunity that they provide to speak to senior figures within the major camera and lens brands. This year we spoke to senior executives from Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon and Sony about their new products, the challenges facing their companies, and their plans for the future. Click the link below to go straight to our Interviews index page. Click here to read our Photokina 2014 interviews (and more) Fujifilm X100T overview updated We've just updated our Fujifilm X100T overview with a detailed analysis of the camera's controls and operation. With access to a beta X100T, we've taken it for a spin and assembled a real-world samples gallery. In the process we've got to know the camera a bit better and have addressed questions about the viewfinder, e-shutter and Auto ISO behavior. Click here to read our updated overview of the Fujifilm X100T Photokina 2014: Quiet but significant This year's Photokina felt a little quiet, but it might have been the most significant in recent years. As well as major new DSLRs from Canon and Nikon, we also saw a slew of new large-sensor compact cameras and a smartphone - Panasonic's Lumix DMC-CM1. Meanwhile, RED's Epic Dragon pointed the way to the future with its 19MP Raw still images from 6K video footage. Click through for my take on the world's biggest photographic tradeshow Click here to read my summing-up of Photokina 2014 Amazon Fire Phone camera review The Fire Phone is Amazon's first foray into the smartphone hardware business. It offers unique features like a Dynamic Perspective 3D-user interface, using four front-facing cameras to track the user's face and adjust how content is displayed accordingly. It's outfitted with plenty of cameras, but is it suitable for a mobile photographer? Our sister site, connect.dpreview.com aims to find out in a full review. Click here to read our review of the Amazon Fire Phone camera What's coming up? Reviews, samples galleries, roundups, videos and much more. Watch this space! Barney GearShop update - a message from the team Nikon has priced its D7100 with 18-140mm and 55-300mm DX VR lenses kit to save you up to $500 when purchased all together. The kit also includes a 32gb memory card, a wireless adapter and more to get you started shooting right away. A Nikon camera bag is also included to keep everything safe. Order now with free 2-day shipping. Scheduled for shipping in late-October is the new Canon PowerShot SX60 which features a 65x zoom (equivalent to 21-1365mm). In order to achieve this reach, the camera sports optical image stabilization, and Zoom Framing Assist to help focusing at great distances. Pre-order now to get your place in line for this great super zoom. Until next week - the GearShop Team
News updates Canon Digital Photo Professional software update boosts camera support Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:25:14 PM GMT Canon's Digital Photo Professional software, commonly referred to as DPP, has just received updates to versions 4.0.2 and 3.14.41. Both of these were joined by updates to a roster of the company's other photography-centric software, including the EOS Utility, EOS MOVIE Utility, and Picture Style Editor. Read more Read full story → DynaOptics wants to bring zoom lenses to smartphones Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 7:18:26 PM GMT Camera modules in smartphones have rapidly improved over the past few years, but on the whole their lack of optical zoom is still a major limitation. Traditional zoom lens designs are generally too bulky for increasingly slim mobile devices, so tech startup DynaOptics is introducing something a bit different. Read more Read full story → Photoshop comes to Chrome OS in limited beta Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 12:01:00 AM GMT It appears that Google's Chromebook laptops are finally getting Photoshop, at least in limited beta at first - starting with US-based Adobe education customers. According to a blogpost on the Google Chrome blog, Adobe Photoshop is now available in a limited beta release for Chromebook. U.S.-based Adobe education customers with a paid Creative Cloud account can apply for access to the program, which provides a streaming version of Photoshop to Chromebook users. Learn more Read full story → More manual control on iOS with Manual Cam Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 12:00:00 AM GMT With the release of Apple's latest mobile OS version, developers have been scrambling to take advantage of newly unlocked camera controls. In the wake of this development new apps have emerged, including Manual Cam, one of the best implementations of manual control on the iPhone we've seen so far. Read more Read full story → Ricoh updates Pentax 645Z firmware for IMAGE Transmitter 2 software Published on Monday, September 29, 2014 7:30:00 PM GMT Ricoh Imaging has released new firmware for its Pentax 645Z medium format camera to make it compatible with the latest version of the company's IMAGE Transmitter software. Firmware version 1.10, which is available to download by users via the Ricoh website, allows Pentax’s second digital medium format camera to be controlled when tethered to a PC via USB cable, so images can be saved directly from the camera into a chosen folder as they are taken. Read more Read full story → Canon EOS 7D Mark II: Real-world samples (beta) Published on Monday, September 29, 2014 5:37:00 PM GMT The Canon EOS 7D Mark II is the long-awaited replacement to the 7D, which was launched in 2009. It features a 20.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor and dual DIGIC 6 image processors. It has a new 65-point, all cross-type autofocus system as well as an updated version of Canon's Dual Pixel CMOS AF system that provides continuous phase detect focusing during video recording. We've been using a pre-production camera for a couple of days - just long enough to prepare a quick sample gallery. Click through to take a look Read full story → GoPro announces Hero4 lineup Published on Monday, September 29, 2014 5:36:24 PM GMT GoPro has announced its new lineup of Hero cameras. The Hero4 Black is a new flagship model capable of 4K video at 30 fps, and will allow for extraction of 8.3MP still images from 4K footage. The Hero4 Silver offers a touch sensitive display and records 2.7K at 30 fps, 1080 at 60 fps and 720 at 120 fps. Both models will be available October 5. Learn more Read full story → Inside RA001: World's first Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' Published on Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:00:00 AM GMT The Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' changed the world, bringing air travel to the masses, and allowing non-stop flights between distant cities across the globe. The prototype 747 - registration RA001 - first flew in February 1969, and is currently undergoing restoration at Seattle's Boeing Field. DPReview editor Barnaby Britton has been documenting the process, inside and out. Click through for images Read full story → Amazon Fire Phone camera review Published on Sunday, September 28, 2014 10:01:00 AM GMT The Fire Phone is Amazon's first foray into the smartphone hardware business. It offers unique features like a Dynamic Perspective 3D-user interface, using four front-facing cameras to track the user's face and adjust how content is displayed accordingly. It's outfitted with plenty of cameras, but is it suitable for a mobile photographer? Our sister site, connect.dpreview.com aims to find out in a full review. Read more Read full story → A Quiet Collapse: Christopher Nunn's 'Falling Into the Day' Published on Saturday, September 27, 2014 9:00:00 AM GMT Christopher Nunn descirbes his photographic style as 'quiet and simple.' This rings true throughout his project, Falling into the Day, a look into the life of his friend David, an artist living with Alzheimer's. Nunn answered some questions for us about his work - see a sample of images from 'Falling into the Day' and learn more about the project. Read more Read full story → Canon UK introduces limited edition Stella McCartney bag with white EOS 100D Published on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:00:00 AM GMT In a collaboration with fashion designer Stella McCartney, Canon UK is to offer a run of 1000 EOS 100D kits that come packaged in a tote bag created specifically for the white bodied version of the camera. Called Linda, after the designer's photographer mother Linda McCartney, the bag adheres to its namesake's vegetarian ethics by using 'cruelty-free' Eco Alter Nappa leather alternative material finished with a natural vegetable oil coating. Read more Read full story → Photokina 2014: Quiet but significant Published on Friday, September 26, 2014 7:27:00 PM GMT This year's Photokina felt a little quiet, but it might have been the most significant in recent years. As well as major new DSLRs from Canon and Nikon, we also saw a slew of new large-sensor compact cameras and a smartphone - Panasonic's Lumix DMC-CM1. Meanwhile, RED's Epic Dragon pointed the way to the future with its 19MP Raw still images from 6K video footage. Click through for our take on the world's biggest photographic tradeshow Read full story → Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 winners announced Published on Friday, September 26, 2014 2:48:00 PM GMT The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of 2014's Astronomy Photographer of the Year award, after a record number of entries from around the globe. UK astronomer James Woodend won the Overall prize, as well as the Earth and Space category, with his image 'Aurora Over a Glacier Lagoon'. See gallery Read full story → Olympus Capture software now available for E-M1 owners Published on Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:28:00 PM GMT Today Olympus announced the release of its Olympus Capture software, which is designed to bring tethering to owners of the OM-D E-M1. The software, along with the new E-M1 firmware 2.0, was announced last week at Photokina, but today photographers can finally take advantage of the new feature set. Read more Read full story → 'Manual' app brings manual camera settings to iOS8 devices Published on Thursday, September 25, 2014 6:55:38 PM GMT The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 8, offers camera app developers access to previously locked manual controls such as focus, shutter speed and ISO. A new app called Manual not only makes use of the manual controls offered by iOS 8, but puts them at the center of the user experience. Read more at connect.dpreview.com Read full story → Epson launches Perfection V850 and V800 multi-format film scanners Published on Thursday, September 25, 2014 5:20:38 PM GMT Epson has announced a pair of high-end flatbed scanners that are capable of digitizing film in sizes of up to 10x8in. Replacing the Epson Perfection V750 and V700, which were introduced in February 2006, the Epson Perfection V850 and V800 will feature the same specification as the previous models, but will benefit from faster start-up and lower power consumption. Read more Read full story → Photokina 2014: Fujifilm interview - 'Over the past few months I've been getting more confident' Published on Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:18:00 AM GMT DPReview attended the Photokina trade show last week in Cologne Germany, and as well as stand reports and hands-on looks at the major new products we also sat down with executives from several of the major camera manufacturers. In this interview, we speak to Toshihisa Iida, Senior Manager of Sales & Marketing in Fujifilm's Optical Device & Electronic Imaging products division. Click through to read more Read full story → ACDSee Pro 8 and ACDSee 18 announced Published on Thursday, September 25, 2014 7:01:00 AM GMT ACDSee has launched updated versions of its standard and Pro software. ACDSee Pro 8 and ACDSee 18 are now available with updated image editing and management features, available for purchase as standalone software or with cloud features for a yearly subscription fee. Read more Read full story → Sony shows off upcoming full-frame lenses at Photokina Published on Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:13:00 AM GMT We were so busy playing with new Leica cameras and giant telephoto lenses at Photokina that we totally missed Sony's announcement of four upcoming full-frame E-mount lenses. Four FE lenses are coming in the first quarter of 2015, including three primes and one zoom. Sony didn't reveal too much, but you'll still get the idea by reading this Read full story → DxOMark Mobile tests iPhone 6 Plus Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 6:52:30 PM GMT DxOMark has put Apple's iPhone 6 Plus through its mobile imaging tests and the results are in. Tested alongside its iPhone 6 sibling, the 6 Plus has the added benefit of optical image stabilization. Both phones scored well enough to place them at the top of DxOMark's mobile rankings, pushing the Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z3 down the list. Take a look at the full test results and how the iPhone 6 Plus compares to its sibling and its peers. Read more Read full story → Photokina 2014: Canon interview - Mirrorless 'in the very near future' Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:30:00 PM GMT DPReview attended the Photokina trade show last week in Cologne Germany. As well as getting our hands on this season's newest photo gear we also sat down with executives from several major camera manufacturers. One of them was Masaya Maeda of Canon. Our time with Mr Maeda was brief, but in our conversation he shared reactions to the 7D Mark II, and explained that Canon is very serious about mirrorless, and is also committed to making higher-resolution sensors. Click through to read more Read full story → Photokina 2014: Sony interview - 'we still need to create more lenses' Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 12:30:00 PM GMT At Photokina last week we sat down with Shigeki Ishizuka, the global head of Sony’s Imaging Business. As well as talking us through Sony's current Alpha strategy, Ishizuka-san also explained why the name 'NEX' was dropped and told us a little about how Sony's sensor business works. Click through for the full interview Read full story → Fujifilm X100T overview updated Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:00:00 AM GMT We've just updated our Fujifilm X100T overview with a detailed analysis of the camera's controls and operation. With access to a beta X100T, we've taken it for a spin and assembled a real-world samples gallery. In the process we've got to know the camera a bit better and have addressed questions about the viewfinder, e-shutter and Auto ISO behavior. Read more Read full story → Adobe announces Photoshop Elements 13 and Premiere Elements 13 Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:01:00 AM GMT Adobe has announced new versions of its basic photo and video editing software, Photoshop Elements 13 and Premiere Elements 13. Photoshop Elements updates include a new Photomerge Compose tool for copying people or objects from one photo into another, and Premiere Elements gets an enhanced Shake Stabilizer mode designed to smooth out shaky video footage. Learn more Read full story → Nikon offers 1.5 million Yen in kit and cash as top prize in annual photo contest Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 12:31:00 AM GMT Nikon has opened the doors to entries for the company’s annual photo contest, and is offering a top prize of 1m Yen (approx. $9200/£5600/€7100) in equipment with 500,000 Yen cash for the overall top prize. Running since 1969 the competition this year will feature 7 categories including a new 'Home' theme and a 'Generation N' section for 10 entrants aged 19 and under. Learn more Read full story →
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