Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Wednesday, 29 October 2014

	Digital Photography Review Newsletter Wednesday, 29 October 2014 The most popular weekly photography newsletter, with over 300,000 subscribers
Welcome to the 533nd Digital Photography Review newsletter. Busy busy busy - I just got back from the airport and I'm preparing to leave again in less than 12 hours to head to PPE in New York. This is the time of year when we always seem try to do a lot in a small amount of time. Speaking of which, if you missed our recent 2-day live broadcast event, you can catch up with all of the segments now in our video section (link below). A highlight for me was interviewing Art Wolfe - a fascinating man, and a great photographer. Last week I also had the pleasure of speaking to Anne Geddes - a very different type of artist, and a dedicated philanthropist. I learned a lot about the person behind the very well-known style and you can see that interview here. DPReview Live 2014 Earlier this month we teamed up with CreativeLive to produce two days of live streaming interviews and discussions about photography, photo gear and industry trends. We've just added the videos to our archive so you can catch anything you missed or want to re-watch. See our interviews with representatives from Sony, Sigma, Samsung, Ricoh, Panasonic, Olympus, Nikon, Lytro, Fujifilm and Canon, and re-live the highlights from the world's biggest photo tradeshow in our look back at Photokina 2014. See DPReview Live 2014 interviews, panel discussions and gear roundups Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 shooting experience published We've just added more detail to our Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 First Impressions Review including a summary of our shooting experience. Read our updated preview of Panasonic's latest enthusiast compact and find out how it fares in real-world shooting. Click here to read about our experiences shooting with the Panasonic Lumix LX100 Canon EOS 7D Mark II studio comparison samples added (beta) The Canon EOS 7D II is the long-awaited follow up to the 7D, offering a 20.2MP APS-C sensor, dual-pixel AF with a 65-point phase detect system and continuous shooting at 10 fps. It's also equipped with 1080/60p HD video capture and a number of compression options, as well as microphone and headphone ports. We put the 7D II* (and its predecessor, the 7D) through its paces in our studio and have updated our first impressions review with the results. *Our sample is a late pre-production camera Click here to see how the Canon EOS 7D II compares in our studio test   New service Mylio offers to synchronize your photographic life Mylio, a subscription-based photo organization and storage program, is making a debut at this year's PhotoPlus Expo in New York. Created by MyLO, a Bellevue, Washington-based company, Mylio offers cross-device access to a user's collection of photos, without them having to change their storage structure. We've taken it for a test drive - find out our impressions and find out about the new service. Click here to read more about Mylio A look back at the week: October 25, 2014 Last week was a busy week here in the DPReview office as we worked hard on some post-Photokina reviews and prepared for PPE. We also got a serious dose of Pacific Northwest fall weather, and the rainy afternoons and evenings left us plenty of time to go poking around the corners of the internet for important (read: probably not really important) things that happened in the world of photography. Click here to take a look back at last week What's coming up? Photo Plus Expo in New York starts tomorrow, and at 4am tomorrow I'll be waking up and making my groggy way to the airport for meetings, briefings and interviews. We're not expecting a lot of 'news' at this year's PPE given its proximity to last month's Photokina, but we may get surprised. You never know. Meanwhile, I'll be drafting a conclusion to the D810 review on the plane, and we're also working on some exciting new video content for later in the year. See you next week! Barney GearShop update - a message from the team Still the flagship APS-C sensor camera from Nikon, the 24 megapixel D7100 is a proven winner and still very relevant. This week you can save $450 on the two lens bundle, or pick up a body-only deal at a savings of $250 from list price. All with free 2-day shipping, of course. If you want extreme low-light capability, the 50mm f/1.4 is also available separately at a savings of $150 off normal price. On an APS-C body, the coverage reaches into the portrait realm at 75mm equivalence at f/1.4, and overall makes this a great combination with the D7100's high ISO performance and quick handling. Until next week - the GearShop Team
News updates Ricoh offers Theta M15 360-degree spherical camera with video recording Published on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 8:01:00 AM GMT Ricoh has announced the Theta M15, a second version of its 360-degree camera. The M15 is also capable of 360-degree spherical images, which can be viewed using Ricoh's mobile app or theta360.com. The M15 adds video recording to its portfolio with clips up to three minutes. Learn more Read full story → Microsoft offers Office 365 subscribers unlimited OneDrive storage Published on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 5:17:42 AM GMT Microsoft has announced that all users subscribed to Office 365 will begin to see their OneDrive cloud storage upgraded to unlimited space for no additional cost. The new change will begin rolling out over the next few months to subscribers of the Home, Personal, and University editions. Read more Read full story → DPReview Live 2014 videos now available Published on Monday, October 27, 2014 10:42:16 PM GMT Earlier this month we teamed up with CreativeLive to produce two days of live streaming interviews and discussions about photography, photo gear and industry trends. We've just added the videos to our archive so you can catch anything you missed or want to re-watch. See videos Read full story → Budget Mitakon 42.5mm f/1.2 offered by ZY optics for M43, Sony E and Fuji X systems Published on Monday, October 27, 2014 2:49:22 PM GMT Chinese lens designer and manufacturer Shenyang ZhongYi Optical and Electrical Company has launched a new 42.5mm f/1.2 lens that is capable of covering an APS-C imaging sensor. Priced $359, and available initially in the Micro Four Thirds mount, the Mitakon 42.5mm f/1.2 appears to be aimed squarely at competing with Panasonic’s Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 for its Lumix G bodies. Read more Read full story → DPReview Live: Interview with Art Wolfe Published on Sunday, October 26, 2014 4:00:00 PM GMT As part of our DPReview Live event earlier this month, we sat down with renowned wildlife photographer Art Wolfe to ask him some questions about his work, vision and philosophy. With over sixty books published and a public television documentary series under his belt, Wolfe has plenty to offer on the subject of wildlife photography. See video Read full story → A look back at the week: October 25, 2014 Published on Saturday, October 25, 2014 4:00:00 PM GMT It's been a busy week here in the office as we're working hard on some post-Photokina reviews and preparing for PPE next week. We also got a serious dose of Pacific Northwest fall weather, and the rainy afternoons and evenings left us plenty of time to go poking around the corners of the internet for important (read: probably not really important) things that happened in the world of photography. Read more Read full story → Natural History Museum announces Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 winners Published on Saturday, October 25, 2014 12:12:50 AM GMT The Natural History Museum has announced winners of its 2014 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. This year's winning photos document all manner of creatures, from a pride of lions in the Serengeti, to a yellow scorpion in the northeast of Spain. The competition recognizes both adult and youth winners and awards the top photo with £10,000 and a trophy. See gallery Read full story → Canon EOS 7D Mark II studio samples added to first impressions Published on Thursday, October 23, 2014 10:48:00 PM GMT The Canon EOS 7D II is the long-awaited follow up to the 7D, offering a 20.2MP APS-C sensor, dual-pixel AF with a 65-point phase detect system and continuous shooting at 10 fps. It's also equipped with 1080/60p HD video capture and a number of compression options, as well as microphone and headphone ports. We put the 7D II (and its predecessor, the 7D) through its paces in our studio and have updated our first impressions review with the results. Read more Read full story → Canon patents lens designs with variable and glass elements Published on Thursday, October 23, 2014 9:23:00 PM GMT It's not uncommon for a company to patent technologies that might be incorporated into products at some point, though the company might not have any plans to use it in the immediate future. Such a business move appears to be the case with a recent Canon patent, which details the use of variable lens elements in combination with traditional glass elements. Read more Read full story → Panono announces pricing and availability for rolling ball camera Published on Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:20:00 AM GMT German startup Panono has announced availability and pricing for its ball-shaped Panono Camera. The device shoots spherical panorama images and will cost $549/€549 when it ships worldwide in the spring of 2015. The first to receive the camera will be the backers of the crowd-funding project the company used to get started before the camera goes on general release. Learn more Read full story → Canon announces EOS C100 Mark II Published on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:42:01 PM GMT Canon has announced the upcoming release of its second-generation EOS C100 Mark II digital video camera. The device houses a Super 35mm 8.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, and is positioned as an affordable solution for film and video production, providing a variety of new design and performance upgrades. Read more Read full story → Pentax launches K-S1 Sweets Collection Published on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:01:00 PM GMT Ricoh Imaging is set to introduce three new colors for the company’s Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera in what it calls the 'Sweets Collection'. Already available in 12 different main body colors, the 20-million-pixel APS-C camera will now also come with a white body featuring cyan, yellow or magenta colored panels. The company has named these Strawberry Cake, Blue Cream Soda and Lime Pie, and each features the trademark colored light strip on the handgrip of the original K-S1 that was launched back in August. Read full story → Canon EOS 7D Mark II: A professional's opinion Published on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 4:30:23 PM GMT With the increasing affordability of digital full frame cameras, there's been speculation about the future of APS-C as an enthusiast format. But with the launch of the 7D Mark II, Canon has made it pretty clear it believes there's still a high-end market for crop-sensor formats. We spoke to Bettina Hansen, a photographer who regularly shoots Canon and has experience working with the original EOS 7D to see what she made of the new camera Read full story →
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