Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, 5 February 2015

	Digital Photography Review Newsletter Thursday, 5 February 2015 The most popular weekly photography newsletter, with over 300,000 subscribers
Welcome to the 546th Digital Photography Review newsletter. As we gear up for the CP+ show in Japan next week (gulp...) we're working hard preparing coverage of some pretty impressive cameras and lenses which are scheduled to be released over the next few days. Most I can't tell you about yet, but if you've been paying attention to our homepage you'll see that Ricoh has gotten in early with the announcement of a full-frame DSLR! It's been a long time coming and the company hasn't really given any details but let's hope it turns out to be more real than the last one. Ok - let's look at some recent content highlights... Samsung NX1 First Impressions Review updated with shooting experience Samsung's NX1 looks and feels like a DSLR in many ways, but don't be fooled - it's an ambitious 28.2MP APS-C mirrorless camera, the first to use a backside-illuminated CMOS chip of that size. It also provides hybrid AF with 205 phase-detect points, 15 fps burst shooting with continuous AF and 4K video recording. We've updated our first impressions of the camera with a shooting experience. Click here to read about our experience of shooting with the Samsung NX1 Pentax announces development of full-frame DSLR by 'end of 2015' And so it was written that since the beginning of recorded time, Pentax shooters have predicted the release of a full-frame K-mount DSLR. Today, their prayers have been answered, as Ricoh has announced the development of exactly that. The company didn't share a whole lot of detail, other than to say that it will be compatible with DA lenses via a crop function and that it will be available by the end of 2015. The concept model (pictured above) will be shown next week at CP+ in Japan where we hope to learn more about it. Read our more about Pentax's upcoming full-frame DSLR Readers' Choice Awards 2014: The Winners After tens of thousands of votes over two rounds, the results are in. Late last year we asked you to vote for your favorite gear of 2014 in several categories, and last month we put the winners of those categories to an overall vote to find the best product of last year in your - our readers' - opinion. The voting was extremely tight, but we've counted up the votes and we're ready to announce the winners. Click here to view the results of our 2014 readers polls Save the date! DPreview PIX2015 Expo May 2-3 DPReview is pleased to announce 'Photo Interactive Expo, PIX2015'. PIX2015 is a live-streamed photo show which will be taking place on May 2nd and 3rd 2015. A true celebration of photography, the show - which will be live-streamed here on DPReview.com and on our partner sites - will feature inspiring, entertaining, educational and interactive talks and demonstrations by leading photographers and industry experts. Click here to learn more What else is coming up? Mostly a lot of preview content on cameras which I can't tell you about quite yet - watch this space! Barney
News updates Ricoh announces development of long-awaited full-frame Pentax DSLR Published on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:00:00 PM GMT And so it was written that since the beginning of recorded time, Pentax shooters have predicted the release of a full-frame K-mount DSLR. Today, their prayers have been answered, as Ricoh has announced the development of exactly that. The company didn't share a whole lot of detail, other than to say that it will be compatible with DA lenses via a crop function and that it will be available by the end of 2015. Click through for (very little) additional information Read full story → Ricoh introduces HD Pentax D FA * 70-200mm F2.8 and HD Pentax D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 zooms Published on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:00:00 PM GMT Ricoh has announced two new zoom lenses for Pentax K-mount DSLRs, the HD Pentax-D FA * 70-200mm F2.8ED DC AW and HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW. Both are designed to cover a full-frame sensor and are built to withstand exposure to dust and moisture. Read more Read full story → Wundershine smart frame prints, displays and stores your favorite images Published on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 8:51:32 PM GMT Dutch startup Wundershine has re-imagined the photo frame with Makerframe, a wooden frame that can print and display your images thanks to a built-in inkless thermal printer. Still in the development phase, the system is controlled via Android or iOS app. A simpler model called Reframe that doesn't include the printer is also in the works. Read more Read full story → Readers' Choice Awards 2014: The Winners Published on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 5:58:00 PM GMT After tens of thousands of votes over two rounds, the results are in. Late last year we asked you to vote for your favorite gear of 2014 in several categories, and last month we put the winners of those categories to an overall vote to find the best product of last year in your - our readers' - opinion. The voting was extremely tight, but we've counted up the votes and we're ready to announce the winners. Click through to see the results Read full story → 3,200 megapixel LSST camera gets construction approval Published on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 1:30:00 AM GMT The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, more commonly referred to as the LSST, will take ultra-high-resolution images of the universe around us in the relatively near future thanks to recent construction approval from the US Department of Energy. This will pave the way for the telescope's completion for its anticipated 2022 completion date. Read more Read full story → Samsung NX1 First Impressions Review updated with shooting experience Published on Monday, February 2, 2015 7:20:18 PM GMT Samsung's NX1 looks and feels like a DSLR in many ways, but don't be fooled - it's an ambitious 28.2MP APS-C mirrorless camera, the first to use a backside-illuminated CMOS chip of that size. It also provides hybrid AF with 205 phase-detect points, 15 fps burst shooting with continuous AF and 4K video recording. We've updated our first impressions of the camera with a shooting experience. Read more Read full story → Royal Photographic Society announces medals touring exhibition for International Members' Biennial competition Published on Sunday, February 1, 2015 1:00:00 PM GMT The results of the Royal Photographic Society's International Member's competition have been announced after judges selected 100 images for a touring exhibition from almost 3300 entries. The competition, which is held every other year, attracted RPS members from 16 countries, and was won by UK photographer Steve Jones for his shot, Joie de Vivre, of a young and prancing Lustitano stallion on a French stud farm. See winners Read full story → Canon EOS-1D C sees $4000 price drop in North America Published on Saturday, January 31, 2015 1:00:00 PM GMT New pricing for the Canon EOS-1D C will go into effect in North America February 1st, taking the retail price from $11,999 down to $7,999. The camera is coming up on its third birthday, introduced in April 2012. The 18MP full-frame sensor is capable of 4K video. Read more Read full story → Canon 7D mirror box filmed at 10,000fps Published on Saturday, January 31, 2015 1:16:16 AM GMT The Slow Mo Guys do just what their name implies - record slow motion videos. In a new episode they use a Phantom Flex to capture the Canon 7D's mirror box and shutter mechanism being triggered at a variety of shutter speeds. The results are pretty darn cool. See video Read full story → Phottix launches Indra 500 TTL mains or battery powered studio heads Published on Friday, January 30, 2015 7:01:00 PM GMT Phottix has introduced a new studio flash head that can be powered via the mains in a studio environment or through a portable battery pack when flash is needed in the field. The Phottix Indra 500TTL offers 500 watts of output across eight settings from full power to 1/128th power and, according to Phottix, it can be synchronised with shutter durations as short as 1/8000sec. Read more Read full story → Last Chance to vote! 2014 Readers' Polls - best product of 2014 Published on Friday, January 30, 2015 5:57:00 PM GMT VOTING ENDS MIDNIGHT JAN 31st (Pacific) Late last year we asked you to vote for your favorite products of the 2014 in four categories: best lens, best high-end compact camera, best enthusiast ILC and best high-end ILC. Voting ran through January 20th and the results are in! Click through to see the results of our 2014 readers' polls, and for a chance to vote on the overall winner, which we'll announce next month.  Read full story → Perfectly Clear App for Android updated to version 4, iOS update to follow Published on Friday, January 30, 2015 5:44:00 PM GMT Athentech has released the latest version of its auto-enhancement photo editor Perfectly Clear App for Android, bringing it up to version 4. With the latest update users are given several new features for further improving their photographs, as well as new detection algorithms for the Next Generation Beautify feature specifically. Click through for more details Read full story → DxO OpticsPro 10.2 adds support for Sony A7 II and Panasonic LX100 Published on Friday, January 30, 2015 12:04:04 AM GMT DxO OpticsPro 10.2 is now available, joined by DxO ViewPoint 2.5.2 and DxO FilmPack 5.1. With this trio of updates, photographers will find new support for four more camera models: the Lumix DMC-LX100, Pentax K-S1, Sony A7 II, and the Samsung Galaxy S5. Hundreds of new camera and lens combinations have been added, the user interfaces have been improved, and more. Read more Read full story → Canon offers EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X firmware updates Published on Friday, January 30, 2015 12:01:00 AM GMT Canon has released firmware updates for its EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X DSLRs. Both updates claim to improve the user's ability to control autofocus in Live View mode when wide angle lenses are used. Firmware 2.0.7 for the 1D-X also fixes a couple of issues, including a problem with vertical lines appearing when long exposures are used. Read more Read full story → Save the date! DPreview PIX2015 Expo May 2-3 Published on Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:43:23 PM GMT DPReview is pleased to announce 'Photo Interactive Expo, PIX2015'. PIX2015 is a live-streamed photo show which will be taking place on May 2nd and 3rd 2015. A true celebration of photography, the show - which will be live-streamed here on DPReview.com and on our partner sites - will feature inspiring, entertaining, educational and interactive talks and demonstrations by leading photographers and industry experts. Click through to learn more Read full story → Canon's Q4 earnings report shows camera sales are down Published on Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:35:33 PM GMT Canon has released its 2014 Q4 financial report, showing an overall profit increase but a continued slump in camera sales. Sales of office equipment are responsible for a 5.4 percent year-on-year upswing in operating profits in Q4, but the company reports that sales in its imaging business fell by 7.3% compared to the previous year. Read more Read full story → Photographer sues Nike over rights to Jordan 'Jumpman' logo Published on Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:00:00 AM GMT In 1984, photographer Jacobus Rentmeester photographed a then college-enrolled Michael Jordan for Time Magazine. The image was later licensed and ultimately reshot by Nike, who eventually used the reshot version as the basis for their Jordan 'Jumpman' logo. Rentmeester is now suing Nike for copyright infringement, but does he have a case? Continue reading Read full story →
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