Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, 23 October 2014

	Digital Photography Review Newsletter Thursday, 23 October 2014 The most popular weekly photography newsletter, with over 300,000 subscribers
Welcome to the 532nd Digital Photography Review newsletter. Autumn has well and truly arrived here in Seattle, and as I write this, rain is lashing against the windows of the DPReview office. Inside, we're huddling around the studio lights for warmth, and roasting potatoes on the tops of our Apple iMacs... While we do that, why don't you take a look at some recent content highlights? Canon PowerShot G7 X First Impressions updated From the outside, Canon's PowerShot G7 X enthusiast compact looks like the S-series models that came before it, but inside it's an entirely different story. The G7 X offers a 20MP 1"-type BSI CMOS sensor, a 24-100mm equiv. F1.8-2.8 lens and built-in Wi-Fi with NFC. We've made a substantial update to our First Impressions Review of the G7 X including a writeup of our shooting experience and performance tests. Click here to read our updated first impressions of the Canon PowerShot G7 X Canon EOS 7D Mark II: A professional's opinion 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. Click here to read a professional's opinion of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II Apple iPhone 6 Plus camera review The iPhone 6 Plus, introduced alongside the iPhone 6, offers one distinct feature that its sibling doesn't - optical image stabilization. In all other respects, their 8MP cameras, F2.2 aperture lenses and updated AF systems are the same. On paper the 6 Plus doesn't represent a great leap forward in terms of camera tech, but how does it perform in the real world? Click here to read our review of the Apple iPhone 6 Plus   Ghost Town: Shooting in Kolmanskop Nature photographer Erez Marom captures a wide range of subjects, from macro shots of insects to some of the world's most dramatic landscapes. In this article, he shares images from a very unusual location - the ghost town of Kolmanskop, in Namibia. Abandoned over fifty years ago, Kolmanskop was a diamond-mining town, and is currently being reclaimed by the desert. Click through to take a look at Erez Marom's images and learn about his process. Click here to read more about Erez Marom's experience shooting in Kolmanskop Readers' Showcase: Documentary and Street photography With all the talk about new equipment at this time of year it's worth remembering why we buy that gear - to make great photos. What better way to do it than to showcase the excellent work of our own community? This week we asked users of our Documentary And Street photography forum to submit their favorite shots for inclusion in our Readers' Showcase. A great many excellent images were submitted. Check them out! Click here to view this week's readers' showcase What's coming up? As the rain pours down outside we're preparing to publish studio samples from the new Canon EOS 7D Mark II. We're also working on more content around the hottest Photokina cameras, including the Canon PowerShot G7X and Panasonic's LX100. Barney GearShop update - a message from the team Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-GM5 squeezes a Four Thirds sensor into a tiny new body, along with an electronic viewfinder, and improved control and button layout from the GM1. Set to be paired with several lens options, this camera is available for pre-order now. When it's released, as always, you will get free 2-day shipping. Until next week - the GearShop Team
News updates 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 in August last year. 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 → Canon PowerShot G7 X First Impressions updated Published on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 3:05:00 PM GMT From the outside, Canon's PowerShot G7 X enthusiast compact looks like the S-series models that came before it, but inside it's an entirely different story. The G7 X offers a 20MP 1"-type BSI CMOS sensor, a 24-100mm equiv. F1.8-2.8 lens and built-in Wi-Fi with NFC. We've made a substantial update to our First Impressions Review of the G7 X including a writeup of our shooting experience and performance tests. Read more Read full story → Apple iPhone 6 Plus camera review Published on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 2:56:04 PM GMT The iPhone 6 Plus, introduced alongside the iPhone 6, offers one distinct feature that its sibling doesn't - optical image stabilization. In all other respects, their 8MP cameras, F2.2 aperture lenses and updated AF systems are the same. On paper the 6 Plus doesn't represent a great leap forward in terms of camera tech, but how does it perform in the real world? Read more Read full story → Lomography adds Lomochrome Turquoise film to lineup Published on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 2:00:00 PM GMT Back in January 2013, Lomography announced that it would be releasing a color negative film called Lomochrome Purple, which was based on Kodak's Aerochrome. With that film, photographers could capture images with shifted colors skewed towards the presence of purple. Today the company has made a follow-up announcement, introducing the Lomochrome Turquoise XR 100-400. Read more Read full story → Sony develops sensor capable of rendering color images at 0.005 lux Published on Monday, October 20, 2014 11:33:35 PM GMT Sony has introduced a new CMOS sensor, calling it the highest sensitivity sensor of its kind. Developed for automotive use, the new chip can capture color images in light conditions down to 0.005 lux. The sensor is 1/3-inch type with 1.27 effective megapixels, and supports a Wide Dynamic Range system that uses extended exposure times rather than using multiple exposures. Read more Read full story → Readers' Showcase: Documentary and Street photography Published on Sunday, October 19, 2014 10:37:00 AM GMT With all the talk about new equipment at this time of year it's worth remembering why we buy that gear - to make great photos. What better way to do it than to showcase the excellent work of our own community? This week we asked users of our Documentary And Street photography forum to submit their favorite shots for inclusion in our Readers' Showcase. Click through to take a look at our favorites Read full story → Ghost Town: Shooting in Kolmanskop Published on Sunday, October 19, 2014 9:00:00 AM GMT Nature photographer Erez Marom captures a wide range of subjects, from macro shots of insects to some of the world's most dramatic landscapes. In this article, he shares images from a very unusual location - the ghost town of Kolmanskop, in Namibia. Abandoned over fifty years ago, Kolmanskop was a diamond-mining town, and is currently being reclaimed by the desert. Click through to take a look at Erez Marom's images and learn about his process Read full story → Fotodiox creates 'Tough E-Mount' for Sony E & FE-mount cameras Published on Saturday, October 18, 2014 9:00:00 AM GMT Sony's NEX and Alpha range of E and FE-mount cameras have a lot going for them, but some users have reported a 'wiggle' in the lensmount, especially when heavier lenses, or third-party optics via adapters are used. Fotodiox thinks it has the answer with its new 'Tough E-Mount' - literally a replacement lensmount for E and FE-mount cameras. With a single metal ring replacing the two (one metal, one plastic) originally attached to the camera, the Tough E-Mount should (according to the manufacturer) eliminate any movement between camera and lens. Click through for more details Read full story → Lee Filters introduces Landscape Polariser with built-in warm-up Published on Saturday, October 18, 2014 7:01:00 AM GMT British filter manufacturer Lee Filters has announced a new polarising filter that features a built-in warm-up effect that it says is aimed at landscape photographers. The 105mm Landscape Polariser has been designed with a shallow mount and with a 105mm diameter so that it will be useful for wide angle views, with the company suggesting it will be compatible with focal lengths as wide as 16mm on full frame SLRs. Read more Read full story → Delkin introduces new 'Black' range of rugged SD cards Published on Friday, October 17, 2014 5:41:35 PM GMT Delkin has introduced a new trio of rugged SD cards suitable for photographers who shoot in harsh environments, reducing the odds of losing photographs because of card damage. Delkin's new 'Black' SD cards are designed to handle extreme temperatures, as well as exposure to dust, water, and crushing forces. Read more Read full story → Accessory Review: LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt Published on Friday, October 17, 2014 9:20:00 AM GMT Earlier this year, storage manufacturer LaCie launched an upgraded version of its Rugged hard drive that features improved damage resistance and a built-in Thunderbolt cable. The new Rugged Thunderbolt drive is available with either a hard disk or an SSD, and also has a USB 3.0 port for universal connectivity. Is it a good storage option for photographers who need something that can handle the bumps in the road? Read more Read full story → Canon introduces new $78K 50-1000mm cine lens Published on Friday, October 17, 2014 12:01:00 AM GMT Canon has taken the wraps off its new 50-1000mm CN20x 50 IAS H E1/P1 cinema lens, expanding its cine-servo offerings with what the maker says is the first-ever lens boasting a combined 20x magnification, integrated 1.5x extender, and a removable servo drive. The lens is targeted specifically at nature and sports television productions, as evidenced by its far from enthusiast-friendly $78K price-tag. Click through for more details Read full story → Apple unveils iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 and new 27in iMac with '5K' display Published on Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:07:43 PM GMT After unveiling its new iPhone models last month, Apple announced two new tablets today - the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3. The iPad Air 2 features a new Apple A8X chipset which Apple claims is 40% faster at the CPU level than the processor used in its predecessor. The iPad Air 2's cameras have been upgraded too, and both new tablets also gains the TouchID fingerprint sensor. Meanwhile Apple also announced a new version of its 27in iMac desktop computer with a 5120 x 2880 screen resolution. Click through to read more Read full story → Google announces Nexus 9 8.9-inch tablet Published on Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:54:00 PM GMT Alongside the new Motorola-made Nexus 6 smartphone Google has also launched a new Nexus tablet, the 8.9-inch Nexus 9. The Nexus 9 is the first HTC-made Nexus device since the original Nexus One in 2010. Despite the different manufacturers the Nexus 9 specifications are equally high-end as those of its smartphone cousin. The new tablet comes with an 8.9-inch IPS LCD display that offers a 2,048 x 1,440 resolution and top-of-the-line interior components. Click through to read more Read full story → Adobe releases new 'Aperture Importer' plugin for Lightroom Published on Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:45:00 PM GMT Following Apple's decision to cease development of Aperture, Adobe has released a plugin for Lightroom that enables erstwhile Aperture users to easily port their old libraries into Adobe's ecosystem once and for all. 'Aperture Importer' is a Lightroom add-on that allows users of Aperture and iPhoto to import their libraries into Lightroom complete with associated data ranging from flagging, GPS information and keywords to star ratings. Click through for a link Read full story → Production-ready: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Review Published on Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:00:00 PM GMT The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 puts together a solid stills shooting feature set, including a 16MP Four Thirds sensor, 2.36m dot viewfinder, fully articulating 3-inch LCD and 12 fps continuous shooting. But its headline specs are in the video category - Cinema 4K recording and a host of tools for video shooters like focus peaking and zebra settings. We put its capabilities in stills and video to the test. Read review Read full story → Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II: A travel photographer's perspective Published on Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:00:00 AM GMT Like any travel photographer, David Julian is happy to carry less gear whenever possible on his trips. With a photo expedition to Alaska on the horizon, he agreed to take the Canon G1 X Mark II for a spin and try it out from a travel photographer's perspective. No doubt it's easy to carry on a long journey, but is it versatile enough to be a traveler's primary camera? Read more Read full story → Google launches Nexus 6 with 13MP and OIS Published on Thursday, October 16, 2014 12:01:00 AM GMT Google has launched the Nexus 6, its latest showcase phone that comes with a brand new version of Android, 5.0 'Lollipop', and an interesting-looking camera specification. The device comes with the same dual-LED ring flash as the Moto X and a 13MP imaging sensor. However, it adds a slightly faster F2.0 aperture and an optical image stabilization system into the mix. Read more  Read full story →
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