Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 & FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Lenses Announced !

Along with Sony RX10 III cyber-shot camera, Sony USA also announced two FE lenses for Sony a7 series full frame mirrorless cameras.

The Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 is a prime lens, giving photographers a considerably less expensive option compared to the Zeiss 55mm F1.8 currently on the market. This compact and lightweight lens is priced at $249 and will ship in May.

The Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS lens is the longest FE-mount tele-zoom available. It features four aspherical and two ED elements, optical image stabilization, and a Nano AR coating to reduce flare and ghosting. It’s also sealed against dust and moisture. The lens offers a minimum focus distance of 0.9m/3ft, and uses a linear actuator for smooth and silent autofocus. The 70-300 will also be available in May at a price of $1199.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III

Sony has unveiled the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III, surpassing the zoom range of its predecessor with a 24-600mm equiv. F2.4-4 lens. The camera uses the same 1"-type stacked CMOS sensor which produces 20MP stills as well as 4K/UHD video, and does not replace the RX10 II, which continues in Sony's lineup.

The RX10 III's sizable lens makes room for aperture, focus and zoom rings, as well as a focus hold button. The camera offers an XGA OLED EVF with 2.36 million dots, as well as a tilting LCD. The body is dust and moisture resistant. Sony claims that its SteadyShot stabilization system offers up to 4.5 stops of benefit.

An updated shutter provides a fast read-out 'anti-distortion' electronic shutter up to 1/32,000sec as well as a silent shooting mode. Wi-Fi and NFC have also come along for the ride.

EF 200-600mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM Lens to be Announced in 2016

According to CR, a new super telephoto zoom EF 200-600mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM lens is currently in development. It will be announced later this year.

The EF 200-600mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM lens will probably be a non-L lens. It will be priced below current EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens. This lens is compete directly with the Sigma and Tamron supertelephoto zoom lenses (150-600mm).

via: CR

Panasonic Lumix TZ100 / ZS100 review

Panasonic's Lumix TZ100, or ZS100 as it's known in North America, is the new top model in its enormously popular travel-zoom series. Announced in January 2016, it follows Panasonic's trend of waiting a year between new models, but after a decade of gradually increasing the zoom range from 10x to 30x while sticking with roughly the same-sized tiny sensor, 2016 sees the TZ100 / ZS100 making the leap to a much larger 1in sensor and a new product category.

This is big news for the TZ / ZS series which traditionally exploited a tiny sensor to deliver a huge zoom in a pocketable body. Now with the TZ100 / ZS100, the sensor boasts roughly four times the surface area of its predecessors, delivering far superior quality in low light. The compromise is a shortening of the optical zoom, although impressively Panasonic has still managed to squeeze a respectable 10x / 25-250mm f2.8-5.9 range into much the same body as last year's TZ70 / ZS50.

The Lumix TZ100 / ZS100 also shares the built-in 1166k dot electronic viewfinder of its predecessor with an eye-sensor, and I'm delighted to report the screen is now touch-sensitive once more, a feature missing for three previous generations. The touch-screen is necessary to support Panasonic's latest innovation, Post Focus, which exploits 4k video to swiftly focus across a scene, allowing you to subsequently extract an image where just about any part of the composition can be sharp.

The camera also supports a neat Live Edit mode which lets you pan and zoom a 1080p crop by touch within a 4k frame as you film. Suffice it to say you can also record normal footage in 4k or 1080p, and the TZ100 / ZS100 additionally inherits RAW stills along with in-camera processing of RAW files. In my review I've compared its features with two models that, though they lack its zoom range, will be viewed as close competitors due to their 1in sensors and built-in viewfinders: the Sony RX100 IV and Canon's PowerShot G5X.

Best Lenses for Canon EOS 80D

The Canon EOS 80D is Canon’s latest APS-C DSLR camera to replace current Canon EOS 70D. EOS 80D offering a newly developed 24.2MP APS-C sensor, 45-point all cross-type autofocus module, updated Dual Pixel AF for live view still and video recording, and Wi-Fi with NFC. The US price for Canon EOS 80D starts at $1,199, you can check deals of Canon EOS 80D here.

Below are top recommended lenses for the new Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera, take a look:

BEST PROFESSIONAL TRIPODS UNDER $200

There are actually a number of good quality tripods under $200 that will last you for many years.  I’ve always made it a mission of mine to find the best and least expensive camera gear for my readers, so I set out on a mission to find the best tripod under $200.

But there’s a question you have to answer first: Do you need the tripod AND the head under $200, or just the tripod itself? Professional tripods come in two pieces: (1) The tripod legs and a flat top with a bolt coming out (which you can’t connect directly to the camera), and (2) a piece that attaches on top of the tripod legs that attaches to your camera and allows you to change the angle.

In this post, I’m going to do my very best to recommend legs and head under $200, but a few of them might go very slightly over your budget since we’re getting both pieces.  But whatever you do, PLEASE don’t cheap out on your tripod.  If you buy one of the cheap Dolica tripods on Amazon, I promise you’ll be back on this page in six months ready to buy another tripod.  Those things are trash!

Hands on: Canon EOS 80D review

 The new 80D, which replaces the 70D launched in July 2013, sits smack in the middle of Canon's DSLR line-up. That puts it in prime enthusiast territory, offering the heightened level of control and advanced features that these users demand in comparison with novices.

Sony a6300 vs a6000: A worthy upgrade to a classic camera?

Two years on from the unveiling of the superb Sony a6000, Sony has announced a follow-up in the Sony a6300. But is it a worthy one?

The new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera looks a lot like its predecessor, with a signature design that dates back to the influential NEX series.

Does that similarity extend beyond the exterior? How has Sony improved on one of the best cameras in its class?

Let's take a closer look at how the Sony a6300 and the Sony a6000 compare.

High ISO Comparison: Canon 80D Vs. 70D Vs. Nikon D7200

Imaging-resource has posted their first high ISO sample images of new announced Canon EOS 80D, Canon EOS 80D is scheduled to be released on March 25, 2016. Here are first high ISO comparison of Canon EOS 80D with Canon EOS 70D and Nikon D7200.

New Canon 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.2 Lens are Coming Soon

According to a trusted source from CanonRumors, Canon will soon announce a new 50mm lens in the next few weeks.

Currently there is no detail if this 50mm lens will be f/1.4 version or f/1.2 version. The old EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens is 30+ years old, and there is a lot rumors talking about this lens, the EF 50mm f/1.2L lens could use an update as well and would really benefit from a floating element design.

via: CR

Best Lenses for Sony a6300

Sony a6300 is Sony’s latest APS-C mirrorless camera. a6300 is equipped with a newly developed 24.2MP APS-C sized Exmor CMOS sensor that works together with a BIONZ X image processing engine to produce outstanding image quality throughout the entire ISO sensitivity range ISO 100 – 51200. It can also shoot and record high resolution 4K video with full pixel readout and no pixel binning in the popular Super 35mm format, it also has world’s fastest autofocus speed. Here are several recommended lenses for Sony a6300 mirrorless camera

Canon EOS 1300D / Rebel T6 Announced !

Canon Europe has officially announced the new EOS Rebel T6 DSLR camera , T6/ 1300D is a new entry-level EOS. EOS Rebel T6 features the same 18Mp sensor found in the EOS rebel t5 and a DIGIC 4+ processor which updates the DIGIC 4 processor found in the previous model. The screen’s been upgraded from 460K dots to 920K dots and you’ll also find Wi-Fi and Dynamic NFC built-in.

Three Canon Mirrorless Cameras are Coming in 2016, One will have 4K !

According to CanonRumors, there will be at least three new Canon mirrorless cameras coming in 2016, mostly around Photokina 2016 in September.

Two of these will have APS-C sensor, like Sony a6300 or Fujifilm X-Pro2, and the other will be a new full frame mirrorless camera from Canon, rumors said it will feature with 4K video recording.

It is also rumored that Canon will announce a new fixed lens mirroress camera along the lines of the Leica Q and Sony RX1 R II, but we don’t know what the sensor size would be, there is a chance it would be full frame.

via: CR