Category: News
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Sonic Movie Director Jeff Fowler Vows to Fix Character’s Design
The official trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie released and the reception was more than a little rocky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvvZaBf9QQI The trailer, as seen above, gives us a complete look at what to expect from this movie. There was an outcry from the community over the unsettling look of Sonic. Because of this, director Jeff Fowler vows…
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After Effects adds Photoshop feature for Auto-Erasing Things
One of Photoshop’s most impressive features has been added to After Effects. Content-Aware Fill is now available to automatically remove unwanted elements from your video using Afer Effects. Adobe today announced that it is bringing content-aware fill to After Effects, the special effects software that is part of its Creative Cloud offering. The company has…
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Canon Announces 7 New Sumire Prime PL-Mount Cinema Lenses
Canon has launched its first set of cinema prime lenses made for PL-Mount cameras. The series is named Sumire Prime, and it consists of seven prime lenses covering focal lengths from 14mm all the way to 135mm. The lenses are rather fast, ranging from T3.1 to T1.3, depending on the model. Canon has also implemented the…
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MOZA Air 2 New Free Firmware Update Released
The new firmware has improved camera capability and added more functions for Nikon/Canon/Sony cameras. Also it has fixed some minor bugs. What’s New? Added electronic focus support for Nikon D850, Z6, and Z7 with supported Nikkor lenses. Added adaptive speed adjustment support for Nikon D850, Z6 and Z7. Added aperture, shutter and ISO adjustment support…
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Large Format ARRI ALEXA Mini LF announced
Here’s the new little camera from ARRI that shoots big pictures. It’s ARRI’s latest addition to their large-format camera system. This is what many cinematographers were asking for: Large Format, lighter, smaller, modular. It’s pretty much always followed this way. Arriflex cameras were not just cameras, they have long been part of a system. When…
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Rayzr MC: New MultiColor Advanced Soft LED Panels
The Dutch LED light company Rayzr , which its factory is in China, has innovated and produced LEDs with equivalent quality or superior to the most popular brands like Gemini’s ARRI Skypanel or Litepanels (see table below). Rayzr entered the market with an excellent fresnel LED, the RAYZR 7 that besides the quality has a great price and…
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It happened again: Frenchman spent a month in prison for flying a drone in Myanmar.
A French tourist was sentenced to a month of hard labor in prison for attempting to fly with drone near Myanmar’s parliament. Arthur Desclaux, 27, was arrested in the capital on February 7 accused under an import and export law that prohibits the use of “banned goods” brought in from abroad without a license. Myanmar has strong…
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Sony 135mm f/1.8 G Master officially announced
Sony has announced the ninth addition to their G Master series, the FE 135mm f/1.8 GM, and it’s the sharpest lens Ryan Mense ever used. Sony’s announced the ninth addition to the G Master lens series in the FE 135mm F1.8 GM. This fast telephoto is well versed for a variety of disciplines, from portraiture…
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Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 FE lens for Sony E-mount cameras officially announced !
Tamron announced the development of the new Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens. There is no pricing info yet but the lens is expected to ship in mid 2019. This year Tamron is releasing a new ultra-wide angle zoom lens for Sony Alpha full-frame mirrorless cameras. Will it have enough to compare with the…
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Canon Announces EOS-RP Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera at $1299 USD and New Canon RF Lenses
Canon announced the release of the Canon EOS-RP, a full-frame mirrorless camera and second in their EOS-R lineup (spoiler alert: still only 1 card slot – sorry, internet). In addition, they’ve unleashed 6 new RF lenses to bolster their mirrorless range, making there a total of 9 RF lenses to choose from that are compatible…
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Mapcamera January 2019 Bestsellers
The Japanese Mapcamera store published their 2019 bestsellers. I know this is just one of a multitude of stores available on the world. So this isn’t a scientific test. But I was expecting the new Nikon and Canon FF mirrorless to outsell Sony and as you can see at least according to this store this isn’t happening.…
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Photographer has work canceled by Canon for not having 50,000 followers on Instagram
How much is the number of followers you have in the commercial photography industry worth? This number can be far more important than you think. Photographer Yvette Roman says she lost a job in a Canon advertising campaign because she did not have 50,000 followers on the Instagram. In a recent interview for the online…
