Almost certainly the most important camera of 2020 – who’ll release the most important camera of 2021? 2020 was a relatively slow year for cameras, with the (very) notable exception of Canon’s EOS-R5 and R6. We had a couple of small and light cameras for their sensor size, neither perfect, but both pointing in interesting directions. We had a couple of cameras adding … [Read more...]
Year in Review, Year Ahead part 1
Let’s take a long look forward and back – 2020’s Lens of the Year, the Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3, has some magnification 2020 has been a strange year for the camera industry – the pandemic has exacerbated trends that were already underway, and there are new trends emerging. We are probably going to lose a camera manufacturer or two (no, not Nikon or anybody else big like … [Read more...]
A printer deal worth noting, a note on raw conversion, some speculation on the industry and some notes on lenses, especially slow ones.
A Canon Pro-10, a great entry-level printer (and really cheap right now) I get 100 or more deal notices each month, and almost never pass one on, but this is worth it… For those who have been following the printing series, Hunts Photo and Video in Massachusetts has an excellent opportunity to get into serious photo printing. They have the Canon Pro-10 (Highly … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Fujis Part II – The X-Pro 3
The X-Pro 3 is a classic street-shooter’s camera – Boston on New Year’s Eve… But it can do landscape, too – a snowy Utah day. The X-Pro 3 is the most “Fujifilm” in philosophy of any camera I have ever used, and it is a camera that makes you want to go out and shoot with it. It’s not perfect, nor will it probably serve as anyone’s only camera – but it is a wonderful … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Fujis Part I – Introduction and the GFX 100
A GFX 100 with a group of smaller cameras, including Fujifilm’s own X-T2 and Nikon’s Z7. Fujifilm is one of the most interesting players in the camera market in early 2020. They always march to their own drum – skipping the popular full-frame sensors entirely, … [Read more...]
