A 44” Epson 9570 – it weighs about 250 lbs/115 kg, and it is wider and deeper than an upright piano. If you don’t have access to one of these (or its Canon equivalent), camera resolution has reached what you can use. There have been many breathless articles in the technology press lately about how the Sony A7r IV is the “best camera for this or that purpose”, due … [Read more...]
PhotoPlus Report (everything except digital cameras and lenses).
(extended version of this article here) Who says film’s dead? More view cameras at PhotoPlus than I’ve seen in years… Yes, the one on the left is 8x10” There was a significant decline in participation among smaller manufacturers this year, continuing a trend I have seen for the past several years. Years ago, every little manufacturer of anything photographic was at … [Read more...]
The Present State of Mirrorless Part II: Manufacturer/mount summaries
Sony: A Sony E-mount lens family portrait Beyond question, the mirrorless market leader as of July, 2019, Sony also manufactures image sensors for most of their competitors. Sony has been in the mirrorless camera business since 2010, and their unofficial motto has always been “how much sensor can we stuff in there”. The early Sony mirrorless cameras were APS-C, and the … [Read more...]
“Want of Lenses” – Sony and Canon APS-C introductions
“Were I to die this moment, ‘Want of Frigates’ would be found stamped on my heart”Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson With apologies to Britain’s greatest sailor, most APS-C systems are missing their eyes, as the Royal Navy was when Admiral Nelson wrote the above. As frigates were the eyes of the fleet, lenses are literally the eyes of our photographic systems. It is … [Read more...]
The Future of Mirrorless?
Two new cameras, three new lenses – what does it tell us about where we’re going? In mid-July of 2018, there were only three mirrorless systems of interest to most serious photographers. Sony full-frame, Fujifilm APS-C and Micro 4/3 all had significant followings. There were a few other systems on the fringes. Sony APS-C bodies and lenses were, and still are, an … [Read more...]
