Hands on with Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 and 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 'G2' zooms
Tamron announced two zoom lens updates at this year's WPPI show in Las Vegas - the full-frame SP 70-200mm F2.8 Di VC USD G2 and the APS-C format 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD. Technically, both are 'updates' to older products, but the improvements are fairly significant. This is the... more
Have you ever wanted to use your DSLR, mirrorless, or other high quality camera for live video streaming on platforms like Facebook Live, Skype, or Periscope? If so, youve probably discovered how challenging it can be to get some of these programs to work with something other than a webcam or smartphone camera. This week, Blackmagic Design announced what appears to be a great solution to this problem. The Blackmagic Web Presenter is a device that captures video from any camera and... more
How many times have you rolled your eyes at those “zoom… enhance… zoom in closer… I SAID ENHANCE!” scenes on television shows? Well, Google is attempting to unroll your eyes with a pair of neural networks that... more
Vincent Moschetti of One Year with Film Only has developed a fun little “tool” that will help film beginners find their perfect 35mm match. It’s called “... more
The world of iPhone lenses is heating up, and Moment doesn’t want to be left behind. The companyknown for its high quality smartphone lensesjust launched a Kickstarter to fund a new wide-angle lens, a slim mounting case, and a battery case that features a two-stage shutter button.
When Moment lenses first came out, getting them onto your... more
It seems intelligent enhancement of image detail is currently high on the agenda at Google. Recently the company brought its RAISR smart image upsampling to Android devices. Now, the Google Brain team has developed a system that uses neural networking to enhance detail in low-resolution images.
The system uses a two-step approach, with a conditioning network first... more
Hands-on with Sony 100mm F2.8 STF G Master and FE 85mm F1.8 lenses
Sony announced a pair of short telephoto prime lenses at this year's WPPI show in Las Vegas - the FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS and the FE 85mm F1.8, both intended for use on the company's a7-series mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.
Here's the FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS, which joins Sony's... more
Photography lighting accessory company Westcott has introduced a new Omega reflector product, the 15-in-1 Omega Reflector 360. Unlike the previous Omega reflector, this model offers 15 different usage scenarios, a worlds first according to Westcott. The reflector features a removable 13in / 33cm center disk, as well as multiple diffusion fabrics (white, silver, sunlight, black and 1-stop), a hanging hook, and a... more
