Fujifilm India launched the Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens. This lens has a focal length equivalent to 35mm in the 35 mm format and a maximum aperture of f/1.4. It offers a camera-to-subject distance indicator and a depth-of-field scale on the barrel, with a minimum distance of about 28 cm. The focusing lens group consists of three cemented lens elements and one aspheric lens … [Read more...]
A Star Performer – Sigma 18-35mm F/1.8 DC HSM
sigma, the independent lens manufacturer has, in the recent past, offered some of the best lenses available for 35mm full-frame and APS-C models. Their 70-200mm f/2.8, 180mm f/2.8 Macro, 35mm f/1.4 and the 120-300mm ‘Sport’ lenses have been greatly appreciated by amateurs and pros alike. Keeping up the tradition is the 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens (equivalent to approx. 29-56mm … [Read more...]
Nikon announces Df full-frame camera
Nikon’s Df camera makes use of Nikon’s classic design and adds a modern twist to it. The mid-size 16 MP D-SLR offers ISO 100 – 12800, a full-frame CMOS sensor, 39-point AF system and a maximum shooting rate of 5.5 fps, but no video shooting option. It has a 3.2-inch 921K-dot LCD screen. The camera uses an EXPEED 3 processing engine. As the first Nikon D-SLR camera equipped with … [Read more...]
Wedding Photography A D-SLR Stronghold
One market that is a D-SLR stronghold and is likely to remain so for the immediate future is that of wedding photography. Given the opulence of Indian weddings and the fact that we have the second largest population in the world (to get married), wedding photographers have never had it so good. In the past, wedding photography was limited to a few who could access smuggled … [Read more...]
Ricoh introduces top-of-the-line Pentax K-3 D-SLR
Ricoh Imaging Co. announced the PENTAX K-3, the flagship model in the K-Series. It offers 24 megapixel APS-C (23.5 x 15.6mm) CMOS sensor and the new PRIME III image processing engine, Shake Reduction mechanism and Low-pass selector which reduces moire at the level of low-pass filter. Other features include an ISO of 100 – 51200, continuous shooting of 8.6 fps, 27-point … [Read more...]
