Zeiss is expanding its lens family for full-frame Canon and Nikon D-SLRs with the introduction of the Zeiss Otus 100 mm f/1.4 telephoto lens. Zeiss states that the lens design, with aspheric lenses and special glass materials, keeps chromatic aberrations and distortions to a minimum. Even when shooting against the light, the T anti-reflective coating developed by Zeiss allows … [Read more...]
Tamron Announces 35-150 mm f/2.8-4 Portrait Zoom Lens
Tamron has announced the launch of its 35-150 mm f/2.8-4 Di VC OSD compact zoom lens for full-frame D-SLR cameras. The zoom range incorporates the 85 mm focal length (often regarded as optimum for portrait shooting) and covers everything from full-body shots that include the surrounding area to sharp head-and-shoulders shots that stand out from a natural defocussed “bokeh” … [Read more...]
2019 Sony World Photography Award Overall Winners
World Photography Association has announced the overall winners of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards. The Photographer of the Year award was bagged by Italian artist Federico Borella for “Five Degrees”, his series of photographs focussing on male suicides in the farming community of Tamil Nadu in India, which is facing its worst drought in 140 years. Borella was selected … [Read more...]
BenQ Announces PhotoVue 4K UHD Monitor
BenQ has launched PhotoVue SW271, a 4K UHD 27” professional photographer's monitor offering industry-standard HDR10 support and advanced colour performance. Covering 99 percent of Adobe RGB, the SW271 delivers the colour accuracy of Delta E≦2 performance with its 10-bit IPS panel and advanced 14-bit 3D lookup table (LUT), according to BenQ. The monitor is also Technicolor … [Read more...]
Panasonic launches Lumix S Series Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras
Panasonic has announced its much-awaited full-frame mirrorless Lumix S series cameras in the Indian market. Comprising of Lumix S1 and S1R with 24 megapixel and 47.3 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensors respectively, the new S series is based on the L-Mount standard. The Lumix S series provides industry-leading video recording performance at 4K 60p, hybrid image stabilization, … [Read more...]
