Canon’s November 3rd Announcement

July 30, 2025October 10, 2011 by Dan Carr

Less than a month now until Canon make their ‘Historical Announcement” in Hollywood. I’ve received an invitation myself but unfortunately can’t attend. The location of the event clearly signifies a video announcement and NOT a photographic one. Those of you who are eagerly awaiting a Canon 5dMK3 can take a seat, this is NOT going to appear on this date. It’s fairly safe to say that we are going to see a large sensor, interchangeable lens video camera. Canon have taken their time over this product so we ought to see something pretty special here. The launch of the 5dMK2 …

RED Prepares To Sue ARRI ?

July 30, 2025September 25, 2011 by Dan Carr

Unlike the continual patent infringement bickering between the major player in the mobile industry, the digital cinema and even photographic industry is a lot quieter on the legal front. This week though a story of Hollywood proportions is beginning to unfold when it was revealed that ARRI’s ex VP of Market Development Michael Bravin has pleaded guilty to hacking into the e-mail account of a rival camera company called Band Pro Film and Digital, a company with close ties to RED Digital Cinema. Mr Bravin is an ex employee of Band Pro and in his plea agreement filed last week …

Getty Photographer Checking Out New Canon Technology ?

July 30, 2025September 24, 2011 by Dan Carr

I thought this was kind of interesting. Getty sports photographer Clive Rose tweeted yesterday that he was : “Waiting outside #Canon to get a preview of some new tech.” Hmmm, I wonder what it could be ? If I had to guess I’d say that it was to take a look at one of Canon’s yet to be released super telephoto lenses like the 500mm MKII or 600mm MKII, perhaps the 200-400 f4 L. Possible that it was a camera, but there haven’t been any recent solid indications of a new camera this year whereas the super telephoto lenses are …

Nikon Announces V1 and J1 Mirrorless Cameras

November 1, 2023September 20, 2011 by Dan Carr

So hear they are then. Finally. Nikon has taken a step into the lucrative mirrorless camera market that has so far been dominated by Panasonic, Olympus and Sony. It’s not really been a secret they were on their way, we’ve known about the size of the sensor for some time, but to their credit Nikon plugged the holes in the leaky ship and managed to keep all actual images of the cameras away from the internet prior to launch. Something that has become rarer and rarer in the last couple of years. UPDATE: Amazon taking pre-orders ! Sample pictures Sample …

Canon To Make An Historic Announcement on November 3rd

November 1, 2023September 17, 2011 by Dan Carr

I rarely publish rumors here, but this isn’t really a rumors as invitations are out there. On November 3rd Canon will make ” An Historic Announcement” at a location in Hollywood. The location of the event obviously implies that this is related to the film industry rather than anything photography related. Will we finally see a large sensor video camera from Canon ? Ef mount or PL mount with a Super 35 sensor ? Or will it have a 4k sensor ? It’s always seemed odd that Canon didn’t jump head first into the large sensor wars with the Panasonic …

Canon Launches powershot S100 Compact With GPS

November 1, 2023September 15, 2011 by Dan Carr

Canon PowerShot S100 – key features: London, UK, 15th September 2011 – Canon today announces the launch of the new PowerShot S100 – a powerful, versatile and highly compact camera offering photographers extensive control and leading image quality. The most advanced PowerShot S-series model to date, the PowerShot S100 surpasses the high standards set by its acclaimed predecessor, featuring a new f/2.0 Canon lens and an enhanced HS System, which combines an elite high-sensitivity sensor with the very latest in Canon processing technology – DIGIC 5. Packed with upgrades, the PowerShot S100 marks a true step forward for the PowerShot …

New Budget Friendly Fluid Head From Sachtler

October 20, 2023September 9, 2011 by Dan Carr

I’m a big fan of Sachtler fluid video heads but they don’t come cheap. With more and more budget conscious DSLR film makers out there Sachtler have decided to address the lower price point with the launch of a new full fluid head called the Ace , which comes partnered with a tripod for an expected price of only around $500. This price would make it the cheapest proper fluid head on the market and initial reviews of the heads build quality have been glowing.

Thunderbolt CF/SD Card Reader Solution On It’s Way

October 12, 2023September 7, 2011 by Dan Carr

The new Thunderbolt standard, developed jointly by Apple and Intel, is an exciting prospect for media creation professionals of all sorts. It allows a phenomenal data transfer rate that looks sure to change the way we think about computer peripherals. As of September 2011 Apple has now added Thunderbolt ports to all it’s computers except the Mac Pro which is sure to follow shortly. Like many other photographers though I have been eagerly awaiting some useful peripherals. People “in the know” have suggested that Apple is currently charging a huge amount of money to license the technology though, meaning that …

Fuji Launches New X10 Camera – The X100’s Little Brother!

October 12, 2023August 31, 2011 by Dan Carr

Hot on the heels of their success with the X100 (which I reviewed and loved!), Fuji has today officially launched the X10. Where the X100 looked to redefine large sensor, compact prime lens market with it’s APS-C sensor and 24mm f2.0 lens, the X10 seeks to redefine the premium point and shoot market with a 28-112mm zoom lens and a 12MP 2/3″ sensor. To be honest it’s caught me a little bit by surprise because we knew about the X100 for many months before it’s launch and this one seems to have come out of the blue apart from a …

Panasonic Launches New Line of Lumix G X Pro Lenses For Micro 4/3

October 12, 2023August 30, 2011 by Dan Carr

With the quality of Micro Four Thirds cameras improving it was only a matter of time before Panasonic and Olympus began to target professional photographers with higher quality lenses. A short while ago Panasonic launched a Leica branded 25mm f1.4 , Olympus released the M. Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 which was well received and now Panasonic has also announced a new Pro line of lenses called the Lumix G X- Series. The lenses feature image stabilization and a power zoom function that will be popular with those who like to shoot video with these lenses. With strong rumors of a pro …

RED To Begin Shipping Canon Epic Mounts On Sept. 9th

October 12, 2023August 26, 2011 by Dan Carr

Red announced today that the long awaited Canon mount for their EPIC cameras will begin shipping on September 9th to the first people who pre-ordered them. Further orders are being taken now for a price of $2000. The mount itself is machined out of solid titanium and features a safe locking ring to further solidify the connection between camera and lens. Right out of the gate it looks as though they have firmware programmed to work with a majority of Canon lenses, with more to be added very shortly (and some third party ones like Sigma). When a supported lens …

New Elinchrom Zoom Heads , More To Come ?

June 20, 2021August 25, 2011 by Dan Carr

A few new products have appeared on the Elinchrom website today. As a bit of an Elinchrom fan myself I like to see what they are up to. I use a Ranger system at the moment and I have rented their mains powered pack systems in the past for a few shoots. I find their stuff to be very well built and reliable. It often gets compared to Pro Photo equipment but Pro Photo is more expensive and I’m constantly hearing my fellow photogs sending their Pro Photo stuff in for servicing. When I first saw this pop up in …