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I do like how you describe the SA function, sounds like a lovely lens - thanks for the review

Wow Many thanks ePhotozine - I only just realized this when the Samsung EVO 32G card came through the letter box made my week thanks.
Stuart

Wow the spec's are looking good and with ISO to 409600 and ev-6 this looks good in low light.

What really was a big push back on sony before was its menu system, now, with touch screen, they have completely redesigned the A7S III’s menu system - apparently making it more logical and now it looking like one of the best menu systems around - would love to hear an ePhotozine review on this.

Are canon and sony head to head and fighting it out on the 4k video scene?

So shooting 8K on board a car in the Dakar Rally might not be best application of this technology. At least not in the hot desert stages.

Quote:Thanks for the shout out team. Please join me for my next talk on July 30 where I go into my Mad Max images. Also I do loads of interviews with Photographers much better than me including the amazing Helen Sloan mentioned here on my youtube channel I'd be humbled if you subscribed... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr1GbQ8Lr_9x-AoGLPaVoxQ?view_as=subscriber

This was one of Jasin's Nikon School events - https://nikonschool.co.uk/course/7888/at-home-with-jasin-boland/11008

Nikon had always been excellent at reaching out through training and customer support, i've very much enjoyed courses there.
I can also see the great opportunity to more easily support the whole country through online and recorded training and also hope they can utilise local ambassadors or pro photographers to run regional gatherings for the experience of learning direct from an established Nikon expert - many of the modelling sites already promote masterclasses in different photographic areas. Perhaps Nikon could offer 25% off accredited local courses with each new camera sold?

Wow - what an exciting set of technology brought together in a great presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_8YCWMgIuY&feature=youtu.be Love'd the whole hour.

Wow, 4s Handheld, Low light AF, whole screen AF face tracking. Loving this event @Canon.

Many thanks - upgraded to v19

Wow @Nikon - that's amazing!

Isn't micro 4/3 well established now with many players, certainly at least in the short term JIP is committed to continuing the Olympus Stable of offerings. And presumably they also have plans to take it forward somewhere. I'd not write the product off yet at all. Perhaps it will even become more popular is their cost savings result in lower priced units as well

So Olympus branded camera manufacturing won't be owned by Olympus anymore, and a new company and management structure will manufacture the cameras instead as a much leaner organisation to find profit.
The questions then for me are how this new structure can also keep focused development; Also will they make further use of their sony viao links, what will the new distribution channel look like (e.g. Fujifilm going direct ) and what will support be like - support of some 'Brands' is sometimes very weak in other industries.

Thanks for the review, very interesting and super detail available in the high res images.


" the flatness of field of a zoom lens will not necessarily be anywhere near as good as a dedicated macro lens" I'd not considered this before, nor even knew what it meant - but google says Macro lenses are designed to copy items at close distance with a flat focal plane where the subject edges are proportionally further away from the sensor than the middle of the subject. I assume true macro lenses will have a metric for this measured at their min focal length.

Many thanks ePhotoZine and Vanguard for the Battery, SD, Filter holder case I won in your competition - it came today

I've always wanted to go without having to commit to much time travelling, and now can - I wonder how this will work out? A whole bunch of video and live equipment demonstrations with the buzz of an event. I guess marked down demonstration equipment will be less of a feature.

You still need to register, though not yet - https://www.photographyshow.com/about/update-on-coronavirus

An automated security guard. a 12Mp Robocop.

Neat idea on the image compression for video streaming. I'd assume they pair it with local buffering for periods where the scene is fast moving.

Nice one Wex.

I still carry my V1 or V2 versions around almost everywhere - so i guess the v3 is just as good but fits more flash units, and that "structural mesh inside" might just help with creases - When's Christmas?

I love this idea, as if forces you to really investigate whether you are doing the best you can from a situation.
This is where photo walks with a club can really come into its own when you share the photos later.

Heck we could even have a town street ephotozone competition on this idea. e.g. the best 50mm lens photo in April from "Call Ln, Leeds LS1 7BR" Obviously a few comps could run in parallel in different towns. - Choosing a location near transport links may help.
Sponsoring it from a local cafe could be an interesting idea?

To a limited exposure/DOF extent i sometimes also try this with the Auto function on the camera - are my choice of setting better than the cameras.

I was hoping to see some close up portraits on their website showing how shallow the DOF could go. Hope you get to review one soon instead.

A canon Link i just got emailed from canon - https://www.canon.co.uk/cameras/eos-r5/ also talks of what seems like a very neat cloud access idea:
Cloud connected. And then some
Shoot and transfer images and video on the move thanks to built-in Wi-Fi which can link to Canon’s brand new image.canon service. Compatible with Auto Image Transfer, EOS R5 allows you to shoot and edit on the move or download automatically to your home computer.

Wow, that's a brief announcement with tantalisingly few details from Canon. It does not look particularly large.
Can't wait to hear the spec list and the price - and even to see how Canon will be positioning this in a road map. The price of the R has dropped quite a bit today, as has the RP.

With the R an then the cheaper RP as a release pair, and now the R5 and a rumoured R6 as another close release pair is this a pattern Canon will be following. and what will Canon do in the High MP arena too? Exciting times for Canon fans.

Also you can often set an EVF to show the photo brightness, not just the ambient brightness - making it easier to see the image you are actually creating and also any effects of the filter you might apply - e.g b&W.

Also you can often have the EVF show you the image you have just taken for say 2 seconds, saving you looking away and to the review LCD screen to check the shot - though this is also annoying of you want to see the scene straight after - e.g. if you are shooting action .

On the negative side, EVF are also said to be laggy, only showing you what happened a fraction of a second before, so may not be suitable for fast action shots. Though this is becoming less of an issue with faster EVF's.

I can see both Nikon (body sales) and Canon (lens sales) benefiting from this.
The EF lens compatibility chart is pretty long, but not exhaustive so need to check you fav lenses.

Many thanks for your Article John, I always enjoy reading them and challenging my views and approaches.
I think dedication, focus and commitment helps in all areas of life and a dash of genius is the cherry on top.
I've added these books to my reading wish list.
Cheers

Makes me wonder if future camera will be a paid for body with unlockable software features.
I wonder if Nikon Creative Cloud will one day be born such that you rent camera use on a monthly basis?
Cynical?

I like the "Oh Crop" bag

Thanks Samsung - I do like Samsung SD cards.

Quote:Why do you continue to show 'equivalent' values - anybody who uses Olympus knows about it, FF users are hardly going to be interested in the lenses - totally silly commitment to a factor introduced to help old 35 mm film shooters understand the impact of digital sensors.


I get your point for the die hard fans, but many FF shooters consider downsizing for lighter kit, this helps them when considering the system.
And for me as a generally interested FF photographer it helps me as i forget the actual crop factor is 2.
I've used the 40-150 and loved it, so am excited about a mega reach pro version. In a money no issue world i'd have a m4/3 systems for macro and long reach work as well as my FF for mid range low light.

The 1.25TC in the 150-400 looks wow with a focal length range of 300 – 1000mm (35mm equivalent). I'd like to shoot the moon with that

An inspirational portfolio and one which I always avidly look for uploads into. There is more about Richard here and he would be a great profile recommendation I'd suggest reading for any aspiring photographer.
Thanks for sharing some fantastic work and progress.
Stuart

Possibly my favourite art portfolio of all time and a constant return point for great photos' the full portfolio is equally amazing and I love the shots of Elle black in dreads and gauze. I doubt I'll ever tire of your work sir.
Stuart

What an amazingly rich and diverse professional portfolio - i'm kicking myself for not seeing this before. Wow Lots i'd love to learn from & emulate.

What an amazing collection of distinctive photographs, thanks for sharing you point of view.

Super interesting portfolio Ryan, Its Portfolio's like yours keep inspiring me - thanks for that.
Stuart

Loving all your work Sir, you are one of those special creative's who work hard with average kit, a canon 50D and a sigma 17-50mm lens, and still produce totally amazing results. Thank you for the ideas, inspiration and comments you have given. I wish you well and thank you again for opening my eyes to what's possible once you know how to use all the tools at your disposal properly. In awe, Stuart.

You know, I'm looking at this profile today of all the fruit & veg, and just thinking Wow, this is at least on a par with some of the best still life work I've ever seen on epZ. And there is also way more great subject areas you are excellent at as well. You have a lovely profile. Wow.

Wow, such a super portfolio of excellence throughout.

Love the look of your portfolio John.

Wow, what an amazing portfolio - why have i never noticed this before.

What a lovely bright portfolio you have, thanks for sharing.
Stuart.