Photography Information: Rumored Canon 500mm Zoom, Nikon + Canon Camera Sales

I wrote a few of as we speak’s Photography Information inside this small, cozy workplace I arrange close to a kingfisher’s nest. The interval when the kingfisher dad and mom incubate their eggs is a gradual one for pictures. It might probably take as much as three hours between two rotations on the nest when you watch for motion. The primary rotation occurred earlier than dawn – not a lot gentle, nevertheless it offered me with some samples for an upcoming article in regards to the Nikon Z9 and excessive ISOs. You’ll be able to learn that one subsequent week; for now, right here is the week’s information on this planet of pictures.

Latest Bulletins

• ON1 Photo RAW version 2023.5: The most important change is the mixing of Resize AI with its new Face Restoration AI function, which ought to do a greater job when resizing pictures of individuals. Noise Discount has additionally been improved, together with some higher masking and choice choices. Out there in June.
• ShiftCam LensUltra: A brand new line of seven lenses designed for smartphones. ShiftCam says it’s the first firm on this planet to make use of fluorite for this sort of lenses. The road features a 60mm telephoto lens, a 16mm wide-angle lens, a 200-degree fisheye lens, a 75mm “long-range” macro lens, and a 10x conventional macro lens. For video, there are two anamorphic lenses: a 1.33x cinematic broad and a 1.55x tremendous broad. Two filters are additionally included: polarizing and ND. Out there on Kickstarter for costs starting from $119 (single lens) to $850 (full set).
• Nonikkor 35mm f/1.4: This vintage-style lens from Artralab is offered for Nikon Z, Sony E, and L-mount techniques. There are two variations obtainable, one styled after 1980s lenses and one styled after 1960s lenses. In fact, they’re handbook focus solely. Priced at $280.

The Rumor Mill

Will a Canon RF 500mm f/4 be a zoom lens?

Canon just lately stunned us by introducing the lacking 300mm f/2.8 telephoto lens for the RF mount in a zoom type. Hypothesis is now rife as to what the final lacking hyperlink within the lineup of fashionable telephoto lenses will seem like. Within the basic quartet of 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4, and 600mm f/4 telephoto lenses, the wildlife basic 500mm is lacking for the RF mount. There may be hypothesis on Canon Rumors that this lens will likely be a 200-500mm f/4 fairly than a 500mm prime.

The primary photograph of the Leica Q3: Discover a distinction!

On the Leica Rumors web site, you’ll be able to see the primary leaked picture of the upcoming Leica Q3. Leica is understood for constructing on the normal design of its cameras, and it took me some time to seek out the distinction between the present Q2 and the upcoming new mannequin. For these of you who wish to search for variations between two virtually an identical pictures, click on away earlier than my spoiler! It appears just like the grip is a barely completely different texture, and the baseplate is thinner. Effectively, hopefully the adjustments will likely be extra vital beneath the hood.

New Canon vlogging camera

Vloggers and content material creators have seen their goals come true previously few years. Today, there are many easy-to-use, comparatively compact cameras that may shoot high-resolution video and, in fact, nonetheless images. In response to Canon Rumors, it appears like subsequent week, on Might 11, those that have been hoping for the same camera from Canon may also get one.

Photograph Contest Nook

MonoVisions Photo Awards 2023

• Matter: Black and White pictures (single or collection) in 12 classes
• Charges: Single $25, collection $30
• Prize: Whole prize fund value $5,000
• Deadline: Might 14

Nature Photographer Of The Year 2023

• Matter: Varied classes
• Charges: €29 to €44.50
• Prize: The celebrated title of “Nature Photographer of the Year 2023” and prizes totaling €25,000 (general winner will get € 3.000).
• Deadline: June 4

Good Offers and New Sales

One thing huge is happening at Canon. How else to elucidate the large reductions on the EOS R5 and EOS R6 fashions? Perhaps Canon desires to empty the cabinets earlier than the successor arrives. Nevertheless, each cameras are nonetheless among the many high when it comes to focusing pace and picture high quality. The Canon EOS R5 is at the moment on sale for the tempting worth of $3,399 (was $3,899). However that’s not all. As a bonus, you get the Canon BG-R10 Battery Grip usually priced at $349!

The Canon EOS R6 already has a successor. Maybe to not have father and son sitting subsequent to one another on the cabinets like in a photograph museum, Canon now affords the primary era EOS R6 for $1,999 (was $2,299). Once more, the value contains the BG-R10 Battery Grip.

We all know for certain that one thing huge is coming from Nikon. Apparently, the brand new Z8 will certainly be one thing like a mini Z9. Maybe to offer Nikon sufficient worth area between the present Z7 II and the Z9, the Nikon Z7 II is now being offered at a big low cost (was $2,997, now $2,597). This 45.7MP physique is being offered in a number of discounted bundles. Personally, I exploit the Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S lens, which is offered with the camera for $200 off. A terrific possibility, particularly for touring, is the Nikon Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, which is $300 off within the bundle.

Its sibling, the Nikon Z6 II with 24.5MP decision, has additionally seen a pleasant worth drop (was $1,997, now $1,696). Once more, it’s attainable to economize by shopping for a bundle with one of many aforementioned lenses. For the sake of completeness, the Nikon Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 and Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S lenses can be bought within the discounted bundle.

Different Pages of Curiosity

One of the crucial talked-about subjects as we speak is synthetic intelligence, or machine studying. And it’s now the case that viral “images” will not be images in any respect. We noticed faux pictures of the Pope in a trendy winter jacket, Donald Trump being tackled by legislation enforcement, and an AI-created winner within the Sony World Photography Award 2023 go viral. Are you able to distinguish between an actual {photograph} and an AI-generated faux? On the Czech Radio web site you’ll find the reply to this query in a simple test.

Within the One Eyeland Photography Awards, the world is (hopefully) nonetheless all proper, and the authors of the successful pictures are actual flesh-and-blood photographers. You’ll be able to take a look at their winning photos here.

You realize what’s even higher than stunning nature images? Nature images that reveal fascinating info about little-known topics. Or nature images that increase questions and get the viewer serious about nature. Spanish photographer Roberto García Roa is a scientist and conservation photographer whose pictures have that overlap. Check out his inspiring portfolio here.