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- EOS C70 4K video camera announced
Canon have announced the EOS C70 4K video camera - The device is the first R mount Cinema EOS camera with a Super 35m format sensor giving 16+ Stops of Total Dynamic Range - Canon PRO-200 printer announced
Canon Pixma PRO-200 printer is announced. The A3+ 13" printer uses a dye based ink set with 8 inks, with enhanced colour and black density. It replaces the PRO-100 printer - New L mount Laowa lenses
Laowa have announced 'L' mount versions of six of their lenses. 3 wide angle lenses and 3 macro lenses for Panasonic S1 series , Sigma FP and Leica SL/CL. Keith has reviews of the EF mount versions of several of them. - Nikon Z5 announced
Nikon anounces the Z5, a 24MP full frame mirrorless camera. Entry level full frame camera along with the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 lens - Four new Canon RF lenses
Four new Canon RF lenses and two RF Extender are announced. 100-500 f/4.5-7.1, 600/11mm, 800/11mm, 85 f/2mm macro, RF1.4x, RF 2x
Videos
- Video: The black and white printer test image
Keith Cooper looks at the basics of using his specialist black and white printer test image to evaluate black and white printing (6mins) - Video: A look at the EOS R5
Keith Cooper looks at the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera and compares it with the Canon EOS 5Ds he uses for his day to day work (22mins) - Video: Print greetings cards on the PRO-300
Keith Cooper looks at printing different sizes of greeting cards using the Canon PRO-300 printer. including margin/paper sizes. (9mins) - Video: Using the EF-RF polarising filter adapter with tilt/shift
Keith Cooper looks at the polarising filter adapter for EF lenses on RF mount cameras. Using the TS-E17mm tilt/shift lens on the EOS R5 (6mins) - Video: The Canon R5 arrives for testing
Keith Cooper unboxes the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera and lenses (incl. tilt/shift) on loan from Canon for testing as a stills camera (5mins) - Video: Fotodiox tilt-shift adapter for MF lenses
Keith Cooper looks at using the Fotodiox tilt/shift adapter for M645 medium format lenses on a full frame mirrorless camera (EOS RP) (14mins) - Video: Printing poster board on the P700
Keith Cooper looks at how you print on poster board on the 13"/A3+ Epson P700 printer. loading via the front feed slot (6mins)
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- Printer Test Images
Collection of printer test images - colour and monochrome (black and white). Test photos for printer and monitor checking. - Looking at the Canon R5 camera
Testing the EOS R5 Stills photography and 5Ds comparison Site Notice: Like many working photographers, our work has diminished greatly in these challenging times, so I'm at home a lot. The silver lining is that I've lots of articles and reviews to write - if... - Canon drop-in filter adapter with tilt/shift
Using the Canon drop-in filter adapter (EF-RF) and polariser with TS-E tilt-shift lenses (17/24/50) on an EOS R5 RF mount mirrorless camera - Replacement Canon camera battery guide
EOS Canon Camera batteries. Short guide to the range of batteries used in Canon EOS DSLR cameras for power and maintenance of date and time - Black and White printing with the P700
Black and white printing on the Epson SC-P700 A3+ pigment ink printer. Different types of paper and optimising the reproduction of your monochrome photos - Setting up the Epson SC-P700
The process for setting up the Epson P700 A3+ (13") printer from new, Installing inks and initial software setup. Connecting the printer to your network and computer - Epson SC-P700 printer review
Detailed review of the Epson SC-P700 13" (A3+) pigment ink printer with sheet feed and roll paper holder. 10 inks and no matte/photo black ink switching - KF Concept SA254M1 camera tripod
KF Concept SA254M1 aluminium 62 inch camera tripod with ball head and detachable monopod - Lighter weight travel tripod - Greeting card paper and printing
Looking at specialist papers pre-cut for making your own greeting cards. Different sizes and papers for making your own cards. tested on the Canon PRO-300
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More photo news…
- EOS R5 and R6 announced
Canon officially announce the R6 and R5 mirrorless full frame cameras. The R6 is 20MP and the R5 45MP with 8k video capture - Canon PRO-300 printer announced
Canon have announced the A3+ ImagePROGRAF PRO-300 13" pigment ink desktop printer. The successor to the PIXMA PRO-10S. Uses 10 inks including a colour optimising clearcoat - Tokina ATX-i 11-20mm f2-8 CF
Tokina have announced the new ATX-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF APS-C (crop sensor) ultra-wide zoom lens for Canon EF and Nikon F lens mounts - DxO Nik Collection 3 announced
The DxO Nik collection 3 announced - Software for image editing updated to include non-destructive editing functionality and a new geometry correction plugin is added to the existing plugins - SD Express updates card speeds
SD Cards have a new SD Express standard for faster transfers. The SD Cards are backwards compatible with existing cards, using new interface pins - DxO PhotoLab 3.2 update
DxO PhotoLab is updated to V3.2. It expands localised adjustments when photo editing and improves photo library functionality - free update for V3 users - Epson P700 and P900 printers announced
Epson UK announce the SureColor SC-P700 and SC- P900 printers, replacements for the 13" (A3+) Epson P600 and 17" (A2) Epson P800. Both have new designs for roll paper support and no black ink switching - Canon EOS R5 development announcement
Canon have released a 'development announcement' for the EOS R5, a professional level model for the EOS R mirrorless range - Canon RF24-105 F4-7
Canon have announced the RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM lens. A lightweight image stabilised zoom lens for the EOS RF mount. Available as a kit lens option for the EOS RP - i1Photo Pro 3 launched
X-Rite have launched a new version of the i1Pro spectrophotometer, the i1Pro 3. The i1Photo Pro 3 package includes the new device for calibration and profiling printers, cameras monitors and projectors - Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro APO
Venus Optics have announced the Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro APO lens for APS-C mirrorless Fuji X, Canon M and Sony E-mount cameras. Equivalent to a 100mm full frame field of view - Samyang 10mm F3.5 ultra-wide lens
Samyang 10mm F3.5 ultra-wide lens Manual focus lens for EF and F mount Site Notice: Like many working photographers, our work has diminished greatly in these challenging times, so I'm at home a lot. The silver lining is that I've lots of articles and reviews...
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