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- 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 - 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
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- Video: looking at the PRO-300 printer
An overview of the Canon PRO-300 A3+ (13") pigment ink printer by Keith Cooper. Looking at the main features of the printer (11mins) - A video interview with Keith Cooper
Video: BenQ interviews Keith Cooper about his photography, printing and equipment choices. It includes looking why you might use different monitors sizes and types
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- Video: looking at the PRO-300 printerAn overview of the Canon PRO-300 A3+ (13") pigment ink printer by Keith Cooper. Looking at the main features of the printer (11mins)
- 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 - Printer ink use and waste?
Inkjet printers use up some ink just to keep running - Why what is sometimes called 'waste' ink is often an essential maintenance function of your printer. - Topaz Sharpen AI updated
Review update for Topaz Sharpen AI V2.1 Image sharpening and shake removal software updated to improve masking and settings autodetection - Nikon Z5 announcedNikon 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
- Nikon PC 19mm F4E ED review
Review of the Nikon PC Nikkor 19mm F4E ED tilt/shift lens. Nikon F mount full frame perspective correction lens for full frame (FX) cameras. Tested on the Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera - Custom media for the PRO-300
Creating custom media settings for the Canon PRO-300 printer with the MCT software. Using the free Media Configuration Tool software for the PRO300 A3+ (13")printer - KF Concept SA254T1 camera tripod
KF Concept SA254T1 aluminium camera tripod with ball head and optional transverse bar. Reaches a maximum height of eight feet - Canon PRO-300 printer review
Detailed Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300 printer review. Keith tests the PRO-300 pigment ink printer with a range of glossy and fine-art media, including panoramic prints up to 990mm (~39") long
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- DxO PhotoLab 3
DxO have announced V3 of PhotoLab 3 image editing software. It includes a new colour adjustment interface, improved local adjustment masking and keyword management options. - Canon PRO-2100, 4100, 6100 printers
Canon have announced the PRO-2100, 4100 and 6100 large format printers (24", 44" and 60" width), looking to improve print workflow and efficiency. Available in 12 colour and 8 colour 'S' versions - Nikon Z50
Nikon have announced the 20MP Z50, their first DX sensor Z series mirrorless camera. It uses the Z mount for lenses, the announcement includes two APS-C (DX) Z mount lenses. - Epson P7500 and P9500 printers
Epson announces P7500 and P9500 12 colour large format printers. 24 inch and 44 inch width printers with hew 12 colour ink set and no black switching. Printers also referred to as P7570 and P9570 in some regions - X-Rite updates display calibrator range
X-Rite has updated its display calibrator product range, including support for much brighter screens. Products are aimed at photographers and filmmakers - Canon EOS M200
Canon announces the EOS M200 mirrorless APS-C camera. A 24MP camera bundled with the 15-45mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM lens. Successor to EOS M100 mirrorless - Phase One XT camera system
Phase One announces the XT medium format camera system. It comes with the 100/150MP IQ4 back and three lenses, and with a body unit offering ±12mm of lens shift. - Canon RF lenses 15-35 and 24-70
Canon has announced the details for two RF lenses: the RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM and RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM. Both include dust and weather resistance, and a stated 5 stops of optical image stabilisation. - X-Rite i1Pro 3 Plus options
X-Rite announce the i1Pro 3 Plus spectrophotometer for imaging, print and textile markets, it is available in i1Basic and i1Profiler kit options for screen and print profiling - Topaz Studio 2
Topaz have announced Studio 2 The new version of their creative image editing software incorporates all previous adjustments. Free trial version available - New Laowa 15mm F2 and 10-18mm lenses
Venus Optics have announced two new Laowa wide angle 15mm F2 and 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 lenses for Nikon Z and Canon RF mount mirrorless cameras - BenQ SW270C monitor announced
BenQ SW270C PhotoVue 27" monitor announced. With 99% Adobe98 and 97% DCI-P3/Display-P3 colour space coverage. HDR-10 and 16 bit 3D LUT
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