Category: cameras
Viltrox is changing the game for camera lenses, with its latest premium prime matching Sony’s best for half the price
Photographers are spoiled for choice these days when it comes to third-party lenses, with Sigma, Tamron, Samyang and others making superb alternatives to costlier proprietary optics from the likes of Sony, Canon, Nikon and Fujifilm. However, there’s another name rightly earning renown in 2024: Viltrox. The Chinese manufacturer of photography…
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GoPro Max 2 hit by further delays – 2025 is the earliest we’ll see the 360-degree action cam
The GoPro Max 2 is now expected in 2025 GoPro execs announced the news in an earnings call We were hoping to see it before the end of 2024 We’ve been waiting a long time for the GoPro Max 2, and it seems we’re going to have to wait some…
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Nikon reveals the Z50 II – a modest update of its hobbyist mirrorless camera with an identity crisis
Nikon has updated its four-year-old Z50 with the Z50 II. The mini-DSLR-style successor comes with the same 20.9MP APS-C sensor, but packs Nikon’s latest Expeed 7 processor, which delivers a raft of performance-based improvements. Nikon says the Z50 II has the same subject detection autofocus options as its professional Z8…
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Canon gives its mirrorless cameras a major video boost with trio of new pro hybrid RF lenses
Canon has announced four new lenses for its mirrorless cameras, three of which are touted ‘hybrid’, meaning that they are designed for video and still creators. They are the RF 24mm F1.4L VCM, RF 50mm F1.4L VCM and the RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM Z. The two pro-grade primes and…
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The leaked DJI Osmo 360 looks like the worst news the GoPro Max 2 has had all year
New DJI Osmo 360 leaks reveal more about the incoming action cam Mock-ups based on schematics give us an idea of potential design GoPro Max 2 still hasn’t launched a year on from official confirmation The great DJI vs GoPro battle looks likely to enter a new chapter soon, with…
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DJI tipped to launch its first 360-degree camera to rival Insta360 and GoPro
Not content with tussling with GoPro in the action camera space, DJI is reportedly preparing to launch its first-ever 360-degree camera to take on Insta360. @JasperEllens on X (formerly Twitter) leaked a US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing that seemingly certifies the DJI Osmo 360 (see below), which would almost…
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