Photography News 12

Latest photography news 2014 special

Samyang expands line-up

version which is to follow in the near future. The full-frame fisheye lens is bright and super wide, offering a 180° angle of view. It consists of 12 lens elements in eight groups, including three elements made of low dispersion ED glass and two aspherical elements designed to improve sharpness and to minimise chromatic aberrations. The release date and retail price of the 12mm fisheye are yet to be announced.

Photokina 2014 marked the official release of the latest lenses in the Samyang range: the new V-DSLR 50mm T1.5 AS UMC cine lens and the 12mm 1:2.8 ED AS NCS fisheye. The cine lens is designed for cameras and camcorders with a full-frame or smaller sensor and bridges the gap between the current 35mm and 85mm lenses available from Samyang. It will retail at £479.99 and predates the release of a stills photography

Hands-free creative control

E-PL7’s flip-down touchscreen and it even comes with a pancake lens. Olympus has also revealed an updated OM-D E-M1. The most obvious change is a new silver casing but the E-M1 has also had a firmware upgrade which is pre- installed on the new edition. This delivers tethered shooting, Digital Shift (which allows in-camera correction of distortion) and includes a Live Composite mode. The upgrade can be downloaded now by all E-M1 users. The silver E-M1 is available from early October for £1099.99 body only.

Remotely releasing the shutter from your smartphone is nothing new, but Olympus has taken remote capabilities even further with its new PEN E-PL7. Zooming in and adjusting aperture and shutter speed are all possible from a smartphone, you’ll even be able to see a real-time preview. At the heart of the E-PL7 is a 16.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor and a TruePic VII processor supported by three-axis image stabilisation for sharper shots. Available in white, silver or black from October, priced at £499, you can focus and shoot in one touch on the

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Lens launches fromSony

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There were two big lens launches from Sony at this year’s Photokina, the first of which marks the company’s debut of a 35mm full-frame lens with power zoom capabilities. As you’d expect, the FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS is aimed squarely at videographers, and features a smooth and silent drive as well as in-lens image stabilisation. It also features separate focus, iris and zoom rings as well as resistance to dust and moisture. The second release was Sony’s ZEISS 16-35mm f/4, a full-frame lens for E-mount cameras. With a wide- angle zoom range and in-built image stabilisation, this model is designed to offer a compact and portable solution for everyday shooting. Both lenses are available to preorder now.

Sony has hailed the A5100 as the world’s smallest interchangeable lens camera, but there’s more to this latest release than its compact size. At its heart is a 24.3-megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor and a powerful BIONZ X processor, and the A5100 is also capable of fast hybrid autofocus. Featuring 179 focal plane phase-detection points, the AF system should take all manner of subjects in its stride and its hybrid AF capabilities are also on hand when shooting Full HD movies. Focusing and releasing the shutter is made even easier with the addition of Touch Focus on the LCD screen, which also tilts through 180°. Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity facilitate remote shooting and make one-touch image or video transfer possible to your smartphone, tablet or TV. It’s available now and is priced from £420, body only. Faster, smaller, sharper

π To find out more, go to www.sony.co.uk.

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