Photography News Issue 48

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400GB SD card Western Digital has announced the world’s highest capacity Micro SD card. The SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-1 card has a capacity pf 400GB. UK price is £224.99. WD also announced the SanDisk iXpand Base. Available in sizes from 32GB to 256GB and prices from £53.99 to £176.99, this handy and compact accessory will back up your iPhone images and data while recharging. The unit has a soft rubber top to place the phone onto and there is a wraparound groove to hold the Lightning cable. sandisk.com

Canon has announced newarrivals in several product categories, including cameras, lenses and printers. In its premium L-series lens range we have three tilt-shift lenses and a portrait lens, namely the TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro, the 90mm f/2.8 Macro, the TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro and the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM. The EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM has been created with people photography in mind. It features a 14 element in 10 group design, an electromagnetic diaphragm and wide f/1.4 aperture to produce a nice bokeh effect. Fast and accurate autofocusing can be achieved thanks to Canon’s renowned ultrasonic motor. The EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USMwill be available from November with a suggested price of £1569.99. The TS-E 50mm and TS-E 90mm tilt-shift lenses replace the current TS-E 45mm f/2.8 and TS-E 90mm f/2.8 lens, while the TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro sees the introduction of

tilt-shift for a longer focal length. All three lenses have a suggested price of £2499.99 and will be available from November 2017. In its mirrorless camera range, Canon has added the EOS M100, replacing the EOS M10. This compact camera is ideal for vloggers who want torecordvideosandphotos, andshare them to their social channels; thanks to its flip-up screen you can also easily take selfies. Its design makes it small enough to fit in a pocket and it also features a touchscreen. For those who need a little help when shooting, the EOS M100 features on-screen guides. The EOS M100 will be available from October 2017 as body only for £449.99, or three kit options: the EOS M100 plus EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM for £569.99; EOS M100 plus EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM and EF-M 22mm f/2 STM for £699.99; or the EOS M100 plus EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5- 6.3 IS STMandEF-M55-200mmf/4.5- 6.3 IS STM for £769.99.

Finally, in its PIXMA range, Canon has announced four new printers: the PIXMATS5150, TS6150, TS8150 and the TS9150. Each printer enables you to wirelessly print top quality prints and documents at home, and also offers double-sided printing. With built-in LCD screens you can easily adjust settings and select which images or documents you would like to print.

Sony support Sony pro camera users

can enjoy a walk-in service at Fixation’s London base rather than sending faulty kit to Sony’s plant in Wales. Fixation is based at Unit C, 250 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5RD. fixationuk.com

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A feast from Fujifilm

Hasselblad update The X1D-50c has had a

Billy the tripod 3 Legged Thing has launched the Billy carbon-fibre tripod system. Weighing just 1.38kg, it is 3LT’s lightest-ever tripod but its design and top quality build means it can support 13 times its own weight. It features four section legs (one of which is detachable for use as a monopod), a working height of 1.65m and a minimum height of 100mm thanks to its removable and reversible centre column. 3leggedthing.com firmware update, now giving an electronic shutter with a top 1/10,000sec speed and the ability to resize AF points. hasselblad.com

Fujifilmhas added an ultra-compact model to its range ofmirrorless XSeries cameras. Like its bigger brethren, the X-E3 features Fujifilm’s X-Trans CMOS III APS-C sensor and X-Processor Pro image processing engine for great image quality and impressive high ISO performance. The high-speed processing engine makes the camera very responsive, with a 0.4sec start-up time, shutter lag of a mere 0.05sec and 5fps live view shooting. AF is handled by a large phase-detection area with an improved algorithm for super-fast accurateAF – evenwith moving subjects. The compact body features an OLED viewfinder as well as a three-inch, 1040k dot monitor,whichhastouchfunctionality, including for focusing, shooting and image review. It is also the first X Series camera to use Bluetooth for power efficient image sharing possibilities. The X-E3 will be available from28 September with a price of £849 body only, £1149 with the 23mm f/2 or £1249 with the 18-55mm f/2.8-4. An X-E3 metal hand grip costs £119 while a case is £74.99. Of course, the X-E3 is fully compatible with Fujifilm’s huge lens collection, which has grown by one with the announcement of the XF80mm f/2.8 LM OIS WR Macro. It is the first mid- telephoto macro lens in the X Series system that offers life-size magnification. Its design features 16 elements in 12 groups, including one aspherical lens, one SuperEDlens, and threeED lenses. Despite all that advanced, high-quality glass this lens is lightweight and handheld shooting is supported by Fujifilm’s optical mage stabiliser system, designed to supress shift shake and offers a 5EVbenefit.

Autofocusing is handled by a linear motor for fast, silent operation while the provision of an innovative Floating Focus system and a Ball Slide system helps ensure great accuracy and high performance. The lens isalsoweatherresistant, andthefront and rear elements are fluorine coated in order to repelwater andmake surfaces less susceptible to pesky smudges. This lens will be available from November at a price of £1249. Fujifilm’s medium-format GFX system has alsogainedanewlens.TheGF45mmf/2.8RWR is thesixthlens intherangeandisacompact lens with a really useful moderate wide-angle focal length–equivalentto36mminthe35mmformat. The lens weighs in at just 490g, so makes a portable combination with the GFX body; the lens is dust andweather resistant, too, matching the camera. The GF45mm f/2.8 RWR will be available in November, priced at £1699. Finally, Fujifilm has news of software and firmware. Starting with software, available from late November, there is Fujifilm X Raw Studio, a Raw processing software that works when the camera is connected up to the computer via a USB cable. Firmware updates for the X-T2 and X-T20 will be available from late November and for the X-Pro2 and X100F from late December. A raft of improvements are on offer, including support for X Raw Studio and improved AF tracking. In the case of the X-Pro2 4K video will be possible; on the X-T20 it will be possible to use touch operationwhile the eye is to the viewfinder.

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