Photography News issue 22

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Photography News Issue 22 absolutephoto.com

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Canon goes longwithG3 X

Canon’s pulled another first out of the bag, this time in the form of the PowerShot G3 X, which is the first in Canon’s superzoom compact range to feature a 1.0-type back-illuminated CMOS sensor. The G3 X’s 20.2-megapixel sensor is the same as found in the G7 X and works in tandem with a DIGIC 6 processor, it is nifty too, reaching speeds of up to 5.9fps. The lens is a showstopping 25x optical zoom that promises clarity throughout. Despite being a compact, it has the touch of a DSLR with a large tilting touchscreen, control ring, full

manual control and Raw settings. It’s stacking up to be a strong second shooter or travel companion and with Full HD movie capabilities improved with 5-axis image stabilisation it ticks a lot of boxes. It’s available later in July and has a suggested retail price of £799.99. Canon also launched the Speedlite 430EX III-RT for its EOS system. Priced at £249.99 this flash has a GN of 43 (ISO 100/metres), but its key selling point is integrated radio control for great off-camera versatility.

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Get closewith Samyang

Samyang is making its first foray into macro photography with the release of not one, but two new macro lenses. The 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC macro lens is a manual focus lens that’s been designed for full- frame as well as smaller sensors. It’s a flexible lens, ideal for up- close 1:1 magnification shots as well as flattering telephoto portraits. In a Nikon AW fit it’ll cost £419.99 and for the Canon, Sony A, Pentax, Sony E, Fujifilm

X and Micro Four Thirds, it’s priced at £389.99. Next up is the 100mm T2.1 VDSLR ED UMC macro lens. Aimed at filmmakers it’s a manual focus lens for full-frame and smaller sensors. It comes with focus and de-coupled aperture gear rings for use with rigs and follow focus. The Nikon, Canon, Sony E and Micro Four Thirds fit costs £429.99.

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