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Photography News | Issue 44 | absolutephoto.com
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The latest addition to the Sony Alpha range is the 24.2-megapixel full-frame A9. Boasting a continuous shooting speed of 20 frames-per-second for up to 241Rawshots, it sets itself firmly inplace for actionandsport photographers. It also features 693-point focal plane phase detection AF points with 60AF/ AE tracking calculations per second. An extended battery life and dual SD card slots allow even more shooting and a 5-axis in-body stabilization with a 5EV benefit helps to keep both stills and images free from camera shake. Available from June the Sony A9 has a price tag of £4500. SonyA9
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Save onCanson’s award winning paper Canson’s new Infinity Baryta Prestige inkjet paper was voted as this year’s TIPA Best Inkjet Photo Paper. TIPA is a worldwide organisation of 30 imaging magazines (which Photography News has just joined) and its prestigious Infinity Baryta Prestige is a 340gsm paper with an acid- free alpha-cellulose and cotton base with a baryta coating to help image sharpness. It has excellent DMAX qualities that give prints with deep, solid blacks and rich shadow detail while the gloss finish oozes quality with a look redolent of darkroom fibre-papers. On-line Paper has 20% off all Canson papers and if you order before June 30 you will get free postage. Use the code ‘PN44’ at the checkout. on-linepaper.co.uk Hahnel get flash The Hahnel Modus 600RT speedlite flashgun offers a high power output from an unusual power source, an Li-ion rechargeable battery, instead of AA cells. The battery can give over 550 full power flash bursts with an amazing recycling time of just 1.5 sec. Super-fast recycling is just one of this flashgun’s many attributes. There is TTL flash, high speed sync up to 1/8000sec and wireless connectivity with a 100m range when paired with an optional Viper TTL wireless trigger. There is also a USB interface for firmware updates. The Modus 600RT on its own is priced at £219.99, while the Viper TTL costs £129.99, the Viper TTL Transmitter is £69.99 and the Viper TTL Receiver is £59.99 Hahnel.ie Awards are recognised as leading benchmarks throughout the imaging industry.
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Instax goes square
Samyang VDSLR 16mmT2.6
The Instax SQUARE SQ10 is the first hybrid instant camera to take the new instax SQUARE film, which will be released on 19 May. This hybrid camera features a digital image sensor as well as digital image processing technology.With an LCD screen, operation dial and buttons on the back, it’s easy to operate and you can select images, edit them and then print them. It features various shooting modes such as Night Scene and Close-up shot, plus ten different filter effects, 19 steps of vignette control and 19 steps of brightness adjustment. Its internal memory can store up to 50 images or for extra storage you can insert a microSD card, while its rechargeable battery allows you to shoot 160 images with one charge.
Adding to its range of dedicated cine lenses for DSLRs, Samyang has introduced the VDSLR 16mm T2.6 for full-frame use. With an angle of view commonly used by directors of photography, this versatile wide-angle lens is great for a variety of video shoots. It includes a distance scale and T numbers marked on both sides of the lens, as well as a quiet and smooth de-clicked focus and aperture gear rings for ease of use when filming. The VDSLR 16mm T2.6 will be available from June with a price of £529.
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Fujifilm has announced two more lenses for its GFX medium-format system. The GF110mm f/2 R LM WR and GF23mm f/4 R LM W are targeted at portrait, landscape and architecture photographers. Both will be available from June. These prime lenses boast fast and quiet autofocusing and have a weather-resistant build, making themable to withstand dust and freezing temperatures. The GF23mm f/4 R LM WR is priced at £2399 and the GF110mm f/2 R LMWR will sell at £2599. MoreFuji lenses
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