AGENDA NEWS
Sigma expands its Contemporary range
The 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary zoom is now the fourth in Sigma’s growing range to fit Fujifilm X Mount cameras. It joins the 16mm f/1.4, 30mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.4 primes as an accessible option, designed to be as portable as possible. These X Mount lenses use a control algorithm to improve AF drive and communication. The new model also supports Continuous AF and in-camera correction of aberration, with a rubber-sealed mount to keep out nasty weather, too. The £430/$549 18-50mm f/2.8 is ideal as an upgrade to a standard kit lens for Fujifilm cameras with APS-C sensors. It gives a full-frame equivalent zoom range of 27-75mm, with edge-to-edge sharpness owing to an optical design of 13 elements in ten groups, including one special low dispersion (SLD) and three aspherical elements. A minimum focusing distance of 12.1cm/4.8in and maximum magnification of 1:2.8 feature. Weighing 285g/0.63in and measuring 76.8mm/3in in length, the 18-50mm is the smallest and lightest in its class, balancing well with mirrorless bodies. sigma-imaging-uk.com
COMPACT KING The latest Sigma zoom offers great value and is an ideal partner for Fujifilm cameras
COOKE OF REVELATION Cooke has revealed a 19-40mm wide zoom in its Varotal/i FF range, joining the 30-95mm and 85-215mm zooms launched at the end of 2021. Price has yet to be revealed, but for comparison the other zooms in the series cost around £45,600/$54,900 each! All the lenses deliver the famed ‘Cooke Look’, offering natural, flattering skin tone and character, and match footage shot on the Cooke S8/i FF and S7/i FF primes. The new 19-40mm lens is lighter than its zoom siblings, weighing 3.5kg/7.7lb, with a close focus of 320mm/12.6in. cookeoptics.com
VERTICAL VIDEO COMES TO DAVINCI RESOLVE A major new update to Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve provides support for editing vertical video resolutions for TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram, plus automatic locking of individual timelines for multi-user collaboration. This free update adds DaVinci AI voice Fairlight grid support has also been added, allowing clips to be positioned based on timecode or musical tempo. And projects imported from the Atem Mini ISO are easier to edit, with audio now attaching to video clips.
DaVinci Resolve 18.1 applies support for Dolby Vision 5.1.0 cinema trims, to adjust brightness levels of high dynamic range images. There are also performance improvements throughout. blackmagicdesign.com
isolation tools to remove loud, undesirable sounds from voice recordings in the cut, edit and Fairlight audio pages, as well as vector keyframing for Fairlight automation curve editing.
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