Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS and RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS To be Released Within A Month

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It seems that Canon is eventually releasing two of the “holy trinity” lenses they announced back in February 2019.

According to Nokishita the RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS and RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS lenses will be available for pre-order within a month.

The last “holy trinity” lens for the EOS R that’s still missing would be the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, which we are pretty confident will also be released in 2019.

Prototypes or mockups of the upcoming lenses for the EOS R have been on display at CP+ 2019.

The SliderMini Is A Ultra Portable And Smooth Camera Slider

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SliderMini at a glance:

  • Controlled either by smart APP or by hardware button
  • Smooth & steady sliding, silent mode available
  • 3 shooting modes: video, timelapse, stop motion
  • Preset timelapse modes & customizable library
  • Excellent load capacity up to 33 LBS
  • Quality material & real unibody design
  • Super thin & ultra lightweight

We try to find cool and useful Kickstarter projects that may be of interested for you. Here is another one, and we hope we are not annoying you.

The SliderMini is a easy to use pocket-sized motorised slider, and you can back this project on Kickstarter and become an early adopter. Learn more watching the videos below.

Dual Control

You may design and control shoots remotely with our intuitive user-friendly app, or simply use a hardware button on the unit to manually control how the camera slides.

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Smooth & Silent

The macro-precise motor and cutting-edge control technology enables precise and quiet motion control over the balance among strength, duration and smoothness.

Great Load Capacity

Powerful motor and torque enables 33.33lb(15kg) carrying capacity (horizontally), let you work efficiently with any phone, camera and DSLR.

Ultra Portable

0.79 inch (2cm) in thickness, 1.26 lb (0.569kg) in weight, SliderMini easily fits into any backpacks, ready to meet your shooting needs anytime, anywhere.

Unibody Design

Small but compact, everything is self-contained, nothing to assemble and no external battery to deal with. All that remains outside is an ultra sleek, streamlined, beautiful shape.

Long Path

The slider features a travel length of 8 inches(20.32cm), which provides enough motion capture to meet 95% of shooting needs.

Built-in Timelapses

Select from 10 preset timelapse modes so you can be up and running very quickly. You can also customize the mode including title, picture, interval, play time, record time, FPS.

Time-lapse Library

You can add unlimited number of timelapse modes to build your own time-lapse library for future use. Simply design your own shots, save and reload the same to shot again.

Bluetooth Connection

SliderMini automatically connects with your Android/iOS phone over bluetooth as soon as you open our app Smartta Go, seamless integrated in the most convenient way.

Here Are 12 Common Photography Myths, Debunked

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Tony & Chelsea Northrup try to debunk 12 common photography myths in the 30 minutes video below.

The discussed photography myths are:

  1. Should you fully discharge your battery to avoid a memory effect?
  2. Will deleting pictures in-camera corrupt your SD card?
  3. Do UV filters really improve image quality?
  4. Do higher megapixels really equal more noise?
  5. Do medium format cameras really have better “compression”?
  6. Is raw processing really better on your PC than in your camera?
  7. Can you edit JPGs?
  8. Do you really need to turn off image stabilization on a tripod?
  9. Are lenses really sharpest at the f/8 “sweet spot”?
  10. Is manual focus more accurate?
  11. Does Canon really have the best color science?
  12. Are memory card failures caused by bad brands or user error?

Canon having the best color science isn’t a myth, btw :-)

The Digital Camera Market Is Plummeting Quickly, Statistics Suggest

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CIPA published some statistics about the digital camera market.

Things aren’t looking good at all. Some findings:

  • Shipment of digital camera dropped by 74.8% in June 2019 compared to June 2018
  • There are no signs the situation might get better
  • DSLR shipments have dropped by 56.8% compared to 2018
  • Mirrorless camera shipments have dropped by 79.8% compared to 2018
  • Lens shipment has dropped by 67.1% compared to last year
  • Compact camera shipments have dropped by 88.2% compared to last year

Well, these are worrying figures. The original PDF files with all statistics can be downloaded (and are in Japanese): digital camera statistics | interchangeable lenses statistics

[via Digicame Info]