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2 days ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
Product photos: Richard ButlerThe Panasonic Lumix DC-S1II is the company's second-generation, high-end 24MP full-frame mirrorless camera, now based around a Stacked CMOS sensor, and the same body introduced as the S1RII.
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1 week ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
"More and more users are using these cameras for video shooting. We have to accommodate this video shooting," says Go Tokura, Executive Vice President at Canon and head of its Imaging Group, when speaking to us at CP+ in Yokohama, in February. He's describing the change in the kinds of users he's seeing. "I see this influx of video users who are dedicated professionals, and they are saying that mirrorless shooting will suffice for their work.
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1 week ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
Modern displays in the latest phones, TVs and laptops can show a much wider brightness range and a broader array of colors than before, allowing more lifelike images in a way that could revolutionize photography. But a lack of movement toward a format with widespread support has stifled the progress of true HDR photography.
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2 weeks ago | 
dpreview.com | Mitchell Clark |Richard Butler
Product photos: Mitchell ClarkThe Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII is the company's latest high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera, now beefed-up with 8K video capabilities and improved autofocus.
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2 weeks ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
Canon has announced an RF-mount version of its 75-300mm F4.0-5.6 low-cost full-frame tele zoom lens. Though there are no details yet of a US release. The company says the Canon RF 75-300mm F4.0-5.6 is based on the existing DC-motor version of the EF-mount 75-300mm F4.0-5.6 III, dating from April 1999.
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2 weeks ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
"We will raise prices and are in the process of estimating the timing and amount of the increase," said Canon, when asked about the impact of tariffs in the US. The response came to questions from analysts at the company’s Q1 financials announcement, with it becoming the first major manufacturer to publically discuss the impact with its investors. The company has a Q&A document separate from its earnings report, and the majority of it covers the tariffs.
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3 weeks ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
Sony has announced the FE 50-150mm F2 GM tele zoom: a shorter but faster alternative to the traditional 70-200mm F2.8. Its wider aperture will particularly suit photographers of indoor sports and wedding photographers. The lens is the same 200mm (7.9") length as Sony's current 70-200mm F2.8 OSS GM II though 17% wider, at 103mm (4.1"). And, while it's a whole stop faster than the (longer and stabilized) 70-200mm, it's only 30% heavier, at 1340g (47.27oz), which feels surprisingly light in the hand.
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3 weeks ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
During the three weeks I've been shooting with the Sigma BF, a surprising number of people asked me what I thought of it. I'm not necessarily going to suggest you should go out and buy one, but I can honest say I really enjoyed it. Partly because it prompted me to think more about the photos I was taking than I have done in a long time.
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1 month ago | 
denver7.com | Richard Butler
DENVER — A century after he was shot and killed while patrolling northeast Denver, Officer James Shannon was remembered in a powerful way. Law enforcement and community members gathered Friday to unveil a new memorial sign at the site where Shannon lost his life on April 4, 1925. The 26-year-old officer was investigating a nearby holdup when he approached a man who appeared intoxicated.
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1 month ago | 
dpreview.com | Richard Butler
Some years ago, when I was relatively new to the camera industry, I wrote a post for DPReview's short-lived blog, suggesting it was high time someone re-thought the way camera interfaces work. I used Apple as an example of a company making inroads into an established market by developing a completely different way to interact with a device. I had no idea, back then, just how much impact the iPhone would go on to have, of course.
