No mucking about,
let’s just get straight into the news!
Sigma News
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| Sigma 14-24mm f/2,8 |
Sigma has announced
their new 14-24mm f/2.8 ART lens for Sigma, Nikon and Canon mounts (anyone got
a Sigma camera? If you do, or you know someone who does, let me know, I have
questions!). Featuring 17 elements in 11 groups, a 9 blade rounded aperture, a
max aperture of f/22 and weighing in at 1150 grams (exactly the same as their
12-24mm f/4 ART lens) this promises to bring the heat to Nikon and Canon.
Neither the release date nor price for this new ART lens has been released yet,
but as soon as I know, you’ll know. Watch out, Nikon and Canon, because if
Sigma start doing their ART, Contemporary and Sport lines for Sony FE mount, I
think you’re going to see a mass exodus! Just my opinion.
DJI News
DJI have introduced
their DJI Knowledge Quiz to the
drones in Australia. The 9 question quiz is designed to test a pilot’s
knowledge of “simple safety rules”, and each question must be answered
correctly before the pilot can fly. There is no indication of how the pilot
might be prevented from flying in the press release, so I’ll make contact with
DJI and see what they can tell us.
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| New DJI Mavic Air |
Video News
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Red Digital Cinema,
in conjunction with Foxconn (an iPhone manufacturer) are getting set to make 8k
video cameras available to the consumer market. A spokesperson for the project
is quoted as saying that these new caeras will be “a third of the current
prices and a third of the current size.” This has got to be big news for the
budget videographer, but keep in mind that when they say “a third of the
current prices”, what they mean is a third of between $29,000 and $80,000. So
'woohoo' on the 8k cameras, but take it with a grain of salt.
I’m keeping it brief
this week, but I’ll keep you up to date on DJI’s potential response to my
enquiries, and of course on any other quick snippets of news that that I think
are share-worthy! And don’t forget next Monday’s post. Or last Monday’s post!
Or any of last year’s posts! And don’t forget tell your friends not to forget
my posts!
And let me know what you think of this short-form news. Do you like it? Would you like this sort of quick news summary all the time? Tell me your thoughts!
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