I guess summer is officially over now and looking back, I can remember some beautiful time spent on vacation. Many photos were shot in beautiful places and endless beaches I had never been before were discovered in my region. I only regret to have spent so little time organizing small trips, mostly because I spent much time staying in one place and following a "fixed" daily summer routine. Given the money and circumstances I would now prefer having spent some more time away from my region than waking in the morning for early sunbaths, then back for lunch and finally out for strolls with my friends or family.
GoPro just announced their new line of cameras (along with the Karma drone) and frankly I am not that excited. The new line from GoPro is called Hero5 (no big surprises there) and it features only two cameras: a more advanced GoPro Hero5 Black and a smaller GoPro Hero5 session. That, I think, is a good sign that GoPro are getting some of their focus back and not spreading too thin on their camera range.
So how many photos do you think you can cram in a 1 Terabyte memory card (spoiler: it’s this
times 2)? This question just move from a theoretical question into a
practical question as SanDisk just showed off their first prototype of a
1 Terabyte SDXC card.
A challenging environment with flickering lights and inconsistent white balance all the time. I found myself on this International Meeting of Rhythmic Gymnastics about a month ago and immediately I found myself in front of quick action, low light and weird white balance making this photo shooting a real challenge.
Today I received my EKEN H8R camera and quickly put it to test. I had no empty class 10 micro SD card, so I used my smartphone's class 10 card which was probably too fragmented. I made some initial tests taking a few videos and upgraded the firmware to "allow" 4K@30fps (yes it came with no true 30fps as advertised). But let's start at the beginning, shall we?
Usually, I don't recommend cameras for video, as a photographer's job is static and has little to do with action, but there are a few times when an independent product review just sells the product without the technicalities and specification comparison.
Here's Sony's newest mirrorless camera. I have to admit that Sony sensors are getting better and from what I've seen this is going to be a great future for photography. If the problems with sensor temperatures when shooting video are solved, we will soon see real portable 4K cameras (and light ones, too!). No need to say more, head on to DPReview to read their very good review.
After my last blog post, I felt the urge to grab any opportunity for a small photography trip nearby, either alone or with company. I had accidentally been at Pikilo Mountain in Attiki prefecture and now I felt it was a great opportunity to further explore it. Well to be exact, I didn't get there entirely by accident, but because I just wanted to get to the top of that small mountain and had a couple of hours to spend.
Well, it's been a while since Nikon's 35+ megapixel cameras were released (with their oil problems etc) and the response from Canon's 50+ megapixel monsters, but having a previous experience with the problems that can occur when handling light with such beasts, I cannot keep myself silent and happy with these technological achievements. First of all, lets keep things simple by trying to figure out the problems of previous models of both brands in order to try and find some kind of solution to the most serious ones.
