Photography

On Thursday 28-Feb I ventured down to Minato Mirai Station in Yokohama for the recent edition of the Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2019. I always enjoy the exhibition and hubbub of vendors mixing with photo buffs... a little something for everyone. Firs...  

Great equipment Cheers and thanks for sharing D

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Many thanks for the Nikon update, I feel a little sad they're throwing themselves behind the Z series, they should have just dispensed with all this adapter non sense and focused on making the 6 and 7 better and better. Time will tell, I feel these aren't... 

But it's clear that when the general public wants a camera, they want it to be small. I was also surprised at features that are being added (in general). The Fuji XT-30 will have 425 focus points for example and the Nikon Z series will get eye activated f... 

who knows, not attracted to them myself but will be interesting to see how the market in general reacts to these offerings.... Filip

When I checked with the staff, they said there were no new P&S models from Sony... Casey

I guess my favorite part of your report will have to be the gal with the multi-color measuring tape.

There is a funny story with that model... at first she was 'very cool' and would not look up nor look at the photographers so I started to talk to her and got her laughing and she finally glanced up with a smile... I gave her a big thank you after a few p... 

Except through 3rd party lenses... e.g. Cosina-Voigtlander continue to bring out new M-mount lenses, as they also did last year at CP+. As mentioned elsewhere a new Q series seems to be in the offing. Casey

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did you get a chance to handle the Ricoh GR III , Casey?

they way they had it set up, the device was attached to a tablet computer, so I just held the Theta in the air and took a (shaky) photo of the tablet... I did indeed handle the GR III, I am not really familiar with the GR Series so I mostly just talked to... 

Wish the Q was 35mm, otherwise I might have owned one already. Thanks for the report!

my preference is 28 or 50... but I hear you. I have the Fuji X100T which is 23mm f/2 fixed lens (35mm FF equivalent). All photos in the report were taken with the Canon 5DII and 100mm f/2.8 Macro.

Hey Casey, that show looks like a lot of fun. My, that ZX1 looks like a very clean design, but maybe a little cold for my taste. I'd sure like to try one though. And the CV 75mm f1.5 sounds very interesting indeed! Best, Jeff

This year I really took my time walking around the floor and spent time in each (major) booth. Next year I might try to check each exhibit. I agree about the CV 75 and ZX1 although I also liked that Hassy with adapter. I was particularly satisfied with th... 

Yes, I forgot to mention the portraits! The second lady (holding the camera) is a splendid portrait and you captured her at the perfect moment. Nice! Also I forgot to ask: Did you see film anywhere?

a Nikon F3 and what looked like a 28mm, but no actual film that I could see... Ilford had a good sized booth with various types paper displayed, both wet print and digital print... I didn't check for Ilford film. There were various booths with art print p... 

The ZX1 looks impressive. Look forward to seeing the Q2.

In total there was not much 'new' this year but it's such a fun show to attend. Casey

and I enjoy talking to the tech reps... it was a very enjoyable afternoon... Casey

is sublime . Now, it is entirely news to me that Hasselblad is supplying lenses to DJI for use with their drones. I think that is fantastic, their drones have in particular been consistently ranked among the best products in their respective categories. I... 

I would not have found the DJI booth except for talking to the guys at SilkyPix. I was talking about their Developer Studio (which I like) and just by chance I ask if Hassy was at the show because I couldn't find their booth... The rep at SilkyPix walked ... 

but they happen to be of considerable benefit in photographing properties which are mostly obscured from land-side views. Cheers, Filip

I can see the real-estate application... Casey

I feel dirty.

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I like those model shots especially the third one. Great way to practice on portraits. Thanks for sharing. Best fernando

and it was a treat to work in good light that was set up properly... Casey

Did you play with Panasonic. I heard they new one which use Leica SL lenses is humongous. Ah, like your #1 and last photo

I didn't stop by the booth, but the show catalog has the Lumix S1R (DC-S1RM-K) and Lumix S1 (DC-S1M-K) as new (March 2019). As well as three new lenses: Lumix S Pro 50mm f/1.4 and S Pro 70-200mm f/4 O.I.S. both certified by Leica, plus the Lumix S 24-105m...