![]() Ricoh also joined the under-glass movement with its enchanting GR III high-performance ultra-compact that features a new 24MP APS-C sensor, upgraded from 16MP, which should substantially improve its imaging performance. It has a smaller (but still 0.77x) 3.69M-dot EVF, and is the first GFX with Bluetooth. Resembling an upsized X-E3, it’s a lighter, handier version of the acclaimed GFX that employs the same basic internals, including a 43.8 x 32mm, 51.4MP sensor, a 3.2-inch touchscreen LCD, and an X Processor Pro. Fujifilm GFX 50R and lenses (Photo by Frank Walker)įujifilm’s new “rangefinder style” medium format GFX 50R was also enticingly on display in a locked showcase. The S1R and S1 will have 47MP and 24MP sensors respectively, both will be able to shoot 4K video at 60 fps, provide Dual IS image stabilization, have double XQD memory card slots, and employ the L-mount pioneered by Leica and now embraced by Panasonic and Sigma, ensuring an enhanced supply of affordable and “expressive” interchangeable lenses. Panasonic announced the forthcoming S1R and S1 full-frame mirrorless cameras just last month, but details on what we saw encased in glass at the show are still pretty sparse. Panasonic full-frame Lumix and lenses (Photo by Frank Walker) Is the world ready for a $4k fixed-lens camera? Zeiss is banking on its appeal to well-heeled street shooters and pro travel photographers. ![]() Remarkably, the ZX1 does not use memory cards - it has internal 512GB SSD storage and integrated Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. A masterpiece of minimalist design, it has a Zeiss-designed full-frame 37.4MP sensor, a non-interchangeable 35mm f/2 Zeiss Distagon lens, a 0.74x OLED EVF, and a giant 4.34-inch Touchscreen LCD with a Tool Bar in its attractively curved right-hand end. Look but don’t touch: Enticing cameras and lenses under glass Zeiss ZX 1 (Photo by Frank Walker)Īt the Zeiss booth we ogled longingly at the ZX1 previously unveiled, albeit with fewer details, at Photokina. Here’s a brief rundown of what we encountered as we strolled the aisles. Also there were a number of significant trends in evidence, and enough really new stuff to keep things pretty interesting. ![]() On the plus side, many folks finally got to handle the exciting new full-frame mirrorless cameras from Nikon (the Z6 and Z7) and Canon (the EOS R) they’d fantasized about, and many major camera companies (including Nikon, Canon, and Fujifilm) offered free professional in-booth cleaning services for their cameras. ![]() They managed to squeeze everything, including many impressively large booths, into one cavernous ground floor space, which made it slightly easier to cover the show.įor all the high spirits and genuine enthusiasm for photography in evidence at PhotoPlus 2018, the the show did not have as many new product announcements, when compared to the giant Photokina 2018 expo held in Germany earlier this fall. Prominent lens company booths included Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, and Zeiss (and several other brands) were there with the expected profusion of accessories, hardware, software, media, and services. Most of the major players were there in force, including Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fujifim, Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, Ricoh, and more, with the notable exception of Leica that held an event heralding their new minimalist Leica M10-D (which has no LCD, but does have built-in Wi-Fi!) at their Soho store. The opening of the big Photo Plus 2018 Expo on October 25th at the Javits Center in New York City drew enthusiastic crowds of professional photographers, photo enthusiasts, and the typical assortment of journalists, analysts, and industry mavens. ![]()
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