Shutterbugging dot Net – Page 29 – Personal ramblings on photography

The pagoda and the dragon (October 18th 2017)

Chinese Gardens during the lantern festival, Montréal Botanical Garden, Montréal Canada – Fujifilm X-Pro1, XF 14mm f2.8

Autumn Path (2) (October 8th 2017)

Mont-Tremblant, Canada – Canon 5DMarkII, EF 24-105 f4 L IS

Ticket Hall (October 9th 2017)

STM Station Acadie, Montréal, Canada – Fujifilm X-Pro 1, XF 18mm f2 R

Autumn Path (October 8th 2017)

Sunset on the lake (October 8th 2017)

Lake Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Canada – Canon 5DMarkII, EF 24-105 f4 L IS

Chapelle Saint-Bernard (October 8th 2017)

Chapelle Saint-Bernard, Mont-Tremblant, Canada – Canon 5DMkII, EF 24-105 f4 L IS.

Fall on the road (October 8th 2017)

Mont-Tremblant, Canada – Canon 5DMkII EF 24-105 f4 L IS.

Is Yashica back?

Usually a question as the headline means a “no” as an answer. This time as well.

Last month, Yashica teased us about their comeback.

Today, they announced the Kickstarter for digiFilm™, already funded in less than 24h.

In both appearance and sensation, YASHICA Y35 recaptures the joy and meaning of analogue-photography but eliminating the time and expense required for film development.

A cheap digital camera (plastic body), 14 megapixel 1/3.2″ sensor, optical viewfinder, 35mm equivalent f2.8 lens, no screen, no edit, with a system called digiFilm™ to load “presets” onto the camera. And to fool you, one has to needlessly “wind” the camera up before starting to shoot. Each of these digiFilm™ cost money (~US$18) and they provide different ISO, colour, or even aspect ratio.

Looks like a novelty gadget, not something that will make Yashica serious choice like it once was.

Underwhelming.

Dear Canon, again

Dear Canon, What Happened To Your Innovation? writes Jason Futrill on PetaPixel.

[…] — since the launch of the Canon 5D Mark II way back in March 2008 it has been extremely hard to be genuinely excited about any new cameras you have released. And here is why: the Canon 5D Mark II is, in my opinion, the last truly “innovative” camera you have developed and released.

I had one specific issue with the 6DMkII before the reviews came around to show it was not just the lack of 4K video. Canon is slow to disrupt itself, which mean that competitors are doing it instead. I also love L glass. Still love my 5DMkII for photography. But recently I have gotten more excited about Fujifilm that has been providing its customers new feature through software, high quality lenses, and not afraid to push the limit for video.