Photographer sues Netflix for Copyright infringement

Sean R. Heavey, the photographer of the photo "Mothership" has sued Netflix for using his photo on materials for their show "stranger things". An attempt at a settlement has failed and now Sean is going through Litigation to stop Netflix from using his work and an unspecified amount of damages. I am totally in favor of the photographer this time as Netflix is a very profitable business that knowingly used a copyrighted work without contacting asking permission or compensating the author.

Nikon Leaves Brazil

Nikon has left Brazil for good. Although Brazil is a big market with over 200 million people, it is just not a good place for foreign consumer electronics companies both because of the regulations and taxes there for such companies and because of the enormous grey market there. For these two reasons, Nikon has found it hard to be profitable there and has decided to leave.

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Fuji to launch GFX 50R -- Cheapest Medium Format Camera Ever!

Fuji is rumored to be launching the GFX 50R, the "cheapest" medium format camera ever. No, this does not mean there is going to be a $500 medium format camera going around. It will most likely be around $3600 without the lens and $4500 with the kit lens. Still in the professional flagship camera price range, but far cheaper than most medium format cameras. For high resolution, image quality enthusiasts, this might present a chance to jump from Full-Frame to Medium format.

Canon EOS R does not have image stabilization. Is this a joke?

Canon's brand shiny new EOS R has no image stabilization while all of its competition has 4-5 stops of image stabilization. Is this a joke? This puts the new Canon mirrorless way behind its Nikon and Sony counterparts. Think about it, you can adapt a non-IS lens to the Sony Camera and it will have 5 stops of stabilization and yet if you attach it to the Canon mirrorless, it will not have stabilization. Some say Canon is doing this to protect its line of expensive lenses with IS because having IS would not be an advantage if IBIS was implemented because then all lenses(including cheap ones) would have IS. This is a flawed strategy and Canon will lose market share because of it.

Fuji announces new XT-3 with 4k@60!

Among all the noise made recently by Canon, Nikon, and Sony, Fuji announced its XT-3 which I think will win some people over because it has a feature that not many other cameras have. It is able to shoot 4k video at 60fps whereas the full-frame mirrorless cameras from Canon, Nikon, and Sony can only do 4k at 30 frames per second. The improvements on Autofocus make it a formidable stills camera as well.

Canon Announces new EOS R Mirrorless Camera

Canon has launched its new EOS R Mirrorless Camera with the following features:
30.4 MP sensor
Fully articulating screen
8fps burst shooting
Over 5,000 AF points with DPAF
4k @ 30
1080 DP @ 60
100-40,000 ISO native
$2299

Seems like it would compete with the Z7 and A7RIII but the price tag puts it more in the Z6/A7III category. Hard to tell. Canon has only launched 1 mirrorless full frame instead of 2 like Nikon and Sony.

Canon EOS R leaked specs and photos

Canon is set to announce their Mirrorless EOS R Camera on Sept 5th and although they've been tight-lipped about it, there are a few leaks: 4k video(not sure if full frame or cropped)
DPAF(hopefully it works for 4k unlike their last mirrorless offering)
New Mount
WIFI
30.4mp

Looks a bit underwhelming if you ask me, but it probably will be a solid product.

Sony HX99 superzoom announced

Sony just announced the HX99, a superzoom 720mm camera on a 1/2.3 lens. Price will likely be around $500-$600. It will be 24-720 zoom. 6400 max ISO, .09 seconds AF, 10fps burst, eye AF, 4k and 1080dp @ 100fps. It honestly looks really good.

Nikon D3500 Specs, is it a disappointment?

Although the Z6 and the Z7 have been getting all the press, Nikon has quietly also introduced an updated their D3400 into the D3500 with the following specs:

24.2mp sensor
Updated CMOS and exspeed sensor
5fps burst
11 point AF system
No Touch screen
Deeper Grip
12.9 ounces
1550 shots per charge
Low energy blue-tooth
$500

Looks just like the D3400 with better Ergonomics if you ask me.