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Sony has announced two new additions to its Xperia 1 and 5 flagships series line-ups with the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III. The variable telephoto lens on each of the new Xperia models allows for quick focus when switching between the 70 mm and 105 mm lenses. This setup is paired with a dual PD sensor and dual PDAF capabilities across the entire focal range. The smartphones offer a total of four focal lengths viz. 16 mm, 24 mm, 70 mm and 105 mm and feature Zeiss optics calibrated specifically for Xperia. Object tracking has been upgraded with Real-time Tracking and both models offer continuous AF that performs AF / AE calculations at up to 60 times per second. The BIONZ X processor enables users to shoot in…

Canon has announced the on-boarding of Director, Cinematographer and Filmmaker Santosh Sivan as part of its Cinema EOS Ambassador programme. Sivan has been a part of the Indian film fraternity for over 30 years and has worked on various films across Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. He has won 14 National Awards, and for his contribution to Indian cinema, he has been awarded with the Padma Shri, by the President of India in 2014. He has 21 international awards to his credit and his most recent films include, Lies We Tell, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and Darbar. According to Canon, Sivan is looking forward to working with the latest cinema camera launched by Canon, the EOS C70 Cinema camera, which is reportedly Canon’s first RF Mount Cinema EOS Camera. Commenting…

Monotech Systems has signed up with Ricoh for the distribution of Digital Production Printing systems. Under this association, Monotech Systems will become the marketing, sales, distribution and service partner for Ricoh’s complete range of Digital Production Printing Systems PAN India. According to Ricoh, it will come as a welcome option for potential customers as Monotech Systems has a vast industry experience, strong sales and service network across India. “With Monotech System’s strong local presence, I believe it will bring an increased range of coverage and strength of representation of Ricoh’s Digital Production Printing systems in India market, we can collaborate together, helping customers enhance their digital capabilities with insight-driven and tailored solutions.” said Ricky Tan, General Manager of Production Printing Business Group in Ricoh Asia Pacific. “Team Monotech Systems is…

Canon has announced the launch of three new RF lenses, i.e. the RF 100 mm f/2.8L IS USM, RF 400 mm f/2.8L IS USM and the RF 600 mm f/4L IS USM. The RF 100 mm is a medium telephoto macro lens with a maximum shooting magnification of 1.4x, while the RF 400 mm and RF 600 mm are super telephoto lenses. All three lenses are constructed from 17 elements in 13 groups. The RF 100 mm is equipped with a spherical aberration (SA) control ring, which works by employing electronic cams and two Nano USMs. It has a minimum focussing distance of 0.26 m, measures 81.5 x 148 mm and weighs 730 g. When attached to an EOS R system camera that does not have in-body IS, the 100…

Oppo has announced the launch of the A74 5G smartphone. The device boasts of a 90Hz hyper-colour screen, 5000mAh battery, and 18W fast charging. It comes with a 16.48 cm FHD punch-hole LCD screen with 90.5% screen ratio. It features a 48MP AI Triple Camera, which includes a 48MP main camera, 2MP depth camera, and 2MP macro camera. It also has some other features like AI Scene Enhancement 2.0, AI Beautification Ultra Night Mode and other Stylish Filters. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G platform with a 2 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 CPU and 6 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55. It has a storage capacity of 6 GB + 128 GB, along with Dual-SIM support. The Oppo A74 5G is available for purchase in two colours…

Roshan was born and brought up in Ranchi. Professionally, he is a Gazetted Officer in the Judiciary Department of the govt.of Jharkhand. Roshan is fascinated by Macro Photography. “I used to get allured with the pictures covering delicate details of the unseen macro world- especially tiny insects, which ultimately triggered my passion towards macro photography. My journey as a Macro Photographer started in the last quarter of the year 2018. Though I rarely get time to pursue photography due to my profession, but, whatever time I manage, I love spending it with my ‘macro subjects’. Some of my favourite venues for Macro photography are Horhap Jungle, Ranchi, Birsa Zoo, Ormanjhi and of course my own garden.”, says Roshan. Instagram: @macro_roshan What piqued your interest in Macro photography? As a photographer,…

Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 ₹10,999 Fujifilm is one company that has always been at the fulcrum of innovations in photography and imaging, even before digital cameras made their appearance. The QuickSnap single use cameras, widely known as ‘Film with lens’, were quite popular in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The Instax cameras were received well in the early 2000s. The second coming of the series is equally popular with families and novelty-lovers for the experience of instant film photography or the old Polaroid-type instant camera experience for the ‘80s kids and the old world charm for the Millennials. The Instax Square SQ1 is the latest in the series, which uses a square format film pack. This is a very simple and easy to use camera. It uses a 62…

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Samyang has posted a teaser on its Facebook page regarding the introduction of two new astrophotography lenses, including a full-frame lens and an APS-C lens. As of now, the company hasn’t revealed any information regarding the focal length, aperture or the type of lens, i.e. manual or autofocus. However, the teaser suggests that both lenses are compact prime lenses suitable for astrophotography (titled as ‘Masterpiece for Astrophotography). According to the post, the lenses are expected to be revealed by the end of April, 2021.…

Canon has announced the appointment of Manabu Yamazaki as the new President and CEO for Canon India, effective April 1, 2021. In his new role, Yamazaki will be spearheading Canon’s business strategy and operations in India. Before his new role, he was working as the Chief Regional Officer for the brand in Eastern China, overseeing various functions in the APAC region. According to reports, Yamazaki has been associated with Canon since 1989 and has also been a ‘notable’ contributor in business management across European, Middle Eastern, Russian and African markets. Commenting on his appointment, the newly appointed President and CEO said, “I am delighted and excited to join Canon India and to work closely with a team of highly skilled professionals here. As a vibrant nation, India is brimming with…

The Photographic Society of India (PSI) has announced that it will be hosting its 19th International Salon of Photography. The salon is recognised by FIAP, PSA, ICS, FIP and GPU. The sections to compete are Open Monochrome, Open Colour, Nature and Photo Travel. The registration for the same will end by May 24, 2021. The exhibition will be held at the premises of PSI in Mumbai from June 25, 2021. All further details regarding the contest is available on their official website https://psi.fotosalons.in.…

The Royal Photographic Society is one of the world’s oldest photographic societies. It was founded in London, England, in 1853 and has several chapters worldwide. RPS’ India chapter has organised webinars and online talks with national and international photographers, covering different genres of photography. These events are held on Saturdays at 17:00 hours IST. For more information please visit https://rps.org/chapters/india or @rpsindiachapter on instagram. You may write to rpsindiachapter@gmail.com to receive regular information on the webinars.…

Buransh Retreat in association with Lens Maestro Group organised two back to back workshops on landscape photography at Kausani, from March 14 to March 22, 2021. The announcement regarding the workshop was made on social media 2 months ago and over 80 applications were received. The first workshop had 35 participants while the second one had 32 participants from every part of the country, and one from the USA. For the landscape section, the faculty included Padma Shree Anup Sah of Nainital, Anil Risal Singh from Lucknow and Threesh Kapoor from Kausani. The faculty for the Food photography section was photographer Gurdas Dua from Indore, and Umesh Gogna (Jaipur), for the Astrophotography section. Three outings at different locations were arranged for landscape photography. Two Photo Contests, i.e. Photo Contest Buransh…

Motorola has announced the launch of two new G series devices, namely, the moto g60 and the moto g40 fusion. The moto g60 boasts a 108 MP quad function camera system along with Ultra Pixel technology that provides 9x light sensitivity. The front-facing 32 MP selfie camera offers Quad Pixel technology with 4x more light sensitivity. It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G processor with 6GB RAM, a 120Hz 6.8” Max Vision FHD+ display with HDR10-compatibility, Android 11 and a 6000 mAh battery with TurboPower 20 charging under its hood. It comes with NFC technology that supports various uses such as contact-less payments and more. The device also comes with 128GB built-in storage which is expandable up to 1TB using a microSD card. The moto g40 fusion features Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G…

Krishna Kant is a photographer by passion with an educational background (M.Sc.) in Zoology. He holds an Artist Federation of Indian Photography (AFIP) distinction from Federation Of Indian Photography (FIP) and has received several national and international awards under the guidance and mentorship of Abhishek Purohit and Shivji Joshi. His field of interest in photography are nature (macro), portrait and travel photography. Currently he is working at Lucky International School in Jodhpur.…

The Instagram Photo Feature is for all you photographers and photography enthusiasts on Instagram who caught our eye! Follow @spmagazineofficialon Instagram and tag us in your posts to get a chance to be featured in Smart Photography. Savad is a freelance photographer and filmmaker from Kerala, India. “My love for travel, nature and the outdoors has taken me across the world, capturing the beauty with dreamy landscape photography. My portfolio spans across travel, aerial/ drone, commercial and tourism photography. I produce content that adapts to a wide range of audiences and brands, and work with companies to help to put their best advertising foot forward. I like capturing the mood, style and tone of a place, person or brand and use my photography and filmmaking to tell their stories, from…

1 Yoji Kuribayashi, who founded Kuribayashi Seishakusho , later on merged with which company: a) Petri b) Miranda c) Konica d) Topcon 2 It is well known that the Olympus Pen was the first Japanese half frame camera. Which was the second? a) Minolta b) Nikon c) Petri Half d) Canon 3 Orikkor lenses were the brand used by which camera company? a) Miranda b) Petri c) Exakta d) Kowa 4 The Petri Company filed for bankruptcy in 1978. Its products, however, continued to be sold under different brand names. Name two of them. a) Praktica b) Carena c) Vivitar d) Cosina 5 In 1933, two individuals named Goro Yoshida and Saburo Uchida founded a company that is today a household name. Name that company. a) Canon b) Nikon c)…

Fujifilm has announced the Fujinon XF 18 mm f/1.4 R LM WR lens, expected to be launched in May, 2021. It is reportedly, the 39th lens in Fujifilm’s line of interchangeable lenses, made exclusively for the X Series family of mirrorless digital cameras. The lens utilises three aspherical lenses and an extra-low dispersion (ED) lens out of its 15 lens elements, spread across 9 groups, to minimise chromatic and comatic aberration. It has a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 27 mm and can reportedly achieve focus on subjects 11 cm away from the front lens element. It uses an internal autofocus (AF) system, driven by a powerful linear motor, to provide fast, accurate, and near-silent AF. From the lens’ minimum object distance (MOD) of 20 cm to infinity, the…

Fujifilm has announced the launch of its new Instax Mini 40 Instant Camera. The camera boasts an Automatic Exposure function that automatically senses the level of ambient light when the shutter button is pressed, and optimises the shutter speed and flash output according to the scene. It enables users to activate the Selfie Mode by pulling out the front-end edge of the lens after powering the camera on. Also accompanying the launch of Mini 40 is new Instax Mini Contact Sheet instant film. The design of the new instant film is reportedly inspired by a photographer’s contact sheet. As with all Instax Mini instant films, Contact Sheet will be available in a single pack with 10 exposures. The Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 instant camera will be available at a manufacturer’s…

Anindya Majumdar, an amateur photographer from Kolkata, has been awarded the honour of ARPS (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society) of London. The honour was conferred for his submission of portfolio (in monochrome) based on his several visits to the Himalayan regions over five years to document the influence of trans frontier Tibetan Buddhism on these lands and their people. The portfolio represented the rhythms of the local rural life and that of pastoralist nomads, the lamas (monks), their festivals, and the remote architectures perched amidst high mountains.…

Canon has announced that the company is currently developing the new EOS R3 full-frame mirrorless camera, which will feature a newly developed 35 mm full-frame, backlit, stacked CMOS sensor and a DIGIC X image processor. The new camera is designed to provide high-level basic functionality required to meet the needs of professional and enthusiast users. The EOS R3 will be introduced into Canon’s camera lineup that includes the EOS-1D X Mark III flagship D-SLR camera (released in February 2020) and the EOS 5 series, including the EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera (released in July 2020). The R3 aims to provide ‘professional-level quality for both stills and video capture, even for moving subjects.’ According to reports, the camera significantly reduces image warping and is capable of capturing moving subjects with reduced…

Sony has announced three outstanding G Lenses adding to its E-mount lineup with the FE 50 mm f/2.5 G, FE 40 mm f/2.5 G and FE 24 mm f/2.8 G. The lenses feature optics that use aspherical elements and ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements, delivering high resolution and suppressing colour fringing. The aspherical elements contribute to high resolution across the entire image, even from the widest aperture with shallow depth of field. While the 50 mm is suitable for portraits, the 40 mm is optimal for still or movie snap shooting, and the 24 mm is ideal for landscapes. All three lenses are of the same size (68 mm diameter x 45 mm), have the same filter diameter (49 mm) and are almost the same weight (the 50 mm weighs…

Mandeep is a Chartered Accountant who is currently working in an MNC. “I used to click pictures with point and shoot cameras, but took it more seriously when I purchased my first D-SLR in 2015. I had no time to learn photography professionally, so, I spent hours reading books and gathering knowledge available on internet. Like everyone, I started clicking everything but within a year, I realised that my interest lied in long exposure photography. In 2017, I upgraded to a full frame D-SLR and invested in ND filters as well. Apart from clicking landscapes, I love astro-photography and my craze for shooting the Milky Way takes me to new places. My pictures have been published and featured on National Geographic, Incredible India and few magazines as well. Apart from…

The World Press Photo Foundation recently announced the category winners of the 2021 World Press Photo Contest, selected by an independent jury. The contest rewards the best visual journalism of the past year in eight categories i.e. Contemporary Issues, Environment, General News, Long-Term Projects, Nature, Portraits, Sports and Spot News. The winners were 45 photographers from 28 countries, namely, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United States. The category winners were announced on April 15, 2021 on World Press Photo’s online channels and the winners of the World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo Story of the Year, World Press Photo Interactive of the…

Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the well-known international magazine Popular Photography. An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing. He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He…

Canon RF 70-200 mm f/2.8L IS USM ₹2,31,995 Inside the Box ✓ Canon RF 70-200 mm lens ✓ Front and back caps ✓ Lens hood ET-83F ✓ Lens bag LP1424 If you have used the popular 70-200 mm f/2.8 lenses of any brand, you would certainly know the weight and bulk of this versatile telephoto lens. Now Canon has changed it with this mirrorless edition of their popular lens. The new Canon RF 70-200 mm f/2.8L IS USM lens is unbelievably lightweight. Design & Build Quality As mentioned, the RF 70-200 mm f/2.8 is a light, compact and sturdy lens. In fact, it is 27 percent shorter and 28 percent lighter compared to the EF 70-200 mm f/2.8L IS III USM as Canon mentions. The lens has a dust and…

Nikkor Z 50 mm f/1.2 S ₹1,79,995 Inside the Box ✓ Snap-on front lens cap ✓ Rear lens cap ✓ Petal shaped bayonet lens hood with spring catch ✓ User Manual ✓ Soft pouch ✓ Warranty card Nikon offered high-speed lenses right from the 1950s, starting with the legendary and very rare 50 mm f/1.1 made for rangefinder cameras. Later, many normal lenses with focal lengths ranging from 50 mm to 58 mm appeared with f/1.2 aperture, with some, now commanding very high prices in the collector’s market. These were all manual focus lenses designed for the Nikon SLRs. However, no autofocussing normal lens with f/1.2 was introduced by Nikon. Hence, many photographers were expecting a new high performance normal f/1.2 lens after the Z mount was announced. This is…