Canon Steals 22% percent of Japanese Full-Frame Mirrorless Market within weeks

Even though it has only been weeks since the launch of the Canon EOS R camera, it has already grown to twenty-two percent dominance in Japan, showing how brand loyalty is much stronger in Japan than it is elsewhere in the world where Sony continues its dominance. Canon is projected to take over 50% of the market share of mirrorless full-frame next year making it the top dog again in its native country. Nikon currently has about 10% of the market share in Japan buts its more affordable Z6 full-frame has not been released yet in Japan and that is expected to increase market share.

Fuji Says they are never going Full Frame

Fuji in a recent interview says they are never going full frame. and will stay with APS-C and Medium Format Cameras. They are afraid that going full frame will cannibalize their Camera sales from both their APS-C and Medium format lines and wishes to leave a gap between their two product lines.

Canon rumored to have two mirrorless Cameras for 2019

Canon is rumored to have two mirrorless Cameras on tap for 2019. One will be beneath their EOS R an one will be above their EOS R. I figure the one below will be an APS-C because the EOS-R is like their 6d Series and the one above will be a 40-50mp camera to compete with the A7RIII and the Z7.

One X 360 degree camera launched by Insta 360

One X 360 Camera has been launched by Insta 360. This camera can take spherical video at 5.7k at 30fps, 4k at 50fps, and 3k at 100fps. For stills, it can shoot 18 mp images. It claims to have gimbal like stabilization without an actual gimbal by using the flow-state stabilization algorithm. Its dedicated editing software also has an option to automatically remove the selfie stick.



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Google Unveils new Pixel 3, but how is the Camera?

Google has unveiled the Pixel 3. It has two frontside cameras and 1 backside camera. It has has improved AI and technology but the images do not look that impressive to me.

Sony to Unveil new APS-C Mirrorless Cameras soon

Rumors have it that despite not unveiliing much at Photokina 2018, Sony will soon announce new mirrorless APS-C Cameras to succeed to A6500 and A6000 most likely. They have also hinted at a bunch of new lenses that are also coming out. Hopefully some of those are professional grade APS-C lenses because the APS-C market is very large and there is a dearth or high-quality APS-C lenses which is why many APS-C shooter end up getting full-frame lenses.

5 gems of southern Wisconsin

Southern Wisconsin has its farms and rolling fields. In this video I show you guys five magical gems of Southern Wisconsin.

1. Gibraltar Rock
2. Parafrey's Glen
3. Pewit's Nest
4. Baxter's Hollow
5. Ferry Bluff

Fuji X-T3 hands on first impressions

Having tried out the Fuji X-t3 on Saturday, I will give some initial impressions of the Camera. Overall it has:

1. Excellent Video Features
2. Great Color science
3. High quality APS-C Lenses

However there are things lacking from it:

1. Image Stabilization
2. Eye AF
3. Good touchscreen functionality

For me its a mixed bag of good and bad.

Zeiss to launch full-frame compact camera

Zeiss will launch a compact full-frame camera, the ZRX1.

37.4 mp
35mm F/2
30cm minimum focal range
No Image Stabilization
No memory card slot but 512 GB internal memory
.74x EvF
3fps burst

4k@30 and 1080dp @ 60

Fuji announces new 100mp Medium Format Camera

Fuji has announced the GFX100s, an impressive 100mp medium format camera. It has Sony IMX461 back-illuminated sensor, which is the same sensor as in the Phase 1 Camera. This new camera will have phase detection, IBIS stabilization, and 4k video. With a price tag of $10,000, it is cheaper than competitors in the same niche of cameras.