Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-02-22)

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CANONhasconfirmedthatit’sworking
ona pro-specfull-framemirrorless
camera.It saystheEOSR5willfeature
in-bodyimagestabilisationthatworksin
concertwithoptically-stabilisedlenses,and
featuredualcardslotsforbackingupfiles
in-camera.It willshootat 12framesper
secondwithitsmechanicalshutter,or20fps
usingitselectronicshutter,andbecapable
of 8Kvideorecording.TheR5nameis no
coincidence,withthecameralookingvery
muchlikea parallelmirrorlessmodeltothe
EOS5DMarkIV.
Thefirmhasalsoannouncedplansfor
severalupcomingRFoptics.TheRF
100-500mmF4.7-7.1LIS USMwillbea
long-rangetelezoomsimilartotheEF
100-400mmF4.5-5.6LIS II USM,but
takesadvantageof thefactthatmirrorless
camerascanautofocuswithsmaller-
aperturelensestodelivera longerzoom
range,presumablywithoutdrastically
increasingin size.AlsoonthewayareRF
1.4xand2xextenders,withfivefurther
lenses scheduled to come during 2020.

Canondeveloping

high-end EOS R

Nikon unveils high-speed

D6 and two Z-mount lenses

NIKONhastakenthewrapsoffitslatest

top-of-the-rangeDSLR,theD6.

Designedforprofessionalphotographerswho

needtheutmostspeedandreliability,it

employsa newautofocussystemwith 105

cross-typesensors,allof whichareuser-

selectable.It canshootat 14framesper

secondwithAFtracking,or10.5fpsin silent

modewithfocusfixed.A 20.8MPfull-frame

sensorcombineswiththeExpeed6 processor

toofferISO100-102,400,expandabletoa

barelybelievableISO50-3,280,000.Files

arerecordedtodualcardslotsthatacceptfast,

robustXQDandCFexpressmedia.Physically

thedesignis almostidenticaltoitspredecessor

theD5,allowinguserstoswapeasily

betweenthetwomodels.Yours

forjust£6,299, it’s due on sale

this spring.

Full-frametravelzoom

Onthelensfront,Nikonfull-framemirrorless

shootersgetwhatthefirmis callingthe

perfecttravelzoom,namelytheNikkorZ

24-200mmf/4-6.3VR.Describedas

‘ultra-compact’andweighingin at just570g,

it featuresdust-anddrip-resistant

construction.It’sexpectedin theshopsin

mid-Aprilfor£849.Meanwhile,theNikkorZ

20mmf/1.8S joinsthefamilyof Z-mount

primes,promisingtocombinesuperb

sharpnessandbeautifulbokeh.Weather-

sealedandhavinga minimumfocusdistance

of 20cm,it’sdue to be available in mid-March

for £1,0 49.

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CANONhasn’tgivenuponDSLRsjustyet,

withthenewEOS850Dbeingan

advancedentry-levelmodelthatreplacesboth

theEOS800DandEOS77Din itscurrent

range.Despitethename,it’sanupdated

versionof thelatter,adding4Kvideo

capabilityamonga numberof other

improvements.It boastsa

24.1MPsensor,

45-pointautofocus,

7fpscontinuous

shooting,anda

220k-dotmetering

sensorthatalso

enableseye

detectionwhen

usingtheviewfinder.

Like the EOS 77D it

Canon EOS 850D with 4K video

sportsbotha QuickControldialontheback

foradjustingexposure,andanAF-ONcontrol

forback-buttonfocusing.It’sduetoarrivein

Aprilfor£819.99body-only.

Thefirmhasalsounwrappedanultra-

compactzoomforitsEOSR models,in the

shapeof theRF24-105mmF4-7.1IS

STM.Headlinefeaturesinclude

5-stopimagestabilisation,and

anunusual‘CentreFocus

Macro’optionthatallows

focusingtojust2cmin front

of thelensin manualfocus

mode,althoughwithonly

thecentreof theimage

sharp.It’llbesoldin kitswith

theEOSR andRPbodies,

and on its own for £459.99.

Thenewtop-endD6andthe

Nikkor Z 24-200mm travel zoom