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The Nikon ZR gets surprisingly close to a real RED camera (for a lot less money)

The Nikon ZR gets surprisingly close to a real RED camera (for a lot less money)

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If you shoot video professionally, there’s a good chance you’ve salivated over a RED camera at some point. RED has long been one of the top choices for big-budget productions, offering a combination of image quality and flexibility that’s unrivaled by most consumer cameras. They’re also wildly expensive, topping out at around $45,000 on the high-end, putting them far out of reach for most everyday projects. But now, Nikon is promising to take the most unique part of RED — the file format that powers its incredible imagery — and offer it at a fraction of the price. The $2,200 Nikon ZR is full of features tailored to video shooters. It has a big and bright touchscreen, the ability to record audio with an unmatched level of dynamic range, and enough sensor-level image stabilization to skip a gimbal for a lot of tasks. But its most notable feature is its ability to shoot a version of RED’s R3D file format. It’s a cut-down variant called R3D NE that’s specifically designed for use on Nikon cameras. …

Fujifilm’s half-frame camera ditches modern features for retro fun

Fujifilm’s half-frame camera ditches modern features for retro fun

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The first thing I noticed about the Fujifilm X Half is just how small and light it is. The camera is designed to give you no excuses — you should be able to bring it with you everywhere. And after spending a few hours walking around LA with the camera, I’m starting to understand why you’d want to. Fujifilm’s latest doesn’t necessarily impress on paper. The X Half is an $850 camera with a vertically oriented 1-inch sensor capable of taking 18MP photos. There’s no electric or hybrid viewfinder, no stabilization, no hot shoe, and it can’t even take RAW photos. It’s very easy to look at that list of missing features and disregard the camera altogether. An interactive small sub monitor show you which film simulations you are currently using.Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge But the X Half’s simplicity is very much the point. This is a camera for taking scrappy, quick photos and capturing memories. A lot of its flaws are masked with film simulations, filters, and superimposed grain. Its limitations …

Fujifilm GFX100RF review: one sensor, nine cameras

Fujifilm GFX100RF review: one sensor, nine cameras

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When Apple introduced the iPhone 15 Pro, Greg Joswiak, the company’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said the device’s three rear cameras would give consumers “the equivalent of seven camera lenses in their pocket.” We could spend multiple podcasts debating the technical validity of that statement, but what Joswiak was trying to imply was that the iPhone now had sensors with a resolution that was big and high enough that it could crop in to emulate various focal lengths. Now, Fujifilm is trying the same thing. With a 35mm lens stuck to a body shockingly similar to the super-popular X100VI, it would be easy to assume Fuji’s new GFX100RF is the company’s attempt to take a winning strategy and scale it up to medium format. But while most fixed-lens cameras like the X100VI create intentional limitations and encourage you to shoot more than you think, the GFX100RF is all about flexibility and intentionality. Using its high-resolution 102MP sensor, an all-new aspect ratio dial and four different digital “zoom” modes, Fujifilm aims to replace nine …