Photography News December 2019

Welcome to the Christmas round up for photography gear.  This is the time of year when many manufacturers and distributors announce their biggest savings.  So let's get started.

Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art 

The Sigma 85mm 1.4 Art  is one of the best DSLR lenses ever.  If you're looking for a lens to squeeze every pixel from your high resolution sensor this is it.  But don't ask me.  The Sigma 85MM F1.4 Art gets a stellar grade from DXOMARK.  The Sigma 85mm F1.4 comes in mounts for popular DSLR brands and unlike the Zeiss glass it has autofocus and image stabilization.  The only negatives I see are the large filter size and the absence of a aperture ring.  These are minor drawbacks if you need the sharpest lens possible.

Kodak Ektachrome 

There's good news from Kodak if you have a film junkie on your Christmas list.  As promised Kodak is releasing its Ektachrome color transparency film in 120 and 4x5 just in time for Christmas!  This 100 ISO film has extremely fine grain and very pleasing color rendition.  It's been reformulated on a base optimized for scanning.

Canon Pixma PRO-10 reviewed here.  And available at B&H until December 31st with a $200 mail in rebate.  With its pigment based LUCIA inks and archival paper the PRO-10 can make giclée quality prints.  I'll let you look that up.  Suffice it to say, this printer will take your images from the screen to a tactile print worthy of display.  Don't be afraid to take the next step.

Fujifilm X-T30 

Wrapping up my holiday roundup is the Fujifilm X-T30 reviewed here by Ken Rockwell.  The X-T30 is a APS-C mirrorless camera packed with potential.  There are plenty of excellent lens choices and top shelf accessories.  The X-T30 gives a nod in design to the film cameras of the past and is available in money saving bundles through Christmas.