Luminous Landscape Forum

The Art of Photography => Rantatorials [ARCHIVED] => Topic started by: NancyP on April 01, 2015, 02:22:31 pm

Title: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: NancyP on April 01, 2015, 02:22:31 pm
We need to lighten the mood here. So, post your April Fool's Day new camera, lens, etc announcements.  :D
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: David Eckels on April 01, 2015, 02:33:26 pm
Lightroom 6 just shipped!
;)
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: digitaldog on April 01, 2015, 02:38:21 pm
Quote from: David Eckels on April 01, 2015, 02:33:26 pm
Lightroom 6 just shipped!
;)
Yes, but on Mars. Availability on planet Earth isn't set yet.
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on April 01, 2015, 02:40:23 pm
Not photographic, but droll: here (https://com.google).

Jeremy
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: NancyP on April 01, 2015, 02:46:43 pm
Re: Lr6 shipped.
Very Good! I actually wondered for a second if it could be true.
Any new gaudy Hasselblads, Leicas, or other "special edition" cameras?

And I wonder - the Phase One 80MP small camera for drone - that was a April Fool's Eve release. Real? Joke?
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: Bob_B on April 01, 2015, 02:52:18 pm
Canon just announced a 80mp camera with a low-light sensor 10 times more sensitive than Sony's. It also has a flip-up, rotating LCD touchscreen live view screen. Retail price $1000 US. Limited quantities available only on April 1 2015.
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 01, 2015, 02:56:33 pm
In case you didn't read it in todays NY Times, I have just been voted the World's Greatest Photographer!   :D

For those who want the details, here are the complete voting results:

Eric Myrvaagnes: 1 vote
Peter Lik              0 votes.

 ;)

(Voting took place at my computer, just after I read Nancy's post here.)
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: NancyP on April 01, 2015, 03:07:51 pm
Now here's a good one, contributed by Roger Cicala:
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2015/04/announcing-c-4-precision-optics
Enjoy!
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: PeterAit on April 01, 2015, 04:42:21 pm
I am enjoying my 800mm, f/1.4 lens. $39.
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: NancyP on April 01, 2015, 05:29:39 pm
No doubt you have benefited from the (Tm) Olympic Grade 5 Minute Miracle Exercise Machine, operated 5 minutes a day from your TV couch, that has enabled you to do handheld bird-in-flight shots. After all, that lens has to weigh a LOT. Do you know if B&W, SinghRay, or Lee makes the 571mm diameter CPL? Naah, surely they must have a drop-in CPL for the lens.
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: ErikKaffehr on April 01, 2015, 05:51:46 pm
Nice of the Martians to do some beta testing…



Quote from: digitaldog on April 01, 2015, 02:38:21 pm
Yes, but on Mars. Availability on planet Earth isn't set yet.
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: Jim Kasson on April 01, 2015, 06:11:35 pm
There was an announcement of a new, ultra-high dynamic range camera today:

http://blog.kasson.com/?p=9329

Jim
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: NancyP on April 02, 2015, 12:14:19 pm
Cute, Jim. We need some humor in the rants these days.
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: NancyP on April 02, 2015, 01:14:37 pm
Magic Lantern now has successfully run a Linux kernel on Canon 5D3.
http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=14847

GIMP, anyone?
Title: Re: April Fool's Day - anyone have a contribution?
Post by: NancyP on April 03, 2015, 10:01:38 pm
This was posted a day late but is still pretty funny:
http://photorumors.com/2015/04/03/olympus-air-a01-camera-module-rocket-launcher-style-setup-can-probably-get-you-arrested/#more-69714