Press text: Timelapse+ VIEW 1.8 update adds more camera support and includes a brand new USB Camera driver

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Timelapse+ VIEW 1.8 update adds more camera support and includes a brand new USB Camera driver

Minneapolis, MN — Friday March 13th 2020– ​ Timelapse+ today announced two exciting news: Timelapse+ VIEW v.1.8 and Timelapse+ CORE.

VIEW 1.8 is a firmware update to their popular intervalometer and Timelapse+ CORE is their new USB Camera driver.

The last couple of years has seen a major trend toward mirrorless from pretty much all camera manufacturers. From the perspective of time-lapse, this has been good news since you now have the option of electronic shutter (time-lapse no longer needs to wear out the camera) and many of the new cameras can be powered over USB as well, extending the battery life (and making up for the tiny batteries in most mirrorless).

New Camera Driver: Timelapse+ CORE
Over the last year and a half, we built a 100% new camera driver from the ground up, we’re calling ​Timelapse+ CORE​. It’s designed to work optimally for time-lapse, giving us more flexibility and making it much easier to quickly support new cameras. It’s more reliable, faster (allowing shorter intervals) and is also much easier on the development side to maintain and keep up with new cameras.
While the new driver was written first for use in VIEW, Timelapse+ is packaging it and licensing it as a separate product. The CORE driver is a perfect solution in other applications where high-performance USB camera control across a broad range of cameras is needed. It’s free for personal use and paid for commercial use. Contact Timelapse+ if you’re interested in learning more.

Timelapse+ VIEW New Camera Support

● Canon EOS and EOS R
● Nikon DSLR and Nikon Z
● Fuji X and Fuji GFX
● Olympus
● Panasonic.

Sony Updates
Sony cameras have been supported since the beginning of the VIEW, but it’s better than ever now with the CORE driver. 1st and 2nd generation Sony cameras don’t allow saving to the camera’s SD card while connected via USB. This requires that the images be copied to the VIEW’s SD card, which takes a little time. With the CORE driver, however, it now takes less than half the time it did before, so the 1st and 2nd generation Sony cameras can support much shorter intervals and become a great option.

Timelapse+ VIEW Additional Improvements

Besides the new camera driver, there are hundreds of minor improvements and bugfixes. Here are a few of the more noteworthy:

● Live adjustments: change time-lapse parameters across a series of frames while it’s running● Long-term time-lapse: Weekly schedule can be configured with daily start/stop times.
● The auto ramping ​starting exposure is now decoupled from the post-transition exposure​. Now if there are lots of blown highlights due to a backlit scene at sunset, the night exposure won’t also be blown out. Instead, the post-transition exposure is based on an absolute luminance preset and can be adjusted in Ramping Options. This handles a wide variety of scenes much better with fewer “surprises”.
● Support for the ​eMotimo ST4​ using a USB data adaptor cable, but we’re also working on a simple solution that will allow full control over just the AUX2 TRS interface, so the USB can stay open for the camera without a hub.

Experimental

● We’ve started work on supporting the DJI Ronin S and SC gimbals. The goal is getting it to provide keyframe motion control through the VIEW’s app. We have control and setup working but the resulting motion is not smooth — there’s likely more work to be done figuring out the commands for motor stiffness, etc. It’s a tedious process trying to decode a stream of numbers and finding patterns so we can’t say when this might be complete yet. If interested in being a beta tester, email: mail@Timelapseplus.com

Website:
https://www.Timelapseplus.com

Pricing, updates, and availability for the Timelapse+ VIEW Intervalometer
Retail Price: $399. ​Pricing may vary by country for non-USD purchases, and additional fees may apply, including tax and shipping costs.

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Paul Tan‎
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a9 + FE200-600mm/Handheld
#sonyalphagallery

1) You can submit one single picture per week only.
2) To submit your picture for the weekly readers roundup post you can choose one of the following three options:
– Instagram: Follow @sonyalphagallery and tag us on your picture to give us the permission to repost your image on the instagram gallery and on SAR (we will credit you)
– Facebook: Submit your picture on our group: facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera. Please add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ” to grant the permission for reposting on SAR. Without the hashtag we will not add your picture!
– Forum: Submit your picture on the SonyAlphaForum image section and add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ”
3) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: instagram.com/sonyalphagallery, facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera and on SonyAlphaForum.
4) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself! And please do share one single picture per week only. Do not spam :)

 

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Reconditioned Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE lens for $299 on Amazon

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There are two new reconditioned deals:

  • Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE for $299 on Amazon
  • Sony A6500 for $599 on Amazon

You can now use our checkout code “RUMOR” to get an additional 15% discount on all TOPAZ products (Click here). This is what you save on the single products:

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Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 FE full lens specs and press text leaked. Price in Europe is 1499,00 €

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The French store PhotoUnivers has listed the full info of the new Tamron lens!

Here is the google translated text:

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The 70-180mm f / 2.8 has a compact (149mm) and lightweight (810g) construction with a filter diameter of 67mm, identical to other FE 67mm zooms, the 17-28mm f / 2.8 and 28-75mm f / 2.8 and fixed focal lengths 20, 24 and 35mm f / 2.8. The optical construction includes several special glass elements which contribute to the high image quality of the lens. Its minimum focusing distance of only 0.85 m extends the overall versatility of the 70-180 mm. The lens benefits from the VXD (Voice-coil eXtreme-Torque Drive) autofocus motor newly developed by Tamron which produces a quieter and faster linear autofocus drive than ever. It has an all-weather construction for additional weather protection and a fluorine coating for easy maintenance.

It is fully compatible with various features specific to Sony FE such as Fast Hybrid AF and Eye AF.

FE 67 mm series: designed for hybrid
Tamron now presents a coherent and homogeneous range of 6 optics for Sony FE with a diameter of 67 mm with f / 2.8 aperture. The optics of this series are all designed and thought with the same philosophy and meet the new performance and compactness needs of hybrid photography:
– Exceptional optical quality – 100% compatibility with Sony technologies (Eye-AF, Internal corrections)
– Mobility: limited weight and size + all-weather construction
– Versatility: minimum record adjustments, etc.

Compactness and lightness
It was possible to reach 810g to make it 2x lighter than its competitors and a length of 140mm thanks to an extreme compactness even with a constant f / 2.8 aperture taking advantage of the image stabilization. camera. The filter diameter is 67 mm like the other optics in the Tamron FE range. Its ultra-compact size facilitates freehand shooting.

New AF VXD Engine Provides High-Speed, High-Precision AF Focus Performance
Tamron has developed its first linear drive focusing mechanism, called VXD (Voice-coil eXtreme-couple Drive), specially designed for 70-180 mm f / 2.8. While operating faster than ever, the drive maintains accuracy up to 0.005mm, less than a tenth the width of a human hair. A floating system uses two high speed and high precision VXD units. This innovative design produces sharp images on near and far subjects. Discreet, it allows silent shooting in all circumstances. Athletes and moving vehicles are among the subjects commonly photographed with this type of telephoto lens. It provides users with a silent and high-precision shooting experience, not only for still images but also for videos.

Uncompromising image quality
The 70-180mm f / 2.8 has an optical construction of 19 elements divided into 14 groups. It includes a total of six XLD (eXtra Low Dispersion) and LD (Low Dispersion) lens elements combined, and three GM (Glass Molded Aspherical) and hybrid aspherical elements combined. The special lenses are optimally arranged to correct chromatic aberration and maintain very high resolution performance from edge to edge. This model also benefits from the BBAR-G2 coating (Broad-Band Anti-Reflection Generation 2), which minimizes ghost images and reflections and produces breathtaking and clear images with fine details. In addition, excellent image quality over the entire zoom range is ensured by the camera’s distortion correction. Finally, the bokeh effect obtained at the f / 2.8 aperture offers a beautifully smooth transition from the subject to the background.

A record minimum focus of 0.85 m
The new 70-180mm f / 2.8 lens has a record minimum focus of 0.85m over the entire focal range. This short focusing distance opens up new perspectives for telephoto shooting with a maximum magnification ratio of 1: 4.6 to 180mm. At 70mm, it is also possible to take pictures from a distance of 0.27m when the manual focus (MF) is set on the camera. However, the results are less optimal.

Moisture resistant construction, fluorine coating and zoom lock
Seals are located in the lens assembly areas and other critical locations to prevent the ingress of moisture and / or raindrops and allow for a moisture resistant construction. This function provides an additional layer of protection when shooting outdoors in adverse weather conditions. In addition, the surface of the front lens is covered with a protective fluorine compound which has excellent water and oil-repellent qualities. The lens surface is easier to clean and is less vulnerable to the damaging effects of dirt, moisture or fingerprints, making maintenance much easier. Also, the Zoom Lock switch prevents unwanted extension of the barrel of the lens during transport.

Compatible with the main characteristics and functions specific to Sony hybrid cameras
Tamron’s new 70-180mm f / 2.8 is compatible with many advanced features specific to Sony hybrid cameras:
– Fast Hybrid AF
– Eye AF
– Direct Manual Focus (DMF)
– Internal correction of the case (shading, chromatic aberrations, distortion)
– Firmware update via the box
(Features vary by case. Please refer to your camera’s instruction manual for details.)

In Japan the retail price of the Tamron “70-180mm F / 2.8 Di III VXD” seems to be 137,500 yen including tax. The scheduled release date is April 23, 2020. 

via Nokishita

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