Noblex for Summer!

Noblex Super Wide PRO 6/150 U

Want a unique Camera for your summer shooting? Looking for an amazing medium format film camera? The Noblex Super Wide PRO 6/150 U is it. NOBLEX cameras are film cameras that expose the film by rotating the lens 360° for one exposure. The film rests on the curved film plane, and is exposed through the constant shutter slit. During the first half of the rotation the lens drum is accelerated to a constant speed insuring absolutely even exposure of the film during the second half of the rotation. This results in distortion free photographs with an angle of view of 146° when using a NOBLEX PRO 6/150. What makes these pictures stand out are their remarkably even edge to edge illumination and unsurpassed sharpness. This camera was recently serviced to make sure it is fully functional. This item is new in its original box but please note the rear battery doors are missing.

Here is a link to see some examples of great photos you can take with a Noblex camera:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hosten/galleries/72157627580680457/

Noblex PRO 6/150 U   Regular $4255.00     Clearance new Lower price!  $ 2500.00 $2000.00

KEH Buying Days at Beau Photo

Are  you looking to sell some of your camera gear ?  The boys from KEH will be at Beau Photo for two days, April 03 and 04 from 9:30 to 4:00 PM buying used cameras, lenses and some select camera accessories.

Looking to trade up to a new camera, lens or even purchase a printer? You will get an extra 10% bonus if you spend what KEH offers you at Beau Photo. This means that the money you receive from KEH is deposited into your account and you have to apply it to your purchases at Beau photo. You do not have to spend it right away if you are waiting  for that next greatest camera, lens or whatever that might be coming down the road. The money will be waiting for you when the time is right.

NEW! Fujifilm GFX Medium Format System

Today is the day that Fujifilm has officially announced their ground-breaking new GFX medium format mirrorless camera system. The GFX 50S is a 51.4 megapixel, CMOS-sensor based mirrorless camera with exceptionally high performance specifications and alongside the new body, Fujifilm has also announced three initial lenses, with several more to appear later in 2017. The new system is slated to start shipping by late February and prices are surprisingly modest for medium format gear. At launch, pricing in Canada will be as follows...

GFX 50S Body - $8,499
GF 63mm f/2.8R WR standard lens - $1,899
GF 32-64mm f/4R LM WR wide zoom - $2,999
GF 120mm f/4R LM OIS WR Macro lens - $3,499

You can inquire about pre-ordering by clicking the above banner. In addition, we will be hosting a hands-on GFX Launch Event at Beau Photo Supplies on Friday, February 3rd, so call or email for more information about that too!

Some interesting accessories will be available for the new GFX system as well. One option is a tilting and swiveling EVF bracket ($749), that will allow for greater flexibility when viewing from awkward angles, a vertical battery grip ($799) and a large-format camera adapter plate ($519) to allow for tilt and shift movements when used on a 4x5 camera with suitable, high-resolution large-format lenses. A very interesting accessory will be the H-lens adapter ($879) which will allow for Hasselblad HC lenses to be mounted, even allowing you to use their leaf-shutters for fast studio flash-sync speeds up to 1/800 second. The only downside of the adapter is that those otherwise autofocusing Hasselblad HC lenses will only be manual focus when adapted to the GFX. Still, those two adapters will immediately open up a world of additional lens possibilities when they ship!

Road Trip! Prince George - October 1 & 2

Come check out our Beau Photo "Pop Up" store in Prince George on October 1st & 2nd. In conjunction with a long exposure workshop by Marc Koegel of Vancouver Photo Workshops that is taking place September 29th to October 2nd, we will be showing some of the latest cameras and lenses from Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, and Sony, as well as having lighting, tripods, bags, filters and accessories for sale. There will also be albums from Renaissance Albums on display so come by and have a look, ask questions and talk about photography!
If there is something specific you would like us to bring along so you can have a look, email us at upstairs@beauphoto.com to let us know.
Beau Photo Pop up Store
Saturday October 1st – 12:00-4:00pm
Sunday October 2nd – 10:00am – 2:00pm
UNBC Conference Centre 3333 University Way

Used EOS-1D Mark IV

The EOS-1D Mark IV is a combination of speed, accuracy and image quality, the perfect choice for professional photographers with subjects on the move. It has a redesigned 45-point AF system including 39 cross-type points, a AI Servo II AF focus tracking system with improved algorithm combined with 10 fps continuous shooting. The EOS-1D Mark IV can handle high-speed situations with ease. The 1D Mark IV has the APS-H sized 16.1 Megapixel CMOS Sensor, and comes with Dual DIGIC 4 image processors.

Tag #            5753                                                                                             $2000.00

Used Cambo Wide DS

Cambo's Wide DS Digital series is the ideal photographic tool for the demanding architectural photographer. The camera was designed for both film and digital photography. The Wide DS has a beautiful wooden handgrip for ease of handling and has a rotating back that makes it easy to switch from horizontal to vertical. This camera includes a high quality focusable Schneider Apo-Digitar 35mm f/5.6 XL lens with Schneider center MC ND filter, Cambo Viewfinder and Hasselblad H series mount. Also included is a Cambo Ball head CBH-5.  Consignment 1088                    $4000.00

Reviewed! Fujifilm X-Pro2...

Link: Full Review on Mike Mander's Blog

After using my new X-Pro2 for well over a month, I've finally managed to get my full review published on my own blog. I've included a fair bit of material, including details on the performance of most lenses after testing many different Fujifilm lenses, nine of which I actually own myself now. There are details of the operation of the Hybrid-Viewfinder, card write speed and buffer size tests, comments on ergonomics, user interface, focus performance and, of course, image quality. Link to the review is above.

To summarize, I really enjoy shooting with the X-Pro2. Not only does it have great image quality, but it also has quick and reliable AF as well as very snappy performance overall, with a very fast and responsive shutter mechanism (that also sounds great) and minimal EVF blackout between frames. It has a generous raw buffer, exhibits fast card write times (with UHS-II U3 cards) and is generally responsive enough that you never feel like you are waiting for the camera to catch up. With its enhanced Hybrid-Viewfinder, revised control ergonomics, a custom My Menu, a configurable Q menu as well as numerous customizable buttons, it is also one of the most fluid cameras I've used, one I've been able to configure so that it's perfectly suited to my style of photography.

As with any camera, it is not perfect and there are some quirks and annoyances detailed in the review as well, relatively poor battery life being one of them. That said, none of the issues are even remotely deal breakers for me, and I can still highly recommend the X-Pro2 for most types of photography.

If you just want to see a gallery of images taken with the X-Pro2, and deal with reading the text later, click on the image below, taken in the Nitobe Gardens at UBC. Speaking of images, there are also numerous full-resolution files you can download that are linked within the review. Enjoy!

Gallery (110 images): Fujifilm X-Pro2 Review Gallery 

NEW IN RENTALS! Canon EOS 80D DSLR

We have replaced our hard working Canon EOS 70D DSLR with Canon's new EOS 80D DSLR. Improvements relative to the 70D is a new, higher resolution 24.2 megapixel sensor, a 45 point all cross type AF system, 1080p 60fps video recording & larger buffer. I personally like the 3x-10x digital video zoom feature, as it allows me to get much closer to wildlife and still preserve the 1080p resolution than I would without it.  The large tilt screen with touch function is also quite useful, as is the NFC/WiFi function.

Anna's Hummingbird & nest - Canon EOS 80D + Canon 100-400mm f4.5~5.6L IS II.

Great Horned Owl fledgling - Canon EOS 80D + Canon 600mm f4L.

NEW! Nikon D5, D500 and SB-5000...

Not only has Nikon announced the D5, the successor to the D4S, but like a rabbit out of a hat, they also announced the D500! The D500 is finally (finally!) the long-awaited-and-almost-given-up-on successor to the aging D300S. The D500 was truly a big surprise since in this case, it seems Nikon kept an amazingly tight lid on things. There were no credible leaks that I ever noticed in any case. Nikon has also announced a successor to the SB-910 too, which also seems to kickstart a new flash model number sequence with the brand new Speedlight SB-5000. Its breakthrough feature is moving from optical to radio TTL for Nikon's Creative Lighting System (CLS). But first, let's start with the new bodies...

Nikon D5 ($8,499)

The Nikon D5 sports an all-new 20.8MP full-frame CMOS sensor with seriously enhanced high ISO capability. Even the D4S featured ISOs well up into the nosebleed territory but if you buy a D5, you may just need to include an oxygen mask with your purchase. How does a stratospheric maximum ISO of 3,280,000 sound? Yep… count the zeros, that's over 3 million ISO! Even the base ISO goes up to a whopping 102,400 now, so for low-light shooters, the D5 might just be the absolute king of the hill. Now, how useable these crazy high ISOs are, running into the millions... that I am not sure of yet? For sure the JPEG engine has seen some superb enhancements, but how will the raw files fare if run through non-Nikon raw converters like Lightroom or Capture One? Even so, one can be fairly certain that the D5 will be an improvement over the D4S regardless, and the D4S was certainly no slouch when it came to high ISO…

Used Hasselblad HCD 28mm f/4 Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HCD 28mm f/4 lens. With front and back cap, hood and original box. Very good condition.
Tag #2103                                                                                                     $4200.00

Used Hasselblad HC 35mm f/3.5 Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HC 35mm f/3.5 lens. With front and back caps, hood and original box. Very good condition.
Tag #2104                                                                                                   $3450.00

Used Hasselblad HC 50mm f/3.5 Ver. I Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HC 50mm f/3.5 Ver. I lens. With hood, lens cap and original box.  Very good condition.
Tag #2105                                                                                                        $2850.00

Used Hasselblad HC 50-110mm Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HC 50-110mm lens. with hood and lens cap. Original box. Very good condition.The HC 50-110mm zoom lens has a range from wide-angle to short telephoto. This lens boasts exceptionally high image quality at all focal length settings, whether shooting film or digital, and is comparable in image quality with corresponding fixed focal length lenses.
Tag #2106                                                                                           $4260.00

Used Hasselblad HC Macro 120mm f/4 Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HC  Macro 120mm f/4 lens Ver I.  Some highlights are its integral focus drive motor, instant manual/auto focus switching, and its electronic shutter that syncs up to 1/800s. Very good condition.
Tag #2107                                                                                                        $3890.00

Used Hasselblad HC 150mm f/3.2 Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HC 150mm f/3.2 lens. Very good condition.
Tag #2108                                                             $2920.00

NEW! Fujifilm X-Pro2!

A slew of big announcements from Fujifilm marks this day! A Fujifilm rep was kind enough to lend me a preproduction X-Pro2, an X70 and the new 100-400 zoom a short while ago, just so I could prepare a bit of a hands-on preview in time for the official announcement. Despite the fact that I am very behind with my blogging (nothing on the new Nikon announcements yet for example, but coming soon!) I feel obligated to put the other blog entries on hold and first talk about the Fujifilm gear, since the rep did go totally out of his way to get me the gear for the personal hands-on I had requested. Please note that the camera I tested definitely had beta firmware, and I did notice the occasional typo. I also cannot be sure how the camera's performance will change, or what features might still be added, once the final firmware is out. I will publish some more hands-on impressions of how it is to shoot with, once I get my hands on a production camera for a while.

So, now to the X-Pro2… finally! Many have been waiting for an upgrade to Fujifilm's first interchangeable lens X-system camera, and soon the wait will be over. The X-Pro2 improves on its predecessor in pretty much every way. First off, rest assured that Fujifilm's superb Hybrid-VF is still present, and it has been upgraded to offer an optional zoomed EVF focus preview in its lower right corner, even when in OVF mode, just like its cousin, the X00T.

NEW! XF100-400mm zoom, Fujifilm X-E2s and X70...

Along with the X-Pro2 announcement, Fujifilm has announced a slew of other products, including the highly anticipated XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6R LM OIS WR zoom. Above is a photo of the preproduction X-Pro2 on the new zoom and as you can tell, it isn't exactly a svelte lens! Thankfully, it isn't quite as heavy as it looks, but you sure wouldn't be lugging this around for casual shooting. Carrying this lens will mean you are going to be wielding it with purpose, motor-sports, wildlife, birding etc.

Since the lens was preproduction and I had very little time with it, I am unable to comment on its image quality. That said, I did do a few indoor handheld shots at between 1/10 and 1/15 second, and even wide open at 400mm (a 600mm equivalent), they were mostly tack sharp. The 5-stops of image stabilization that Fujifilm is claiming certainly does not seem exaggerated. It features a weather-resistant design, has fast focusing, a lens hood with a built-in, sliding polarizer adjusting door, a tripod foot and apart from all the usual controls, also has a focus limiter switch. Here is a comparison, hoods off, to the largest of Fujifilm's other tele zooms, with the new big gun on the left, the the XF 40-150mm f/2.8 zoom in the middle, and on the right, the XF 55-200mm…