Cottonwoods Fall presents some great opportunities to photograph the changing colours with fewer crowds on the roads and in the parks. In this newsletter, read about some great new and used cameras and lenses you can take along that will help you Image ©Kathy K. get the perfect shot. Beau Newsletter - October 2020 New Nikon Z Series 50mm 1.2S lens and 14-24 2.8S lenses • Canon Road Trip - Try the EOS R5 and R6 • New Profoto A10 flash • Sigma, Canon and Fujifilm lens rebates • Raincovers! Keep your gear dry • Used 35mm Point and Shoot cameras • Used Leica M4 camera • more... Image ©Kathy K. Image ©Ken Shymka Image ©Kathy K. We are currently operating with our regular hours but with limited clients in-store. Appointments are no longer necessary to come to the shop but it’s not a bad idea if you need to talk to one of our salespeople as we are limiting the number of clients in the store at one time in order to adhere to the important physical distancing requirements. As per the City of Vancouver requirements, you must respect the 6 foot minimum distance in-store and please don’t come if you aren’t feeling well or if you if should be self-isolating. There will be hand sanitizer that you must use when you come in the store. We would also encourage you to bring and wear your mask while you are shopping. Curbside delivery and shipping are always available if you don’t want to come into the shop. Please see our webpage to see further details as to how we are working hard to keep everyone safe! Stay safe and take care of yourselves. By working together, we will get through this! Follow us for the most up to date news from Beau... @beauphotosupplies @beauphotostore @beauphotostore Photo © 2020 Jonathan Bielaski FALL INTO SAVINGS SAVE UP TO SAVE UP TO SAVE UP TO SAVE UP TO $575 $375 $175 $975 ON THE X-T3 ON THE X-T200 ON SELECT PORTRAIT LENSES ON THE GFX 50R The FUJIFILM X , GFX-Series camera body and kit & lens instant savings promotional offers are effective September 14, 2020 through October 25, 2020, or while participating dealers’ supplies last. BEAU NEWS OCTOBER 2020 DIGITAL MIKE M. NEW! Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR The hotly anticipated XF 50mm f/1.0 lens didn’t quite make it in time to review for this newsletter. I hope to have a sample lens soon, so watch for a review with image samples on our blog in a few weeks! My intention is to compare it to the XF 50mm f/2, the XF 56mm f/1.2 and the XF 90mm f/2 in a portrait scenario. Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR Test the new Canon EOS R5 and R6 in person! I finally have a production sample of this lens and have The Canon Creator Lab is going mobile. We’ll be been trying to test it for several weeks now. Now that the popping up in cities across Canada to give you a weather and air quality has improved, I do hope to get out chance to take the new EOS R5 and R6 for a spin. soon and take some more images with it before returning Once you secure the production press sample back to Fujifilm. Watch for a your spot, you’ll full review and some sample images coming soon on the have half an hour Beau Blog! to try a camera in NEW! Nikon Z-Series Lenses different shooting environments, get In mid-September, Nikon announced support from our Canon specialists, and save your two interesting new lenses for their pics onto your personal memory card. full-frame mirrorless Z-System. First off is a Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2S You must register for this event to secure your ($2,799), a fantastic new fast normal spot. See information on the Canon Road Trip lens, great for full-body shots and website. environmental portraits, while still See the Canon EOS R5 and R6 near you... allowing a great degree of subject isolation... and without totally breaking Kelowna the bank on purchase price! With • Summerhill Pyramid Winery | Monday, October 5 Nikon’s amazing Z 58mm f/0.95 Noct • Manteo Resort Waterfront Hotel | Tuesday, October 6 coming in at a whopping $10,999, a price too high for most Vancouver people to even consider, the new Z 50mm f/1.2 has a far • Queen Elizabeth Park | Thursday, October 8 more manageable price-tag! Looking at some of Nikon’s • VanDusen Botanical Gardens | Friday, October 9 published sample images, it looks like the new 50mm will be • Prospect Point Picnic Area | Saturday, October 10 very sharp and have buttery smooth background blur for minimally distracting backgrounds when shooting at wide apertures. Nice! BEAU PHOTO SUPPLIES • 1401 WEST 8th AVE. VANCOUVER, BC • 604.734.7771 • www.beauphoto.com BEAU NEWS OCTOBER 2020 The second lens that was OCTOBER REBATES Nikkor Z announced is a Canon 14-24mm f/2.8S ($3,199), completing their f/2.8 pro zoom For October, Canon has two distinct rebate periods. First lens trilogy. Sample images also off, here are the October 2nd to 15th rebates… show this lens to be extremely EOS R Kit w/24-105mm STM - $2,299 (SAVE $400) capable. For example, a night EOS RP Kit w/24-105mm STM - $1,399 (SAVE $200) sky shot taken with a Nikon Z7, EOS 6D Mark II Body - $1,499 (SAVE $200) the new zoom at 14mm and wide open at f/2.8, shows near Secondly, we have the October 2nd to November 5th pinpoint stars in the extreme rebates... corners of the frame. That is RF 24-105mm f/4L IS - $1,249 (SAVE $200) very impressive performance RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS - $999 (SAVE $200) for an ultra-wide f/2.8 zoom shot wide open! This all-new EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro - $549 (SAVE $50) modern optical design shaves off about 35% of the weight, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS - $799 (SAVE $400) compared to the AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G for DSLRs, and EF 11-24mm f/4L - $3,899 (SAVE $100) even has a small removable lens hood and filter threads EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III - $2,499 (SAVE $300) for screw-on filters since the front element is nearly flat EF 16-35mm f/4L IS - $1,299 (SAVE $100) and not at all bulbous. That said, the filter thread diameter EF 24-105mm f/4L IS - $1,249 (SAVE $200) is very large and unusual at 112mm, so getting compatible EF 70-200mm f/2.8L III IS - $2,699 (SAVE $100) filters will likely not be easy. Currently our suppliers don’t seem to offer anything larger than 105mm… Fujifilm Fujifilm has some rebates that started back in mid September and are running now until November 5th… GFX 50R Body - $4,725 (SAVE $975) X-T3 Kit w/XF18-55mm - $1,900 (SAVE $500) X-T3 Kit w/XF16-80mm - $2,025 (SAVE $575) X-E3 Body - $675 (SAVE $225) X-E3 Kit w/XF18-55mm - $1,075 (SAVE $225) X-E3 Kit w/XF23mm f/2 - $1,025 (SAVE $275) XF 35mm f/1.4R - $675 (SAVE $105) Image ©Nikon Canada XF 56mm f/1.2R - $1,150 (SAVE $150) XF 90mm f/2R LM WR - $1,075 (SAVE $175) We are currently taking pre-orders for these exciting new Nikkor lenses. The 14-24mm will start shipping at Nikon & Sony the end of October, but the 50mm f/1.2 won’t arrive until Unfortunately neither Nikon, nor Sony, have any rebates December sometime. in early October, but there should be some new rebates kicking in later in October for both companies! BEAU PHOTO SUPPLIES • 1401 WEST 8th AVE. VANCOUVER, BC • 604.734.7771 • www.beauphoto.com BEAU NEWS OCTOBER 2020 PRO SALES and you don’t need to KEN S. read a long instruction Profoto A10 manual to understand how it works. The user interface is large, clean and clear. AirTTL remote is also built in, and with AirTTL and HSS you can create professional results. With the remote you can seamlessly connect to other Profoto flashes and control them easily from the A10. The Profoto A10 is not only an on-camera flash, it’s also very effective off-camera as a standalone unit. The A10 has its own Li-Ion high capacity exchangeable battery that lasts up to four times longer than AA batteries with no performance fade, and a facility to recharge quickly - so you can shoot for longer with confidence. And the A10 On September 23rd Profoto announced their newest can keep up with you because it recycles four times faster addition to their off camera flash lineup: the Profoto A10. than other on-camera solutions – that’s 1.0s at full power. The Profoto A10 is an upgraded version of the Profoto A1X Put simply, you’ll never miss a shot. on camera flash that features their new Bluetooth enabled EI-PT901230 Profoto A10 – Canon $1495.00 technology AirX. This means that you can download new EI-PT901231 Profoto A10 – Nikon $1495.00 firmware for your A10 wirelessly via the Profoto app. Even EI-PT901232 Profoto A10 – Sony $1495.00 better, you can both capture and control the A10 using EI-PT901233 Profoto A10 – Fujifilm $1495.00 your smartphone.