Tag Archives: TECHART PRO

Techart Pro Follow-up

Techart Pro has grown a lot since my original review and it is now widely avalibe (B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama), but I haven’t seen a lot of great reviews of the adapter until now. Mirrorless Rumors did a great job reviewing the adapter in video form and Techart Pro seems to be endorsing the use of heavier lenses now in […]

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Techart Pro at Photokina and Review

In addition to the increased availability of the Techart Pro at B&H Photo and Amazon. Techart Pro was at Photokina and Lensvid interviewed them while they were there. Techart also posted a few demos to their channel around that time of the Mitakon 85mm f/1.2 EF, Mitakon 35mm f/2 EF, LAOWA 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro, LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle […]

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The Techart Pro Adapter is Now Available at B&H Photo

The availability of the Techart Pro adapter just got better now that B&H Photo has them in stock. Amazon also has better distributors now if you prefer to shop with them, but if you have even one piece of M glass you should think about picking this great adapter up. A few months ago I published an […]

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Techart PRO Firmware v4.0

Firmware 4.0 is much quicker at focusing, but the Techart Pro adapter makes more noise than ever while focusing. From my initial testing FW4 seems like a pretty substantial improvement in focusing performance. Techart PRO Firmware v4.0 1. Improve the focusing speed and accuracy 2. Improve the stability of the adapter You can find the instructions […]

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Techart Pro Review and Compatibility List

If you follow Sony Addict on Twitter you know I was recently in NYC testing the Techart Pro adapter at B&H Photo with our contact Abe. I have been shooting pretty much exclusively with this adapter on my Sony A7M2 since receiving it, and firmware 3 fixed the vast majority of crashes I experienced during my […]

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TECHART PRO Rolling Review

Last weekend, I was invited to shoot another burlesque show organized by Cupcake Burlesque, and it was a good test of what the TECHART Pro adapter can do. The adapter is surprisingly fast when autofocusing M glass like my 50mm Sumilux in low light and super sharp. The one issue I experienced was my camera […]

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