Monthly Archives: May 2016

Sony Nissin i60A Delayed

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 31, 2016

The Nissin i60A flash for Sony has been officially delyed and others might been too.

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Happy Memorial Day

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 30, 2016

Memorial Day is a US holiday, but I have always considered it a holiday for remembering everyone that has fought to make the world a better place. Issues like post traumatic stress disorder affect a variety of people regardless of borders/nationality and it’s good to see that photography can help bring some veterans peace.

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Kai Takes on The Sony 24-70mm GM

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 29, 2016

Kai takes the massive Sony 24-70 GM lens on a very uninspiring tour of London and determines it’s larger than it needs to be, but has prime level performance. It’s a shame Sony couldn’t shave a little size and weight off this lens. It’s basically a DSLR size lens without DSLR level autofocus performance.

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Minolta SRT 100X Review: A Blast From Sony’s Past

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 28, 2016

image courtesy of japancamerahunter Most photographers that have been around a while are aware that Sony purchased Minolta/Konica about a decade ago. Minolta and Konica had rich histories in photography before their purchase, but the Minolta name and list of its accomplishments have largely been forgotten by photographers. The Japan camera hunter gives a good account of these accomplishments […]

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Sony a7R II is Bloomberg’s Pick for High-Quality Video

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 28, 2016

Bloomberg has selected the Sony A7R II for its top travel camera list, as the camera best suited for high-quality video. These little awards and top picks might not seem important to many photographers, but Sony’s growing presence on lists like these has helped to legitimize their camera division among people that have viewed Sony as a consumer electronics company […]

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A Different Take on Kumamoto

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 28, 2016

The CameraStore guys have a well thought out take on the fallout from the Kumamoto Earthquake. Some manufactures have been very honest about the shortages that are to come, while others have down played the incident. Sony is one of the few to be bluntly honest about the affects the earthquake had on their production facilities, […]

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