Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sirui 75mm f/1.8 1.33x Anamorphic 50% Off

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 8, 2024

If you are into the cinematic look then the current Sirui 75mm f/1.8 1.33x Anamorphic discount at B&H Photo should not be missed.

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Hoya Data Breach

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 8, 2024

Hoya the main supplier of optical glass for Viltrox lenses has been hacked and they put out a press release about the data breach which you can read below: April 4, 2024 Company Name: HOYA CORPORATION Representative: Eiichiro Ikeda, President and CEO (Code: 7741, TSE Prime Market) Contact: Corporate Communication Department Telephone:+81-(0)3-6911-4824 IT System Incident in Our […]

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Upcoming Sony E-mount Lenses

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 6, 2024

The Federation of Independent Photographers assembled a list of upcoming lenses for E-mount on Weibo. The full translated list is below: Taking stock of the Sony E-mount autofocus lenses that may be launched: -Sony FE16-25mm F2.8 GM, released on April 16/17. -Sony FE24-70mm F2.0, release time to be determined. -Sony FE85mm F1.4 GM II, expected […]

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Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G Shipment Date Moved Forward to April 19th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 5, 2024

Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G was first expected around May 24th by B&H Photo. Now B&H Photo believes the lens will ship on May 10th, but Sony put out a press release in Japan about moving the date forward to April 19th, which you can read below: Notice […]

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New Sony Patents Found For 12mm f/2.8, 14mm f/2.0, and 20mm f/1.8 Primes

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 3, 2024

Sony’s optical system patents such as “12mm F2.8”, “14mm F2”, “20mm F1.8”, etc. overview Patent 7428179 [Registration date] 2024-01-29 [Publication date] 2024-02-06 [Name of the invention] Optical system and imaging device [Application date] 2020-03-18 [International release date] 2020-10-22 [Patent Holder] [Identification Number] 000002185 [Name] Sony Group Corporation BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent years, digital cameras […]

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OL: Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 3, 2024

Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 is yet another great value from Sigma and Optical Limits posted its full review which is very positive. You can read the full Optical Limits review here or look over the excerpt below: The Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary is a bit of a surprise. […]

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