Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

DPR: MonsterAdapter LA-KE1 Pentax AF Adapter

The MonsterAdapter LA-KE1 has been around for a while but DPR posted a very in-depth review of the capabilities of the adapter that you can read here. In short, you won’t get native performance out of the adapter and it won’t support every last lens, but it is good enough to take advantage of some […]

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Big Tamron Savings

Tamron 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD Save $80: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD Save $100: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 17-70mm […]

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Sony Medium Format Sony A7MI, A7MII, and a7RV Rumors

I think most expect Sony to enter the medium format market sooner rather than later and I actually have received a few rumors about it happening as soon as this year, but I do not believe it is plausible so I have been saving this particular rumor for April 1st. Here is something I can […]

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Tamron 18-50mm, 25-120mm, and 28-120mm Patents Found

Example 1 Focal length: 18.528-49.967 F value: 3.605-5.308 Half angle of view: 39.012-15.652 Image height: 14.250 Overall length: 97.833-119.002 Back focus: 37.320 Example 2 Focal length: 25.100-114.132 F value: 4.105-4.140 Half angle of view: 42.102-10.446 Image height: 21.633 Overall length: 167.363-218.148 Back focus: 39.824 Example 3 Focal length: 28.000-118.794 F value: 4.113 Half angle of […]

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Sony a7IV Firmware 1.01 Released

Sony a7IV: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony a7IV FW1.01 Download Here Benefits and Improvements Improves the accuracy of the Eye AF feature Fixes an issue where you may not be able to take photos when using a SEL2860 lens Improves the operational stability of the camera Note: This update is only available for Windows and macOS. A memory card version is not provided. […]

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Tamron 20mm, 24mm, 35mm Firmware V 3 Updates Released

F050 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Sony Ver.3 2022.03.28 Ver.3 This update improves the following issue. The focus mode may switch from AF to MF during video recording with the SONY α7IV. Download Page F051 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Sony Ver.3 2022.03.28 Ver.3 This update improves the following issue. The focus mode […]

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