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Sony Officially Warns Of Laser Damage

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 2, 2021

It’s pretty common knowledge that focused light sources like lasers can damage your sensor along with shooting intense light sources like the Sun with a telephoto lens, but Sony has now put out an official statement in relation to lasers: Can the camera image sensor be damaged by laser? Do not directly expose the Lens […]

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DPRTV: Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD vs Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 1, 2021

DPRTV posted its review/comparison of the Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD vs Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS. Below is a summary of the video above: Fells the same as other Tamron zooms Lightweight only about 335g or 0.74lbs 67mm filter just like the other Tamron lenses for E-mount Weather-resistant Consistent build quality in their […]

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Sigma 150-600mm Sports Announcement August 4th Available August 27th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 31, 2021

The Sigma 150-600mm Sports will be announced on August 4th and will ship on August 27th for around $1604.16 USD. The planned release date of the Sigma “150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports” is said to be August 27, 2021. The mass retailer price is around 176,000 yen including tax. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Plus […]

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Optical Limits: Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2 – Superb Center Sharpness Wide Open

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 31, 2021

Optical limits posted its Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2 review and it looks like Tamron’s primes are every bit as good as their zooms. You can read the full review here or read the a sumary below: In terms of optical performance, the Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 is a […]

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Laowa FF II Argus 35mm f/0.95 Details

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 30, 2021

The Laowa FF II Argus 35mm f/0.95 from Venus Optics Laowa should be a great lens for the price when it is finally released. Full frame cameras could certainly use more 0.95 glass, especially on the wider side. [Laowa LAOWA FFII Argus 35mm f/0.95 lens more information] The new lens structure uses 1 ED lens, […]

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Sigma 150-600mm Sports Announcement Coming August 4th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 29, 2021

Sigma has an upcoming announcement coming August 4th that is almost certainly going to be the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports. lens configuration of 25 elements in 15 groups a minimum shooting distance of 58cm-280cm a maximum shooting magnification of 1: 2.9 (at 180mm) 9 aperture blades (at 180mm) (Circular aperture) filter size […]

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