Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sony A-Mount Death Seems to Be Confirmed

We first published the quiet death of A-mount here which was reported by many sites without credit. Now DPRTV is doubling down on the death of A-mount with a little history lesson about Sony buying Minolta. There are still a few a99II bodies on Amazon if you’re interested, but it is highly unlikely Sony will […]

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7Artisans 55mm F1.4 II and 60mm F2.8 II Announced

7Artisans announced updates to its 55mm F1.4 II and 60mm F2.8 II lenses. They will be available via B&H Photo and Amazon soon. 7Artisans 55mm f/1.4 II: B&H Photo / Amazon 7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 II: B&H Photo / Amazon Lens specifications mount E / X / MFT / EFM / Z Shortest shooting distance 0.42m format APS-C Maximum shooting magnification unknown […]

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Today Only: Samyang 45mm f/1.8 AF Discounted

Adorama has the Samyang 45mm f/1.8 AF discounted $120 today only. You can grab yours here.

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Sony Celebrates Success at 2021 TIPA Awards

Sony celebrates success at 2021 TIPA Awards with the highly anticipated win of “Best Full Frame Professional Camera” for Sony Alpha 1 Sony is proud to announce the highly renowned Technical Image Press Association has once again recognised Sony’s performance and innovation with a total of five TIPA awards. With wins across both the Digital […]

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Venus Optic Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 Preorders and Samples

I just received the Venus Optic Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 a few days ago and it is a very nicely built lens that has some interesting character to it that I enjoy. It can flare quite a bit, but you can use the flare to drastically change the look of an image like below. Both […]

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Sony Airpeak Can Handle 20 M/S Sustained Wind

An often underlooked performance metric for drones is how much wind can the drone handle before it becomes unstable. In testing Sony’s new Airpeak was able to maintain stable flight with a constant wind moving at 20 meters a second. In the real world wind changes direction and speed rapidly and without warning so this […]

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