Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sony Red Dot Award 2021

About Red Dot Award The Red Dot Award is the award for an international design competition administered by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany. The award is divided into three disciplines: the Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept. Once a year, international design […]

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Sony a1 Glass Recommendations

Best Lenses combining sharpness and speed Speed Rating Sony 14mm F1.8 GM 30fps Outstanding Sony 20mm F1.8 G 30fps Outstanding Sony 24mm F1.4 GM 30fps Outstanding Sony 35mm F1.4 GM 30fps Outstanding Sony 50mm F1.2 GM 30fps Outstanding Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN 15fps Outstanding Sony 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS 30fps Excellent Sigma 105mm […]

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Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 APO Size Comparison

Camerasizecomparison added the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 APO to its comparison database and it is a pretty large lens as you can see. I am kind of surprised because most of the Laowa designs that I own are quite compact in comparison to similar focal length/aperture lenses. Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO: VenusOptics Follow SonyAddict on […]

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Sony Quietly Ends A-Mount

When Sony announced the Sony Alpha a99II they claimed that A-mount would be around for years to come and would still be supported by Sony, but it looks like that support has come to an end with the a99II being quietly discontinued. I would have liked to have picked one up on closeout since there […]

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CameraLabs: Sony A1 vs Fujifilm GFX100S vs GFX100

I already did a specs comparison between the GFX100S and Sony a1 here based on the info available at the time. Now Gordon Laing has released a hands-on comparison of the two cameras, which you can watch above or read the summary of below: 4th GFX camera Almost half the price of the GFX100 with essentially the […]

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Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 APO Announced

Laowa just annoucned the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO and you can order it directly from VenusOptics. Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO is a magnificent f/0.95 Standard lens for the Cropped Frame(APS-C) camera. Achieving the APO design, enjoy the clear images with well controlled chromatic aberration. The ultra-fast aperture lens with APO is perfect for […]

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