Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

New Godox Ving V480S

Godox announced the Godox Ving V480S, and pre-orders have begun on B&H Photo Key Features Portable Shoe-Mounted On-Camera Flash Compatible with Sony ADI / P-TTL 2.4 GHz X Wireless Radio System Manual, Multi, HSS & 2nd Curtain Sync Up to 650 Full-Power Flashes 1.7 sec Recycling Time Stable Continuous Shooting Touchscreen Design & LED Modeling […]

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Sigma 400-800mm f/8 and 180-800mm f/5.8-8.4 Patents Found

Sigma patent filings for a Sigma 400-800mm f/8 and Sigma 180-800mm f/5.8-8.4 were found and you can read them below: overview [Publication number] P2025085984 [Release date] 2025-06-06 [Name of invention] Telephoto zoom lens [Application date] 2023-11-27 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000131326 [Name or company name] Sigma Corporation To provide a telephoto zoom lens that reduces the […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye

Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye: Venus Optics / B&H Photo The Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye Lens is remarkably compact. This portable design makes it one of the smallest and lightest full-frame fisheye zoom lenses with a constant f/2.8 aperture, ideal for travel, adventure, and handheld shooting. Perfect for landscape photographers, vloggers, and drone-based […]

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Sigma Prices Increased in US

Sigma increased its prices in the US due to tariffs by about 10%, which is far below what people feared, but still disappointing. I wish they had mitigated price increases more because other companies are managing not to raise prices by shifting production around, but they might not have a high enough margin to work […]

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TTArtisan M01 Announced

TTArtisan released a TTArtisan Magnetic LED Light Film Canister a while ago, but now they have a new TTArtisan M01 flash with a wireless trigger on their Amazon Store. Ultra-compact film-style design Guide number GN12 5600K ±200K color temperature 4 power levels (1/8–1/1) Up to 800 flashes per charge at average power J01 Trigger only […]

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Sony BURANO 8K Digital Motion Picture Camera Firmware 2.01 Update Released

Sony has released firmware 2.01 for the Sony BURANO 8K Digital Motion Picture Camera, which can be downloaded here. The Release Notes are below: Sony is offering a system firmware update for Digital Motion Picture Camera BURANO “MPC-2610″. Sony highly recommends this firmware update for immediate installation on all BURANO systems to ensure highest performance. To […]

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