Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Thingyfy Pinhole Pro X Zoom Lens

Thingyfy a maker of pinhole lenses has a new zoom pinhole lens that covers 18-36mm that they showed off at CP+ called the Thingyfy Pinhole Pro X. They also have a Thingyfy Pinhole Pro that camera that can be adjusted from 0.10 to 0.80. Thingyfy lenses are made of anodized aluminum alloy and it is […]

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Sony Savings Sunday: Now With Samyang Savings

B&H Photo is running their trade-in event where you can receive up to a $500 trade-in bonus towards select cameras & lenses. Amazon still has some very good discounts on leather Vi Vante goods. You can find a list of all their products here. Just make sure you click the coupon button when orders to get the […]

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Meike 35mm f/1.4 Manual Focus APS-C Lens

Meike recently announced a new 35mm f/1.4 manual focus lens designed for E-Mount. The new lens is already in stock at B&H Photo and Amazon. Lens specifications: Lens classification: Micro single lens Aperture range: F1.4-F16 Recent focusing distance: 0.4m Focal length range: 35mm Lens structure: 5 groups of 8 Filter size: ∅49mm APS-C format: Level: 37 […]

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Sony a9 Firmware 5.0 Coming March 25th?

According to a reader, their Sony rep says that firmware 5.0 will be released on 3/25. Below are the details of firmware 5 and 6. Firmware Ver. 5.0 and Ver. 6.0 for α9 The upcoming firmware version 5.0 for α9 adds Sony’s newly developed Real-time Tracking mode for object tracking. This mode utilizes Sony’s latest […]

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Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 Officially Announced

Zenit’s Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 has been officially announced and it will start shipping March 20th. The price is 50k rubles or around $770. The lens has 9 elements in 8 groups The angle of view in full frame is 46° Minimum focusing distance: 70cm Filter diameter: 72mm Multi-layer coating Weight: 900 g 14 aperture diaphragms […]

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Photons to Photos: Sony a6400 Dynamic Range Results

Photons to Photos added the Sony a6400 to their database and not much has changed from the Sony a6300 or a6500, which both fall behind the Fujifilm X-T20 throughout much of the measured ISO range. Strangely the Sony a6400’s performance falls off past 6400 ISO in a way the other cameras do not. You can […]

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