Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Rokinon 85mm f/1.8 Preorders Start

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 20, 2018

The Rokinon 85mm f/1.8 Lens for Sony can be preordered at B&H Photo and Adorama.

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Metabones Launches Contax N-Mount Speed Booster ULTRA and Smart Adapter

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 19, 2018

Metabones Contax N-Mount Speed Booster ULTRA Smart Adapter: B&H Photo / Adorama Metabones Contax N-Mount Smart Adapter: B&H Photo / Adorama Contax Lenses: Amazon Vancouver, Canada, September 10, 2018, Owners of legendary Carl Zeiss optics in Contax N-Mount have long demanded a trusted migration path to mirrorless cameras. With the advent of Metabones® Contax N-Mount to […]

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Sony a7SII: Digital Night Vision vs Analog Night Vision

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 18, 2018

Digital night vision hasn’t caught up to analog cathode tube yet, but it’s getting very close. T.REX ARMS tested the Sony a7SII with its IR block removed to make it perform better in low light, against the analog Armasight by FLIR PVS14 and the Sony a7SII was actually competitive with the PVS14 when there was a little […]

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DPReview: Sony Photokina 2018 Interview

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 18, 2018

There have been lots of Photokina interviews to cover and each has its own points of interest. DPReviews interview with Kenji Tanaka, VP and Senior General Manager of Sony’s Business Unit 1, Digital Imaging Group and it’s a good one. Below are some excerpts: ‘I don’t care about competitors, I care about customers’ Sony want’s to satisfy […]

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Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 ASPH in Stock Early

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 18, 2018

The Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 ASPH for E-mount is available for preorder at B&H Photo and Adorama, but Amazon already has them in stock from cameraquest. Cameraquest is one of Voigtlander’s main distributors, so maybe we will see this lens in a bit earlier than November at B&H Photo and Adorama.

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Sony Sensor Updates Their CMOS Image Sensors for Consumer Cameras With New APS-C and Full Frame Offerings

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 17, 2018

Sony semiconductors updated their CMOS Image Sensors for Consumer Cameras and it now likely shows the sensor inside the Fujifilm X-T3, but it also might show a future Sony mirrorless sensor the IMX271. While it’s not a BSI sensor it does allow for a faster readout than the IMX571 insides the Fujifilm X-T3. Sony’s next […]

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