Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sony EU is Offering an Additional 12 Months on Top of Their Standard Warranty

Products purchased in Europe generally come with a 2-year warranty, but now Sony is offering an additional year if you register your product within 60 days of purchase on their website. Offer ends 31st January 2020 – product purchase must be by this date. Product registration and activation of your one year extended warranty must […]

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Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens Officially Released

Sigma just announced the Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art today and it can be pre-ordered at B&H Photo / Adorama / Amazon (Coming Soon to Amazon). Shipping starts on January 25th, but E-mount might ship a little later. Sample images are available here.   Focal Length 28mm Aperture Maximum: f/1.4 Minimum: f/16 Camera Mount Type Sigma, Nikon F, […]

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The Great 400mm Teardown Comparison: Sony 400mm f2.8 GM OSS vs Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS III

Lens rentals added some post to their teardown series for the new Sony 400mm f2.8 GM OSS and Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS III to see how Sony compares and it’s very lengthy. I covered all of the key points in the comparison below, but if you want to see the teardowns completely you will have to check […]

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Tamron Increased The Price of The 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD Lens

The popular Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD is now $80 more expensive, which shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone since reviewers have been shocked by the lenses low price and high quality since launch. I’m glad I picked mine up and I can easily see the price of this lens continuing to rise because it […]

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Sony CES 2019 Livestream Starts at 8:00PM EST

Sony’s CES 2019 presentation will start at 8:00 PM EST and I will be live blogging below for those late to the broadcast. We expect some 8k TV’s to be announced and maybe some details about 8k cameras or the Sony a7SIII. If they announce a lot of 8k stuff it would be leapfrogging Panasonic […]

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Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM For Astrophotography and More

Even with star eater, Sony makes great cameras for Astrophotography fans and the Sony 24mm f/1.4 seems to make the experience that much better. While I agree that the Sony looks impressive Laowa offers some cheaper options that I am sure get close to the Sony’s performance for a more reasonable price if you are only going […]

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