Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sony a7III Technical Exploration: Star Eater, Silent Shutter, PDAF Stripping, and Weather Sealing

I have covered Jim Kasson’s work extensively at FujiAddict due to his very technical explanations of the Fujifilm GFX and some here, but recently some sites have tried to make the a7III into a camera it most certainly is not. Don’t get me wrong the Sony a7III is a great camera and a great value but […]

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Really Right Stuff Announced 17 New Tripods

Pre-Order your Really Right Stuff tripod at B&H Photo. Since launching our first carbon fiber tripods in 2009, we have been dedicated to making the world’s finest tripods. With the help of our customers’ invaluable feedback, we continuously make improvements. After years of development, we are excited to present our new Mark 2 tripod line […]

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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: Review Round-up and Bug Update

The first part of Dustin Abbott’s review is very good an interestingly enough he hasn’t experienced the bug that has plagued some no matter how hard he tries to reproduce the error. Also, several sources are now saying that the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE firmware update will be performed exactly the same way Sony firmware […]

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Sony RX100VI: Kai, Sony Cyber-Shot RX100 VI vs Sony Cyber-Shot RX100 V vs Panasonic Lumix TZ200 vs Panasonic Lumix TZ100, and More

The Sony RX100VI is an interesting camera that will primarily appeal to vloggers, but initial impressions are very positive. It seems that the new 24-200mm lens is very well designed and tack sharp according to some early hands-on, but the camera does have a tendency to overheat, which you can see in Kai’s video multiple times. […]

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Size Comparison: Samyang 24mm f/2.8 vs. Sigma 24mm f/1.4

Sony’s 24mm selection is very limited and if you value a compact design the Samyang 24mm f/2.8 is unmatched at this time. The Samyang AF 24mm f/2.8 FE is $399 and can be pre-ordered at B&H Photo and Adorama. Amazon should follow soon. Of course, there is no substitute for speed and if you must have the f/1.4 Sigma 24mm it […]

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Sony Patents New Updated Mirrorless Mount Design

Sony patented a new mount design that condenses some of the lens handshake functions to reduce the mounts pint count. A normal E-mount pin count is 10-pins, but Sony’s new design is 8-pins. This could be a technology that Sony will use later in a medium format camera, but Fujifilm added pins for theirs for […]

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