Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Official Chinese Tamron 28-75mm Di III RXD FE Pricing: ¥5300 ($839)

The Tamron 28-75mm Di III RXD FE is a very attractive option for those that do not want to buy a Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM and now we have some idea of what it could cost. At ¥5300 it’s likely to come in around $849 or $799, which would be a bargain compared to the Sony they want to […]

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Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Preorder NOW Available

I ordered my Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 about an hour or so ago, but I am just getting around to doing this post now. VenusOptics currently has their preorder link up and Amazon, B&H Photo, and Adorama should follow tomorrow. It looks like they still have filters available, so don’t miss out if this lens interests you. Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D $499.00 […]

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Affordable E-Mount Lenses: Zonlai 22mm F1.8 and Kamlan 50mm/F1.1

Zonlai 22mm F1.8 Large Aperture Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Sony E-mount APS-C: Amazon Zonlai 22mm F1.8 for APS-C Mirrorless Camera Focal Length: 22mm Aperture: F1.8~F16, 10-Blade Aperture, Click-step Aperture Ring Filter Diameter: 46mm Minimum Object Distance: 0.15m Focus Mode: Manual Lens Structure: 7 Groups 8 Elements Weight: 224g/7.92oz Size: 45*55mm Compatibility: Sony-E, Fuji-X, M4/3, […]

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Sony a7III: New Low Light King, Nothing Comes Close, GH5 Compared, and More

The Sony a7III continues to get the typical praise of magically good low light performance, while still continuing to have menu issues. I’m curious how good exactly low light performance needs to get, because I was very happy with the last generation of cameras performance, from APS-C on up, but Sony continues to push the […]

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Iridient Developer 3.2.2: Sony a7III/RX0 Support, Better Pixel Shift, and Faster ARW

Iridient Developer 3.2.2 now supports the Sony a7III and RX0 Sony pixel shift support is also improved and there is faster ARW processing now too. New Features: Support added for RAW images from the Canon Rebel T7 (2000D/Kiss X90) and 4000D (Rebel T100/3000D). Support added for RAW images from the Sony ILCE-7M3 (A7 III) and DSC-RX0 […]

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Sigma Kazuto Yamaki Interview: Native vs Translator, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 ART, Faster Than 2.8 Zooms, And More

Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma, pictured at the 2018 CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan. - DPReview

DPReview Interviewed Mr. Yamaki CEO of Sigma at CP+ 2018 and I have summarized the key points below. The MC-11 is a translator so it’s like translating Japanese to English things are lost Sigma’s new lenses speak English so they communicate better Might release a new USB dock for Sony lenses in the future Wide zooms can […]

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