Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sony Develops a Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Pixel-Parallel A/D Converter That Enables Global Shutter Function

Captured Image Sony Develops a Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Pixel-Parallel A/D Converter That Enables Global Shutter Function*1 Tokyo, Japan—Sony Corporation today announced that it has developed a 1.46 effective megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor equipped with a Global Shutter function*1. The newly developed pixel-parallel analog-to-digital converters provide the function to instantly convert the analog […]

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Doug Mills Switched To Sony a9

New York Times photographer Doug Mills switched to the Sony a9 after Sony let him demo the camera in Washington. He feels that it gives him a competitive advantage while working, because other photographers don’t know when he is shooting and as a result do not know what he is shooting. In this video interview […]

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Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS Spotted At The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Photo courtesy of Photoofthelife The Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS is ideal for shooting events like the Olympics and it even looks like there might be a teleconverter on this lens if you look closely. It’s also very likely that the photographer is using the Sony a9 so the combination here is probably the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 […]

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Sony Sunday Savings

Sony brought back their savings and trade-in/trade-up program after a short downtime. Surprisingly they decided to include the new Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G, which is an excellent lens for fans of wide-angle photography. Sony a7 Bodies Sony a7rII (Save $500): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony a7sII (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony a7II (Save $500): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony a7 (Save $200): B&H […]

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Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 For E-mount Now Available For Preorder

B&H Photo listed the Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 Lens for preorder and the price is a little higher than I hoped, but it should be an interesting lens for those looking for a great 35mm with character. Voigtlander now has 7 native E-mount lenses available and all of them are quite good for the price.

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Sony a7RIII vs Fujifilm X-H1 by The Spec Sheet

The details about the new Fujifilm X-H1 leaked and I thought it might be interesting to see how it compares to the Sony a7RIII. When it comes to video features both cameras are similar and actually, the a7RIII compares more closely to the X-T2 than the X-H1, which you can see here compared to the X-H1. […]

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