Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Shipping March 28th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 10, 2018

B&H Photo is showing that the Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 will ship on March 28th. The Loxia 25mm can be preordered from B&H Photo and Adorama.

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Sony a7III: Professional Performance For an Entry Level Price

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 10, 2018

There is still Sony a7III coverage trickling out after WPPI from various sources, but there hasn’t been much negative coverage. Beyond PDAF artifacting that was spotted in the DPReview sample photos, which are typical of all on-sensor phase detection AF systems the a7III looks like it’s kicking off the next generation of mirrorless full frame cameras […]

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Sony a7III: Settings, Sports, Video Performance, and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 9, 2018

It seems the Sony a7III launch event was really meant to show off how the a7III is a full frame camera for everyone. Sony has somewhat compressed the entire full frame market into the a7III except for high resolution and high ISO, which is an interesting move. It seems Sony’s strategy going forward might be High-ISO Full […]

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ON1 2018.1 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 8, 2018

ON1 released their first major update for 2018 and they have some special pricing. You can get your copy here. NEW IMPROVEMENTS Debayering – The algorithms have been improved to increase the amount of micro detail while reducing aliasing, yielding photos that are noticeably crisper with less color artifacts. HDR – HDR alignment and deghosting have improved, yielding […]

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Cinema 5D Sigma Yamaki-san Interview

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 8, 2018

Sigma’s CEO Yamaki-san talks about the new Sigma lenses with Cinema 5D and while the new native FE lenses from Sigma are basically just their DSLR counterparts without the need for a Sigma MC-11 they now offer lens correction. The Sigma FE lenses might offer slightly better image quality than their adapted counterparts and are […]

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Sony a7III: Mechanical Shutter vs Silent, Interview, Time-Lapse, Rolling Shutter and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 8, 2018

Camera Labs gives us our first look at how well the Sony a7III electronic shutter works and it’s not much better than other cameras so the Sony a7III electronic shutter should be reserved for subjects not in motion. So far I remain really impressed with how much Sony packed into the a7III, but they really […]

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