Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

From Nikon to Canon to Sony: 50 Years of Photojournalism Leading to Sony

David Burnett started his career in photography using Nikon cameras, before selling all of his gear for Canon. Now 40 years later he is dumping Canon for Sony. It sounds like the Sony a9 was a major influence on his decision to dump Canon and even he thinks that he will have plenty of extra frames […]

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Fixing Sony’s Menus…

Very few will try to defend Sony’s menus and Maarten Heilbron’s video about how to fix them has gone a viral, but beyond his desire to consolidate parts of the menu I don’t agree with his suggestions. Sony’s current left/right navigation allows you to navigate tabs very quickly beyond the pages within them. If Sony were to […]

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Kai 5 Reasons Why You Might Need a New Sony RX0

Kai does his best to say the Sony RX0 isn’t an action camera while testing it as an action camera in this odd video that sounds like a poorly planned out marketing ploy. Generally, I enjoy Kai’s quirky reviews and lists, but Kai’s 5 reasons why video isn’t very clear and he continues comparing the […]

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Lengthy Sony a9 Presentation and Review

The Sony a9 was a game changer when it was announced and still is a game changer today. Neither Canon or Nikon have released a camera capable of taking on this irresponsibly fast camera that sells at a pretty significant discount compared to its competitors. Even better today if you actually need the speed of […]

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Samyang Firmware Updates

Software: AF 14mm F2.8 FE Ver.20 * The firmware update is for AF 14mm F2.8 FE lens with Firmware Version 19. • Improvement: – Fixed the phase detection range of AF-C on α9, α7RⅡ, α6300 – Improved autofocus performance in the low light – Fixed shutter delay problem after focus confirmation when strobe was installed […]

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First Image of The Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Leaked

DPhotoworld leaked the first image of the Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 and have no additional details on the lens, but we previously released the following details. The Specs for the Loxia 25mm f/2.4 are: Filter diameter is 52 mm The shortest shooting distance is 25 cm (Test lens) Weighs about 393 g Currently, Zeiss makes a 21mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm Loxia Lens, […]

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