Kai tested the Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 and was pleasantly surprised by the quality bokeh it produces, but wasn’t impressed by the build quality at all. He actually prefers the creamy bokeh over more expensive lenses, which is surprising. If cheap build quality doesn’t turn you off and you love bokeh the Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 might be a […]
Photorumors reported that Sigma and Tamron might be discontinuing their A-mount lenses a few months ago. B&H Photo currently has 20 Sigma lenses for Sony A-mount. Similarly, B&H Photo currently has 28 Tamron lenses for Sony A-mount.There hasn’t really been any development of A-mount beyond the a99II for a while now so maybe A-mount will continue […]
Recently Sony has been releasing some great glass and the Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM is no exception. GM lenses have been almost universally praised except for maybe the 70-200GM and nothing from Canon or Nikon is coming close to Sony’s best modern glass. Working photographers know that glass is king and it’s why so many love Leica lenses, but even Sony’s low end 16-35mm Vario-Tessar T FE […]
Acephoto will receive their shipments of both the Sony RX10 Mark 4 and Sony RX0 Monday so other retailers should receive their stock on time too. Both of these cameras appear to be class-leading in every way and it is unclear if there will be any shortages yet, so if you are interested in picking one up […]
Yang Jingchao over at camgle posted a project that they have been working on to remove the viewfinder from a Sony a7, which is really impressive. It looks like phase two of this project will include a hot shoe from later posts, so this might be a thread worth following if you’re into extreme camera modification. Below […]
The Sony RX10 Mark IV is a very capable camera and it improves on the Mark III in almost every way. For most photographers, the ability to track moving subjects accurately will probably be the most useful, but the ability to shoot 24fps is also very useful when trying to capture the right moment. When […]