Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

It Is Amazon Prime Day

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 11, 2017

Amazon Prime Day started today and has a variety of deals throughout the day for photographers. You can see a complete list of the deals here and don’t forget you can gain access to prime day with an Amazon prime trial. Times are EST

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Venus Optics Laowa Magic Shift Converter (MSC) For Sony FE Mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 10, 2017

Convert your ultra-wide angle lens into a SHIFT lens with no vignetting Anhui China, Jul 10, 2017 – Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer who had previously launched a number of unique Laowa camera lenses, unveil the Laowa Magic Shift Converter (MSC) for Sony Full Frame E-mount cameras. It can convert your ultra-wide angle lens […]

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Sony a9: Sigma MC-11 Firmware 1.07

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 9, 2017

That1cameraguy posted the first two videos about the new Sigma MC-11 firmware and it did a great job with adapted glass keeping up with action. In his estimation, you get 85% of the performance of native Sony glass, which is still very good. The above video is a comparison between the previous firmware and the […]

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7Artisans / DJ-Optical For E-Mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 8, 2017

There is new Chineses option available that is very cheap and comes in attractive focal lengths for mirrorless cameras sold under the 7Artisans / DJ-Optical names: 7.5mm f/2.8: APS-C fish-eye lens 25mm f/1.8: APS-C wide-angle lens 35 mm f/2: full frame lens They even have a 50mm f/1.0 lens shown above in the middle that isn’t available […]

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Sony a9: MC-11 Performance, Lighting, and Roundup

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 7, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmlAOwT4TFA A lot of reviews were released over the US holiday break and they universally praise the Sony a9 as a great camera for professionals. Sony is definitely onto something with the Sony a9 and it will be interesting to see hot the technology from it filters down into the a6xxx and a7 lineup. Hopefully, we […]

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SIGMA MC-11 Firmware Update

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 6, 2017

This firmware update allows compatibility with the SIGMA 14mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art, SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Art, Cine Lens 14mm T2 FF EF mount and 135mm T2 FF EF mount from FF High Speed Prime Line. For customers who own the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E, please update the firmware […]

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