Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

IR: Inside Sony Kumamoto Summary

Image courtesy of image-resource Imaging-resource went inside Sony Kumamoto after the earthquake and received unprecedented access. Previously IR released footage of the quake and cleanup effort, which you can view here, but today they released one of many follow-up stories to come. Below are the key points. Photos from the article were hand picked by Sony “There’s a […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 15mm F2 FE Zero-D Review

DPReview released their review of the Laowa 15mm F2 FE Zero-D and it’s very favorable. Venus Optic has been making some great lenses lately. You can read the full review here. What I like: Distortion is very well controlled Fast, wide and reasonably small Good build quality Sharp, even wide open 15cm (6 in) minimum […]

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Sunday Savings Sony

Trade-in trade-up for a Sony a7 and a9 and get up to a $500 bonus with B&H Photo or Adorama Sony a7 Bodies Sony a7rII (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony a7sII (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony a7II (Save $100): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony a7 (Save $100): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama FE Lenses Sony FE 28mm f/2 (Save $50): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA (Save $100): […]

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New Manual Focus Meike 85mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

Meike announced the new 85mm f/2.8 macro manual focus full frame lens for Sony cameras. Meike products are sold on Amazon Specs: Product model MK-85-F2.8 Lens type Medium telephoto lens for portrait and macro photography Lens structure 8 groups and 11 Elements Aperture range F2.8-22 Maximum Magnification Ratio 1:1.5 Lens diameter 64mm Filter size 55mm Length […]

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Coming Soon: Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE Images and Specs

Samyang/Rokinon will release an AF 35mm f/1.4 FE soon for Sony full frame cameras. Samyang has quite a few Sony-E mount lenses that are both AF and MF. Most of them are well worth their price. Specifications: Minimum shooting distance: 0.3 m Filter diameter: 67 mm Length: 115 mm Weight: 645 g Design: 11 elements […]

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Sony RX0 Announced

Sony announced the Sony RX0 today at their IFA press conference. It will be available Sept 5th at 12 am EST from B&H Photo. You can read more about the Sony RX0 at Sony. “Internal recording options include 24/25/30/50 and 60 fps at 1080p, all at 50 Mb/s in the XAVC codec, as well as […]

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