Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB Announced

Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB: B&H Photo / Amazon Viltrox announced the Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB, which we have been covering for quite a while. 1. HyperVCM Motor: Speed Meets Precision Powered by Viltrox’s proprietary HyperVCM motor, the lens achieves 150% faster focus than traditional STM systems, with micron-level accuracy and lightning-fast 100ms near-far focus transitions. Ideal for capturing […]

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Sony A1, A1II, and a9III Firmware Updates Released

ILCE-1 Firmware 3.01 Benefits and Improvements Download Here Fixes an issue where setting Recording Media to Sort Recording may cause a restart during still image capture Fixes an issue where the button registered with Recall Custom Hold may not be accepted ILCE-1M2 Firmware 2.01 Benefits and Improvements Download Here Fixes an issue where setting Recording Media to Sort Recording may cause a restart during […]

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Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical IV, NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical II, and NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical II Updates Coming!

The Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical IV, NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical II, and NOKTON 50mm F1.2 are generally M-mount lenses, but I love this line of lenses natively and adapted. I have always found the Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical to be magic, and I have owned every edition of it for M mount. You […]

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Sigma I Series Supply Shortages

Apology regarding the supply situation of the “Sigma I Series (Renewal 3 Models)” Thank you for your patronage of Sigma products. We have received more orders than we expected for the “Sigma I Series (Renewal 3 Models),” which is scheduled to be released on Thursday, April 24, 2025, and production is unable to keep up […]

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Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB Coming April 16th

Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB: B&H Photo / Amazon All of the details about the Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB leaked here when an overseas retailer posted the lens early. Now there is a flyer that the Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB will be coming April 16th, 2025. Features The lens is made up of 15 elements in 10 groups, including […]

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New Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8

Brightin Star announced the new Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 Details: Lens design: 11 groups of 15 elements 5 aperture blades Rear 34mm filter Angle of view: 122.5° Minimum focusing distance: 0.24m Dimensions: 70 x 96.6mm Weight: 550g E/Z/RF/L mount Brightin Star lenses can be found on Amazon via Photorumors

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