Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

ON1 Effects 10.5 FREE for a limited time and Ultimate ON1 Bundle Sale Extended

ON1 is one of the better new RAW developers out there and ON1 Effects 10.5 is free for a limited time. ON1 also decided to extend their Ultimate Bundle Sale until tomorrow. For a limited time only, you can get ON1 Effects 10.5 (originally released in 2015) absolutely free! Effects 10.5 is a full-featured photo effects […]

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Additional Sony NAB Products

SLR Magic probably had some of the most interesting Sony centric products at NAB this year. Their anamorphic adapter will be a game changer for cinimatographyers looking to get into anamorphic video. Schneider is also releasing a line of E-mount lenses for cinimatographers in addition to Fujifilm.

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Sony Camera’s Are No Longer Ideal For Astrophotography

image courtesy of the lonely speck Ian Norman of the Lonelyspeck.com wrote an open letter to Sony about their “Star Eater” noise reduction issue. You can read the full letter here. If TLDR firmware 3.30 on the a7RII and 2.10 on the a7SII change Sony’s noise reduction algorithm in a way that removes starts from 4 second […]

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Capture One 10.1 Adds Sony a9 Support

Capture One added support for the Sony a9. You can see the full what’s new here. There is also a what’s new summary available here along with a 10% discount code if you are interested in purchasing a copy. New Camera Support Sony A9 New Lenses Support Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 (SAL55200) Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 […]

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Sony a9 Q&A and First Look: High ISO Performance Similar to a7S

Kind of an interesting Q&A about the Sony a9 with a Sony rep that claims high ISO performance similar to the a7S mark II and adapted Canon glass performance as good or better than on Canon cameras. Bold claims for sure, but I wouldn’t doubt that the high ISO matches the a7S. Other details: Almost […]

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First Sony a9 Cameras Arrive, Buffer Issues, and More NAB Coverage

It looks like some Sony Photographers are receiving Sony a9 cameras from Sony already along with the new Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS. They even have retail packaging in the video above, but it is not in English and translation isn’t available at the moment. The brief tracking experiment they do is pretty impressive and […]

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