Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sony a99II vs Nikon D5 and Sony a7R II

The Sony a99 Mark II caught a lot of flack when it was announced, but photographers are loving it and the cheapish high quality lens selection that’s available for it. Lenses like the Minolta 80-200mm (I have seen these listed as low as $450) can go head to head with significantly more expensive lenses like the Sony SAL70200G2 70-200mm […]

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Sony Deals Sunday

Sony Bodies Sony a7rII (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama (+$200 GiftCard) Sony a7sII (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama (+$200 GiftCard) Sony a7II (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama Sony a7 (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama FE-mount lenses: Sony 28mm FE (Save $25): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama (+$25 GiftCard) Sony Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 (Save $100): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama (+$50 GiftCard) Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 (Save $100): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama (+$50 […]

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New Xenon FF-Prime Cine-Tilt Lenses from Schneider-Kreuznach

New Xenon FF-Prime Cine-Tilt Lenses from Schneider-Kreuznach World’s first Full Frame Cine Primes to offer dynamic Tilt functionality To enhance today’s dynamic cinematography, Schneider-Kreuznach introduces Xenon FF-Prime Cine-Tilt lenses. This groundbreaking new version combines similar form-factor and capabilities of the company’s popular Full-Frame Primes with added tilt function up to ±4°. By sustaining the field […]

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The Sony a99II and Sony RX100V vs Panasonic LX10/15

Kai seems to really love the Sony a99II for shooting action. Saying “This is immense…This is insane… There is virtually no viewfinder black out… (laughter)…”, but he isn’t overly impressed with low light or video performance. The Sony a99II is great DSLR for photographers, but videographers might want to get a a7RII instead. Sony a99 […]

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Techart Pro Follow-up

Techart Pro has grown a lot since my original review and it is now widely avalibe (B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama), but I haven’t seen a lot of great reviews of the adapter until now. Mirrorless Rumors did a great job reviewing the adapter in video form and Techart Pro seems to be endorsing the use of heavier lenses now in […]

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Gariz Sony a6500 Half Case

Gariz’s half case for the Sony a6500 is now available on Amazon in Black, Brown, Camel Brown and Orange. These cases also support Gariz’s sling system (Black and Brown), which I have used before and it works very well.

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