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ZY Optics Releases The Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5X Super Macro Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 19, 2016

Shenyang China, Dec 19, 2016 – Zhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) has released a new compact Super Macro Lens for full frame cameras, the Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens and it features a high reproduction ratio up to 4.5:1.

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Current List of All Sony FE/E Mount Lenses as of December 18th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 18, 2016

John sent us an updated his list of the E/FE lens natively available for Sony cameras. You can follow him at John Clark Photography. You can also access this list via Google Docs here now.

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Sony at CES 2017

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 17, 2016

Sony will be live streaming their CES Press Conference during the show on ustream on January 4th 2017 at 5:00 PM PST if you’re interested in tuning in add it to your calendar. We won’t have to rely on any cell phone streams this time around, but it’s unlikely they will be launching any cameras so […]

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Mitakon Speedmaster 135 f/1.4 For E-Mount Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 15, 2016

The Mitakon Speedmaster 135 f/1.4 is coming to Sony E-mount and it should be a great lens for portraiture. Mitakon taking deposits and they should start shipping soon. Technical specifications: Focal length: 135mm Max. aperture: f/1.4 Min. focusing distance: 1.6m Optical structure: 11 elements in 5 groups (with 3pcs large ED elements) Aperture blades: 11pcs […]

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DPReview: Sony a6500

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 14, 2016

DPReview completed their Sony a6500 review and it’s overall pretty favorable, but they didn’t put the camera in the same category as the Fujifilm X-T2 even though it compares well against the X-T2. Unfortunately the way DPReview does their scoring doesn’t allow for a true comparison of the cameras across categories. So even though the X-T2 […]

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Cinima5D Interviews Sigma’s CEO

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 13, 2016

Sigma has committed a lot of resources to Sony recently thanks to their forward thinking CEO. Now they might try to compete with Sony video cameras and more, beyond just producing Cine lenses for professionals. Mr. Kazuto Yamaki also thinks that producing more innovative lenses will cause people to buy more lenses again, which could […]

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