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Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Sonnar FE From Photokina

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 21, 2016

Some new images of the Sony Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 from Photokina courtesy of B&H Photo. I’d really like to see how it fits in the Zeiss Loxia Bundle with 21mm, 35mm, and 50mm in the Loxia case.  

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Sony Doubles Down on High-End Camera Market

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 21, 2016

image courtesy of amateurphotographer Sony is doubling down on the high-end photography market according to an interview with amateurphotographer, because it’s the market they see growing. I tend to agree, but I think we are going to see a shift into medium format and maybe even see things like 8×10 digital photography come to fruition as […]

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Sony Alpha a99 Mark II Now Available For Pre-order

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 21, 2016

Sony Alpha a99 Mark II Pre-orders are now available B&H Photo Amazon Adorama

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Video of The New Sony a99 Mark II Menus and AF/Burst

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 21, 2016

Sony’s new menus look  like they are a little more logically laid out, but I still think they can do better from this short video.

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Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro Apo-Lanthar

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 21, 2016

Focal length used on full format camera body 65 mm Aperture ratio 1:2 Minimum aperture F22 Click-stop tba Lens construction 10 elments in 8 groups Angle of view 38° Aperture blade 10 Minimum focus 0,31 m Maximum diameter 77,2 m Length 98,5 mm Mount E Electrical contact: Exif data transfer from lens to camera body […]

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Newsshooter on Sony a99 Mark II

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 20, 2016

Same chip as the a7RII but different front end LSI that helps with speed and image quality. S-Log 3 and higher frame rates are the advantages over the A7 along with gamma assists. Not at liberty to say if the a7RII will get S-Log 3 in the future. A mount translucent mirror focusing uses a […]

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