Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Pre-order Samyang/Rokinon 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 16, 2016

The Samyang/Rokinon 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS announced during the Samyang Blockbusters Event can now be pre-ordered in Black or Silver for Sony E-mount.

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Sony Quietly Increases US Prices For The Sony RX1R II

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 15, 2016

B&H Photo, Amazon, and Adorama, all increased the price of the Sony RX1R II today $600 without any kind of formal announcement from Sony. Are they trying further monetize the camera considering how well the Leica Q sells at its price point or could this be the product of Britex? Let’s hope Sony provides some clarity on this […]

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Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Sonnar FE Preorders/Gallery/Reviews

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 15, 2016

The Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Sonnar FE is avalible for preorder from B&H Photo. The 85mm Loxia white sheet is also now available as a PDF.

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Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Sonnar FE Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 15, 2016

The Loxia 2.4/85 is the youngest member of our manual focus lens family for Sony α7 series cameras. So the already available three focal lengths of the lens family – Loxia 2.8/21, Loxia 2/35 and Loxia 2/50 – are supplemented with a lens in the tele range. Specially designed for mirrorless full-frame cameras with E […]

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Venus Optics at Photokina 2016

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 13, 2016

Venus Optics Unveil the World’s Fastest 15mm Lens for Sony Full Frame E-mount Camera & the World’s Widest f/2 Lens for Micro Four Thirds Camera Featuring a 110° Angle of View, Ultra-fast f/2 aperture and 72mm filter thread, LAOWA 15mm f/2 becomes another member in their ‘Close-to-Zero Distortion’ lineup. Anhui China, Sept 14, 2016 – […]

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Zeiss Teasing Photokina Announcement

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 13, 2016

Zeiss is teasing a new FE lens on their Facebook page to be announced at Photokina: “Hey friends of the @Sony α7! At #photokina you’ll have the chance to test a new lens. Any guesses? #ZEISSphk16” Maybe this is the Loxia lens that fills the fourth slot in the Loxia case from a while ago. via Photorumors

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