Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

The Nissin i60A is Now Shipping

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 25, 2016

The Nissin i60a is now shipping for Sony cameras B&H Photo Amazon Adorama

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 Coming July 30th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 25, 2016

There’s a lot of interests in the Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 coming July 30th at 7 pm EST and the first review is already out. It’s on a Canon body, but the reviewer confirms that the 12mm is distortion free. There are also are several photos of the actual lens on flickr (credit: Daniel Han) along with videos below.

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First Sony Zeiss Planar 50mm FE Video: Updated

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 24, 2016

Jason Lanier received a Sony Planar 50mm FE f/1.4 Zeiss ZA review sample from Sony and put together a video to give his initial impressions along with some crops. Jason also posted his first two video from Honduras, which you can see below. Shoemaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgmX0gfHzA Beauty Portraits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuAYSO27Qn4  

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Sony RX100 IV Underwater Slow Motion

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 23, 2016

Sony Alphauniverse has an informative tutorial on high-frame rate underwater video available. On their page they explain how to get accurate colors out of the Sony RX100 IV with a Fantasea Line Housing. They also offer a variety of preset camera settings that you can try and an explanation of what to think about when choosing your […]

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Full Frame Lenses Compared

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 22, 2016

Mirrorless cameras have the reputation of being smaller/lighter than DSLRs, but are they really? John compiled a few lists of comparable Sony, Canon, Nikon and Pentax lenses to find out. At this time it seems only mirrorless bodies offer a size/weight advantage, while lens designs are fixed in size, when covering a comparable sensor size. I’ll let the numbers and […]

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Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE: Preorders

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 22, 2016

Preorder B&H Photo Amazon Reviews ePhotozine Performance Focal Length 50mm Aperture Maximum: f/1.4 Minimum: f/16 Camera Mount Type Sony E (Full-Frame) Format Compatibility 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor Angle of View 47° Minimum Focus Distance 1.48′ (45 cm) Magnification 0.15x Elements/Groups 9/8 Diaphragm Blades 9, Rounded Features Autofocus Yes Physical Filter Thread Front: 67 mm […]

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