Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Double DXO: The Sony a68 and RX10 III Scored

DXO scored the Sony SLT Alpha 68 and Sony Cybershot DSC-RX10 III favorably against their competitors. The Sony a68 has all the best features from the Sony a77 II with a lower price point, but lags at high ISO, while the Sony RX10 III outclasses its peers. You can read more details for the Sony a68 […]

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First Rokinon (AF) Lens: Available Next Month

  Photorumors received a tip from a reader about a full frame 50mm Rokinon autofocus lens coming this August for $699. We reported the Samyang version in early May. There are no further details at this time, but I find it interesting that Rokinon jumped on rebranding this lens so quickly. Via Photorumors

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Official Odin II TTL Flash Trigger for Sony Announcement

Official Press Release: Now, Anything Goes for Sony Users North White Plains, NY – July 19, 2016 Introducing the Odin II TTL Flash Trigger for Sony “This was totally worth the wait. Combined with my Mitros+ flashes for Sony and my Indra360 and Indra500 TTL lights, I now have a perfectly reliable, consistent and awesome lighting […]

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The 50mm Zeiss Planar Tops The Zeiss Otus

image courtesy of Lensrentals Lens rentals tested the new Sony FE Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA and came up with some very impressive results that include the 50mm Zeiss Planar having lower lens variation than the Sony 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T* FE ZA. The Planar is also better than the Otus in the center, while only falling a little […]

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Samyang Announcement XEEN 135mm T2.2

July 18th, 2016, Seoul, Korea The global optics brand, Samyang Optics (http://www.samyanglens global.com) announced the release of XEEN 135mm T2.2. Along with the existing five lenses of 14mm T3.1, 24mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5, XEEN 135mm T2.2 offers outstanding image quality from resolving power for 4K+ production for filming video and cinema. […]

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Optimizing Photos in Lightroom CC 2015

B&H Photo put together a lengthy Lightroom tutorial to help you make your photos pop.

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