AstrHori 120mm F2.8 Macro 2X Full Frame Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 16, 2024

AstrHori announced the AstrHori 120mm F2.8 Macro 2X for E / RF / Z / L mounts.

  • format:
  • Mount: E / RF / Z / L
  • Focal length: 120mm
  • Aperture value: F2.8-F22
  • Aperture blades: 13
  • Lens construction: 14 elements in 9 groups
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.3m
  • Maximum magnification: 2x
  • Filter diameter: 72mm
  • Size: φ77×165mm
  • Weight: 930g
  • MF Limited
  • Accessory screw holes

You can order the AstrHori 120mm F2.8 Macro 2X from Amazon.




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Viltrox E-mount “AIR” Lenses Coming in August

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 15, 2024


Viltrox posted a teaser to Instagram for two new E-mount “AIR” lenses in August, which is Viltroxs compact AF lens line. There are currently two lenses for X and Z to mount from Viltrox these could be the Viltrox 56mm f/1.7 and Viltrox 40mm f/2.5.

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Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 Art Coming in September

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 13, 2024


Sigma is expected to release a new Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 Art lens in September. The lens will be for E and L mount with an 82mm filter and will weigh less than 1kg, which is lighter than competitors.

Sigma lenses can be purchased from B&H Photo and Amazon.

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Competitor PDR: Canon EOS R5 Mark II – Competitive, But Not Impressive

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 12, 2024


Photons to Photos published its photographic dynamic range results for the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and the camera compares well to the Nikon Z7II, Sony a7IV, and Sony a7RV, but ultimately doesn’t impress. Canon really should find a company that can make a sensor that surpasses what Sony can produce. You can view and manipulate the above chart here.

Camera ModelMaximum
PDR		Low Light
ISO		Low Light
EV
Canon EOS R5 Mark II11.45484610.60
Nikon Z 7II11.60415710.38
Sony ILCE-7RM511.70524410.71
Sony ILCE-7M411.71536510.75

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Sony a7RV
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Sony a7IV:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Canon EOS R5 Mark II:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Nikon Z7II:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Tamron Financial Results 1st Half FY2024

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 11, 2024


Tamron released its financial results and sales continue to grow. Tamron also expects to release 7 new lenses in 2024 which means they intend to launch 3 more lenses this year. You can read more from Tamron’s investor relations here.

Tamron lenses can be found on B&H Photo and Amazon.

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Sandisk Announced New SDUC Memory Cards

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 10, 2024


Western Digital announced the world’s first SanDisk 4TB microSDUC UHS-I and SanDisk 8TB SDUC UHS-I memory cards at the Future of Memory and Storage Conference. SDUC is a new standard above SDXC with many similarities with SDXC like supporting exFAT and SD Express mode E150, E300, E450, E600, but it represents cards starting at 2TB and ranging up to 128TB while SDXC cards range from 32GB to 2TB.

Sandisk cards can be found at B&H Photo and Amazon

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