TTartisan 105mm f/2.8 Shift First Look

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 15, 2022

Images of the TTartisan 105mm f/2.8 Shift leaked on Weibo. No other details are available at this time. TTartisan lenses can be found on Amazon.

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Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports Specs Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 14, 2022


The specs of the Sigma “60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports” have been posted on an overseas site.

60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 

  • Lens construction: 27 elements in 19 groups
  • Minimum Focus Distance: 45-260cm
  • Maximum magnification: 1:2.4
  • Number of aperture blades: 9 (circular aperture)
  • Filter diameter: 105mm
  • Size: φ119.4mm x 279.2mm (281.2mm for E-mount version)
  • Weight: 2495g (2485g for E-mount version)
  • Hood: LH1144-02
  • Lens cap: LC-740E
  • Tripod socket: TS-121

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DPR: Sony a7RV Won Best High End Camera and The Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II Won Best Zoom

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 13, 2022


DPReview posted its list of top products this year, which you can view here, and the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II won best zoom lens, and the Sony A7R V won best high-end camera.


Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II
Take a flagship lens that was as reliable as it was consistent and ratchet everything up to 11 – that’s the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II, the most improved player on a team of all stars.

Sony improved its professional flagship zoom with better optics in every way, shape and form, with advancements in sharpness, macro capabilities, autofocus, contrast, ghosting, flare control, size and weight, and even a cleaner, smoother, satisfyingly soft bokeh, to produce a new king that plays nice with both stills and video.

Clever considerations such as a toggle switch to make the clickable aperture ring smooth, options for tight and smooth resistance on the zoom ring (useful for video where you don’t want to accidentally nudge it), and a lens hood with a built-in door to adjust filters, only add to an otherwise stellar product.

We did feel a desire for a little more resistance to the manual focus ring, and would love to see a focus and zoom lock in a future version, but these are small gripes in an otherwise excellent lens, one which delivers premium quality at a premium price.


Sony a7RV
Never one to rest on its laurels, Sony’s latest high-res stills camera builds on a successful platform, with the A7R V bringing pro-grade features to an attainable high-end body. While it still contains the familiar 60MP BSI sensor from the previous model, its autofocus capabilities, stabilization, menus, and video all got meaningful upgrades that significantly improve the way the camera operates.

It’s a testament to how mature the FE ecosystem is at this point that Sony can file down what few remaining rough edges still exist and meaningfully improve the shooting experience. That’s exactly what we saw in the A7R V this year.

The end result is a very capable, adaptable stills camera for portraits and landscapes. We love its flexible flip screen, human detection capabilities, and impressively detailed RAW files. It might not be a hybrid video powerhouse (rolling shutter remains a nagging issue), and the clunky high-res mode is still a hassle, but on the whole we’re very impressed – enough to name the A7R V as our high-end camera of the year.

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a7RV: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Big SanDisk and Ruggard Dry Cabinet Sale

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 12, 2022


B&H Photo has substantial discounts on SanDisk and Ruggard Dry Cabinet that you can take advantage of here. I have a Ruggard Dry Cabinet myself, which I wrote a review of here, and the unit is still working quite well.

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New AstrHori 85mm f/1.8 Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 12, 2022


AstrHori finally announced the AstrHori 85mm f/1.8 AF, and you can order one on Amazon.

About this item

  • Full-frame Portrait Lens: The AstrHori 85mm F1.8 is designed for full-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras, The lens’s medium telephoto focal length is perfect for Portrait. It can also be used with APS-C models where it provides a 127.5mm equivalent focal length.
  • Large Aperture: The bright f/1.8 maximum aperture benefits working in difficult lighting conditions and also offers a wealth of control over the focus position when using shallow depth of field techniques. A good quality image is achieved even though the aperture is fully open, which is well-suit for a rich detail of a portrait.
  • Excellent Focus Speed: the lens features an STM motor for quick, quiet autofocus performance¡£ After receiving the signal from the camera body, the lens can quickly drive the lens to ensure getting clear images, and in the case of continuous focusing to ensure that the focus point can follow the speed of the moving object.
  • Multi-layer Coating: A multi-layer coating has also been applied to suppress flare and ghosting for improved contrast when working in strong lighting conditions. Included lens hood shades the front element from flare-causing stray light and also offers some additional physical protection.

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Sony Savings Sunday Deals

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 11, 2022


Camera Bodies

Lenses

Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Save $250:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Save $120:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary Save $120:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 35mm F/1.4 DG DN Art Save $150:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Save $75:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Save $75:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Save $75:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports Save $150:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma MC-11 Save $75:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 ASPH (Save $250):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 ASPH III (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 FE (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 ASPH (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 FE (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 FE (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 FE (Save $200):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm f/2 ASPH (Save $150):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm f/2.5 (Save $200):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE Save $100:
B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 FE Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD FE Save $80:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Tamron 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Other Deals
Memory Card Savings
Power Banks

Battery Banks
Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD
PowerCore+26800 PD
other more affordable options

New Apple Mac Pro: B&H Photo
New Apple iPad Pro and More: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple iMac Pro: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple MBP: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple M1: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
MacBook Pro (Savings still available): B&H Photo

Limited time iPad Pro Savings
iPad Pro Bundles: B&H Photo

Software Deals
Luminar Neo & Luminar AI & Luminar 4 & Aurora HDR 2019 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2023
Photolemur
Picktorial
TopazLabs
Capture One

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