New Meike 12mm f/2 Wide-Angle APS-C

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 9, 2022

Meike has a new 12mm f/2 wide-angle manual focus lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras that replaces a previous version:

  • Aperture Range: F2.0-F16
  • Focal Length:12mm
  • Filter Thread: 62mm
  • Weight: 277g
  • minimum focusing distance: 0.2M
  • Lens Structure: 9 groups 12 elements including 2 aspherical lenses
  • Diagonal: 97
  • Available for E/X/M43/EFM/Z mount
  • Price: $189

Meike lenses are sold at B&H Photo and Amazon.

via Photorumors, FujiAddict

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Laowa Macro Launch Promotion Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 8, 2022


Looking for a new macro lens? Here’s your chance to get the latest Laowa lens with 90% off!
Anhui China, Jun 8, 2022 – Venus Optics, the photographic lens manufacturer of unique ultra-macro lenses is going to release another new macro lens. Instead of a teaser, Laowa invite everyone to join this little macro challenge and share the tiny things in life on Instagram! It doesn’t matter which brand of lens or camera you used, even macro shots with a phone are welcome! We want to encourage you to rediscover the beauty around us and show us your passion for macro shooting. We will pick a winner who surprises us with the photo and offer you a 90% discount for the upcoming new macro lens!

How to participate?
On Instagram, share us your best macro photos (be creative!), the post should include:

  • One highest magnification shot and one to show the whole subject.
  • Follow and tag @venuslaowa,
  • Guess what’s the focal length of the new lens and remember to add hashtag #Laowa and #Lessformore in the post
  • Finally, challenge and tag 3 friends to join the party.

Photos can be taken by any lens or camera. Everyone around the world is invited to participate in the challenge.

All submissions before 13th Jun – GMT 12:00pm (PST 05:00am) will be accepted.

Prizes
The most creative one will win a 90% off for purchasing the upcoming Laowa macro lens (Release on 13th June 2022).  And 3 winners with 50% off for purchasing this upcoming macro lens.

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LensTips: Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4.0 G OSS, Sony E 15mm F1.4 G, and Sony E 11mm F1.8 Reviews

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 7, 2022


Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4.0 G OSS:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4.0 G OSS Pros:

  • shapely, compact, weather-sealed barrel that doesn’t change its dimensions,
  • very good image quality in the frame centre,
  • good image quality on the edge of the frame,
  • practically zero longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • slight lateral chromatic aberration,
  • moderate astigmatism,
  • sensible performance against bright light,
  • fast, silent and accurate autofocus.

Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4.0 G OSS Cons:

  • high vignetting,
  • huge distortion on RAW files.

LensTips Full Review

Sony E 15mm F1.4 G:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony E 15mm F1.4 G Pros:

  • solid, weather-sealed mechanical construction,
  • moderate dimensions and low weight for offered parameters,
  • excellent image quality in the frame centre up from the maximum relative aperture,
  • good image quality on the edge of the frame,
  • slight lateral chromatic aberration,
  • properly corrected spherical aberration,
  • low astigmatism,
  • silent, fast, and accurate autofocus.

Sony E 15mm F1.4 G Cons:

  • significant vignetting,
  • very high distortion for RAW files,
  • a bit too high longitudinal chromatic aberration.

LensTips Full Review

Sony E 11mm F1.8:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony E 11mm F1.8 Pros:

  • moderate dimensions and low weight for offered parameters,
  • excellent image quality in the frame centre up from the maximum relative aperture,
  • good image quality on the edge of the frame,
  • practically zero longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • slight lateral chromatic aberration,
  • moderate astigmatism,
  • sensible out-of-focus areas,
  • good performance against bright light,
  • silent, quick, and accurate autofocus,
  • good price/performance ratio.

Sony E 11mm F1.8 Cons:

  • very high vignetting,
  • huge distortion for RAW files

LensTips Full Review

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Nikon Z9 Has Sony IMX609AQJ Inside

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 7, 2022



The Nikon Z9 is certainly an impressive camera at a great price point, but it should come as no surprise that there is Sony magic inside the Nikon Z9. Pretty much all the best cameras are using Sony sensors now, but Sony still has its best sensor inside the Sony A1 at a higher price point.

Nikon Z9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony A1: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Sony IMX671 Might Be The Sensor in Sony’s New High-End APS-C Camera and The Fujifilm X-H2S

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 6, 2022


A reader at FujiAddict sent in the Sony IMX671 spec sheet along with their interpretation of some features that Fujifilm hasn’t fully utilized

the X-H2s still does not unlock the full performance of this sensor, and it is possible that in future machines we will see 4K/120fps with full-width supersampling and 6.2K 60fps with OpenGate.

The sensor then supports extended ISO using a multi-frame stack for time-gap-free e-ND, a feature not yet applied on the Fujifilm X-H2s.

These video-centric features could be very useful in a future ZV APS-C camera which we just received a rumor about yesterday. The new sensor in the Fujifilm X-H2S is a beast and it wouldn’t surprise me if Sony used this sensor in their next APS-C camera with its full potential unlocked.

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New APS-C Sony Camera Coming Soon?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 5, 2022


Photorumors is reporting that Sony is rumored to announce a new APS-C ILCE camera that has a BSI stacked sensor like the Fujifilm X-H2S. The camera is reported to have five-axis stabilization with crop-free 4k/60fps and it is expected to be part of the ZV line of cameras which would be an interesting choice since stacked sensors are kind of expensive. I personally would expect to see the first APS-C BSI stacked sensor in a camera like an a7000, but we will see if the rumor pans out.

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