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DCW: Samyang AF 24-70mm F2.8 FE Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 10, 2022

Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE:
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Samyang Lens Station:
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Digital camera world published its full Samyang AF 24-70mm F2.8 FE review which you can read here. Over all the lens presents a great value and should be considered alongside similar Sony and Tamron lenses. You can also check out the excerpts for the review below:

Overall, it’s a bargain buy for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras.
FOR
Impressive performance
Robust weather-sealed build
Half the price of Sony’s competitor
AGAINST
No optical stabilization
Fairly stiff zoom ring
Typically chunky and weighty

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Posted in 3rd Party Lens, Reviews| Tagged Rokinon, Rokinon AF 24-70mm f/2.8, Rokinon AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE, Samyang, Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8, Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE, Samyang AF 24-70mm F2.8| 5 Comments

Save $120 Off Capture One 22 Until April 11th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 9, 2022

Capture One 22 is currently on sale at B&H Photo until April 11th so don’t miss out if you want to give it a try or need to upgrade your stand-alone copy.

Capture One Releases Capture One 22 Update
New Capabilities, Improved Speed, and Enhanced Performance With Apple Silicon

COPENHAGEN, April 5, 2022: Capture One releases a dynamic and powerful update (15.2.0) to Capture One 22 that sees an entirely re-envisioned keystone tool, a slew of feature updates with expanded capabilities, and Apple silicon performance advancement that brings substantial speed improvements across a host of the most demanding and frequently used functions. This update also brings new camera and lens support for a number of the most recent hardware releases.

Reflecting Capture One’s ongoing commitment to the photographic community to continually evolve with feedback, there are a host of user experience improvements, and this release also marks a streamlining of the Capture One product line as subscription users of Brand licenses will have their product automatically changed to Pro, expanding functionality by enabling utility for all supported camera models and file types. Read More »

Posted in Deals, Software| Tagged Capture One, Capture One 22, Capture One Pro, Capture One Pro 22| 4 Comments

ePhotozine Samyang AF 135mm F/1.8 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 9, 2022

Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

ePhotozine published its Samyang AF 135mm F/1.8 review and the lens does not fail to impress. You can read the full review here or you can the excerpt below:

In summary, a great lens at a great price and ‘Highly Recommended’.
Pros
Excellent sharpness
Low CA
Low vignetting
Fast maximum aperture
Weather sealing
Astro-Focus
Low distortion
Fast virtually silent AF
Well priced
Smooth bokeh
Close focusing
Silent aperture option
Cons

135mm perhaps long for portraits

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Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN, 16mm F1.4 DC DN, Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN, Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary Firmware Updates

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 8, 2022

Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Ver.02 2022.04.07
It reduces the AF drive sound.
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Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Ver.03 2022.04.07
The specification has been changed so that the focus position of the lens when the ON/OFF (power) switch is turned “ON”, or when the camera is restored from power save, is set to the same shooting distance when the ON/OFF (power) switch was turned “OFF” or when power save was activated.
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Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Ver.04 2022.04.07
The specification has been changed so that the focus position of the lens when the ON/OFF (power) switch is turned “ON”, or when the camera is restored from power save, is set to the same shooting distance when the ON/OFF (power) switch was turned “OFF” or when power save was activated.
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Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Ver.02 2022.04.07
・The focus position of the lens when the ON/OFF (power) switch is turned “ON” or when the camera is restored from power saving has been changed to the specification that the focus position is set to the shooting distance right before the ON/OFF (power) switch is turned “OFF” or power saving is activated.
・Improved feeling of the MF operation of the lens.
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Internal Focus Compact Tamron 28-75mm f/4 and 28-80mm f/4.5 Patents Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 8, 2022

Applicant: Tamron Co., Ltd.
Publication number: P2022055483
Application number: P 2020162936
Publication date: 2022-04-08 Title
of invention: Zoom lens and image pickup device

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact zoom lens and an image pickup device in which the fluctuation of the position of the center of gravity is small.
With the demand for high image quality of digital cameras, the size of the image sensor is increasing and the short flange back is being adopted by mirrorless cameras, etc., and the miniaturization of the optical system is required. In addition, cameras mounted on moving objects such as drones have become widespread, and in order to realize stable shooting even when moving, there is a demand for a zoom lens in which the position of the center of gravity does not fluctuate during zooming.
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact zoom lens and an image pickup device in which the fluctuation of the position of the center of gravity at the time of scaling is small.

Example 1 (28-75mm F4)
Focal length 28.8419 44.3139 72.7392
F number 4.1128 4.1402 4.1053
Half angle of view 37.8908 26.1810 15.9258
Image height 20.2060 21.4087 21.6330 Overall
length 130.000 130.000 130.000

Example 3 (28-80mm F4.5)
Focal length 28.8400 44.3100 77.2417
F number 4.4078 4.3636 4.5054
Half angle of view 37.8977 26.4518 15.2674
Image height 20.2060 21.4087 21.6330 Overall
length 140.170 140.170 140.170

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