Yongnuo FE 85mm f/1.8S DF DSM Announced in China

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 25, 2020


Yongnuo opened their preorders in china for the Yongnuo FE 85mm f/1.8S DF DSM for 1402 Yuan ($202.82 USD). Below are the details about the upcoming lens and Yongnuo products can be purchased at B&H Photo and Amazon.


85MM F1.8 Small size, lightweight design
The maximum diameter and length of the lens is approximately 67×88mm
Net weight is only about 346g , lightweight design
Conducive to long-time handheld shooting and video recording

Custom button Equipped with Fn function key
Equipped with Fn custom function buttons
Distribute the <Fn> button reasonably
Can achieve focus hold function

Focus switch Equipped with AF/MF focus mode switch
By AF/MF focus mode switch
Can quickly complete focus mode switching

Lens upgrade
Equipped with USB Type-C interface
You can download the latest firmware to upgrade the lens
Keep the lens at its best performance

9 optical lenses in 8 groups, nano multilayer coating
Designed with 8 groups and 9 elements optical structure
Lens nano multilayer coating process
Effectively improve light transmittance and suppress backlight ghosts and glare

Low dispersion lens
Use 1 low-dispersion glass lens
Can better suppress the dispersion problem
Designed with 7 circular aperture blades
Able to shoot round diffuse spots
Appropriately narrowing the aperture can also shoot 14 starburst effects

Using high-precision metal bayonet and gold-plated contacts
Effectively improve signal conductivity and corrosion resistance
Durable, allowing the camera and lens to maintain reliable communication
Realize functions such as auto focus , aperture control , EXIF information transmission, etc.

YN85mm F1.8s DF DSM
As we all know, 85mm is the focal length of portrait king
Yongnuo’s compact FE mount lens
With a Sony body, you can take photos even more powerful

Has F1.8 large aperture
Flexible use of F1.8 large aperture
Easily get a soft blur effect
Low sensitivity can be used in low light environment
Shoot with a higher shutter

Equipped with quiet CNC stepping motor
Compared to traditional DC motors
Quick start-stop response of digital control stepping motor (DSM)
High focusing accuracy and quieter focusing action
Conducive to photo shooting and video recording

#The above data are obtained based on the company’s test conditions. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.


That important thing has to be said three times! !

The pre-sale of Yongnuo FE mount 85mm F1.8 small program opens

The pre-sale of Yongnuo FE mount 85mm F1.8 small program opens

The pre-sale of Yongnuo FE mount 85mm F1.8 small program opens

The price is 1402 yuan! The price is 1402 yuan! The price is 1402 yuan!

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Save 40% Off Capture One Pro 20 Today Only

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 25, 2020


B&H Photo has Capture One Pro 20 discounted 40% today only. Capture One Pro is a good alternative to Lightroom if you’re looking for a professional alternative.

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Meyer Optik Görlitz Lydith 30 f3.5 II Now Available!

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 25, 2020


Meyer Optik Görlitz Lydith 30 f3.5 II available! B&H Photo

Press release

  • New mechanical design and improved optical construction
  • Living colors and high-contrast rendering
  • High sharpness with unique transition into a wonderful Bokeh
  • Very short minimum object distance and stepless aperture

Bad Kreuznach – 24th August 2020 – Following the successful launch of the Trioplan 100 f2.8 II in June, Meyer Optik Görlitz releases the second new lens today – the Lydith 30 f3.5 II.

“With a focal length of 30 millimeters, the Lydith currently represents the shortest focal length in our portfolio and its imaging properties enable photographers to capture scenes with exceptional vividness”, explains Timo Heinze, Managing Director OPC Optics. “The way Lydith renders colors and draws contrast-rich, extremely sharp images with wonderful bokeh effects, leads to very dynamic images.”

New mechanical design and improved optical construction
The new Lydith 30 f3.5 II comes with a completely new mechanical design and revised optical design. “We have gathered lots of feedback and decided to step away from the previous mechanical design and to develop it from scratch. For us, usability and, of course, performance were our main focus. We have also greatly improved the internal optics and are now very satisfied with the final lens,” Timo Heinze continues.

Living colors and high-contrast rendering
The Lydith has always been known for its ability to bring colors to life and create very sharp, high-contrast-images. In certain shooting situations, the high-contrast rendering pushes the typical Lydith effect of releasing the focused object from the background in a three-dimensional way.

High sharpness with unique transition into a wonderful Bokeh
With the Lydith 30 f3.5 II, OPC Optics now releases one of the sharpest and highest-contrast lenses of Meyer Optiks historical portfolio. Of course, the Lydith also offers an extraordinary bokeh with stunning effects. At infinite distance, e.g. for street or landscape shots, the Lydith draws a special sharpness transition to the edges of the image, which leads to a higher concentration to the image center without being too pushy. At close distances, e.g. for plant photography, the Lydith then produces a wonderful bokeh – characterized by soap bubbles, a slight swirl, and a watercolor-like blurriness, which intensifies the three-dimensional impression even more.

Very short minimum object distance and stepless aperture
The new Lydith 30 f3.5 II is also ideal for macro photography due to its short minimum object distance of 0.15m, the three-dimensional imaging and the high sharpness at close ranges. In addition, videographers can once again take advantage of a stepless adjustable aperture.

What comes next? The first serial production of the Trioplan 50 f2.8 II will be completed shortly as well. In addition, the new Primoplan 75 f1.9 II and the Primoplan 58 f1.9 II are expected to be released in 4-6 weeks. The respective launches will be announced in separate announcements.

Further technical details and photos taken with the new lenses are available at www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/en.

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Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 Reflex MF Lens Available For Preorder

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 24, 2020


The Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 Reflex MF lens can now be preordered from B&H Photo.

Key Features
  • Sony E-Mount / APS-C Format
  • 600mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Fixed Aperture: f/8
  • Catadioptric Telephoto Lens
  • Manual Focus
  • Multicoating and Antioxidant Coating
  • Filter Size: 67mm
  • Close Focus: 45.3″

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Venus Optics announce shipping and pricing of Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T2.9 Cine lens in interchangeable PL/EF/E mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 23, 2020


Venus Optics announce shipping and pricing of Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T2.9 Cine lens in interchangeable PL/EF/E mount: Venus Optics
Anhui China, Aug 7, 2020 – Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer specialize in making unique photo and cinema lenses, announce the pricing and shipping details of the long-awaited Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T2.9 Cine lenses.

First announced in 2018, Venus Optics have spent more than 3 years to develop and improve the new OOOM 25-100mm T2.9 Cine lenses with the aim to deliver a budget par-focus cine zoom lens with a comprehensive zoom range and unique look.

OOOM
OOOM is a new line-up developed by Venus Optics and it stands for “Out Of Our Minds”. They are hoping to come up with lenses people had never thought of and to fulfill the unmet needs of cinematographers.

The aim
Unlike some of the other cinema zoom lenses in the market, the OOOM was designed for cinematography purposes from the beginning and therefore it exhibits the imperative features including parfocus and little-to-none focus breathing. Venus Optics had also spent quite a lot of time into develop an unique ‘OOOM look’ with characters from vintage lenses as well as good sharpness of modern optics.

Features
– Comprehensive 4x zoom range
The OOOM is a versatile, all-in-one lens which is able to focus from ultra-wide (25mm) to telephoto (100mm) distances and has an uncommon 4X zoom factor. From narrative to documentary, from one-man-band to a film crew, the OOOM is designed for any types of gigs.

– Super35+ coverage
A bigger Super35 design allows it to be used with no vignetting on Alexa Mini 4k UHD (& opengate), 8k HD on Red Helium and 5k HD on Red Gemini. The coverage can even be expanded to FF by using our 1.4x expander.

– Parfocal design
The focus will remain the same no matter zooming in or out. The subject will remain sharp and in focus.

– Extremely low focus breathing
Unlike rehoused cinema zoom lenses in the market with serious focus breathing, our lens was designed for cinematography in the first place and the breathing is thereby controlled to the minimal in its class. The composition will remain the same when pulling focus.

– Constant T2.9 with super close focus
The large constant T2.9 allows you to shoot in low light situation throughout the whole zoom range. The lens can focus as close as 60cm (~2 feet from the sensor) which gives cinematographers more flexibility for framing.

– Full Frame Compatible via 1.4x Expander (To be released in 3 months)
A 1.4X FF Expander is tailor designed for the OOOM to expand the coverage into full frame without degradation on image quality. Unlike other expanders in the market, the Laowa 1.4x Expander is designed to offset the aberrations found on the OOOM and retains its characters and performance. There will be a 1-stop light impact and 1.4x impact on the range, making it a 35-140mm T4 lens. A quick switch button is designed on the lens to allow easy conversion of focal length & t-stop scale.

– Rear 1.33X Anamorphic Adapter (To be released in 3 months)
A new 1.33X rear Anamorphic Adapter is also designed to create cinematic 2.35:1 widescreen ratio when paired up with the OOOM. The rear anamorphic design behaves differently than front anamorphic design and has a unique character that cannot be paralleled by spherical lenses. There will be a 1⁄2 stop light impact on the lens when the anamorphic adapter is used.

– The Look
Venus Optics are trying to deliver a zoom lens which blends in the characters of both modern and vintage optics. The OOOM is designed to offer a beautiful vintage look in its colour and bokeh. The image is not overly contrasty nor flat but with a very good sharpness of modern lenses. It also renders a natural healthy skin tone and silky smooth transition.

– User-interchangeable PL/EF/E mounts
It comes in a hard case in default PL mount. A separate EF and E mount bayonet are included into the package where users can change it easily. A package of shims and tools are included for users to fine-tune the lens to the flange distance of their own cameras.

– Industry-grade mechanical design
Both zoom, aperture and focus rings are designed with 0.8mod gears for motor engagement. The front outer diameter can be stepped up to 114mm via the included step-up ring and a 95mm filter thread is also equipped for easy filter installation.

Pricing & Availability
The new Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T2.9 is currently available to order via Venus Optics new website for cinema lenses https://www.laowacine.com/ and authorized resellers. The US (ex-VAT) price is $5,000/pc for lens only and $6,500 for a bundle with the 2 adapters. The standalone price of the 1.4x FF expander as well as the 1.33x rear anamorphic adapter is $999 respectively. Pricing varies in different countries.

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DPRTV: Best Camera Backpacks of 2020

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 22, 2020

I know first hand how difficult camera backpack shopping can be so I decided to share DPRTV’s 2020 Best Camera Backpacks. It’s a pretty comprehensive list but they mixed small and large bags in the review and I think they should have split them up. I personally decided to go with the 31L Wandrd PRVKE when I needed a travel backpack but there are more great bags out there today and I might have picked the Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L if I were buying today. Below is a list of the bags covered and their comments about them from above:

  • All of these bags are good for airline travel and more
  • Wandrd PRVKE 31 Photo Bundle at 1.5KG 3.6Lbs
    • Has a handy roll-top
    • Smallest of all the bags they used today with a hidden pouch
    • Uses a modular system that can be customized
    • This is definitely made for a mirrorless shooter
    • Great tripod holder and lots of secret pouches
    • The roll-top gives you the flexibility to fix extra clothes and food
    • One of the most comfortable bags to carry
    • Loaded out it is 32.5Lbs, but the straps are very well designed
    • There are a waist belt and rain cover that come with the photographer’s bundle
    • With the waist belt on you can flip it around to get access to things in the bag
    • You can also do one strap off and swing the bag around to get access to things insides
    • Might not want to grab it by the straps because it looks like a lot of weight goes on the back zippers when you do, but it is fine to grab the bag by the carry handle
    • Did a rain test and it looks like it should be the most weatherproof and everything inside was dry when testing
    • The second water test was sitting a few minutes in 15cm of water in a kiddy pool and bone dry inside with a little bit of water on the bottom seem
    • Can do a lot with a small size
  • Shimoda Explore 40 w/ Starter Kit at 1.3KG 2.9Lbs
    • Nice leather zipper tassels
    • Generous side straps
    • Weatherproof expandable pouch with a drawstring
    • Front pouch has drain holes but is also good for putting your laptop
    • Lots of places to put a laptop
    • Modular camera bag
    • Very comfortable bag
    • Fully loaded 32.6Lbs
    • Can be adjusted for your frame height
    • Has a whistle on it
    • Generous waist belt, but you cant tuck it away
    • Distributes weight well
    • Good airflow and breathability
    • Little zipper pouches and D rings to clip ontop
    • Did a rain test and it the water beaded off and a few drops snuck inside
    • The second water test was sitting a few minutes in 15cm of water in a kiddy pool and wet bottom like many other bags, but nice and dry in the camera cube
    • This is the bag that Jordan would pick because it carries like a hiking bag without looking like one
  • CosySpeed PhotoHiker 44 with cubes at 1.6KG 3.8Lbs
    • Looks like the most serious hiking bag
    • Looks like a full-on technical backpack
    • Tons of space
    • It’s a front access bag
    • Tall cameras are not a problem
    • This bag held the most and it took everything except for the drone
    • Incredible carrying capacity
    • Hiking designed
    • Most comfortable and effective bag
    • Everything is form-fitted well
    • Very breathable
    • Just under 36Lbs fully loaded
    • Laptop storage is limited and doesn’t fit fat laptops well
    • Have to put the bag on the ground to access things
    • Waist belt doesn’t tuck away
    • Affordable
    • Did a rain test and the material got soaked but inside is dry
    • The second water test was sitting a few minutes in 15cm of water in a kiddy pool and water in the bottom of the bag, but the module has no issue
    • Very surprised at this bag because you can fit so much in it and its useful for a lot of different phogoraphers
  • Manfrotto Manhattan Mover 50 at 1.5KG 3.6Lbs
    • Most urban looking but not a lot of weather sealing
    • Tripod holder on the back but it blocks the laptop case
    • A pouch on the side
    • Back access on the bag
    • Lots of pouches
    • Can be used as a classic backpack
    • Great for urban shoots
    • Thin origami dividers
    • Very light bag that is 28Lbs when fully loaded
    • The straps arent very comfortable
    • The back access pouch you will feel in your back
    • Doesn’t quite fit right for them
    • Not great material used
    • Very easy to get into the bag
    • Affordable and convenient bag
    • Did a rain test and it and the bag got soaked like a wet dog and water was inside the bag
    • The second water test was sitting a few minutes in 15cm of water in a kiddy pool and it is soaked so only put gear you want to lose in the bottom
    • This is the only bag you have to rush to get the rain cover on
    • Very low price point that might be a great urban bag
  • Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L with 2 cubes at 2KG 4.5Lbs
    • The stealth fighter jet of backpacks with a technological look
    • Holds an impressive amount of stuff with tons of space and they didn’t even have to expand it to fit their stuff
    • Two expansion zippers to get you another 10L
    • Excellent laptop pouch
    • Origami dividers
    • Fully loaded was 36Lbs and the straps are very nice and distribute the weight well
    • Very customizable
    • Waist belt is very thin so you cant flip the bag around and get access to things
    • You have to put it down to open it up
    • Not a lot of breathability
    • Distributes weight very very well
    • Did a rain test and nothing wet inside the bag during testing
    • The second water test was sitting a few minutes in 15cm of water in a kiddy pool and some water soaked through the material, but the camera cubes give you a second level of protection
    • Does what Manfroto is trying to but much higher quality
  • Atlas Athlete Large Frame at 1.8KG 4Lbs $395
    • An interesting hybrid backpack that’s good for on the go
    • Very much a hybrid bag
    • Tons of space inside thanks to the drawstring seal
    • Has an H2O blatter pouch
    • Back access camera compartment
    • Not a modular bag
    • Can get quite a bit of gear in this bag, but the slot for the body isn’t very large so probably best to stick with mirrorless
    • Light backpack at 4Lbs
    • 32.5Lbs fully loaded
    • Generous waist belt
    • Very comfortable
    • Very easy to carry
    • Good breathability
    • Adjustable waist belt
    • Can trade out of the adventure series belts that give more support
    • Lots of storage beyond camera gear
    • Did a rain test and it wet on the outside, but nice and dry inside
    • The second water test was sitting a few minutes in 15cm of water in a kiddy pool and not bad with almost no water making it into the bag
    • Oozes quality and you will love it if it caries enough gear for you

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