NEW Viltrox 23mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lenses Photos and Prices


After we first leaked all of the new Viltrox lenses and the details about them digitalcameraworld posted the expected prices of these new lenses and some new images.


Viltrox 23mm f/1.4

  • Aperture Range: 1.4 – 16
  • 9 Aperture Blades
  • 10 Groups, 11 Glasses
  • Filter Size: 52mm
  • Weight 250g
  • December 2019
  • Around $250


Viltrox 33mm f/1.4

  • Aperture Range: 1.4 – 16
  • 9 Aperture Blades
  • 9 Groups, 10 Glasses
  • Filter Size: 52
  • Weight 270g
  • December 2019
  • Around $250


Viltrox 56mm f/1.4

  • Aperture Range: 1.4 – 16
  • 9 Aperture Blades
  • 9 Groups, 10 Glasses
  • Filter Size: 52
  • Weight 290g
  • December 2019
  • Around $250

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VILTROX 85mm f/1.8: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 56mm f/1.4 (Coming Soon): B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 33mm f/1.4 (Coming Soon): B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 23mm f/1.4 (Coming Soon): B&H Photo / Amazon

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New Luminar 4 Skin Retouching That Gives Results, Not Headaches


Achieve studio-level skin enhancement with a powerful new tool in Luminar 4 — AI Skin Enhancer. Fix imperfections and highlight the natural beauty with just one slider — no masks, layers, or complex selections. Available only in Luminar 4.

1. Luminar 4 + Signature Looks bundle for US$69 instead of US$138
2. Luminar 4 + Signature Looks + Luminar 3 bundle for US$99 instead of US$207

With AI Skin Enhancer, revolutionary technologies automatically identify skin, then make fine adjustments to make it look naturally great. With Artificial Intelligence handling the tedious part of editing, you get more control and more time to focus on the creative side of your workflow.

Previously they announced their new Sky Replacement Technology, which you can see hereand AI Structure Tool, which you can see here.

Skylum brings AI-powered portrait and skin enhancement tools to Luminar 4
New human-aware tools to help photographers make portraits look amazing in less than 60 seconds — without the need for selections or masks.

BELLEVUE, WA – September 17, 2019— Today, Skylum has announced two major new features coming to Luminar 4, set to be released this fall. AI Skin Enhancerand Portrait Enhancerwill enable photographers to further develop and improve their portraits. These tools use machine learning to speed up the process, but contain detailed controls for even the most demanding photo editor.

Previously, photographers would have to spend time selectively editing their photographs, manually adjusting various tools through selections and masking.

With Luminar 4, these tedious tools are a thing of the past. Not only can photographers take advantage of the time savings through Luminar 4’s AI Skin Enhancer and Portrait Enhancer tools, they can also sync the adjustments across multiple photos. The technology will adapt itself to each photograph, automatically fine-tuning the style of adjustments chosen by the photographer, making it work for each photo. Read More »

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Sony FX9 XDCAM 6k Pre-Orders Started


The Sony FX9 pre-orders started today. This should be an exciting camera for FS camera fans.

Key Features
  • 6K Full-Frame Exmor R CMOS Sensor
  • 15 Stops of Dynamic Range
  • UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) up to 59.94p
  • HD Recording up to 120 fps

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Sony FX9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE C 16-35mm T3.1 G:
 B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Star Eater is Back! In Sony’s New a7RIV…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxFitmtnLJq/

Jim Kassen is currently testing the Sony a7RIV and he has discovered that the new a7RIV eats stars just like other Sony cameras. I was considering getting the a7RIV if Sony finally fixed Star Eater, but since they have not I will stick with my a7RIII. Actually they made it worse than it was before because Star Eater starts at 3.2 Seconds now instead of 4!

I’m not going to bury the lede here: ths Sony a7RIV eats stars just about like the a7RIII does.

This is about what we saw with the a7RIII, except that the new behavior starts at 3.2 seconds instead of 4 seconds.

Ugh. My position is that this kind of filtering should be done in postproduction.

You can read more about Jim’s testing here. I wish more photographers would confront Sony about this issue because Sony is the worst offender on the mark. Noise reduction should always be performed in post if it negatively impacts the image, which Star Eater does.

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Sony a7RIV: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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NiSi 150mm Square Filter Holder “S5” SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN Exclusive Model Released


NiSi Sigma 14-24mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Realizing high quality filter work without vignetting by taking advantage of the features of large-diameter ultra-wide-angle zoom lens
NiSI Filters (Headquarters: Zhuhai Ichikawami Optical Technology Co., Ltd.), an optical equipment / lens manufacturer, was launched in August 2019 and is exclusively for SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN (for SIGMA L mount / Sony E mount) Released square filter holder S5.

“Square filter holder S5” is a lens that does not have a filter thread (diameter), such as an ultra-wide-angle lens. In addition to the existing 11 models, a special model for SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN has been added.

S5 Landscape CPL Kit / S5 PRO CPL Kit

SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN kit including “filter holder”, “S5 circular filter” and “S5 holder case” as a set.
A dedicated circular filter can be selected from “Landscape CPL” or “PRO CPL”.

The filter holder is equipped with up to two 150mmm square filters. A single S5 circular filter can be installed between the square filter and the lens. In addition to the CPL filter that comes with the kit, you can select ND filters, etc., which are sold separately. A total of three filters can be installed together with the square filter.

“S5 holder case” can store S5 kit (S5 holder, special circular filter, adapter).

If you already have an S5 kit, you can attach it to the SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN by purchasing only the adapter. The S5 lens adapter alone was also released.

 

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Crazy Sony 85mm f/1.8 Deal UPDATE: Updated


If you took advantage of the above pricing reach out to Amazon because they canceled these orders. This is a first from Amazon and it is highly disappointing, but they are offering a $20 credit for now.

It seems a lot of people are contacting them pissed off so maybe they will do more. The rep I spoke with alluded to the possibility of Amazon doing more to make this right especially after I brought up the fact that they shipped tens of thousands of dollars in gear for hundreds of dollars during Prime Day.

I’d like to encourage you not to drop this because there is always the possibility that they will make this right or offer us something a little more appropriate. Make sure you fill out the survey you receive after contacting them too.

UPDATE: Shortly after I posted this Amazon sent out this E-mail

Hello,

We recently discovered that an error caused the following item(s) to be displayed at an incorrect price:

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Lens (SEL85F18/2)

In this case, we’re unable to offer this item for the incorrectly posted price. Therefore, we’ve canceled your order for this item. We’re sorry about this. At any given time, despite our best efforts, a small number of the millions of items on our site may be mispriced.

To make up for any inconvenience, we’re adding a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card to your account. This balance will automatically apply to your next order at Amazon.com.

We hope to see you again soon.

Sincerely,

Customer Service
Amazon.com

Please note: this e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.

You should still probably keep contacting Amazon about it because this is the first time that, I am aware of, that Amazon hasn’t honored an error and we should hold them to their previous higher standards for customers. Maybe ask for $100 instead of $20.

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