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B&H Photo and Adorama are now accepting pre-orders for the Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF. Amazon should start accepting orders soon.
New Tokina FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF
April 06, 2018 – Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the sales release of Tokina FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF – the second prime lens in Tokina’s premium lens series FíRIN for mirrorless cameras.
Name Origin
FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF belongs to the newly launched “FíRIN” series of Tokina lenses for mirrorless cameras (or ILCs – Interchangeable Lens Compacts) marking a new epoch in Tokina history. FíRIN is a variation of Fírinne – the old Irish word for “truth”. It means “that what is real” and signifies “being true to someone or something”. It represents a promise from Tokina to photographers to help them capture the truth in their images with this revolutionary new lens.
Overview
FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF is the long-awaited autofocus version of the existing FíRIN 20mm F2 FE super wide angle lens for full-frame Sony E-mount. Being specially designed for Sony E-mount and adopting the same optical design as in MF model, FíRIN series now offers more options for end-users to choose from according to the purpose and style of shooting.
Estimated time of arrival: June 1, 2018 EAN code: 4961607634509
For more information about the product refer to FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF product page.
Profoto Air Remote TTL-S compatible with Sony α7 III
Sony recently launched its new camera Sony α7 III. The Profoto Air Remote TTL-S is compatible with the Sony α7 III out of the box.
For the full list of compatible cameras, visit the Profoto Air Remote TTL-S product page on Profoto.com.
Note
Set the camera’s Wireless Flash to On to use the Air Remote TTL-S (reachable with MENU button).
Set the camera’s “Silent shooting” to Off.
Make sure to use the latest firmware on your Air Remote TTL-S and Profoto flashes.
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Sony a7III: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Profoto Air Remote TTL-S: B&H Photo/Adorama
Profoto B1 500 AirTTL: B&H Photo/Adorama
Profoto B1 500 Air Location Kit: B&H Photo/Adorama
Profoto B2 Off-Camera Flash Head: B&H Photo/Adorama
Profoto B2 250 Air TTL Location Kit: B&H Photo/Adorama
Profoto D2 Duo 1000/1000 AirTTL 2-Light Kit: B&H Photo/Adorama
Sony’s 16-35mm is certainly a good performer if you do not mind software corrections, but it comes at a hefty price. Opticallimits has thoroughly tested the Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM and while it scored very well resolution wise it was far from perfect.
“The Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM is certainly a good lens but it has a couple of flaws as well. The lens has been optimized for the lower part of the focal length range – which is certainly most important for most buyers anyway. The corner performance isn’t great at fully open aperture except at the sweet spot around 20mm. The performance is decent at longer focal lengths but it stays a little short of the very high exceptations at least. That being said – keep in mind that today’s high resolution sensors are killers. Just have a look what the Canon EOS 5Ds R (50 megapixels) did to the comparable Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 USM L III.
Most will certainly take advantage of image auto-correction either directly in the camera or via a RAW converter thus neither distortions, CAs nor vignetting are real issues. However, the Sony lens has a decent native correction at least when compared to similar DSLR lenses. In the scope of its class, it also has a surprisingly good bokeh.In terms of build quality, the Sony lens has everything you expect from a professional grade lens. It feels tough and has weather-sealing, The quality of the AF is largely depending on the base camera. On our test camera (A7R II), the speed is adequate for a lens in this class. Keep in mind that the Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM is not a small lens. Considering the small camera size, the balance is a bit off in our book – adding a vertical grip to your camera may be worth a thought.”
You can read Opticallimits’ full review here.
In Adobe’s last update they added support for Sony proprietary pixel shift file format (ARQ) to Lightroom without announcing support. Hopefully, this is a sign that they plan to more broadly support the format/technique because you still must merge 4 ARW pixel shift files with a program like Sony Imaging Edge to create an ARQ file that is ready for processing in Lightroom. I haven’t really used pixel shift myself due to the amount of work needed to maximize results, but the more convenient they make the technology to use the more likely it is that Sony a7RIII owners will try the technology out.
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Cascable 3.4 supports the α7RIII, α7III, α9 and has new quick connect feature that you can use with Sony cameras that support QR codes. Unfortunately, Sony also removed some functional from the app also. Let’s hope that Sony corrects the issue soon. You can read more about the new update below. Read More