First Lok: Sony a7RIII

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 3, 2017

Pretty much everything about the Sony a7RIII has been covered by now, but Lok does point out something unique and useful. The Sony a7RIII turns off the EVF eye detection when the articulating LCD screen is raised off the camera, which will be incredibly useful for those that use the camera in tight spaces. While I haven’t been frustrated by the feature on past cameras I know photographers and videographers that have and this is just a smart addition to what looks like an already great camera.

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 24-105mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony a7RIII: Has the Sony a7RIII Become A True Professional Option?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 2, 2017

The Sony a7RIII has grown up a lot over the Sony a7RII and the first photographers to receive them are mainly pointing out the differences between the original and new camera. Sony did a good job of listening to the needs of professionals, but I really wonder if some of the things that were addressed could have been fixed via firmware update. Of course, issues like battery life required a hardware revision, but if Sony waits another 3 years to refresh the Sony a7R then they might find themselves quite a bit behind other camera manufactures by then.

The Nikon D850 is very close to the Sony a7RIII and Nikon could refresh the camera quickly or even improve it via a firmware update. Plus Fujifilm, Panasonic, and Olympus are all doing very interesting things with their camera lineups this generation and Canon could always shock us. Hopefully, Sony continues improving this generation of cameras via firmware updates like other brands have. So far Sony seems to be listing to what professional want.

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 24-105mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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120 Degree Professional Pinhole Lens For Sony E and A-Mount on Kickstarter

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 2, 2017

Kickstarter is a great place to find and support unique new lenses if you are looking for something different to shoot. The new Pinhole Pro S-Series wide angle lenses by Thingyfy look like a lot of fun and they are inexpensive.

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Tokina FiRIN Lenses Road Map – Old News Becomes New?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 1, 2017


It’s a slow day and I missed this the first time around so I figured I would cover Tokina’s lens roadmap since others have reported the news too me. Photorumors reported that Tokina will release:

  • Super wide prime AF lens
  • Fast wide prime AF lens
  • Standard zoom

OVER ONE YEAR AGO…

I know others have reported this as new, but I have been patiently searching for something truly new to share with readers today with no luck and since I haven’t covered it here yet it’s new to readers, but not really new overall. Of course, the Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 F is already available B&H Photo/Adorama.

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Don’t Miss B&H Photo’s Sony a7RIII Live Stream Today @ 12:30PM EST

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 30, 2017

B&H Photo’s live stream today coincides with the Sony a7RIII shipments starting and it should be informative. I hope the a7RIII lives up to all the numbers out there when I get my hands on mine. A lot of Sony fans have been waiting for this new R camera to be released to update their gear. B&H Photo also has a page set up for the event here.

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo
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Capture One 11 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 30, 2017


Capture One 11 was released today with a lot of new features and improvements that make it a more attractive purchase than ever. It’s on my short list of software to replace Lightroom, but it will need GFX support to be a serious contender for me. You can see a list of the improvements below.

New Feature Summary

  • Annotations
  • Export with Assets
  • Improved “Back-up And Restore” mechanism for Catalogs
  • Duplicate checker for the Importer
  • LAB Readouts
  • Levels as a Layer Adjustment
  • Color Balance as a Layer Adjustment
  • Create new Filled Layer
  • Presets for Layer capable tools
  • Master Layer Opacity
  • Feather Mask
  • Refine Mask Edge
  • Clear Mask
  • Greyscale Mask preview mode
  • Expanded AppleScript

Performance

  • Catalog load speed improved
  • More responsive sliders for Mac
  • Faster masking

Miscellaneous Improvements

  • Redesigned Local adjustments concept (now Layers)
  • New Custom tool tab icons
  • Color editor logic for blending multiple Layer adjustments
  • Layer creation options
  • Toolbar Auto tool aligned with Tool Auto
  • Added Brightness and Contrast parameter to Auto

You can get more info here.

Tutorial Videos can be found here.

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