CameraLabs: Sony E 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 15, 2018


Cameralabs reviewed the Sony E 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 and seemed fairly impressed with Sony’s new APS-C lens. Maybe Sony will come through with their promises to not abandon APS-C after all. The new 18-135mm is pretty good for a kit lens, but I hope Sony develops a lens like excellent Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS for a future E-mount camera. The Sony 18-135mm almost pin sharp to the corners, which isn’t bad for the price, but Sony can still do better. You can read the Full Camera Labs Review here.

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS: B&H Photo / Adorama

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Sony a7RIII Weather Sealing vs Nikon D850

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 14, 2018

Image Resource devised a torture test for the Sony a7RIII, Nikon D850, Canon 5D Mark IV and Olympus OM-D EM1 that simulates a moderate downpour and while all the cameras survived the a7RIII didn’t perform optimally. The a7RIII had water in the battery compartment after the rain test and it started randomly firing in the off position after the mist test, but the camera returned to normal after being aired out you can read more about it in Image Resources writeup.

This is very bad news for photographers that like to shoot in the rain and I really would have like to have seen a GFX in the mix for this test, because as well as the competitors performed the Fujifilm GFX is probably right up there with the Olympus OMD. Well built mirrorless cameras should have an advantage at this kind of test and it also would have been nice to have a Sony a9 involved in this testing for good measure. Sony’s weather sealing has improved marginally over the years, but they still have a long way to go.

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Nauticam NA-A7RIII for Sony a7R III

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 13, 2018



NA-A7RIII for Sony a7R III
42.4MP Full-Frame, 10 fps, 4K with 5-Axis IS in a Mirrorless!

The Sony a7R III is the company’s latest high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera. Following hot on the heels of Nikon’s recent D850 release, Sony’s newest full-frame camera also combines resolution with high speed shooting and fast autofocus capabilities to a degree we’ve not previously seen. Read More »

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Sony a7RIII Sigma MC-11 + Sigma ART Performance and Video Performance Roundup

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 12, 2018

If you took advantage of the Sigma ART sale and own a Sony a7RIII with Sigma MC-11 you are probably pretty happy with your purchases. It looks like the combination works very well together. I don’t personally adapt glass beside Leica M-mount, but I know a lot of photographers do that shoot two systems or have preferences. Sigma ART lenses are very well known and respected so I am sure there are many that would love to use them on Sony cameras and maybe we will be able to use them natively someday, but until then we will have to settle for the Sigma MC-11 adapter.

The Adapter even works with video, but you might not like the video color performance as much as the Sony a7RII if that was your previous Sony camera. The first color comparison video has emerged and the default profiles look a little inferior. In fact, it might take quite a bit of work to make the Sony a7RIII look as good as the Sony a7RII. Beyond color, the Sony a7RIII does seem to perform significantly better than the Sony a7RII while recording video, but color correcting video can be a chore depending on how particular you are and how familiar you are with the process.

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Godox X1T-S Firmware V16 and X1R-S Firmware V05 Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 11, 2018


Godox X1T-S Firmware V16 for Sony was released with a few updates included:

1. To make a compensation to the TTL output value at large aperture setting.
2. To add Fn-10 in custom function settings. When setting as 01, the AF-assist function can be used on Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera (some cameras e.g. A9, A7, etc.).
3. To solve the problem that the ISO will change to 819200 from 100 when A7RM2 camera is using the high-speed continuous shooting in M mode.
4. To add Fn-11 in custom function settings, so that the customer can set RFID.

X1R-S

  1. The customer can set RF ID. Operation: press the CH and GR button simultaneously and power it on to enter the RF ID setting interface. Short or long press the CH button to add the ID value while short or long press the GR button to decrease. Power off the flash trigger after 5s, and ID value can be set and saved. Then, power it on, and the ID value will affect RF reception.

You can download them here

Godox X1T-S: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Godox X1R-S: B&H Photo / Amazon
Godox V860IIS: B&H Photo / Amazon
Godox TT685S: B&H Photo / Amazon
Godox TT350S: B&H Photo / Amazon

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Sony a9 Firmware 2.00

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 11, 2018

Firmware 2.00 for the Sony a9 brings:

Enhancements for Continuous AF performance:

  • Enhanced performance of continuous auto focus on moving subjects
  • Enhanced stability of the AF-C when zooming

Added functions for professionals engaged in sports/news media:

  • Adds the function to assign Protecting images to custom Key
  • Adds the function to transfer (FTP) protected files at once
    Note: Only for images protected using version 2.00 or higher.
  • Displays wired LAN MAC address
  • Inputs IPTC metadata to files
    Note: IPTC information must be created beforehand using the IPTC Metadata Preset software.
  • Inputs camera serial number to metadata

Other Improvements:

  • Improves operational stability
  • Improves accuracy of the overheating warning function

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