Vello Nikon F-Mount to Sony E-Mount AF Lens Adapter Review and Compatibility

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 9, 2017

Nikon lens compatibility has been getting better on Sony cameras, but the new Vello Version 4 is the first to achieve close to native performance. In the video above many of the lenses score 4/5 for their AF performance, which is about where Metabones/Sigma adapters perform with Canon lenses. The new Vello is certainly a nice addition and I can’t wait for more users to test it on cameras like the Sony a9 even though it is not officially supported yet. Hopefully, Vello continues to improve their firmware and expand official support. It’s always good to have adapters like this to help photographers switch gradually. You can view the list of compatible lenses below or download the pdf here. It appears that Vello is being very honest about the performance of their adapter.

Vello LAE-SE-NFV4: B&H Photo

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Cascable 3.0 Released, Geotagging, Wireless Remote, and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 9, 2017


Cascable 3.0 has been released with enhanced features it’s an interesting approach to camera remote software. I’m not a fan of subscription pay walls, but you might find it of enough value to justify. The app has quite a few features and is worth a try at the very least. You can download a copy of Cascable 3.0 from the iTunes Store. Read More »

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Rokinon AF E-Mount Rebates

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 8, 2017

Save $150 on the Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE at B&H Photo, Amazon, and Adorama
Save $220 on the Rokinon AF 14mm f/2.8 FE at B&H Photo, Amazon, and Adorama

 

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SIGMA MC-11 Firmware Update

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2017


We would like to announce that a firmware update for the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary for CANON and SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E is now available.

This firmware update corrects the phenomenon that the OS mechanism does not operate properly when attached to the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E.

For customers who own the SIGMA USB DOCK, please update the firmware via SIGMA Optimization Pro. For those who own the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E, please update the firmware via SIGMA Optimization Pro by connecting it to a computer using a supplied USB Cable.

※ Before updating the MC-11 firmware, please ensure SIGMA Optimization Pro has been updated to ver. 1.4.1 or later for Windows, and ver. 1.4.0 or later for Macintosh from the following download page.

【Applicable product】

  • SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary for CANON

【Benefit of this firmware update】

  • Corrected the phenomenon that the OS mechanism does not operate properly when attached to the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E.

【Applicable product】

  • SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E

【Benefit of this firmware update】

  • Compatible with the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary for CANON (ver. 1.02).

SIGMA Optimization Pro Download page
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/download/lenses/sigma-optimization-pro/

Sigma MC-11: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sunday Savings Sony a9 Bundles

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 6, 2017

Amazon has quite a few a9 bundles of varying value, but probably the two best at this time is one that includes two Rokinon lenses, which you can see here and if you already have lenses there is a kit that includes an extra battery/battery grip/sd card/and more, which you can check out here.

 

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Sony Star Eater Petition

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 5, 2017


If you care about IQ and image purity than you should support the correction of the star eater noise reduction problem currently plaguing Sony’s lineup of cameras. I spend a lot of time and money on my astrophotography, which is why I don’t use Sony cameras for it, but if you only shoot Sony this issue should concern you. You should also be concerned about how this might affect the fine details of your regular long exposure landscape photography if you are not into astrophotography. At the very least Sony should have multiple settings for this issue. You can find the petition at change.org

On a side note please don’t spam comments to get me to post something. We have a contact forum for a reason and I will respond to just about any reasonable request. If you self-promote in comments your comments will either be deleted or ignored. If email isn’t your thing then you can contact me through the Sonyaddict facebook page for a more immediate response.

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