New Lexar ARMOR Gold Steel Cards Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 29, 2025

Lexar’s new ARMOR cards can now be ordered from B&H Photo in sizes up to 256GB, but they should be available going up to 1TB soon.

Stainless Steel Construction for Durability
The Lexar ARMOR GOLD SDXC UHS-II Card is the world’s first memory card that uses stainless steel for steel clad protection of your data. Featuring a pressure resistance of up to 370N (37x higher than standard memory cards), this design ensures the card can endure heavy impacts and dissipates heat for long-lasting performance.

Safeguards Your Card Against Damage
Equipped with an IP68 rating, this card safeguards your card against dust, debris, andwater damage. It’s also certified to withstand drops of up to 16.4′.

Simplified, Yet Stronger Design
Built without a fragile write-protect switch, the card also features a ribless design to further prevent breaks, and laser engravings replace manufacturing labels to ensure surface information never wears off.

Seamlessly Record High-Res 6K Video
Classified with a V60 video recording speed, the Lexar ARMOR GOLD card can record up to 6K/30p videos, while a write speed of up to 210 MB/s ensures less lag and no frame drops.

Boost Your Post-Production Efficiency
A read speed of up to 280 MB/s quickly and reliably transfer photos and videos so you can offload and get back out into the field.

Data Recovery Tool
Get lifetime access to the Lexar Recovery Tool to help restore accidentally deleted files and formatted cards or drives.

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Valoi Medium Format Film Scanner – 35mm Adapter Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 29, 2025


Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Macro: B&H Photo / Amazon

Valoi announced its Easy120 film scanner which works well with the Tamron 90mm macro, but will work with any 77mm filter thread macro lens up to 105mm full frame equivalent. The system can also scan 35mm film withe an adapter if you are interested.

VALOI easy120 at a glance

Compact
The easy120 takes up about the same amount of space as a normal keyboard on your desk. It can also be packed away easily.

Fast
With the easy120, you can scan a roll of medium format film in 1-2 minutes.

Built-in Light
The easy120 comes with included light source. The 95+ CRI light source gives your scans accurate colors, even exposure and faster shutter speeds when scanning.

Quality Materials
The easy120 body and tubes are all aluminium, allowing for a sturdy connection and a durable product.

Replaceable Holders
The easy120 gives you the ability to change film holders in a matter of seconds. The holders are held in place by a strong sprung ball bearing.

Fits most cameras and lenses
The easy120 is compatible with the most common macro lenses available. It allows for most filter threads up to 77mm and comes with 310mm of tubes for use even with 105mm lenses (full-frame only).

Setup

 

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Nextorage CFExpress 4.0 Type A Cards and Card Reader Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 28, 2025


While Sony cameras do not currently support CFExpress 4.0 future cameras will and the 4.0 cards are compatible with 3.0, 2.0, and 1.0 cameras so if you are in the market for CFExpress Type A Cards Nextorage’s new cards are worth considering.

Information About Nextorage CFExpress 4.0 Type A Cards

  • About Nextorage: Nextorage is a Japanese company founded by former Sony engineers who have been developing memory cards for Sony cameras for over 20 years. We provide products optimized for a variety of situations where strong reliability is required, from creative to entertainment.
  • Supports the latest standards and has the highest transfer speed in its class: Nextorage supports the next-generation CFexpress 4.0 standard and has the highest transfer speed in its class. It dramatically reduces the time required to transfer large amounts of data during post-shooting data transfer and editing work, improving workflow efficiency.
  • Maximum transfer speed (read): 1,900MB/s, Maximum transfer speed (write): 1,700MB/s
  • Minimum sustained write speed (512GB): 850MB/s
  • Supports stable video recording: The minimum sustained write speed of 200 MB/s is guaranteed due to VGP200 support. This helps to minimize dropped frames when shooting 4K and 8K video, and supports stable video recording.
  • Backward compatible with CFexpress2.0 devices: The CFexpress4.0 standard is backward compatible with CFexpress2.0, so you can use it with confidence with host devices that support CFexpress2.0.
  • Wide range of compatible models: CFexpress memory cards are ideal for next-generation cinema cameras from Sony and other manufacturers, as well as high-resolution DSLRs.
  • Package contents: CFexpress Type A memory card, dedicated case, Memory Card File Rescue (download bonus)

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Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art Firmware Updates Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 27, 2025

Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

Firmware update for Sony E-Mount lenses
Thank you for using SIGMA products.
We are pleased to announce that the download of firmware for SIGMA’s E-mount is now available.
The changes in this firmware are as follows:

【Applicable product and version】
・SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art Ver.02 for Sony E-mount
・SIGMA 28-45mm F1.8 DG DN | Art Ver.02 for Sony E-mount

【Benefit of the update】
・When AF mode is set to AF-C (continuous AF), the camera’s ability to track the subject while zooming has been improved.

【How to update】
Please click on ‘For Windows’ or ‘For Mac’ in the firmware download page below for your lens in Sony E-mount, read “Before updating” and follow the update procedure.
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/support/firmware/lenses/?mount=sony-e

*After the update is complete, be sure to remove the battery pack from the camera and reinsert it.

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LT: Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Review – Very Good Image Quality In The Frame Centre

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 26, 2025


Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8: B&H Photo / Adorama

LensTips posted its full Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 review which you can read in full here. You can check out the pro/cons below:

Pros:

  • unique parameters,
  • very good image quality in the frame centre across the whole focal range,
  • good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,
  • negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • sensible control of lateral chromatic aberration,
  • moderate distortion not only on the APS-C sensor but also on full frame,
  • low astigmatism,
  • silent and quite fast autofocus,
  • slight vignetting on the APS-C sensor,
  • negligible focus breathing.

Cons:

  • too weak image quality on the edge of the frame at the longest focal lengths,
  • distinct vignetting on full frame,
  • a bit of problems with spherical aberration,
  • performance against bright light could have been better,
  • whimsical autofocus performance,
  • low resistance on the zoom ring that makes it easy to change accidentally the focal length by just moving the lens or just under the influence of gravity.

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Sony a7V, Sony 16mm f/1.8 G and Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8.0 G Details Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 25, 2025


According to weibo Sony will announce the Sony a7V in March/April along with two lenses in February the Sony 16mm f/1.8 G and Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8.0 G. Sony also might launch the Sony 50-105mm F2.8 G with the Sony a7V. The Sony 16mm f/1.8 G  is expected to be priced at around $1,000 while the Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8.0 G will be a light and portable lens for wildlife.

[Sony will release two lenses in February! A7V will be released in March and April!] Sony will release many new products at the beginning of the year. Currently, there are reports that there will be two lenses to be released in February, which may be the 16mm f/1.8 G and the 400-800mm f/6.3-8.0 G. The previously rumored 50-105mm F2.8 G and the α7V body will not appear during the CP+ exhibition, and the body is more likely to be announced around March-April.

Regarding the two lenses to be released in February:

The 16mm F1.8G will have excellent optical performance and a compact body design, but the price may be around $1,000.
The 400-800mm f/6.3-8.0 G lens is mainly aimed at photographers who shoot wildlife handheld, and is lighter and more portable. –weibo

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