SAB: Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 Review – Highly Recommended

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 23, 2024


Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4: Amazon / B&H Photo

The Sirui is known for manual-focus anamorphic lenses, which is why the new Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 is a pleasant surprise. The Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 only has one weakness and it is quite an exception value for those looking for a 85mm portrait lens even on high-megapixel cameras. The lens is highly recommended by Sony Alpha Blog and you can read the full review here or check out the Pro/Cons below:

Pros

  • Very good sharpness wide open and excellent as of F2 in the centre
  • Corners become excellent at F4
  • Very good build quality & ergonomics
  • Excellent color rendering
  • Excellent portraits
  • Excellent bokeh and background blur
  • Very good AF for static subjects
  • Low LoCA
  • Size and weigth
  • Price
  • Very good contrast most of the time

Average

  • Some focus breathing
  • Resistance to flare
  • CA visible but moderate
  • AF for sports

Cons

  • Strong Distortion and vignetting

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Sony Savings Sunday Holiday Edition

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 22, 2024


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Sony A1II Shipments Started

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 21, 2024


Sony Alpha 1 II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

The Sony A1II has begun shipping from all retailers, but the camera is not in stock with any retailers due to high demand.

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Godox V100 Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 20, 2024


Godox V100: B&H Photo / Amazon

With a powerful 100W output and an innovative round head design, the V100 Flash for Sony from Godox is a compact and easy-to-use flash for portrait photographers. Designed with an integrated sub-flash, the V100 offers a 100W output and is ideal for on-location shooting. Its advanced cooling design allows for continuous shooting, offering 100 flashes at full power. The built-in 2W modeling lamp and 28-105mm zoom range allows for greater lighting control and flexibility and is compatible with Sony ADI / P-TTL systems. Easily control settings with its large touch screen back and charge the batteries directly with a USB-C cable. The V100 is also compatible with Sony cameras featuring a global shutter.

Key Features

  • Compatible with Sony ADI / P-TTL
  • Output: 100W
  • Zoom Range: 28-105mm
  • Built-In 2W Modeling Lamp
  • Round Head Design
  • Advanced Cooling System
  • LED Touch Screen Controls
  • Compatible with Sony Global Shutter

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LT: Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM Review – Sensational Image Quality

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 20, 2024


Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Lenstips posted its full Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM review which you can read in full here or check out the excerpt from the review below:

In a nutshell the Sony FE 28-70 mm f/2 GM test showed that you get here an outstanding 2/50 standard lens along with three very good, momentarily even excellent 2/28, 2/35, and 2/70 primes in just one instrument.

Pros:

  • solid and weather-resistant barrel,
  • sensational image quality in the frame centre, especially at the 50 mm focal length,
  • very good image quality on the edge of the APS-C/DX sensor,
  • good image quality on the edge of full frame,
  • negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • moderate lateral chromatic aberration,
  • lack of any noticeable problems with spherical aberration,
  • slight distortion on the APS-C sensor,
  • low astigmatism,
  • silent, quick, and accurate autofocus,
  • low focus breathing,
  • unique parameters.

Cons:

  • high vignetting on full frame but only by f/2.0

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Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II Art Recall – May Not Be Able To Focus To Infinity Shooting Wide

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 19, 2024


Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art:
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To our valued SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art customers

We sincerely appreciate your continued support.

We have confirmed that some SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art lens when focusing on the wide end, may not be able to focus to infinity or may experience reduced focusing accuracy.

We would like to inform you that we will begin providing re-adjustment of the focus position free of charge starting today.

Please note that this phenomenon will not occur with SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art lenses with serial numbers other than those applicable.

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers and all concerned parties.

We kindly ask for your continued support of our company and products in the future.

[Affected Products]
Please enter the serial number of your SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art lens on this page to determine whether your product is affected by the issue. This phenomenon does not occur to lenses with other serial numbers that are not applicable.

[Confirmed Issue]
Regardless of the focus mode, when shooting at the wide end, the lens may not be able to focus to infinity or the focus may be soft.

[Treatment on this issue]
Customers whose SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art has been confirmed to be affected are requested to contact their local authorized SIGMA Service Station at
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/corporate/world-network/.

For further information, please contact your nearest authorized SIGMA subsidiary / distributor.
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/corporate/world-network/

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