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The Ultimate Street Photography Lens: Sigma 18-50 and the Sony A6700

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
First look: Sigma 15mm f1.4 dg dn diagonal fisheye art lens (Sigma Blog).
Brightin Star 9mm F5.6 review (SonyAlphaBlog).
Drones and Accessories of 2023 (Explora).
38 Types of Photography: Which Niche is Right for You? (42West).
Sony A9III test at Phototrend
Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO review at Mobile01.
Tokina SZ 900mm PRO Reflex F11 MF C review at Kitamura.

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New low price: Up to 31% off on the fastest Lexar CFexpress Type A cards

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You now save up to 31% on the three Lexar Type A cards sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

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You can find all BHphoto WPPI specials on this page (Click here). It includes a ton of useful storage deals.

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Confirmed: Sony 16-25mm f/2.8 G lens is coming soon and three more Sony E-mount lenses before early Summer!

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According to trusted sources we should get four new Sony E-mount lenses between now and early Summer:

But there will be any more E-mount lenses coming from third party manufacturers too! One of them will be very exciting and I hope to be able to post this rumor soon!

Reminder: When it comes to cameras we will get a new ZV-E10II first, FX camera after that but also some exciting Alphas during the second half of the year ;)

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OFFICIAL: Nikon buys RED and goes after the Sony Cine camera market

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This is a surprising news! Nikon did acquire 100% of RED to compete directly with Sony in the Cine camera market. Full press text and additional info can be read at Nikoneye.com.

Quick considerations about the possible benefits for Nikon and RED:

For Nikon:

  • Maybe some Nikon cameras will get the REDCODE RAW recording feature
  • Access to some amazing sensor tech

For RED:

  • Maybe future RED camera will have Z-mount instead of the current Canon RF mount
  • Red could have access to Nikon glass

What do you think about this news?

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Sony A7IV is the Best Value Mirrorless Camera Available: Fight Me!

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Canon vs Nikon vs Sony: The Great 135mm SHOOTOUT! (PetaPixel).
The Pros and Cons of Travel Tripods (Explora).
Best Portable Charger Power Banks in 2023 (42West).
Sony ZV-1 II Review (TheDigitalDigest).
1 Year Ago I Switched from Fuji to Sony – Here’s what I’ve Learned (Tobis Tings).

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Surprise results from the CineD Lab test: The Sony A9III is the best Sony Alpha camera to date in video mode in terms of dynamic range!

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CineD put the Sony A9III to rigorous testing and the conclusion is quite a surprise:

The Sony Alpha 9 III displays fantastic results in our lab test. Rolling shutter by the very nature of the global shutter design is non-existent (effectively 0ms) – the best we have and will ever see for full-frame sensors. It cannot get better from here.

Dynamic range using our Xyla21 chart and IMATEST analysis is average when compared to other full-frame consumer cameras. But as is so often the case, IMATEST results are only one piece of the puzzle looking at the dynamic range of a camera. It basically gives a feel for how noisy images are at the various Xyla stops (patches). And here it can be clearly seen that the global shutter sensor is definitely noisier than its CMOS full-frame counterparts seen in other consumer full-frame cameras.

But Sony applied some magic to the image pipeline including the codecs, as the fine noise of the sensor is conserved in the final image and shadows can be massively pushed in post without ugly larger blotches of noise. This results in a superb 9 stops of exposure latitude with some room towards 10, making it the best Sony Alpha camera to date in video mode in terms of dynamic range! It is also the best consumer full-frame camera in that regard.

What a surprise – all this from a global shutter sensor! Well, as mentioned at the beginning of the article, times are a’changin …

That supports the other findings from youtubers like Gerald Undone. The A9III has quite “workable” files where you can recover quite a lot of information.

Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.

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Anti theft protection: JJC just announced a new Metal Thumb Up Grip with built-in AirTag compartment for the A7cII/A7cR cameras

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JJC just launched new Metal Thumb Up Grip with built-in AirTag compartment for the A7cII/A7cR cameras. You can purchase it for $51 on Amazon US&EU (Click here). It is not yet available for other Alpha cameras, so you need to look for alternatives that can be found on Amazon:

Until companies start providing a built-in GPS anti-theft solution, this is your best chance to find your stolen equipment!

Sony A7cII at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK. Sony AUS.
Sony A7cR at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK. Sony AUS.

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