Viltrox is teasing the launch of a new anamorphic f/1.2 lens series on August 28
Viltrox China published the following teaser. It’s likely that on August 28 they will announce a new anamorphic f/1.2 E-mount lens series!
Sony Tidbits…
Is this $25 Body Cap Lens Any Good?
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The Bokeh Painter – Sony FE 400mm F2,8 GM OSS (Roland Steffen).
How to set up the Sony a1 to do In-Camera Cropping on the fly while shooting assignments (PM-R).
9 Alternative Camera Supports (Explora).
15 of the Most Famous Photographers to Know (42West).
DPreviewTV: “Sensor sizes make no sense, but we fixed it!”
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Officially available for preorder: New Tamron 50-400mm FE lens costs $1,299.00
Preorders:
Tamron 50-40mm FE at BHphoto. in EU at Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
And this is the first review published by David Oastler:
New Tamron lens patents: 50mm f/2.8 VC, 35mm f/1.8 VC and 105mm f/2.8 VC
Tamron has made many E-mount ZOOM lenses with built-in VC in lens stabilization tech. A newly published patent shows that Tamron might add VC the on future primes too:
- 50mm f/2.8 VC
- 35mm f/1.8 VC
- 105mm f/2.8 VC
via Asobinet
The Slanted Lens: Best 3 Lenses For Travel Photography
The Slanted Lens:
Here is the Perfect Travel Trinity of Lenses. We traveled to Iceland and I brought with me what I feel are the best 3 lenses for travel photography in order to pack light, that allows me to do all the things I want to do while traveling. Everything from animals and birds, to the buildings and beautiful scenic vistas. It’s a trinity that gives you a wide range from wide angle to telephoto, to macro and everything in between. Take a look and let us know what you like to travel with!
Tamron 50-400mm FE lens preorder will open on August 25
Within 24h Tamron will open the preorders for the new 50-400mm FE lens (listed here at BHphoto). The lens will start shipping out in September for a price of 195,800 yen including tax (that’s around $1,400).
Here are a couple of size comparison via Asobinet:
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New Sony A7IV firmware update released
Sony released a major A7IV firmware update. But please read the warning below before to update!
IMPROVEMENTS:
- With the lossless compression of the RAW recording method, you can now select M and S sizes for the image size in addition to the conventional L size.
- The shutter speed and ISO sensitivity settings for flash photography can now be retained.
- Supports touch shutter.
- Improved accuracy of Eye AF.
- The serial number of the camera can now be recorded in the metadata in the video file.
- Improved operability of Wi-Fi connection.
- Added “1 minute” for monitor auto-off time.
- Improved the phenomenon that the EVF display may not be bright according to the brightness of the surroundings.
- Improved operational stability.
WARNING:
- When updating from a version lower than Ver.1.01, you need to update to Ver.1.05 first. Please update to Ver.1.10 after updating to Ver.1.05. If you try to update this version without updating to Ver.1.05, an error will occur and you will not be able to update.
- Follow the instructions below to check the system software version.
Note: If the Date/Time setting screen appears when you turn on your camera, be sure to set the date and time to the correct values.- On the camera, select Menu.
- Select Setup → Setup Option → Version.