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Using a 500mm Mirror Lens for Nature Photography

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT.
Why the Sony a1 is an Incredible Flagship (Explora).
Nifty Fifty Lens: What Is It & Why You Need It (42West).
How Sharp Is Your Lens? (TheArtOfPhotography).
16-35mm PZ hands-on images by Sasha Kitamura.
How to shoot portraits in your Local Park [ Samyang AF 135mm f1.8 ] by Zalabai.

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24 hours left to grab this: $125 off on the entire Topaz AI bundle using our checkout code!

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Use the code “RUMOR” at checkout and you save $125 in total on the entire Topaz AI bundle (Click here and scroll down to find the bundle). The deal runs til May 6 only!

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Lensvid: Delkin Black CFexpress Type A Card Review (vs. Sony and ProGrade)

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Lensvid compared the three CFexpress Type A cards for your Sony A1. The conclusion:

As we have seen, the performance of all the existing CFexpress Type A cards seems to be pretty much identical in camera although in our test we have seen differences when offloading to a computer. For many users though the real differences are going to be in things like warranty and long-term reliability which is difficult to test without a large enough sample and of course pricing.

All Type A cards can be found on that BHphoto page (click here).

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Have you noticed it? Zeiss did not announce any new photographic lens in over three years!

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Back on Apr 24, 2019 Zeiss announced their last lens, the Otus 100mm f/1.4. Their last E-mount lens was announced on Sep 27, 2018 (Batis 40mm F2 CF). They did announce some expensive Cine PL-mount lenses and they made some “noise” with their ZX1 camera, but that’s it. I wonder, has Zeiss given up doing “photographic” lenses for system cameras?

This would be a stunning news for a company that was founded in 1847 and made camera lenses since the 1890s:


First workshop of Carl Zeiss in the city center of Jena, c. 1847.


Even the first camera lenses made by ZEISS in the 1890s stood out thanks to their ability to correct spherical aberrations, outstanding color reproduction, and their minimal distortion. © ZEISS

Last time I got a rumor about Zeiss the source told me they definitely abandoned the APS-C lens lineup. But I didn’t expect that they would also pause the Full Frame lens development. I was hoping they would launch a newly redesigned Otus lens lineup for mirrorless. I hope Zeiss will read my post and let us know if they are still alive and kicking :)

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