There is a massive $520 discount on the fast, reliable and for us photographers very useful portable Sandisk 4Tb hard disk sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) . You also save big on Samsung external hard drives and SD cards sold by Amazon (love the T7 disk!) .
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NiSi announced the launch of five new Full Frame E-mount Cine lenses. Here is the press text:
NiSi is going to launch the new cinema lens ATHENA PRIME. Focal lengths range from 14mm ultra-wide angle to 85mm. It features a large aperture of T1.9 and almost no focus breathing effect. All lenses share the same size and 77mm filter thread. Both aperture and focus rings are matched across the range. It is designed to achieve maximal micro-contrast control
A new source just sent me some detailed info about a new Sony lens. And I know he is correct because a trusted source confirmed it’s true. The new source sent me a message through the anonymous contact box and I can only reach him out here on public.
So I am asking him now if he also knows some info about the soon to be announced two new Sony cameras. Thanks!
Sony semicron officially listed two new Full Frame sensors. This means third party companies can now buy these from Sony. Here are the specs:
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As you know Sony had registered three new cameras codes in China. One of them has now been confirmed to be the newly announced ZV-E1
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Sigma 60-600mm at BHphoto , Amazon US&EU , Adorama . Fotokoch . FotoErhardt . WexUK .
Photographyblog tested the new Sigma lens and concluded:
The 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports is another high-quality addition to the ever-expanding Sigma range of premium lenses for Sony cameras, and one that offers something markedly different to the other super-telephoto contenders. If you can live with the extra weight, bulk
Tamron 20-40mm surprised me.. (vs Sony 20-70mm)
Today deals at Amazon , BHphoto , Adorama , Amazon DE , Amazon UK , Amazon FR , Amazon IT , FotoErhardt DE , FotoKoch DE .
Lensbaby Announces Double Glass II Optic for Composer Pro II ( Explora ).
Go inside Sigma’s factory to see how lenses are made ( Dpreview ).
How To Choose A Video Tripod ( 42West ).
A history of the test scene ( Dpreview ).
At least some good news from Dpreview :
Dear readers,
We’ve received a lot of questions about what’s next for the site. We hear your concerns about losing the content that has been carefully curated over the years, and want to assure you that the content will remain available as an archive.
We’ve also heard that you need more time to access the site, so we’re going to keep publishing some more stories while we work on archiving.Thank you to this community and the support
My long time friend Andreas Jürgensen is asking the photographers opinion about the AI generated images and AI editing tools for photography. Please consider participating his survey at Surveymonkey (Click here) .
Photography has changed a lot in recent years – especially through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Today, AI tools can optimize images, edit them and, since a few months, even create completely new images that look deceptively real.
What do you think of this development? Do you feel fascination for the technical possibilities