One member of the Xitek Forum made this construction to scan his old Dia photos. There are some advantages and disadvantages compared to using a classic EPSON970 scanner :

• The center resolution is much higher on the Sony images.
• The edge resolution is better on the Epson
• The scanning speed with the Sony is about 10x faster compared to the Epson
• Post production is much easier with the Sony images than on the dated Epson software+
• Colors are much more vivid on the Sony scanned images.

Personal note: I do

2 days left to get the world’s lightest 3 in 1 tripod on Kickstarter (click here) . SonyAlphaBlog tested the tripod and concluded:

The Heipi Tripod (319$ / 399$ retail) is an excellent compact travel tripod . Very good build quality , very good ergonomics, very stable , fully featured (spike, smartphone holder, , sub tripod…)
Compared to the Peakdesign , it takes the same approach but implements it in a different way, with a smarter 3 pillars centre column

Sony A7rV Preorders:
In US at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama , FocusCamera , BeachCamera , Buydig .
In EU at Fotokoch , Amazon EU , FotoErhardt , Calumet DE , WexUK . ParkCameras UK .
In Australia at CameraPro , Camerahouse , Sony .

ThePhoBlographer writes:

Take a look at the Sony a7r V from behind and you’ll see all the unused real estate space on the top left of the camera. Why? Why does the top dial need to be reserved only for the Sony a1 and

Sony issued a new A7IV 1.11 firmware update ( Click here to download ).

Benefits and Improvements

WARNING! Make sure that there is only one BODYDATA.DAT file on the memory card. If you have used the card for a previous update, format the memory card in the camera before downloading a new file.

• Improves the shutter reliability
• Fixes an issue where the movie file rotated by the camera may not be rotated when displayed on a computer

Precautions when updating from Ver.1.01 or

Tokina 11-18mm f/2.8 – Cheaper & Faster than Sony

Today deals at Amazon , BHphoto , Adorama , Amazon DE , Amazon UK , Amazon FR , Amazon IT , FotoErhardt DE , FotoKoch DE .
What is ‘open gate’ video and why should you care? ( DpreviewTV ).
Tamron 50-400mm review at Sasha Kitamura .
Brighting Star 23mm pancake review by Phillip Reeve .
The Best Tripod is the One You’re Willing to Carry ( Explora

4 days left to get the world’s lightest 3 in 1 tripod on Kickstarter (click here) . TheSlantedLens just compared it with the popular Peak Design tripod:

A month ago I got hints that the A9III might be coming in early 2023. it’s only a hint, nothing solid yet. But small bread crumps of rumors keep coming in like this one I got this week:

A9 III will be lent to select photographers during the FIFA world cup and possibly during the Asian winter games.

I repeat, I am still not certain the A9III is coming in early 2023, but from a timing point of view it

The Sony A7RV is now in Stock in some EU stores like for example the German Fotokoch . My A7rV also shipped out yesterday and other readers from France and Germany reported me the same happened to them.

Sony A7rV Preorders:
In US at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama , FocusCamera , BeachCamera , Buydig .
In EU at Fotokoch , Amazon EU , FotoErhardt , Calumet DE , WexUK . ParkCameras UK .
In Australia at CameraPro , Camerahouse , Sony .

You safe 48% on the new Philips 4K projector on sale on Indiegogo (Click here) . I am personally a big fan of 4K Ultra-Short Throw projector. For multiple reasons:

• You can show your images and videos at epic 150 inch!!!
• Unlike regular LCD-OLED screens they are very affordable compared ot the screen size.
• They are portable, you can bring the projector with you in any room or outside to show your images and videos
• Unlike regular projectors you can place