Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 II Quick Review by Dustin Abbott (the lens is $50 off at BH)

Thew new improved version is now in Stock with a $50 discount at Bhphoto .

Dustin Abbott tested the new lens:

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Up to $300 off on all Rokinon E-mount lenses

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Coming soon: New Tamron, Laowa lens announcements…and Sony 85mm f/1.2 to be announced in Spring?

This month we got two new lenses, the Sigma 20mm FE and the Samyang 135mm f/1.8 FE . But there is more tom come:

  • Tamron said they will announce new lens(es)
  • Laowa said they will announce new lens(es)

Regarding: Sony, this is what I can say:

  • With 99% certainty no new E-mount camera will be announced at CP+.
  • The next camera to be announced is a new ZV-1 styled camera in Spring

Because science is cool: NASA used a special “trick” to take this selfie of the James Webb telescope!

Some of you might recall that the James Webb telescope doesn’t feature any monitoring cameras. But NASA found a way to still take images of primary mirror. Nasa writes :

This “selfie” was created using a specialized pupil imaging lens inside of the NIRCam instrument that was designed to take images of the primary mirror segments instead of images of space. This configuration is not used during scientific operations and is used strictly for engineering and alignment purposes. In this case, the bright segment was pointed at a bright star,


Niveau Wiggle Trioscopic 3D lens announced

This new Niveau Wiggle Trioscopic 3D lens has been launched on Kickstarter . And Marc from SonyAlphaBlog tested it. He concluded:

The Niveau Wiggle 3D Trioscopic lens (100$) is a refreshing lens , it is very fun to use and will allow to create original gif to illustrate a product, your website or for your social network
For a 3D printed lens it is well built and fully functional with a aperture and focusing ring. The lens fit well on The Sony body without any scrap or risk


Today only: $330 off on the Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 FE lens sold by Adorama

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Dpreview published the full Sony a7 IV review: “It’s enough to wrest the crown from the R6, which is also enough for it to earn a Gold award”

A7IV at BHphoto . Amazon . Adorama . FocusCamera . BuyDig .

Here is Dpreviews take on the new Sony A7IV:

The Sony a7 IV is the most expensive model in its series so far, but it’s also the most capable.

The a7 IV’s image quality is extremely good, with excellent levels of detail, extensive dynamic range and attractive JPEG color. However, it’s not significantly improved over its predecessor or its rivals: you’ll get more detail in low


Sony Japan removed the A-mount lenses

Sony Japan removed the A-mount lenses form their homepage. A-mount is gone for good, with no announcement, no nice thoughts….dumped in the darkness of anonymity.

via Kunkoku .

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New Sigma 20mm f/2.0 DG DN lens youtube video reviews


Reminder: Sony Europe launched a new Cashback and Trade-In Bonus deal