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Tamron 17-70mm lens the best zoom lens for Sony APSC

Sigma 65mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary Review (ePhotozine).
What is Diffraction in Photography? (DpreviewTV).
NiSi S6 For Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 (Sony E)-Goran Jovic
Getting Good Skin Tones in Camera, without Raw Editing (Explora).
Sony A7S III | Underwater White Balance Color Test (Backscatter).
Systemkamera TV #004: Sony Alpha 1 / Fuji GFX100S / Fuji X-E4

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Sportsvideo.org reports;

One late potential addition to the show will be the use of a Sony Alpha One camera on one of the MōVIhandheld rigs that have been capturing the shallow–depth-of-field shots that have garnered a lot of attention on social media.

“The operator has been blown away by how cool it is and how fast the autofocus is,” says Cohen. “He said it’s amazing because he literally just touches a screen to select the subject that he wants it to focus on and it is instantaneously locked in the focus.”

One more news: The A1 can finally switch between FF and APSC while buffer Is still writing off and on top of it also it can still continue to shoot.

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.Sony A7RM2+SEL100400
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New Kamlan 32mm f/1.1 APS-C E-mount lens announced

The Chinese company Kamlan announced the new 32mm f/1.1 APS-C E-mount lens. It will be available for sale on their store on February 12th for a price around $300. I guess it will be available on Amazon too as you can already buy their 50mm f/1.1 lens there.

Google translated press text:

■Launch Overview
Product name: KamLan KL 32mm F1.1

Price
Suggested Retail Price: Open
Estimated market price: Around 32,000 yen (tax included)
* The market forecast price is the price that we expect to the last.

Scheduled release date: February 12, 2021

■Product Features

Optical design using high refractive glass
With a new optical design of 9 sheets in 7 groups using 5 high refractive glass, the F1.1 lens is extremely bright, but the peripheral dimming is suppressed as much as possible, and the influence of the aperture diet is also reduced.

Easy-to-use angle of picture equivalent to standard lenses
Since it is an angle of view equivalent to a standard lens in full size conversion, it can be used for a wide range of applications. When the aperture of F1.1 is opened, you can enjoy a gentle depiction with a very soft and abundant tone and beautiful bokeh.

・ Beautiful bokeh by circular aperture
By adopting “circular aperture” with 11 aperture blades, beautiful bokeh is realized. Squeezing 2-3 steps also improves contrast and sharpness, so you can enjoy various expressions with a single lens.

Ideal for nighttime snaps
In addition, the extremely bright open F value of F1.1, combined with the high sensitivity setting, is effective for shooting in dark places such as nighttime snaps.

Clickless aperture for movie shooting
The aperture ring is a clickless type, so it is also ideal for movie shooting. Please enjoy the expression that takes advantage of the brightness of F1.1.

■Main specifications
Format: APS-C
Focal length: 32mm
Angle of picture: 48°
Aperture range (F-value): 1.1-11
Lens configuration: 9 lenses in 7 groups
Number of aperture blades: 11
Shortest focusing distance: About 40cm
Focusing: MF
Filter thread: 62mm
External dimensions: Approx. 92mm×70mm*1
Mass: Approx. 601g*2
Mount: Sony-E, Fuji-X, EOS-M, Micro Four Saas

*1: Not including hood
*2: Includes hood. The mass varies depending on the mount.
* Company names and product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
* Product specifications are subject to change without notice due to improvements, etc.