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BEST Vlogging Camera TODAY?! | Sony ZV E10 Real-world Review

Sirui rehouses its 1.33x anamorphic lenses for cinema rigs and adds T-stops (Dpreview).
Mistakes I’ve Made as a Travel Photographer (Jason Vong).
Artisans 50mm f0.95 – NEW APS-C bokeh MONSTER! (Pav SZ).
For aficionados: How to detect an exoplanet with a camera (MirrorlessRumors).
5 Food Photography Tips, with LeAnne Shor (Explora).
9 Beach Photography Ideas for Summer (42West).

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Megadap Releases The First Ever Automatic Adapter for Sony E lenses on both Full Frame and APS-C Nikon Z Cameras

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You can preorder it now at BHphoto (Click here).

Here is the Press text:

Megadap Releases The First Ever Automatic Adapter for Sony E lenses on both Full Frame and APS-C Nikon Z Cameras

Hong Kong, 23rd August 2021 – Megadap, a new ambitious manufacturer who specialised in making camera lenses accessories, has just announced the launch of World’s first automatic Adapter ETZ11 for the full line-ups of Nikon Z mirrorless cameras (both Full frame and APS-C) to use Sony E lenses. Features like autofocus (AF-S / AF-C), aperture control and IBIS can now be retained. It can also work with MF lenses (with/without chips).

Much Higher Compatibility

Megadap ETZ11 supports a wide variety of third-party Sony E mount lenses adapted on Nikon Z cameras, in both automatic and manual mode shooting. ETZ11 allows E mount lenses from Zeiss, Sigma, Tamron, Voigtlander, and Samyang (Rokinon) to be used on Nikon Z cameras like native Z-mount lenses. It greatly improves the choices of lenses for Nikon Z users to use, especially Z50 and Zf-c owners.

Functions Upgrade

Megadap has spent countless of hours to optimize the firmware and ensured a much faster focusing speed for most of the compatible lenses when over similar adapters in the market. It is also first of its kind to be compatible with manual lenses without electronic chips. Camera IBIS is supported in AF- S/AF-C/MF modes. Auto aperture control and Aperture coupling (Aligned

aperture values showing on the lens’ body) are also supported (e.g. Sony GM lenses with aperture ring, Zeiss Loxia lenses, Voigtlander VE lenses etc.) Smooth real-time focus tracking is allowed with ETZ11.

Effortless Firmware Update

An USB update tool is included in the packing of ETZ11. The update can easily be done by connecting the clip-on electronic contact spots on the adapter and plugging the USB end into a computer. Simply drag the updated firmware downloaded from Megadap official website (www.megadap.net) into the pop up folder (like working with a flash drive) and the update is done.

Premium Built Quality

High Quality Plating is applied on the surface of Megadap ETZ11 Autofocus adapter. 2mm thickness made of aluminium alloy is thin but though. Ultra- protection of the circuit board has been designed to protect the circuit board from daily uses. New design of the release button has enable users to press the button down with ease for quick installation. The adapter itself is light and thin, making the use of other brands’ lenses feel original.

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Wild Rumors roundup: Sony A9III, new compact FE primes and 20-50mm GM.

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About those rumors: I have no idea who sent them and 90% of the times they turn out to be wrong. But, it happened in the past that a couple of those were right. So I will post them today, and we all together can eventually keep track of this. If one of the sources turns out to be right than we will know we can trust it a bit more!

Source 1:

Next new compact primes from Sony:
FE 18mm f3.5
FE 31mm f2.2

Source 2:

New GM Lenses: FE 105mm F1.4 GM, FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM, FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM, FE 20-50mm F2.8 GM. (FY’21,Q2 to FY’22,Q2).

Source 3:

Sony has prepared a sports beast camera for the 2022 Olympic Games:

New 20.22-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS™ CMOS image sensor in combination with an upgraded BIONZ XR™ imaging processing engine

Silent, vibration-free electronic-only shutter with anti-flicker shooting
Electronic shutter flash sync up to 1/500 sec. even faster than the world’s fastest mechanical shutter flash sync *(of the Alpha 1)

Blackout-free continuous shooting at up to 60 frames per second
Fast sensor readout enables up to 120 AF/AE calculations per second including 60fps continuous shooting

5-axis optical in-body image stabilization for a 6.5-step shutter speed advantage

Professional workflow support with the industry’s fastest built-in Wi-Fi, SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 1000BASE-T Ethernet and more

Bright and large 0.64-type 5.76 million-dot (approx.) OLED UXGA electronic viewfinder with the refresh rate of 240 fps

4K 60p 10-bit 4:2:2 movie shooting with full-sensor oversampling for extraordinary detail and resolution
Wide dynamic range of 15+ stops for stills and 15+ stops for video
S-Cinetone color matrix to deliver expressive cinematic look

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Save up to 30% on Peargear/Viltrox E-mount lenses sold by Amazon US/UK/DE using these codes…

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We have new discount codes for E-mount lenses:

Amazon US:
25% off on the Pergear 35mm F1.6 E lens with code “XRLYKKTJ”
25% off on the Pergear 50mm F1.8 E lens with code “XRLYKKTJ”
25% off on the 7artisans 35mm F0.95 Sony E-mount with code “XRLYKKTJ”
30% off on the Pergear 10mm F8 SONY with code “ZT5JXUBY”

Amazon UK:
30% off on the Pergear 10mm F8.0 Sony E-mount Fisheye lens with code “XS9ZTC4F”
25% off on the Viltrox 24mm F1.8 Full frame for Sony E-mount with code “VOHRB3SQ”
25% off on the Viltrox 56mm F1.4 for Sony E-mount with code “VOHRB3SQ”
25% off on the Viltrox 33mm F1.4 for Sony E-mount with code “VOHRB3SQ”

Amazon DE:
25% off on the 7artisans 35mm F0.95 for Sony E-mount with code “QTL5QF2D”

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The forgotten camera: Zeiss ZX1 Review by Photographyblog

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Zeiss ZX1 camera at BHphoto, Adorama and Fotokoch. There are also a ton of ZX1 accessories (listed at BH).

Photographyblog reviewed the Zeiss ZX1. This is basically a Zeiss designed camera built by Sony and could be considered as a sort of RX1 successor.

Zeiss have clearly thought out-of-the proverbial box when it comes to the design of the ZX1, and in large part they’ve succeeded in creating a camera that’s both genuinely different to the norm and genuinely better.
From the uniquely curved handgrip to the excellent EVF and massive LCD screen, to the incredible build quality and intuitive touchscreen interface, it’s clear that Zeiss have lavished a lot of attention and love on the ZX1.
Whilst the lack of external controls and greater reliance on the touchscreen will be off-putting for some, being able to shoot, store, edit and share photos from a single device is a pretty heady mix.
With a price-tag of £5400 / $6000, not too many photographers will actually get to experience the ZX1 for themselves, which is a real shame given that it at least offers an insight into what a modern camera can be.
Sure, you could buy a decent mirrorless camera, smartphone and laptop/tablet for the asking price of the ZX1, but that’s rather missing the point of the all-in-one approach that Zeiss have taken.
Overall, the Zeiss ZX1 is a high-end, very niche photography device that certainly isn’t going to save the camera industry or even sell in large numbers – but for a few lucky people, it could just be the camera that they’ve been waiting for…

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Ends tonight: $26 off on the highly appraised Albert Dros Image editing course!

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This weekend you save $26 on the entire Albert Dros Image editing course at www.edityourlandscapes.com (use checkout code “HEATHER” to get the discount). As you know Albert is a world famous Sony Alpha Photographer. His course has extremely positive reviews on Trustpilot (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/albertdros.com). Moreover:

– over 1000 people in our private group where everyone is helping each other with feedback, Dros included
– New updates over the year that everyone who bought the course are getting.
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