X-Tra launches a new battery on Kickstarter. Has 70% more capacity than regular Sony battery, has USB-C, charge indicator

Today you can preorder the new X-TRA battery for Sony on Kickstarter (click here).  This battery has a ton of unseen features like 70% more battery capacity than the Sony battery. USB-C port, Charge Indicator, additional multifunctional port, you can also power your lights with it!

To see them all check out the very long product page on Kickstarter.

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Laowa 9mm f5 6 FF RL for Sony E Mount Review

Sony a7S II vs a7S III: Which is better? (Dpreview).
Tamron 70-300mm FE review by ePhotozine.
Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN macro Art Review (Photographyblog)
Sony a7SIII 8-bit vs 10-bit | Can You Tell the Difference? (Sidney Diongzon).
Purchasing Your Next Lens (Explora).
Samyang AF 75 mm f/1.8 FE review at Lenstip.

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First Capture One 21 sneak peak preview! + if you buy C20 you get the C21 for free

We knew little about the upcoming new C21 version. But today Phase One releases this sneak peak video! Moreover if you now buy the current C20 version (Click here) you will automatically get the C21 version for free once it’s released!

If you already do own C20 you can  now preorder the new Capture One 21 on this page (Click here) with a 20% discount. It’s a bit tricky to preorder it so here I explain how to do it for C20 owners:

  1. Login to Capture One
  2. Go to the upgrade page and enter your license number
  3. Upgrade to C21 and get the 20% discount using the checkout code “PREORDER2020

And here is Peters test of the new Luminar AI  (test their effect sliders here):