Infographic: Do you need a fast aperture lens?
Before to spend a ton of money on a superfast and expensive lens you may check out this Infographic from ThePhoBlographer:
This Smartphone Macro Lens Kit Offers 10x Magnification for Under $20
Unless you regularly take shots of flowers or insects, you might not have a macro lens for your Sony. But with this Macro Lens Kit, you can explore tiny details for way less money via your smartphone. The kit includes two lenses at different focal lengths — and in a special deal for SonyAlphaRumors readers, it’s currently 25% off at $19.99.
Sony Tidbits…
Holga Turret Lens Review: A Weird Lens with Surprisingly Good Macro!
Tips for Building a One-Light Portrait Kit (Explora).
Building a Sony A7SIII Camera Rig (Chris Brockhurst)
A visual and auditory journey through the shutter sounds of vintage film cameras (Dpreview).
Sony ZV1 vs A7C BEST camera for YouTube video creators (Gordon Laing).
Tamron 70-300mm FE tested by DC.watch.
Sony ZV-1 White Unboxing (TheDigitalDigest).
Sony A7c review by Fujiablog.
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
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Pergear has announced a new 12mm f/2.0 APS-C E-mount lens
Pergear has announced this new 12mm f/2.0 APS-C E-mount lens. You can buy it with a discount at Amazon US (use code “1042WTF4” to get a 10% discount), Amazon DE, Amazon UK (code “Q2KKXCPD” to get 15GBP Off).
Key info:
- 【12 Elements in 9 Groups & Ideal Aperture】: Its optical system consists of 12 elements in 9 groups. Aperture range: F2 – F22, ideal aperture with 10 diaphragm blades.
- 【2 aspherical glasses & 2 low wave high refractive glasses】: Improve contrast and color rendering in a variety of lighting conditions. Its UMC layer achieves the uniform light transmission, which reduces flare and ghosting.
- 【Durable, Compact & Portable】: Metal body, only weight 0.66lb/300g. Anodizing coloring design, which enhances the lens anti-corrosion, an-dirt functions, and its varnish not easy to removed.
- 【Brass Lens Mount & Chromed Copper Mount Design】: The chromed copper mount is resistant to abrasion and corrosion.
Specifications:
Type:12mm F2
Lens construction: 12 elements in 9 groups
Focal length: f=12mm
35mm format equivalent: （18mm(Sony）18（Fuji）19（M4/3) 18(Nikon Z Mount）
Angle of view: 97°
Max. aperture: F2
Min. aperture: F22
Number of of blades : 10(rounded diaphragm opening)
Focus range: Approx. 20cm/0.66ft – ∞
External dimensions: ø66mm x59.5mm
Weight (excluding caps and hoods): Approx. 300g
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Tamron 28-200mm firmware update released
Links: In USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and FocusCamera. In EU at Fotokoch. CalumetDE, WexUK. ParkcamerasUK.
Tamron released a new firmware update for the Tamron 28-200mm lens (page info here). This update improves the following issue:
Under long exposure mode, such as shooting a starscape or a night view, you may spot a noise at the right edge of the image.
Sony Tidbits…
Samyang AF 75mm F/1.8 Lens Review (Compared to the Sony 85mm f/1.8)
Adobe Introduces Photoshop Elements 2021 and Premiere Elements 2021 (Explora).
Tamron 70-180mm vs 28-200mm Comparative Lens Review – Lab Testing and Real World (SonyAlphaLab).
Sony A7SIII – Shooting 3 Commercial Videos (Chris Brockhurst)
DJI RS 2 and RSC 2 Hands-on Review (DpreviewTV).
Holiday Gift Guide │ Hand Picked Gifts for 2020! (Precision Camera).
Sony Xperia 5 II Smartphone Review (ePhotozine).
Sigma 100-400mm DG DN For Sony e-mount Unboxing (TheDigitalDigest).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
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