Sigma MC-11 super test! 24 Canon fit lenses tested

2016 Roundup: $1200-2000 Crop-Sensor Interchangeable Lens Cameras (Dpreview).
How to use the Godox Witstro AD360 HSS (SonyAlphaForum)
A Look at the New Sigma MC-11 Lens Adapter (Lensrentals).
RX100m4 review by SonyAlphaLab.
Review: the sigma mc-11 mount converter for sony full frame e-mount cameras (Resourcemag)
Brian Matiash travelled to Cuba with three of our ZEISS Loxia and Batis lenses (Zeiss Blog).

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Shafiur: “I thought you might be interested to know that in a recent sensitive project in northern Kenya for a Danish media organisation, I, as the photojournalist and documentary maker, was instructed to bring only “tourist type and small” cameras. This was arising out of concerns of being stopped at the airport and because the pastoralist peoples we were going to be speaking to were not comfortable with cameras at all. And so, believe it or not, my main stills camera was the Sony RX100 iv. The 40 page report has just come out slating the development project’s legality and impact on the local people. I thought your readers might want to see a few photos taken with this amazing pocket camera. http://srdocs.net/portfolio/lake-turkana-wind-power“

Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Lens Review

Podcast: If You Could Only Use One Camera, Which Would It Be? (Explora).
Is retouching acceptable? (David Kilpatrick).
Fun with the 21/2.8 Loxia (Dear Susans).
Review in Dutch of the A6300 at Pixelmania.
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Flo: “Godox released their Sony version of the V860 I saw on your blog.
Actually I have been shooting with the version I since a while now and wrote up a little summary of my experience.
http://www.flodahm.com/blog/2016/6/5/shooting-with-the-godox-v850860
No in depth-review with technical stuff – just feedback on the flash/brand during real-life situation on the job. The brand was at least in my network completely unheard off and most people don’t trust it. If the V860II is as good as the 860c, Sony shooters shouldn’t hesitate!“

‎Andrie Bastian‎
Sony ILCE-3000/ E 50mm F1.8 OSS.
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An In-Depth Look into the Sony A7 Series Cameras

Overview of available FE lenses (Spuelbeck.net).
New Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro review at Mikeonthestreet.
90mm review by Thom Hogan.
Sony α, celebrating the 10 years from the birth (DC.watch).
28-105 Maxxum (SonyAlphaForum).
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Jonathan: “Sony was kind enough to lend me their new 85mm f/1.4 GM lens, which I compared to the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 that I already own. Both are outstanding, but the Sony just took it to another level. So now I’m switching (an expensive proposition, but worth it). Please check out the pictures. Ethiopia is beautiful! http://www.jonathanstewartphotos.com/Featured-Albums/Beautiful-Ethiopia/“

Programmer Hrvoje created the A6300 primers to enhance the video performance (Download: omeneo.com/primers/). He sent me that message:

I’ve done a much more deeper analysis to see how to further reduce banding and now with this camera a new approach has been implemented with very good results. S-Log3 was found too problematic even with new approach due to very compressed DR within 8 bits, so S-Log2 was chosen as a better option. Primers package now comes for S-Log2 gamma and modified Cine4 gamma. Detailed tests were done to find the optimal base for the best effect of Primers and suggested camera setup is on the Primers page.
S-Log2 now has significantly reduced banding and modded Cine4 has no problems with banding. S-Log2 will give about a stop or so more DR in case you need it, such as bright windows shot from interior but Cine4 modified with Primers should work very well in exteriors. Prores is preferred for recording but Primers also work with XAVC-S as well.
For the Primers to properly improve the color response, A6300 should be setup exactly as suggested on the Primers web page. Two picture profiles, one for Cine4 gamma, other for S-log2. It takes 30 seconds to do it and off you go and add Primers later to do their thing.
http://omeneo.com/primers/
Kind regards,

And FilmConvert released the Sony a6300 camera profiles to get film stock emulation look (Download: filmconvert.com/download/camera-profile). Here is the test footage via Cinema5D:

!Fly. A Sony a6300 test footage from Johnnie Behiri on Vimeo.

Tethering the a7RII (and any DSLR) with the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (4K video)

What’s In My Bag: Nino Rakichevich Goes Through His Kit For Summer In Paris (Alphauniverse).
Creating with the Lume Cube (BH on Youtube).
Lens for $14 and Sony a7rII (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony RX10 III added to studio scene comparison tool (Dpreview).
Laowa 15mm f4 Wide Angle Macro Lens (Sony E) at Thephoblographer.

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Andrzej Michałowski‎: “https://vimeo.com/168623224 Camera Sony A6000“

The Japanese company Yasuhara is known for their two E-mount lenses, the Nanoha 5:1 macro (Click here) and the Madoka 180 fisheye (Click here). And they are now launching their third E-mount lens project on Kickstarter. Their new MoMo Soft Focus Pancake Lens is based on the 100 year old [shoplink 48247 ebay]Vest Pocket Kodak lens design (here on eBay)[/shoplink].

This is their project description:

Yasuhara a Japanese lens maker, just launched their MoMo Soft Focus Pancake Lens for digital cameras on Kickstarter. The MoMo Lens is based on the single meniscus lens used in the Vest Pocket Kodak (VPK) camera from 100 years ago. It is designed to achieve the same dreamy, soft focus pictures with the convenience of today’s digital cameras.
The soft focus on the MoMo Lens is set at F6.4, but users can adjust the aperture through F22 to control the power of its effect. MoMo Lenses will work with mirrorless and DSLR cameras. It will be available with mounts for Micro Four Thirds, Sony NEX, Canon-EF or Nikon F-Series, and eventually Canon EOS-M as well as Fuji X cameras. Further specifications provided below:

Full details and image samples can be seen at kickstarter.com/projects/65929745/momo-soft-focus-pancake-lens-for-digital-cameras