The German company Meyer Optik Gorlitz launched the new Nocturnus II 50mm f/0.95 FE lens. You can preorder the lens on BHphoto (Click here). It costs $2,999 and will start shipping on January 1.
Sony A99II Hands On with this Powerhouse Alpha Camera
Gear I Use #6- the Sigma Art 20mm f/1.4 Canon Mount w/ MC11 Adapter & Sony A7Rii (Jason Lanier).
Sony A6500 review-in-progress (CameraLabs).
Sony A6500 gallery: Action aplenty from awesome Austin (Imaging Resource).
Best of 2016: Digital Cameras (Explora).
Sony webinar: Shams’ documentary showreel (MySonyProfessional).
Sony Japan announced the new “graphite” A6000 version. It will go on sale on December 2 in Japan. That version was already available in a few other countries like Sony Uk. Here are a few more images:
Jason Lanier discovered a major issue on the new Fotodiox Fusion Smart AF Nikon to Sony Adapter. It ruins your camera! So please don’t buy or use the adapter until Fotodiox releases a proper fix!
Kipon announced the new Baveyes Leica M to Sony E-mount 0,65x focal length reducer adapter. Kipon writes:
The optic design is done by KIPON’s German partner IB/E OPTICS, there are set of 5 optical elements inside the adapter. its tele-centric design aims at highest image quality while minimizing crop factor. For the outlooking design, Swarovski crystal be decorated in the adapter surface. The date when these two adapters are available in the market is not fixed yet.
The price will be 638 USD and go on sale soon on Amazon.
Carl Zeiss 18mm F2.8 Batis Lens Review | John Sison
Sony 70-200 GM comparison shots with extender 1.4x and 2.0x (SonyAlphaForum).
Best of 2016: Sony Lenses (Explora).
Gear I Use #5- Petzval 85mm f/2.2- Shooting vintage lenses on the Sony Mirrorless Cameras (Jason Lanier).
Full Frame vs APS-C cameras: what’s the real difference (CameraJabber).
2016 Holiday Gift Guide: $500 and up (Dpreview).
Kien Lam: “https://vimeo.com/192080851 I went on a 6000 mile road trip across America with two friends from Germany to show them what America has to offer outside our metropolitan cities. Shot with the A7II and RX100.”
Bernie Aniciete: “From 2011 to 2016, I tried to balance Air Force life and learning the ins and outs of a camera I bought with deployment money. Every chance I had, I was shooting…something…anything. It’s been about a year since I became a civilian and it has been pretty exciting. Thank you to everyone who has ever supported me, anyone I’ve traveled or shot with and special thanks to anyone who makes an appearance in reel. https://youtu.be/C7JvLoYPYf4
Filmed with: A7s, A6000 and Phantom 3 Pro“