Tested: The world’s most affordable 1TB Type A card from Pergear delivers on it’s promises

As you know Pergear recently announced the most affordable CFexpress Type A cards you can get here:

Amazon US ($399 pricing)
Pergear US (10% off with code XHQJRTT23X9T, valid from 10/18/2023-10/31/2023)
Pergear DE (10% off with code 02VHSP8TTHQV, valid from 10/18/2023-10/31/2023)
Pergear FR (10% off with code XSQ6EE19DX4H, valid from 10/18/2023-10/31/2023)
Amazon UK (10% frontpage discount, 10/18/2023-10/31/2023)
Amazon CA (40 CAD discount, 10/18/2023-10/31/2023)

Alex Phan is the first testing the cards performance. And the good news here is that it delivers on it’s promise to sustain the 800MB/s speed:

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II Review at SonyAlphaBlog and ePhotozine: “Smaller, lighter, better in many ways especially sharpness”

16-35GMII at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK. Sony AUS.

ePhotozine tested the new lens and concluded:

Smaller, lighter, better in many ways especially sharpness, the FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II lens is Sony at the top of their game. The resolution is still well up to the most recent, higher pixel counts from camera bodies such as the 60MP A7C R used in this review. Handling is superb, focusing fast and virtually silently and really the only downside to all of this is the price. However, after probably many years of use the price itself will soon be forgotten and what will remain will hopefully be some very fine images and a lens that still delivers the goods.

The Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II lens is therefore Highly Recommended.

SonyAlphaBlog also tested the lens and writes:

The Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II is the best in all domains except resistance to flare
Compared to the GMI , the GMII is smaller, lighter, is a little bit sharper in the corners wide open, better at 35mm, has shorter min focusing distance so more macro capabilities, has better ergonomics specially for video with its aperture ring, no focus breathing (GM I had one) and being parfocal, it has less vignetting & a faster AF

Jeven Dovey tested the new Sony ECM-S1 Microphone for Alpha cameras and claims it’s “incredible”

As you may remember Sony recently announced two new MicroPhone for our Alpha cameras:

Sony ECM-S1 wireless streaming mic with multi interface shoe you can preorder it now for $419 at BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt.
Sony ECM-W3  wireless mic you can preorder for $369 (or $469 with 2 mic) at BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt.

Jeven Dovey tested the ECM-S1 and loved it:

Sigma 70-200mm size comparisons

Sony 70-200mm GMII vs the new Sigma 70-200mm and the Tamron 70-180mm

New Sigma lens preorders:
10-18mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. Fotoerhardt. Fotokoch. WexUK.
70-200mm f/2.8 at BHphoto (preorders will open in December only!).

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Asobinet diligently posted some accurate size comparisons. The Sigma is indeed is much bigger than the Sony 70-200mm GMII and double the size of the Tamron 70-180mm lens. Hopefully the Sigma is a stunner when it comes to optical quality so that we can forgive them for the massive size and weight!

 

Sigma 100-400mm vs the new Sigma 70-200mm and the and the 60-600mm lens

 

 

And here the size comparisons for the new Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 APS-C lens:

Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 vs the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8

Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 vs the Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 vs the Sony 10-20mm f/4 PZ