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You can have a lot of fun upscaling old videos and photos to incredible resolution using the new Topaz Video Enhance AI and DeNoise AI. For sure Captain Kirk looks a lot better :)
And at the very bottom you can see an upscaled interview video with James Dean.

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Samyang will announce the new 75mm f/1.8 FE autofocus prime lens on April 20! Images and Full press text already leaked

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Samyang posted this teaser image for a new Sony FE lens. Strange enough Samyang Korea made a mistake and already published the full product page. Here are the images with the official press text:

This lens is small and lightweight to carry anywhere, anytime and has a clear resolution that can capture the beauty of everyday life and people. The angle of view and shooting distance are natural, making it ideal for recording everyday life. Thanks to the large aperture, F1.8 and excellent optical system, the bokeh is beautiful, round, and the background is calm, making the subject stand out more. Experience a quiet and accurate AF system for video shooting and a new Custom Switch for custom modes.

Optimized for portraits and everyday photography, the AF 75mm F1.8 FE is compact, lightweight, yet has great performance and versatility. It’s only 230g, so it’s perfect for taking photos on a variety of topics anytime, anywhere. The optical system is sophisticatedly designed with Samyang’s original optical technology, providing excellent resolution from corner to corner of the image to the surroundings. In particular, the large diameter of F1.8 presents a large and beautiful bokeh, the bokeh is more clean and the background blur is more calm by correcting various aberrations and designing the optimal optical path.
Thanks to the new Stepping Motor (STM), AF performance is quiet and accurate, allowing you to take more natural portraits. Also, here comes the new Custom Switch! You can switch to Aperture Control Mode according to Modes 1 and 2, and you will be able to select more various shooting modes with the upcoming firware updates. Experience Samyang’s next-generation lens in new angle of view.

The AF 75mm F1.8 FE is only 230g in weight and 69mm in height, so it’s easy to carry and fits perfectly with a compact mirrorless camera. Enjoy the clear image quality with the compact telephoto lens that can be used anytime, anywhere.

After switching from range finder to SLR and to mirrorless system, the forgotten 75mm angle of view is now reborn as a full-frame AF lens! Take your everyday life with the legendary angle of view 75mm that captures both the story and the character.

The subject and background are effectively separated, creating an impressive sense of depth when the large round bokeh, calm background blurring, and high contrast achieve the optimal balance. Samyang’s original optical design delivers unique depth of field even in a similar angle of view and aperture. Capture your beautiful everyday life more impressively.

Only by carefully designing and simulating the path of light can you complete a large and beautiful bokeh that cannot be captured by a mobile phone. We hope you will experience the best bokeh that is beautifully designed after many years of research in shape, color, border, and minimized chromatic aberration.

Samyang’s original technology put everything in concise 10 lenses in 7 groups. In order to effectively control chromatic aberration, three extra low-dispersion lenses (ED) with achromat are used, and high-refractive lenses (HR) with excellent refractive index are used to achieve a small size of Ø65 x 69mm. In addition, the UMC coating is applied to minimize unnecessary internal reflections, resulting in high contrast and sharp images.

Now Autofocus needs to consider not only how more accurately and quickly it captures images, but also how quiet and smooth it is. Thanks to the newly researched and developed STM (Stepping Motor), a larger and heavier focus lens group can be controlled more quietly and precisely, providing excellent image quality in photos and videos.

Equipped with the Custom Wwitch, shooting and operation is more intuitive and simple. You can easily select various functions such as Aperture Control Mode from the Switch, and enjoy the shooting mode that suits your personal preference. More functions will be added through firmware update in the future.

No info on pricing yet.

Links to all current Samyang/Rokinon FF E-mount AF lenses:
14mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
18mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
24mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
45mm f/1.8 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

Thanks Silas and Sans miroir!

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Just announced: New Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 SE lens for Sony! And also two new SE versions of the 40mm and 50mm FE lenses

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Today Voigtlander announced three new lenses:

The series is named after “SE” (Still Edition), which specializes in still photography. It features a smaller size and lighter weight by removing the declick mechanism for movies, and a price that is lower than the normal model due to a review of the internal structure. There are changes in the appearance of the lens barrel, such as the use of parallel knurls.

Here are the very first images via DC.watch:

Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 SE

Released in May. The suggested retail price is 115,000 yen excluding tax. Based on the optical system used in the “NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical III VM” (excluding tax 135,000 yen). The shortest shooting distance is 0.3m. Maximum diameter x total length and weight is 66.5 x 59.9 mm, 387 g.

Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 SE

Released in June. The suggested retail price is 100,000 yen excluding tax. Based on “NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical E-mount” (excluding tax 135,000 yen). The shortest shooting distance is 0.35m. Maximum diameter x total length and weight is 66.5 x 51.9 mm, 340 g.

The new 40mm SE version is a bit more compact than the current 40mm f/1.2 FE lens with declick feature.

Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 SE

Released in July. The suggested retail price is 115,000 yen excluding tax. Based on “NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical E-mount”. The shortest shooting distance is 0.45m. Maximum diameter x total length and weight is 66.5 x 58.5 mm, 383 g.

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New deal: Save up to 30% on all DxO software

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Today DxO launched a new deal: Til April 26 you save up to 30% on all DxO software:

I personally do own and constantly use the Nik Collection software. With the latest update you can also create Fujifilm Instax and Provia styles:

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LEAKED: Voigtlander will soon announce the new 35mm f/1.2 FE lens

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A Japanese magazine leaked this new Voigtlander  35mm f/1.2 SE E-mount lens. Note that this lens has an “SE” mark. Don’t know what this is about. Moreover the magazine says there will be “SE” version of the current 40mm and 50mm Voigtlander lenses too!

These lenses will be announced tomorrow (April 17).  The retail price of 40 mm is 97,800 yen including tax, 35 mm and 50 mm are 118,000 yen including tax.

All current Voigtlander FE lenses:
Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander 15mm Skopar at BHphoto.
Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 E-mount lens at Amazon and BHphoto.
Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 FE at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Voigtlander 65mm f/2.0 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander 110mm f/2.5 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

via Nokishita

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Sirui 50mm F1.8 1.33x hands-on by Dpreview

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Dpreview posted a first hands-on of this very exciting niche lens:

The a7R IV may not be the ideal Sony camera for shooting all types of video, but it does include an APS-C/Super 35 crop mode, which is where it produces its best quality 4K video. This cropping might be a bug bear for some videographers, but it makes the camera a good match for this lens. It’s possible to use crop mode with FHD resolution as well, but since the camera produces better FHD footage in full sensor mode, we’d recommend sticking with 4K.

However, to see the footage de-squeezed live it’s necessary to use an external monitor with that capability since the feature isn’t built into the camera.

Preorder at sirui.com/index/optical/anamorphiclens.html

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