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New release: Picktorial 3.5 with new DAM module like Lightroom

January 3, 2019
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MAC userers just got their next new Lightroom alternative: The new Picktorial 3.5 software now has an integrated DAM module to manage photo libraries. Check it out!

The full new generation Sony 8K sensor and codec specs

January 3, 2019
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Sony is ready to launch a bunch of new 8K sensors and a new 8K codec in 2019. This post sums up all the many info we leaked the past weeks:

New XEVC 8K codec (article and detailed images here):
8k at 24fps, 12 bit and 240Mbps peak bitrate.

New Full Frame sensors:
IMX435 is a new 36Mp 8K sensor (article here)
IMX551 is a new 60MP 8k sensor (article here)
IMX455 is a stripped down version of the IMX551 (article here).

APS-C sensors (article and detailed specs here):
IMX510: 32MP, 16 bit…
IMX571: 26MP, dual gain ISO, 16 bit stills

All the sensor mentioned here are open for sale to third-party manufacturers. But To use the full potential you need to buy the rights to use the Sony proprietar y SLVS-EC int erface. Sony itself might use those sensors or a customized variation of those sensors.

New Voigtlander 110mm FE reviews by Marc Alhadeff, Fred Miranda and Photographyblog

January 3, 2019
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Voigtlander 110mm f/2.5 FE lens is in Stock for the first time at BHphoto.

Marc Alhadeff writes:

We retain exceptional sharpness of the 65mm but we add a better focal length for macro and a 1:1 ratio
The lens can easily compete with the Sony 90mm F2.8 macro G OSS (1100 euros) and does even a little bit better in term of sharpness.
For real macro where you are anyway in manual focus its focusing ring is more precise than the Sony thanks to its 360° rotation from 70cm to 35cm
The lens is also very good at portraits with beautiful blurry background but the lens is maybe too sharp for portraits

Fred Miranda writes:

The highly anticipated Voigtlander 110/2.5 APO Macro-Lanthar hits the market, and scores a win.
After putting the apochromatic telephoto (capable of 1:1 macro) under great scrutiny, it delivered exceptional macro performance while maintaining IQ at all distances. At infinity and f/4, it’s even slightly better than the Batis 135/2.8 APO – which is one of the top Sony E-mount lenses.
The 110/2.5 APO is a great all rounder. The lack of color aberration, high resolution/contrast and telephoto focal length, make it a solid option for macro, portraits and landscapes.

Photographyblog reviewed the lens and writes:

The Voigtlander 110mm F2.5 Macro APO Lanthar is a stunningly sharp macro lens that offers true 1:1 magnification and a useful working distance from your subject. Boasting the same stellar build quality that we’ve come to expect from recent Voigtlander lenses, this new optic is a real gem.

Today only super hot Sony E-mount deals in Europe!

January 3, 2019
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Plenty of E-mount cameras and lenses are on discount today only at Amazon Germany (Click here). In detail we got:

Sony A7II for 1019 Euro.
Sony A6500 for for 1059 Euro.
Sony RX100II for 349 Euro.
Zeiss 16-70mm for 709 Euro.
Sony 18-200mm for 545 Euro.
Sony 70-30mm FE for 999 Euro.
Zeiss 35mm FE for 599 Euro.
Sony 10-18mm for 609 Euro.
Sony 24-240mm FE for 715 Euro.

Note that you will get an additional cashback on some of those items (see details on that Amazon DE page).

Reminder: The price of the superb 85mm f/1.8 FE lens dropped down to 575 Euro at Amazon Germany (Click here). You will get an additional 60 Euro cashback too!

Ending tonight: Luminar 3 New Year Flash Sale

January 2, 2019
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At midnight this deal will be over: Luminar 3 with Libraries (Click here) at a discounted price of US$49 when using our code “SAR“. That’s a total of $20 savings!

And the Tamron 28-75mm FE lens is now in Stock at Amazon and at FocusCamera!

Benkjamin Zika: the perfect camera (concept) – at least for me

January 2, 2019
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Benjamin Zika sent me this:

You’ve posted a lot of Cameradesigns and Concepts by your readers before and one of the last posts on instagram (the one with the Idea to restart the Contax Brand brand by zeiss) inspired me to create a concept of my own. Another inspiration was that up until the last moment I hoped that the new zeiss camera would be e-mount – I’ve always found the Idea of a 100% photographers camera appealing while Sonys cameras (I do love them anyway!) are Jack of all trades.

In combination I dreamed up what in the Sony line-up would sit between the a6500 and a7iii – a rangefinder style fullframe camera.

As a name I chose Contax GD-1 as a digital continuance of the “asian leica”, the Contax G2 Film Camera. So rather than going retro this should be a state of the art camera in Rangefinder style suited 100% to the need of photographers. The most important thing was to actually ad buttons – I have my A7 configured so that a scarcely have to go into some menu. For most of the time three wheels in manual mode (Shutterspeed/Aperture/Iso) are everything you need! But sometimes you need other stuff too and frankly I don’t want to use a menu system for that and waste time – there’s a reason why TV-remotes still have buttons: because everything needs to be accessible in a fast and certain way. Also I’m not a big fan of touchscreens because I want to use my camera in the cold without freezing off my fingertips ;)

So attached to this mail is my concept – it’s a photoshop composition combining the best of a6500 and a9/a9 and some small additions. I do believe with Sony all the ingredients are there but they need to be rearranged. The Contax Brand would offer the possibility to make cameras without having to fit them into a line-up and to make them photography orientated.

Maybe Sony and Zeiss will see this somehow and be inspired!

Yours

Ben Zika BA (Instagram @ben.zika)