Laowa 105mm f/2.0 STF tested at Photozone. Says bokeh quality “truly shines”!

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One of my favorite reviews sites just tested the new Laowa 105mm f/2.0 STF lens (. And behold guys…this seems to really be a an exciting performer! Photozone tested the Canon version, but the lens comes for A-mount and E-mount too. And they write:

The technical quality of the Laowa lens is truly impressive even when ignoring the STF feature. It is extremely sharp in and near the image center and the borders are also very good.
The most significant value proposition is, of course, the rendition of the bokeh and the lens truly shines here (mostly at f/2). The highlight discs and (background-)focus transitions are indeed very silky. Thus while the focal length and speed alone may not be a reason to get excited, the STF feature is! The amount of bokeh fringing is, again, typical for a lens in this class.

Sounds good!

Here are the preorder links:
Sony FF E-mount version at BHphoto (Click here).
Sony FF A-mount version at BHphoto (Click here).

Some more info about the lens:

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Specifications

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MTF & Optical Structure

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Sample Photos

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Sony Tidbits…

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STOP! wasting time like a fool manually changing settings on your SONY

Slow Motion Technique – Bob Krist | Artisan of Imagery | Sony Youtube
A6300: Faster than a speeding bullet (SonyAlphaForum).
Zeiss Batis 2.8/18 – 18mm Super Weitwinkel mit f2.8 an der Sony a7II – netucated.com
Sony sells most of its media editing tools (Engadget).
Batis 18mm review by Dale Matson.
ZEISS/EXOLens live-stream

Clayton: “Hey All, I just got my site up and running, and would love some impartial critiques. Mostly Sony shots in here, and some film…been casually shooting for a decade or so, lemme know what yall think. And yes…I saw theres a missing p….no idea why…its not on the site www.claytondouglas.com”

Andrew: “Our first run with the Zeiss Batis 18mm, a Sony A7RII, both on a PilotFly H2 Gimbal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB8BSJhyt2I“

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Deal of the day: $130 off on the Rokinon 12mm FE lens!

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Today only you got the chance to grab that super deal: $130 off on the Rokinon E-mount or A-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here).

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Reminder: Electronicsvalley is selling the superb Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE lens for $699 on eBay US (Click here). This is a grey imported item but it does come with full 1 year US seller warranty.

Accessory rebate deals on six FE lenses. This is how it works:

  1. Select on of the FE lenses below:
    Zeiss 16-35mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 24-70mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 55mm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 70-20omm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 90mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
  2. Once you are on the BHphoto page click on the green “Build Bundle” button (below the price info and add to cart button). If you are at Adorama click on the link above the price box.
  3. Now add the Sony accessories you like and enjoy the rebate :)
  4. Note that Adorama gives you an additional up to $100 free gift card on the lenses above and also on those lenses not eligible for the accessory deal:
    Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE at Adorama.
    Sony 24-240mm FE at Adorama.
    Sony 28-70mm FE at Adorama.
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Tony Northup calls the A-mount a dead system

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On the video above our dear colleges Tony & Chelsea Northrup tried to predict the future of photography. And if you watch the video from minute 21 they are calling the dead of many systems including the Sony A-mount. Tony doesn’t advice anyone to buy into A-mount.

Now of course this is his very personal prediction. Officially Sony stated multiple times that they will keep developing the A-mount system. But in the past two years we got a couple of discouraging facts:

  • Many countries do not sell A-mount anymore (example Australia and Taiwan and many other Asian countries)
  • The last 24 months we got only one new A-mount camera (the A68)
  • On major shows (CES, CP+ and so on) Sony hardly advertise the A-mount system

I do certainly believe Sony will release A-mount products this year. But it’s really hard to tell if A-mount will be still alive in 3-4 years from now….

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found via Mirrorlessrumors.

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Enter the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards today

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Press text:

The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards, the 10th anniversary of the world’s largest photography competition, is now open for entries.

Free to enter and open to all photographers, each year the Sony World Photography Awards attracts both emerging talent and established artists and presents the world’s best photography from the past 12 months to a global audience.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Awards, with exciting new categories in each of the competitions.

“We are extremely proud to reach our 10th anniversary. We are committed to challenging photographers to push their creative boundaries in the years to come.”  – Scott Gray, CEO, World Photography Organisation

Photographers are welcome to enter their work for free into any of the awards’ four competitions: Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus.

“The award changed my life and beyond the great visibility obtained allowed me to create solid relations of friendships and professional collaborations that I otherwise would not have been able to obtain” – Andrea Rossato, 3rd Place, Professional, Candid, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards


The National Awards
An expert panel of judges is also tasked with uncovering and honouring the best single image taken by a photographer from each National Awards country. Entries submitted to the Open competition are automatically entered into the National Awards based on nationality (please check if your individual country is participating).

worldphoto.org/swpa

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony RX10 Mk III Takes on Sony a6300 and Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8! Full review at Hughbrownstone.com

Lens Test: Rokinon 21mm F/1.4 ED AS UMC (Popular Photography).
Adaptador Sigma MC-11, prueba de campo (DSLRmagazine).
Review: Godox Thinklite TT685S TTL (ThePhoBlographer)
Review: Flipside 10L AW (Video) on SonyAlphaForum.
Sony A7rII review by Naturewindowsphoto.
4K Time Lapse Technique – Bob Krist | Artisan of Imagery | Sony Youtube

Mark Hadden‎: “A look at my first year with the A7Rii so far with weddings in the Netherlands http://www.markhaddenphotography.com/blog/wedding-photography-with-sony-a7rii”

Juha Hansen‎: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4_N9eBggs This is a short film we shot on RX100IV in HFR and on A7R with Zeis Batis 18mm a few day back in Brussels. It is a snippet/production diary for a longer doc we shoot in UK on A7R and S cameras at the moment. Feel free to comment.“

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The new Sony 24-70mm GM is in Stock at BHphoto!

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After a very long waiting time the new Sony 24-70mm GM lens will be in Stock today at BHphoto (Click here). Thanks Terry for spotting this!

Reminder:  Electronicsvalley is selling the superb Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE lens for $699 on eBay US (Click here). This is a grey imported item but it does come with full 1 year US seller warranty.

55mmFE

 

Accessory rebate deals on six FE lenses. This is how it works:

  1. Select on of the FE lenses below:
    Zeiss 16-35mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 24-70mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 55mm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 70-20omm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 90mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
  2. Once you are on the BHphoto page click on the green “Build Bundle” button (below the price info and add to cart button). If you are at Adorama click on the link above the price box.
  3. Now add the Sony accessories you like and enjoy the rebate :)
  4. Note that Adorama gives you an additional up to $100 free gift card on the lenses above and also on those lenses not eligible for the accessory deal:
    Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE at Adorama.
    Sony 24-240mm FE at Adorama.
    Sony 28-70mm FE at Adorama.
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