Laowa announced the new FF Ranger 28-75mm T2.9 and FF Ranger 75-180mm T2.9 lenses
Laowa announced two new “Ranger” zooms: laowacine.com/product/laowa-ranger-compact-cine-zoom-series/
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Ending today: 5day deal launched their 2023 massive Video Creators Bundle deal (Click here). You get a lot of stuff for $98 only.
Ending soon: Topaz just released the new Photo AI updated which you can get with a new $40 discount (Click here).
Hard disk deals:
- Samsung 4TB T7 external SSD (now $130!) off at Bhphoto (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).
- $700 discount on the fast Sandisk 4Tb hard disk sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Today Sandisk released the firmware fix that solves an issue on some late 2022 models!
New Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE review by Phillip Reeve: This may the point where Chinese outdo Japanese manufacturers
Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU and PerGear.
Phillip Reeve tested the new Viltrox lens and concluded:
in my opinion this Viltrox 16mm 1.8 AF FE is a real gamechanger. It adds a competitive modern AF system and the most useful and advanced controls found on any E-mount lens (except for some of the high end tele lenses) highlighted by its flashy but also useful LCD display.
Points of criticism are scarce. The vignetting is high at f/1.8 to f/2.0, but this was probably a tradeoff necessary by avoiding a bulbous front element and allowing for easy use of standard filters.
Flare resistance could be better, but considering the competitors’ performances and the Viltrox’ more complex 15 elements design this might actually be asking too much here. And this isn’t a small lens by any means.To me it was only a matter of time before the Chinese lens manufacturers start to outdo the Japanese ones and this lens might be where it begins. I don’t know how the people at Viltrox did it, but they got a lot of things right here.
Considering the lens is 1/3 the price of the Sony 14mm GM and the new Sigma 14mm FE…well I do believe we have a secret hidden gem here!
Get the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU and PerGear.
Interesting Sony sensor strategy and forecast: Focus on bigger size sensor and market share of 60% by 2025
Sony held its 2023 Business Segment meeting on May 24, 2023 and they shared this interesting PDF about their future sensor strategy:
It’s clear that the main focus is on sensor for the smartphone and automotive industry. Overall they see a trend towards large size sensor in both mobile and “classic” image sensor market. As a whole the company plans to have 60% of the market share in 2025 (now 51%).
World’s first wireless Shotgun Mic by Comica
Comica announced the new VM30 (Click here to get it on Amazon US&EU). It’s the world’s first wireless shotgun mic. Full specs can be seen at Comica’s website.
Last days of the 5DayDeal video creator and Topaz Photo AI superdeals
5day deal launched their 2023 massive Video Creators Bundle deal (Click here). You get a lot of stuff for $98 only.
Topaz just released the new Photo AI updated which you can get with a new $40 discount (Click here).
RUMOR: Sony A9III will be the “fastest” camera ever made!
On July 12 Sony will announce the new A6700. After that we will get three new Full Frame E-mount cameras within 4-5 months! One of them is the Sony A9III which sources told me will have the fastest autofocus, fastest readout, fastest fps of all mirrorless cameras on market now!
I still got no final specs, but my trusted sources are slowly starting to talk more about this camera :)