Mirrorless Lenses: The Year in Review, 2019 (Explora).
Sony FE 90 mm f/2.8 G OSS | Profi-Makro-Objektiv im Test an der A7R IV (Valuetech)
Sony RX100 VII Tutorial – Auto Focus Explained (SonyAlphaLab)
Sigma’s New Lenses | Field Test – 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art (Wexphoto).
Holiday 2019: Tripod Head Buying Guide (Explora).
What it’s like to scan film on the Epson Perfection V600 (Dpreview).
Sony Cameras:
RUMOR: Sony A7sIII might have 4k120p and a cooling vent (70% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: Sony 8k sensors and new codec specification (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: Quad Bayer FF sensors from Sony (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: FX6 camcorder will be announced in early 2020. Basically an FX9 but with SDXC cards and XAVC-L only (90% reliable – article here).
Sony Lenses and accessories:
RUMOR: Sony’s next announcement might give us a fast GM wide angle lens (80% reliable – article here).
FACT: Sony’s GP-VPT2BT shooting grip with Bluetooth remote control function has been registered in Asia (article here).
FACT: Sony said f/1.2 FE lenses are a possibility (article here).
PATENT: Sony patented new 100mm f/1.4 and 500mm f/4.0 lenses (article here and article here).
Third party lenses:
RUMOR: Tokina 85mm f/1.8 FE lens will be announced soon (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: The six new Tamron FE lenses will all be unveiled in 2020. None of them is likely to be a fast prime (70% reliable – article here).
FACT: Tamron said they have SIX more FE Lenses on their roadmap (article here).
FACT: Rumiere APO 75mm f/0.95 FE lens coming (article here).
PATENT: Sigma also patented a new 50mm f/1.2 FE lens design (article here).
TWO more things:
PATENT: Sony patented a new drone camera (article here).
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The Tamron 24mm F2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2 (450 euros) is an outstanding lens for its price. It is part a set of new Prime lenses with all a short focusing distance , a 1:2 magnification ratio, a F2.8 aperture, same length, same weight. It delivers very similar results to the Sony 24mm F1.4 GM (1600 euros) for a fraction of the price although obviously only being a F2.8. Its sharpness is mostly outstanding on the Sony A7RIV and the results in term of color rendition / background blur are excellent
Pros
Outstanding sharpness across the whole frame on A7RIV Very compact and light : discrete and going well for video on a Gimbal Low price Very good background blur and color rendition Good resistance to flare Very short focusing distance allowing to reach 1:2 magnification Fast and reliable AF
Average
Good build quality (but much lower than GM) Vignetting is moderate (to be corrected in a future Lightroom Lens profile) Moderate chromatic aberrations The Bokeh Balls show 7 sided shaped polygons as of F4 and no more a ball like at F2.8
Cons
Lot of distorsion (to be corrected in a future Lightroom Lens profile) Noisy AF in Video Only F2.8
Unless you need a faster lens than a F2.8 , the Tamron is an absolute must have and a bargain for a A7RIV or A7RIII for still photography. If you shoot mostly video the small size of the Tamron will be a key plus on a Gimbal but you should avoid to record audio in the body in silent environment as the lens is quite noisy. If you only have a A7III with only 24Mpix and have already the Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 you won’t see a lot the difference in sharpness
Noise Reduction Improved noise reduction, start your editing with better quality images.
Basic Color Editor Edit colors faster with a new Basic Color Editor that’s compact and easy to use. Click anywhere on the photo and drag to adjust the hue, saturation and lightness of any colors – or edit with intuitive sliders. For more control, the Advanced Color Editor and Skin Tone tools are as powerful as ever.
High Dynamic Range tool Do more with contrast and tone thanks to the new High Dynamic Range tool. Recover photo – all in one tool.
Crop tool Save up to 50% of your keystrokes when sorting images – enable “switch to next” to Easily visualize and transform your crops thanks to the visible handles in the new Crop tool. Instantly crop from the center, rotate the crop or lock the aspect ratio using modifier keys.
Image culling automatically switch to the next photo when you rate or tag. Works with sets so you can easily review multiple images at the same time and manage big projects in a snap.
Scrolling tools Work quickly and intuitively – scroll through all your tools with ease and pin your favorites to the top for instant access.
Copy Layers and Masks Easily copy specific layers between photos – including photos with different formats and sizes – without replacing the existing layers on the destination photo.
Support for DNG files Get the most accurate colors and sharpest details out of any camera model, drone or smartphone capturing DNG files.
Interface Make a big difference to your workflow with small updates. We’ve added text to the icons so you can find tools instantly, made Masking tools easy to access and simplified the adjustments clipboard. Plus, get higher resolution thumbnails and adjust the viewer background color with one click
Keyboard shortcuts: Edit faster with new default shortcuts for zoom, full screen, Focus Mask and much more. Plus, customize the shortcuts further to create your ideal workflow.
New cameras supported:
• Olympus E-M5 III
• Canon EOS M6 II
• Canon EOS 90D
• Leica V-LUX 5
• Pentax K-1 II
• Ricoh GR III
• Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H
• Nikon Z 50
• Generic GoPro RAW support
