Category: New Items
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Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G MTF Tests
I usually don’t do any prerelease testing. Mostly that’s because manufacturers will send one prerelease copy to a reviewer. If you tell them you won’t test less than ten copies they look at you like, well, I don’t know what they look at you like because I only communicate by email. But they say…
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Review of the Leica M10: The Perfect Leica or The Perfect Leica?
When I heard Leica was finally releasing the long awaited Leica M10, I got really, really excited. I’ve been a Leica fan for many years, having owned an old film MP for a while, then playing with all the digital bodies when I started working here about seven years ago. All the camera bodies that…
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A Videographer’s Take on Sony’s a99II and the Yet to be Antiquated A-Mount
As a videographer, it’s easy to forget about Sony’s A-Mount. Still, I recognize that I owe a great deal of respect to the previous Minolta line. In its prime, Minolta developed several revolutionary functions that are often taken for granted today. Minolta’s Single Lens Reflex (SLR) technology was…
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First Impressions of the New Sony a9
There is no doubt that Sony has changed the game with their camera systems over the last few years – particularly with their mirrorless systems. Last month, Sony unveiled their newest in their pro-level cameras, with the Sony a9 – and we were among the first to be able to get our hands on it and…
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A Look At The New Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS With Smooth Trans Focus
The new Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS lens is one of Sony’s latest lens offerings for their full frame mirrorless cameras. It’s another lens in Sony’s pro-grade G Master series, with built-in stabilization and SSM autofocus system. It’s designed to be used as a portrait lens, and it has what Sony…
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The Biggest Product Announcements at NAB 2017
Every year the National Association of Broadcast (NAB) holds their conference in Las Vegas, netting over one hundred thousand attendees, and those lucky enough to attend, get an exclusive look into the upcoming gear and tech within the video market for the next year and beyond. In layman’s terms,…
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Lensrentals.com Reviews the New Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art Series Lens
It’s not very often that a lens wows me with excitement by a simple announcement, but admittingly, Sigma did just that when the announced the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art Series Lens. For starters, 135mm has been one of my favorite focal lengths for years now, so while everyone was begging them to…
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A Quick Look at the New Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 MTF Charts
Announced from Zeiss today was the new Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8. You guys know I don’t like putting out MTF charts on less than 10-copy averages, but we had a chance to grab a Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 prototype lens for a couple of days, so I tested it. And since we certainly aren’t going to get our…
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First Impressions of the New Fujinon MK18-55mm T2.9 Cine Lens
Fujinon, typically a manufacturer of high-end, ENG style PL and B4 mount lenses, officially announced today that they are releasing their first cine-zooms designed specifically for Sony’s E-mount camera systems. The MK18-55 T2.9 and the MK 50-135 T2.9 are meant to be affordable, lightweight…
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The Biggest Photography and Videography Announcements So Far for 2017
Already this year, we’ve had no shortage of trade shows and new product announcements. For those keeping count, we’ve already seen CES (Consumers Electronic Show), Imaging USA, WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photography International), and Gulf Photo Plus’ Photoweek. Many manufacturers use these trade…
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First Impressions of the New Canon C700
I’ll preface this piece by saying we’re still waiting for a lot of the equipment for the Canon C700 to be available, so it’s only fair to call this more of a First Impressions than an actual review. However, Canon’s C700 is a highly-anticipated product, so I thought I’d take a barebones kit out for…
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A Look Into the New Sony FS7 Mark II
We inspect a lot of video cameras, and design flaws tend to catch our eye quickly and consistently slow the inspection process. To the casual user, removing a hard-to-reach memory card once or twice is a mild inconvenience — one that they might not even give a conscious thought. To a full-time…