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Cosina Announces Three Voigtlander 35mm f/2 Lenses

February 16, 2021
Cosina has announced three new 35mm /2 lenses under the Voigtlander brand, two for the Leica M-mount and one for Sony E-mount cameras: the Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II VM and two versions of the Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 35mm F2 Aspherical VM. Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II VM The Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II…
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Understanding Fujifilm High Dynamic Range

February 16, 2021
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and is a setting available on several Fujifilm cameras, including the X-T4. HDR involves merging separate images together to create a single JPEG file in order to provide the maximum amount of dynamic range possible out of your image. When you set your Fujifilm dial to HDR and press the shutter button, the camera will take three photos at once. Photo #1 will use…
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Gallery update: Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR

February 16, 2021
Fujifilm’s new XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is so nice, we decided to keep shooting with it and fill out our gallery with more samples. Optically identical to Fujfilm’s other 27mm F2.8, this version adds an aperture ring and weather sealing. It’s also sharp, small and lightweight, making it the perfect lens for walking around; we especially enjoyed it paired with the X-Pro3. View our…
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Sony a1 added to studio test scene for stills and video

February 16, 2021
Test scene Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions. The 50MP, ‘stacked’ BSI-CMOS sensor…
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Why Raw video might not be the game-changer you expect

February 15, 2021
External recorders such as the Atomos Ninja V shown here can encode a Raw video stream into a formats such as Apple’s ProRes RAW. Raw video has become something of a talking point as more and more cameras have provided a way of capturing or outputting Raw video data…
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MonsterAdapter’s new LA-FE1 adds AF support to Nikon AF-I, AF-P and AF-S lenses on select Sony cameras

February 15, 2021
Lens adapter gurus MonsterAdapter has announced the details of the LA-FE1, a new adapter that brings autofocus to Nikon AF-I, AF-S and AF-P lenses when used with select Sony mirrorless cameras. MonsterAdapter claims in its announcement that it’s already developed a Nikon to Sony autofocus adapter in the past, but it was sold under an unspecified brand name. MonsterAdapter said this version…
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