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Tamron Unveils 17-70mm f/2.8 VC Lens for Sony APS-C E-Mount

Tamron has announced a lens for E-Mount APS-C fans: the 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD, a standard zoom lens with an equivalent 25.5-105mm full-frame range. That range positions it one of the most versatile zoom lenses for Sony’s APS-C E-Mount cameras. Tamron’s latest has an optical construction of 16 elements in 12 groups, including two glass-molded aspherical elements and one hybrid…
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Restoring an 85-Year-Old Leica Camera

Maximilian Heinrich of Analog Insights recently inherited an 85-year-old Leica camera and handed it off to his friend Jules for repair and restoration. This 15-minute video is about the camera’s journey from nearly being passed on to a camera store to being brought back to form. When visiting his aunt for a weekend, Max was told that he could look through a bag of cameras that his uncle wanted…
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(Select) Android smartphones now work with Profoto's professional lights via Profoto Camera app beta

One of the most-asked questions Profoto received after releasing its Profoto Camera app for iOS was: ‘when will it be available for Android devices?’ Now, four months after releasing the Profoto Camera app for iOS alongside the release of its B10/B10 Plus strobes, an Android version is here, albeit in beta and limited to a select number of Samsung devices, for now. As with its iOS…
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Hands-on with new Sigma 35mm and 65mm F2 DG DN lenses

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hands on with new Sigma 35mm and 65mm F2 DG DN | C Sigma just added three ‘I-series’ lenses to its Contemporary lineup, in the form of 24mm, 35mm and 65mm primes. Physically somewhat similar to the metal-bodied 45mm F2.8 ‘C’released alongside the fp, these new primes promise very good performance and light weight when paired with…
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