Sony has now released full details of the Alpha 58. Although I don’t think the camera is a game-changer or a vital upgrade for owners of Alpha 55 and 57 (the 55 will leave me only when it expires, with its useful GPS, 6fps/10fps and fully articulated reversible rear screen) there are hidden bonuses . . . → Read More: Colour and power benefits of Sony 20 megapixel sensor
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 Comments are closed  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News, NEX System, Sony Digital Csmeras  20MP, A58, Alpha 58, colour gamut, megapixel, sensor, Sony, TriLuminos It’s not the fast f/2 design everyone was hoping for, but maybe the quality will be right – Sony has announced a new 20mm f/2.8 pancake lens for NEX. At the same time, the power zoom first seen at photokina, aimed at video NEX models, is available separately. Here is the release: Photographers and . . . → Read More: 20mm pancake for NEX from Sony Share this:With a slew of new products concentrating on 4K TV-video, enhanced SteadyShot HandyCams, and Cyber-Shot models with WiFi and smartphone connectivity, Sony did not release any still photography products in the Alpha or NEX ranges at CES. See the entire press release
Share this:DxO Labs, announces the immediate availability DxO Optics Pro v8.1.1 for Mac and Windows, the latest version of its image processing software of reference for all serious photographers. This upgrade allows DxO Optics Pro 8 to support the Sony SLT-A99, the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs, and the Canon EOS M. DxO Optics . . . → Read More: DxO Optics Pro support for Alpha 99 Share this:Unfortunately your editor really just wants to go and live somewhere else, preferably a different planet. ‘PlayMemories Home‘ was bad enough but now it’s linked to another truly naff name, HP’s Snapfish. At least they haven’t tied up to the website with the worst name in the world, SmugMug (why didn’t they call that Slightly . . . → Read More: Sony links up with HP’s Snapfish Share this:We have decided to make a Lulu print-on-demand digitally produced paperback edition covering the last three years of Photoworld magazine, covering the period from the launch of Alpha 900 and photokina 2008, through to the final edition of our quarterly magazine in Summer 2011, when the Alpha 77 was about to hit the streets. This . . . → Read More: Paperback edition of Photoworld 2008-11 Share this:
Sony has released internationally valid firmware updates for both the Alpha 77, Alpha 65 and NEX-7. Both updates have similarities, mainly adding a menu item to lock the Movie button and prevent accidental video takes. This is more important than it might seem, as the Sony memory card structure only permits video or stills to . . . → Read More: Firmware updates for Alpha 77, Alpha 65, NEX-7, NEX-5R, NEX-6 Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Firmware Updates, News, NEX System 1.01, 1.06, A65, A77, Alpha 65, Alpha 77, download, fimrware, link, links, Macintosh, NEX-7, Sony, update, Windows 
Sigma Imaging, already one of our favourite lens makers, has announced upgrades and new functions for their entire system which will transform the way it works with all the major camera systems. The new DC 17-70mm f/2.8-4 – DC (APS-C format) lenses have never been given the EX designation, even when they clearly matched . . . → Read More: Sigma’s system revolution Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Events, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News 2012, dock, firmware, lens, new technology, photokina, programming, range, Sigma, USB 
At photokina 2012, the Taiwanese company Hoocap (www.hoocap.com) showed a neat device for many different lenses and cameras, still in development for a wider range. It’s a combined lens-hood and lens-cap, which can be pushed or pulled to seal off or use your lens. They have models for lenses such as the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 . . . → Read More: Hood-cap for NEX with 16mm Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, News, NEX System 16mm, 18-55mm, cap, combo, Hoocap, hood, lens, photokina, Sony Perhaps the strangest news from photokina, which I have not rushed to post here because I reckon every single website in the world will have treated it as urgent breaking unparalleled wonder – is that Sony and Hasselblad have signed a deal under which Hasselblad will make an APS-C (or perhaps full-frame NEX mount) mirrorless . . . → Read More: Swedish NEX from Hasselblad Share this: Comments are closed DK's ramblings, News, NEX System, Sony Digital Csmeras agreement, Hasselblad, NEX, Somy, Swedish-made |
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