TOKINA lenses – the brand name for optical giant Hoya’s interchangeable range – have always been renowned for their tank-like build quality and resistance to plastic trends. They compare so well with Nikon’s own lenses it is hard to tell the difference by feel, and the current design also matches Nikon more than it does . . . → Read More: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 SD (IF) DX
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 Comments are closed  Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News  11-16mm, Alpha, lens, Sony, Tokina, wideangle, zoom DxO Labs today announced that a DxO HDR plug-in for DxO Optics Pro 6.5 will be released in November. The new DxO HDR plug-in will enable photographers to merge several RAW shots effortlessly to either capture a greater dynamic range in the scene or to reduce noise beyond the camera’s sensor capability. DxO was already . . . → Read More: DxO plug-in offers Alpha-NEX HDR/multishot simulation Share this:Sony has released the firmware upgrades which were promised at photokina for the NEX models NEX-5 and NEX-3, and the Alpha mount lens adaptor LA-EA1. Photoclubalpha readers in Europe can download the firmware upgrade from: http://support.sony-europe.com/hub/hub.html Autofocus is now supported when using the NEX-5/NEX-3 with 14 lenses from the full range of A-mount optics . . . → Read More: NEX firmware upgrades released Share this:We filmed the entire Sony press conference at photokina. It is split into three sections about 7 minutes each. During filming using the NEX-5, the camera at one point started to show an overheat warning. At this point I should have moved the articulated screen away from the camera body, but did not want to . . . → Read More: Sony Photokina Press conference video – in full Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), HD Video, News, NEX System Alpha, announcement, conference, movie, NEX, photokina, press, Sony, video, youtube Please see this page for details of NEX full-frame compatibility: http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2012/08/19/should-nex-go-full-frame/. Further information updated August 19th 2012: Paul Genge left Sony UK on Friday August 18th 2012, after many years with Minolta, Konica Minolta and Sony in turn. He is setting up his own website company. ——————————————————————————————— At photokina 2010, Paul Genge of Sony UK . . . → Read More: NEX firmware update details in full Share this: 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System firmware, NEX, photokina, Sony, upgrade Sony today announced upgrades and a road map which will keep NEX E-system adopters more than happy – especially those who have added NEX to their Alpha outfit. Diehard Alpha purists will be less delighted. At the photokina press conference, a two-year rollout of additional NEX lenses was announced including a fast Carl Zeiss wide-angle, . . . → Read More: Sony affirms NEX future – and SLT path for Alpha Share this: 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News, NEX System A33, A55, Alpha, DSLR, firmware, lenses, NEX, SLT, Sony, translucent, video, Zeiss Samsung and Sony are set for a battle royal over the next couple of years. At photokina, Samsung’s Monday 20th press conference made great store of ‘all our own work’ – that everything in the NX100 was sourced within Samsung. From the floor, a question far cheekier than I would have dared ask – ‘Are . . . → Read More: Battle lines drawn at photokina Share this:According to Don Long writing for the Photo Marketing Association Newsline, Sony San Diego claims that the reason for the delay in the Alpha 560 rollout is worldwide demand, stretching the capacity of the Sony factories to the limit. See: PMA Story Remember, right at the start when Sony took over from Konica Minolta, Photoworld . . . → Read More: Worldwide demand delays Alpha 560 launch Share this:I’ve been using the NEX-5 with accessory mic – and sometimes, by forgetting to bring it, without. Today we had the Ripon City Morris side in town, and I was taking still shots using the Nikon D3X with the new Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 AF-S G lens. The NEX was grabbed as an afterthought for video. . . . → Read More: NEX-5 live sound Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - Minolta/Sony, HD Video, NEX System accessory, Alpha, HD video, microphone, movie, NEX-5, Sony, sound Edited from Sigma Japan’s announcement: Sigma’s lenses for Sony mount may have a potential aperture operation problem when used with the Sony α33 and α55 Interchangeable Lens digital cameras. To overcome this issue, we will be offering, free of charge, a modification service to our customers who have purchased a Sony α33 and α55 and . . . → Read More: Sigma lens incompatibility with A33 and A55 Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News A33, A55, Alpha, incompatible, lenses, modification, problem, recall, Sigma |
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