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Reporting from Perpignan, one of our good friends in the biz was enjoying the usual wine and sunshine with photojournalists from a French agency (or two). Turns out that right now there’s an RX1 with interchangeable lenses, just what we asked for when the camera was first seen at photokina, roaming the night-time streets of . . . → Read More: RX1 ‘NEX’ coming in October – 2 interchangeable lenses Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed)  DK's ramblings, News, NEX System, Rumours, Sony Digital Csmeras  camera, interchangeable, Leica, lens, mount, NEX, RX1 
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 
SONY is sometimes accused of not listening to the Alpha or NEX owner when it comes to what features they include in new cameras, and what modifications they offer through firmware to existing owners. There are two points of view on firmware; some criticise updates, saying the product should have been released with the right . . . → Read More: What the buyer wants – NEX-F3, Alpha 37 and more Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System 18-135mm SAM, 18-200mm LE, A37, Alpha 37, camera, F3, launch, lens, NEX-F3, SLT, Sony The UK’s top camera and lens hire company, hireacamera.com, has invested in a whole new stock of Sony Alpha and NEX gear right up to the 500mm G – their A77s come with 16-50mm SSMs… here, Guy Thatcher explains their enthusiasm for Sony, filmed at the PhotoVision Roadshow in Edinburgh on Tuesday March 27th. . . . → Read More: hireacamera.com invest in Alpha and NEX gear! Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, HD Video, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News, NEX System 18-200mm, A77, Alpha 77, camera, hire, hireacamera.com, lens, NEX, NEX-7, Sony, Tamron, UK I’m about to offend myself. I own this lens, and I know how upset owners of brand new lenses get when someone says it’s not perfect. Well, the 16-50mm SSM is far from perfect and if you know how to check out lenses, you’ll agree should you be lucky enough to own one. It’s a . . . → Read More: Sony DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM Share this: 8 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 16-50mm, 16-50mm f/2.8, A77, Alpha, Alpha 77, DT, f2.8, kit, lens, Sony, SSM, zoom The Sony Zeiss 24mm f/2 SSM Distagon ZA T* is probably the best, or equal to the best, in its class. It may perhaps be the best ever 84° angle fast lens ever made for the general SLR system market, and I would happy to pitch it against any of the current equivalent offerings for . . . → Read More: Sony’s Zeiss 24mm f/2 Distagon ZA SSM T* reviewed Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 24mm, 24mm f/2, Alpha, Carl Zeiss, David KIlpatrick, Distagon, f/2, fast, lens, photoclubalpha, report, review, Sony, test, wideangle, Zeiss Tamron’s has announced a high-power zoom for Sony’s NEX-series – the 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC (Model B011). The image-stabilised lens has exactly the same nominal specifications as Sony’s own zoom. The angle of view is 27-300mm when converted to 35mm format. It weighs 460g, uses 62mm filters, and has VC (Vibration Compensation). The . . . → Read More: Tamron 18-200mm VC for NEX Share this:Canon has launched, out of the blue as far as we were concerned, a complete fully featured Cinema HD production system including full-frame digital video camcorder and EF-fit lenses designed to compete head-on with the top offerings from Zeiss/Arri and Red. The Cinema EOS system also competes with Sony right in the heart of Sony . . . → Read More: Canon kyboshes the competition – full cinema system Share this:After using Sigma’s 18-250mm optically stabilised zoom on Alpha bodies for a year and more, the first thing which strikes about the Tamron 18-270mm for Sony mount is the lack of the VC (Vibration Control) stabiliser found on the same lens made for Canon or Nikon. Tamron’s lenses come without a case, but with . . . → Read More: Tamron 18-270mm – a hero, but no VC… Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 18-270mm, lens, report, review, Sony Alpha, Tamron, zoom |
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