SONY puts two 10.2 megapixel consumer digicams on the market in September 2009 using the back-illuminated Exmor R sensor. This CMOS sensor architecture takes the ‘sandwich’ which forms the light-sensitive pixel wells, and reverses it so that the side previously used for connections now faces the image-forming light. This change allows more light to be . . . → Read More: Exmor R hits the High Street – new Cyber-shots
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 Comments are closed  Uncategorized  720p, back-illuminated CMOS, Carl Zeiss, Cyber-shot, digital, HD, HDTV, imaging, lens, sensor, Sony G, Sweep Panorama, Twilight, video Gustav Kiburg has done an extensive test between these two lenses, posted in a Dyxum.com forum thread: http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/comparision-test-sony-70-400-vsminolta-400mm-f4_topic46212.html It’s well worth checking out. – DK Share this:• Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 wins ‘Best Superzoom D-camera’ category • 70-400 mm F4-.5.6 G SSM DSLR Lens wins ‘Best Expert Lens’ category . . . → Read More: Sony wins two TIPA awards Share this:OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 15.04.2009. Carl Zeiss today announced that its Camera Lens Division will extend their successful collaboration with Sony Corporation for a further 5 years. Taking full advantages of their competence both companies agreed to cooperate even closer in developing and commercializing new imaging devices in the future. . . . → Read More: Sony and Zeiss renew co-operation agreement Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News Alpha, camcorder, collaboration, cooperation, Cybershot, DSLR, lens, licence, optic, Sony, Zeiss Tamron Co., Ltd (Mr. Morio Ono, President), a comprehensive manufacturer of optical products with its head office in Saitama City, has announced the development of the SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II LD (IF) MACRO 1:1 (Model G005), a life-size macro lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size image sensors* that offers a . . . → Read More: Tamron’s new 60mm f/2 1:1 macro Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News 1:1, 60mm, f/2, launch, lens, macro, Tamron Tamron’s new ultra wide angle zoom for APS-C/DX is getting a bit of a blasting from reviewers. Now, when I see this happen, I get curious. Lens testing is often badly designed for such zooms, involving test chart targets at distances which are extremely close and result in very bad figures caused mainly by a . . . → Read More: Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Share this: 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 10-24mm, Fuji S5, lens, Nikon, Sony, Tamron, test, wide, zoom Nikon fans may be surprised that a 35mm f/1.8 has been launched at just £199, when prices are spiralling upwards in the UK. What a perfect lens for the D3, D700 or D3X! But wait – read the small print! Or, read the press release very carefully indeed. . . . → Read More: Nikon buck price trend with £199 35mm f/1.8 Share this:The Japanese camera and photo product manufacturing association CIPA has issued a press release PDF, containing a table of predicted figures, relating to 2009-2011 projections. Here we reproduce the text and the table (as a JPEG). . . . → Read More: Japan issues forecast for next 3 years’ sales Share this:After just a short while working with full frame, high resolution DSLRs the need for tilt lenses has really come home to me. Most lenses deliver their best results at fairly wide apertures like f8, it’s easy for detail to begin to look soft and lacking impact if you are forced to stop down to . . . → Read More: Tilt-shift with full frame DSLRs Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Photo Techniques, Studio A900, Alpha 900, ARAX, control, depth of field, DSLR, focus, focus plane, Hartblei, lens, movement, Nikkor, PC-E, Pentacon, perspective, Schiempflug, sharpness, SLR, Sony, tilt-shift, TS, TS-E TAMRON has announced that its new 10-24mm lens will be an ƒ3.5-4.5 design – not an ƒ2.8 as some rumours had it – and will hit the shops in Nikon and Canon mounts first, on September 20th. . . . → Read More: Tamron 10-24mm ƒ3.5-4.5 announced Share this: |
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