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Read David Kilpatrick’s review of the Sony A7RIII Cameracraft January/February started the A7RIII test report, and March/April 2018 continued it. Both are free to read now on ISSUU. In the second issue you’ll also find the review of the 24-105mm f/4 FE G OSS lens. In the first issue, Gary Friedman looks at the RX10 . . . → Read More: Sony A7RIII review in Cameracraft Share this: Comments are closed  Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, Magazines, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras  16mm f/1.4, 24-105mm, 40mm f/1.2, A7R3, A7RIII, camera, Cameracraft, David KIlpatrick, E-mount, expert review, FE, Gary Friedman, lens, RX10, Samyang, Sigma, Sony A7R3, Sony A7RIII, test report, Voigtländer 
The latest edition of f2 Cameracraft contains our reviews of the Voigtländer 10mm and 15mm lenses, and also a review of the superb new Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 VC and 90mm f/2.8 SP Macro VC lenses, plus Sigma’s 20mm f/1.4 and 24-35mm f/2 – all tested on the Sony A7R II which we use for . . . → Read More: f2 Cameracraft latest issue out now Share this: Comments are closed Equipment Reviews, Magazines f2 Cameracraft, lens, magazine, reviews, Sigma, Sony, Tamron, Voigtländer 
In interviews about the new micron-accurate aspheric lens element moulding process used to increase the resolution of the latest Sony G Master lenses, a visual has appeared which shows the ‘onion ring’ effect that coarser mould machining causes in lens elements. Working independently, I’ve been aware of this for years – and I have used . . . → Read More: Sony’s precision aspherics Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Uncategorized A7, A7RII, Alpha, aspheric, aspherical, Cameracraft, design, element, f2 Cameracraft, G Master, GM, Leica, lenses, machining, magazine, moulding, observation, optical, optics, precision, Sigma, Sony, test, testing, Voigtländer, XA 
It’s been a while since my last review of Sony products here, and not because I have been inactive. The truth is that I’ve spent so much on Sony kit 24/7 working has been necessary, including a good few reviews and tests of the A7RII and lenses appearing elsewhere. It’s a real issue, I now . . . → Read More: Low-cost macro for the A7 series Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - E mount, NEX System, Photo Techniques, Sony Digital Cameras 60mm, A7, A7R II, A7RII, Art, close-up, coverage, DN, E-mount, extension tubes, FE, full frame, lens, lenses, macro, Meike, mirrorless, Sigma, Sony We’ve had news of the new Sigma Art HSM high speed wide angle full frame zoom – 24-35mm f/2. It will be available in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts only (release date not yet confirmed) according to Sigma in the UK. Note that this will be a bit of monster with its 82mm filter . . . → Read More: No FE or A mount for new Sigma 24-35mm f/2 Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Lenses - E mount, News 24-35mm, f/2, fast, full frame, lens, Sigma, zoom 
SIGMA is going to start a new “Mount Conversion Service” which will enable Sigma to convert the mount of customers’ Sigma Art, Sports and Contemporary lenses from one camera fitting to another. The ranges convertible include the new Sports models such as the 120-300mm f/2.8 “We believe that a lens is not only such . . . → Read More: Sigma launch mount switching service Share this:
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 
For almost a decade the Sigma 12-24mm full frame ultra wide angle zoom has been unrivalled by any other makers – not Nikon, not Canon, not Tamron, not Tokina, not Sony. No maker has ventured where Sigma went, to the extremes of over 120° coverage combined with well corrected straight line geometry. Today, the original . . . → Read More: Sigma ultrawide zooms – old and new 12-24s versus 8-16mm Share this: Comments are closed DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Lenses - Alpha Mount 12-24mm, 8-16mm, DG II, HSM, lenses, Sigma, wide-angle, zoom Sony Corporation announced today it will disclose the basic specifications of its “E-mount” for interchangeable single lens cameras, without fee, to manufacturers of lenses and mount adaptors, starting April 1st, 2011. This was previously confirmed at the photokina press conference – now they have revealed that Carl Zeiss AG, Cosina, Sigma and Tamron will all . . . → Read More: Zeiss, Cosina, Sigma and Tamron – NEX E-mount future Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) News, NEX System Cosina, E-mount, lens, lenses, mount, NEX, Sigma, Sony, specification, Tamron, Zeiss The latest Photoworld edition, No 1 2011, is now available to electronic edition subscribers (Normal or Premium) and is being printed to mail out before the end of January to all print edition subscribers. The cover shot is by Shirley Kilpatrick, and is an uncropped capture very rapidly taken using the Alpha 550 with . . . → Read More: New Photoworld edition available Share this: Comments are closed Cameras (DSLR), Lenses - Alpha Mount, News Alpha 550, magazine, PDF, Photoworld, Sigma |
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