Deals on Yongnuo Flash Speedlites for Canon
Two interesting deals on Yongnuo flashes on eBay US. Yongnuo YN-560 II Flash Speedlite Slave Light for Canon - on sale for $59 update: it's cheaper on Amazon. Yongnuo YN568EX II TTL…
Sigma Announces 2 New 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lenses (Sport and Contemporary)
Sigma announced 2 new and different 150-600mm lenses for Photokina 2014, the 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports and 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary. All new Sigma products can be pre-ordered…
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art Lens Review (“stroke of genius”, PetaPixel)
PetaPixel published their review about the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens, a lens that easily competes with the 4 times more expensive Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus ($3,990). On the…
A New Audacious Sigma Lens That You Might Not Want To Miss (150-600mm DG OS HSM)
Sigma announced a new lens, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM. And it gets better: the new Sigma is a weather sealed and image stabilised lens, made for sport…
Metabones Announces Canon EF Lens to Sony NEX Speed Booster ULTRA
Metabones announced their new Canon EF Lens to Sony NEX Speed Booster ULTRA adapter. The Speed Booster ULTRA sells for $649 and van be purchased at Metabones, where you'll also find more information…
Lomography x Zenit Petzval Lens For Canon Available And Ready To Ship
The Lomography x Zenit Petzval 85mm f/2.2 lens is the modern reinvention of a portrait lens that was highly regarded in the 19th century, and is now available and ready to…
Canon Medium Format Gossip, Again (but it’s just gossip)
Again some gossip surfaced suggesting Canon might step into the medium format realm. It's now years that such rumors surface, more or less at regular intervals. The rumor says that Canon…
PocketWizard Expands TTL Compatibility To Canon EOS 70D, EOS-1Dm X And EOS 6D
PocketWizard MiniTT1 for Canon PocketWizard's MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 radios are now compatible with the Canon , , and . You have to update the firmware in order to get the compatibility of the radio triggers.…
Adobe Lightroom 5.5 Available For Download
Adobe released Lightroom 5.5 (Mac | Win). The update supports the Canon G1 X Mark II, and the following third party lenses for Canon: Sigma 50m F1.4 DG HSM, Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3…
(Update #3) Are Sony, Olympus and Panasonic Cheating Their Customers (crop factor with ISO & aperture)?
update #3: be sure to read Tony Northrup's comments and answers in the comment section of this post. update #2: I think Tony Northrup is wrong, Have a look here…
Here Are All The New Samyang Lenses (35mm f/1.4 AE for Canon inclusive)
Here are all the lenses Samyang officially announced today. And yes, they released the 35mm f/1.4 AE lens for Canon mount (spec sheet here) - Samyang's first lens with electronic…
Interview With Samyang Optics Representative About Their Future Plans (cine lenses to come, not working on AF lenses)
Will Samyang announce a 7.5mm fish-lens on April 28th? Image above is courtesy of DicaHub. update: there was a typo in the title. Correct is: not working on AF lenses. Dicahub (translated)…
(Updated) And Here It Is: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art Available For Pre-Order (ships April 29, and it’s just $949!)
Update: more pre-order options at Adorama (click here). Ladies and gentleman here it is: the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM "Art" lens is waiting for your pre-orders at B&H Photo,…
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens Release Date Officially Announced (EF mount)
I have anticipated that we would soon have an official Sigma statement about the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens, and her it is. The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 for Canon mount…
Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO Officially Announced
Tamron made the 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO lens official, shipping in Japan is expected for the end of April. Tamron has a dedicated page for the 16-300mm. B&H…
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Holds Up To The Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4
A few days after having published their review about the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens, the folks at SLRGear published their review of the Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 lens,…
A Bit Of Everything
Magic Lantern's Raw Hack Allows Time-Lapser to Capture Moon and Saturn - Creative Planet Network First Impressions: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Version II Art - The Phoblographer First Sigma 50mm f/1.4…
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art Lens: Price Shows Up At Australian Retailer ($999, says first batch ships in June)
Are $999 the price for the upcoming Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM "Art" lens? The price for the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art showed up at Australian retailer DigiDIRECT, where the lens can…
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS vs Sigma 24-105mm f/4 OS Comparison (Lensrentals)
Lensrental's Roger Cicala compared two 24-105mm lenses for full-frame DSLRs, the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS and the Sigma 24-105mm f/4 OS . It's a pretty technical article, yet it is understandable…
Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DI VC USD Review (Photography Blog)
After having posted a set of 40 sample pics, Photography Blog published also the review of the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DI VC USD lens (and more sample pics). The Tamron 150-600mm…