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Sigma the Lensmaker

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Sigma has become one of the most interesting companies in the industry in the past several years, with a fascinating new camera as of March 25, and a lot of great new lenses in the past year or so. Sigma has always been a lensmaker with a couple of niche bodies at any given time. They have made a few cameras since the early 1990s, and even rebadged some Ricoh SLRs in the 1970s, … [Read more...]

INTRODUCTION TO FOCUS STACKING USING THE NOVOFLEX CASTEL-MICRO MOTORISED FOCUSING RAIL By Robert Thompson

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INTRODUCTION Since the evolution of digital photography, advancements in software development have seen many new techniques and workflow improvements become available. It is now possible with a few clicks of the mouse, to overcome many of the time-consuming processes and issues that were once challenging a few years ago. One of the biggest advances in macro photography is … [Read more...]

Year in Review, Year Ahead Part II – Cameras

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Almost certainly the most important camera of 2020 – who’ll release the most important camera of 2021? 2020 was a relatively slow year for cameras, with the (very) notable exception of Canon’s EOS-R5 and R6. We had a couple of small and light cameras for their sensor size, neither perfect, but both pointing in interesting directions. We had a couple of cameras adding … [Read more...]

Early September News and the start of the Great Luminous Landscape Lens Test

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Out testing lenses – Sept 5, 2020. Peaceful Lewis Creek with the A7r IV and Sigma 24-70mm f2.8. There was an important court case decided recently, one that holds substantial ramifications for photographic gear, especially cheap third-party batteries, but also other items that are frequently cloned. In Bolger v. Amazon, a California appeals court ruled that Amazon is liable … [Read more...]

Design choices – Why do cameras look the way they do – More cameras announced…

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A surprising amount of why today’s cameras look and handle the way they do traces back to early Leicas (here, a Leica II). We have three important new announcements since the last roundup, two of them video-related. The mirrorless market for serious photographers has matured to the point where there are five distinct “niches”. One manufacturer, Sony, makes this especially … [Read more...]

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