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Everything outside the small photo blind is silent except for the two ravens perched on the top of a dead tree cawing and a few flies quietly buzzing around. I’ve mounted the 500mm lens on the camera and pointed it towards the pine trees far away. My huge, directional Sennheiser microphone is aimed in the same direction.

I am in the wild Taiga of Finland, the home of brown bears and wolves, and these fascinating animals are the reason I am here. To photograph them and to... more

Apple unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 4 last week alongside the new iPhone XS, and the watch features four new watch faces called fire, water, metal, and vapor. Although they may look like CGI creations, they were actually shot in a studio with practical effects.

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Cosina has announced its new Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm F3.5 E-mount lens.

This is the eighth Voigtlander lens designed specifically for Sony's full-frame E-mount support. As with past lenses, the Color Skopar 21mm F3.5 features full EXIF support. In addition to having the extra metadata there, this also means Sony's in-body image stabilization should work without issue when shooting with the lens.... more

Its been an active few weeks in the world of new camera announcements. Between Nikon, Canon, and... more

I had the pleasure of trying out the brand new Sony 24mm f/1.4 G-Master lens before it was announced today. I spent the last few days in Sicily with Sony Europe and we had some time to go hands-on with it.

First things first: I am a Sony Ambassador of Imaging, so you might think I am biased when reviewing Sony products. But I am always honest in my reviews and will... more

Sony has just announced the 24mm f/1.4 G Master E-mount full-frame wide-angle prime lens, the lightest and smallest lens among 24mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lenses.

The lens, Sony’s 30th native full-frame mirrorless offering, weighs just 15.7 ounces (0.45kg) and measures 3×3.64in (7.62×9.25cm) with a filter diameter of 67mm.

Inside the 24mm f/1.4 G is an optical design with 13 elements in 10 groups, including two XA (extreme aspherical) for suppressing... more

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Sony's new FE 24mm F1.4 G Master lens is surprisingly lightweight and compact for a wide, fast prime. Having spent a little bit of time shooting with it, we've got some initial images to share. Stay tuned for a more in-depth look at this new G Master lens.

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In this episode of DPReview TV we take a look at Sony's brand new 24mm F1.4 GM lens, a desirable focal length for many photographers. How does it perform? Chris and Jordan give us their first impressions.

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Sony has taken the wraps off of its new full-frame 24mm F1.4 G Master prime lens. Despite that fast maximum aperture, Sony has created a remarkably small and light lens compared to its peers, with a weight of just 445 grams (15.7 ounces). Compare that to the Sigma 24mm F1.4 Art shown below, which is 50%... more

Fujifilm released a firmware upgrade (v1.01) for its X-T3 mirrorless camera that addresses issues with distortion compensation when using the electronic shutter in continuous high shooting mode. A bug where the mechanical lock on SD cards was ignored has also been fixed, along with unspecified 'slight defects'.

The update can be downloaded here.

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