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Miami photographer Brian Smith is the luckiest guy on the planet. He won a Pulitzer Prize at 25, he's told Bill Gates exactly what to do for an entire hour, appeared on The X Factor, exhibited at the Library of Congress, dined with the President and 3,000 of their closest friends, shared cupcakes with Anne Hathaway, gotten drunk with George Clooney and married the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on...

NP-FZ100 AC Power Adapter for Sony a9, a9 II, a7 III & a7 IV Series Cameras

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Published: October 30, 2019 Fit-Power NP-FZ100 AC Power Adapter ($38.99 from Amazon) offers continuous A/C power for Sony a9, a9 II, a7 III & a7 IV Series cameras. NP-FZ100 dummy battery kit replaces the Sony NP-FZ100 Z-series battery and allows continuous studio photography without the need to replace and recharge multiple batteries. Made by flame-retardant […]

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Shoten Releases Trio of E-mount Lens Adapters

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Focus Studio Co., Ltd. announced nine new manual SHOTEN lens mount adapters including three E-mount adapters featuring improved design and functionality. Designed with: High durability and high rigidity realized by all metal material The inside of the adapter is matted to greatly reduce internal reflections Pyramid surface treatment with anti-slip effect and design on the

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Kipon Releases Two Mamiya 645 to Sony E-Mount Adapters with Electronic Aperture Control

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Kipon has released a pair of Mamiya 645 medium format lens adapters with electronic contacts for aperture control on Sony E-Mount cameras: Kipon M645-S/E E ($289 from Amazon) adapts Mamiya brand Mamiya 645 mount lenses to Sony E mount cameras with aperture control from the camera body. Kipon M645-S/E ES ($389 from Amazon) adapts Phase

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L-Plate Camera Brackets for Sony a7 IV, a7R IV, a7S III, a1 & a9 II

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Published: October 28, 2019 L-plate manufacturers had to scramble to retool their brackets for the newest generation mirrorless fullframe cameras. Here’s a list of L-plate camera brackets with Arca-Swiss Quick-Release dovetail available for Sony a7 IV, a7R IV, a7S III, a1 & a9 II cameras. PCTC L Plate Camera Bracket for Sony a7R IV PCTC

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Upcoming Sony RX10 IV Firmware Update will Support Animal Eye AF

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An upcoming Sony RX10 IV Firmware Update scheduled for later this year will support Animal Eye AF according a pre-release notes from to Sony Japan. Target product: DSC-RX10M4 Software update will include: 1. Real-time pupil AF support for animals (still images only) 2. Real-time pupil AF operability improvement Support for half-pressing the shutter button 3.

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