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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...

Upgraded RAVPower NP-FZ100 Batteries meet Sony a9, a7 III, a7R III Compliance

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Published: March 5, 2019 Good news for any of you looking for third-party NP-FZ100 replacement batteries. Readers of this blog tell me that Upgraded RAVPower NP-FZ100 Batteries ($59.95 for two battery + charger kit from Amazon) meet compliance with Sony a7 III, a7R III & a9. The only complaint I’ve received is that RAVPower batteries […]

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Voigtlander Announces Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical Fullframe E-mount Lens

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Published: February 28, 2019 Voigtlander has announced the Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical Lens for Fullframe Sony E-mount priced at $799 US. Shipping is scheduled to start in April 2019. Designed with a new interpretation vintage 50mm F1.2 large aperture lens. Adopting two double-sided aspherical lenses, with a large diaphragm opening, to allow smooth blurred backgrounds.

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