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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...

Tale of the Tape: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM -vs- Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

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PUBLISHED: April 20, 2021 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM ($1,598) and Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art ($1,599) both offer excellent optical performance, but Sony GM is better corrected for sagittal lens flare resulting in cleaner astrophotography images. Sony GM also offers much smoother bokeh due to use of two XA (eXtreme Aspherical) elements. Sony […]

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Sony Announces Compact, Ultra-wide Angle, Large Aperture FE 14mm F1.8 GM Lens

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Sony announces their 14th G Master lens – the FE 14mm F1.8 GM aimed at astro photography, interiors and landscape photography. Weighing in well under half the weight and a fraction the size of the Sigma FE 14mm F1.8 lens. The Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM Lens features fast and accurate XD linear AF along

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Sony Releases Alpha 1 Firmware Update 1.01

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Published: April 15, 2021 Sony Alpha 1 Firmware Update 1.01 fixes a Picture Profile issue and improves stability with Imaging Edge Desktop (Remote) or Imaging Edge Mobile. Applicable Model This information is for the following models: ILCE-1 Benefits and Improvements Fixes an issue where a Picture Profile may be applied even though the Picture Profile

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Sony Announces Xperia 1 III & Xperia 5 III Smartphones with Advanced Photo, Video & Entertainment Capabilities

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New 5G Capable Models Feature World’s First Variable Smartphone Telephoto Lens with a Dual PD Sensor – World’s First 4K HDR OLED 120Hz Refresh Rate Display and more   • World´s first smartphone with a Variable telephoto lens paired with a Dual PD sensor • Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals, newly equipped Real-time

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