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Top Ten New Features of Sony a6300!

Sony a6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera + Sony FE 85mm F1.4 G Master Lens Sony a6300 is flat-out the best camera on the planet under $1,000 USD. It offers a blazing fast 11 frames per second, best-in-class 425-point phase-detection autofocus that smokes DSLRs in it’s price range, internal 4K Recording with S-Log3 and Silent Shooting mode […]

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Holiday Gift Guide for Photographers

Published: December 3, 2015 Got a photographer in your life? Are you making your list and checking it twice? Here are a few of these things that would certainly be nice! Photography Gifts Under $50 Manfrotto PIXI EVO Mini Tripod – $49.95 Manfrotto PIXI EVO Mini Tripod available in Black, Red & White (Order Here

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Sony a7R II named DP Review ‘Best Camera Over $2,000’

Sony a7RII continues to rack up the Awards. It’s just been named DP Review’s 2015 “Best Camera Over $2,000” “The Sony a7R II wins this group for many reasons: it is arguably the most innovative, most improved, and houses the most features of any camera in this category. 399 PDAF points offer the largest frame

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Metabones Releases Smart Adapter IV Firmware Update 0.47

Metabones Firmware Update 0.47 adds Sony A7II firmware 2.0 AF support and F/8 AF support when using Canon EF Extender 1.4x and EF Extender 2x Metabones Firmware Update FW 0.47 adds support for Sony a7II FW 2.00 update and offers F/8 AF support when using Canon EF Extender 1.4x and EF Extender 2x for Metabones

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Metabones Releases Smart Adapter IV Firmware Update 0.46

Metabones Latest Firmware Update Improves Focus Speed with Sony a7RII Metabones firmware update 0.46 offers PDAF speed and stability improvement with most Canon EF lenses on Sony a7RII, faster wake up from sleep after auto power off/on and numerous bug fixes using Metabones Smart Adapter IV (Order here) and Metabones EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x

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Sony a7II Firmware Update 2.00 Adds AF System Selection

Published: November 5, 2015 Sony a7II firmware update 2.00 (available here) adds AF System menu selection between Phase Detection AF and Contrast AF when using third-party lenses on AF Smart Adapters. Menu > Camera Setup > AF System > Phase Detection AF / Contrast AF   I’ve received lots of questions whether PDAF will be

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Metabones Releases Smart Adapter IV Firmware Update 0.45

UPDATE: Some readers like this update and some don’t – so it’s possible it may improve performance with some lenses but slow down with others. You may want to way for 0.46… Metabones is really cranking out firmware updates! Metabones firmware update 0.45 offers PDAF speed and stability improvement on a7RII with their Metabones Smart

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Metabones Releases Smart Adapter IV Firmware Update 0.43

I strongly recommend this Firmware update for Sony a7RII Users Metabones firmware update 0.43 adds phase-detect autofocus (PDAF) support for Sony a7RII to its EF-mount Metabones Smart Adapter IV (Order here) and Speed Boosters through firmware update 0.43. Free of any potential misalignment issues, on-sensor phase-detect autofocus is capable of attaining excellent accuracy. Overall, phase-detect

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Sony a7RII Canon EF Smart Adapter Tests

Published: September 9, 2015 Earlier this summer I posted my Canon EF Smart Adapter Guide for Sony E-Mount Cameras for Sony a7, a7R, a7S, a7II, a6000, a5100, a5000 and NEX mirrorless cameras, but Sony a7RII‘s 399-point PDAF and 25-pont Contrast AF system completely changes the game. Last week I jumped on a plane and headed

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What’s the Best 150-600mm Superzoom for Sony a7RII?

UPDATED: June 11, 2019 / ORIGINAL: September 18, 20156 Since there is currently no native FE lens longer than the Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS, I’ve been getting lots of questions about what’s the best third-party 150-600mm super-telephoto zoom to adapt to E-mount for Sony a7RII. To answer that question, I headed to B&H Photo

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