Sony Announces a6100, a6600, 16-55mm, 70-350mm:

New Sony APS-C gear has been announced, and available for pre-order below for those who are interested.  I’ll see if I can get some of these in to review too.

Sony a6100:

• 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
• BIONZ X Image Processor
• UHD 4K30p and Full HD 120p Video
• SVGA Tru-Finder 1.44m-Dot OLED EVF

Pre-order at B&H Photo

Sony a6600:

• 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
• BIONZ X Image Processor
• UHD 4K30p Video with HLG & S-Log3 Gammas
• XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF

Pre-order at B&H Photo

Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 G lens:

• E-Mount Lens/APS-C Format
• 24-82.5mm (35mm Equivalent)
• Aperture Range: f2.8 to f22
• Four Aspherical Elements

Pre-order at B&H Photo

Sony E 70-350mm f4.5-6.3 G OSS lens:

• E-Mount Lens/APS-C Format
• 105-525mm (35mm Equivalent)
• Aperture Range: f/4.5 to f/32
• One Aspherical Element

Pre-order at B&H Photo

Fuji X-H1 Deals: Save up to $1,000 on Kits:

B&H Photo has some killer deals on the Fuji X-H1 for those interested:

Body, grip, and accessory kit $300 off

Body, XF 16-55mm, and memory kit $800 off

Body, XF 8-16mm, battery grip, and accessories kit $1,000 off

If you want to check out the kits yourself, the link to the page is below:

Fuji X-H1 kits page

At this price, even I’m considering adding an extra body ;).  I don’t have either of those lenses in those kits.  I know they’re excellent too.  both of them are pro grade, especially that XF 8-16mm, which is just a large but killer lens.  If you want to see the reviews for them, check on my Fuji reviews page.

Leica SL Firmware Update 3.6 Released:

Leica just released firmware update 3.6 for the SL for those interested.  Speaking of SL, I’m currently working on my Summilux-SL 50mm review, which will have plenty of photos for examples.  I should have it out next week.  Anyway, the new firmware update features are: [continue reading…]

Vacation to the Southern Caribbean:

I’m going on a cruise to the Southern Caribbean but I have a couple of posts that will be published while I am away.  I can’t wait to get some sun but it won’t be all play because I will be bringing my X-T3 to help me review a couple of items.  I figured it would be the perfect time to review certain lenses; I’m getting a bit tired of shooting pics of NYC, so it will be nice to photograph some beautiful beaches :).  That’s why I am bringing the XF 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR lens.  I’m have the XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens on loan as well.

Along with the stuff I scheduled to be published while I’m away, I’ll also try to post stuff that I take there.  You can always check out my Instagram as well.  As some of you know, some of the stuff that I’ve been posting on Instagram is different than what I post here.

When I get back Southern Caribbean, I’ll write up reviews for the two Fuji lenses along with reviews for the newly released Billingham AVEA 7 and AVEA 8 side pockets.  Expect a first impressions post of them Monday morning.  Thanks for stopping by!