In other information: Sony updates A7R III and IV cameras, Rokinon proclaims 24mm f/1.eight FE lens and more

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posted Friday, April 9, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT

Sony quietly declares up to date types of the A7R III and A7R IV cameras

In a little bit abnormal trend, Sony announced updated types of its Sony A7R III and Sony A7R IV mirrorless cameras. previous this week, Sony posted a video, viewed under, displaying the A7R III camera. initially look, there may be nothing abnormal about the video, apart from that Sony published a video this week of a digicam from 2017. besides the fact that children, upon nearer inspection, Sony had delivered 'a' to the conclusion of the digicam's mannequin name. in a similar way, Sony has performed the same factor to its A7R IV product page.

So what has changed? not lots. the brand new 'a' suffix models have an upgraded liquid crystal display. The reveal is the same measurement, however it now has 2.359M dots versus 1.44M dots. The Sony emblem beneath the liquid crystal display display screen has been eliminated within the process. The 'a' models additionally assist USB 3.2. As of now, Sony hasn't stated tons in regards to the upgraded fashions, together with when they may be attainable.

Rokinon announces AF Rokinon 24mm f/1.eight huge-perspective lens for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras

Rokinon has announced the AF 24mm f/1.8 full-body lens for Sony E-mount cameras. The compact extensive-perspective lens is Rokinon's 11th autofocus lens designed for Sony mirrorless cameras. The lens weighs a mere 8.1 oz. and is just 2.8" long. The lens has climate sealing in 5 areas. The lens contains eleven facets in eight organizations, with two aspherical lenses, three excessive refractive index aspects and a pair of further-low dispersion features.

Rokinon AF 24mm f/1.eight

To aid carry clean bokeh, the lens contains a 9-bladed circular aperture. Autofocus is pushed by way of a new stepping motor design. Rokinon promises fast, accurate and silent autofocus performance. The lens promises a maximum magnification ratio of 0.21x. The Rokinon AF 24mm f/1.eight also comprises a customizable focus-grasp button, so as to keep the lens locked at a selected autofocus distance. The person can also assign the focal point hang button to different preferred capabilities throughout the custom Key Settings in their digital camera's menu.

The lens promises decent manage of spherical aberrations, and Rokinon states that the lens offers aspect-to-area sharpness. Given its focal length and optimum aperture, the lens should also work smartly for astrophotography. To this end, Rokinon states that comatic aberration is well-managed. additional, the lens comprises an 'Astrophotography mode,' which moves and locks the lens to infinity focus. The infinite focal point affirmation LED will mild in green when focal point is achieved and should mild in red if the lens is not at infinity focal point.

The Rokinon AF 24mm f/1.8 lens is anticipated to reach at authorized Rokinon marketers this June with a counseled retail cost of $549.00 USD.

Collodion wet plate procedure photography with Adam Gibbs and Ken Miner

Photographer Adam Gibbs recently spent time with fellow photographer Ken Miner. Miner makes a speciality of collodion wet plate images. within the video below, Miner explains the process, and the pair catch some photographs.

the way to center of attention stack for panorama photography

Photographer and educator Brian Matiash posted a great video about focal point stacking to his YouTube channel, and wrote an editorial for PetaPixel. Matiash goes beyond simply explaining a way to focus stack images for landscape images, he begins within the container to focus on why you may wish to focal point stack in definite cases and the way to installation your composition to ensure the most appropriate outcomes. He additionally discusses how to use Photoshop to create your focal point stack and what to do when the effects are not what you expected.

the way to use the Calibration device inner Adobe Lightroom to enrich your picture enhancing

Australian go back and forth photographer Pat Kay posted a pretty good video this week to his YouTube channel. We first noticed the video at PetaPixel, and it will probably dramatically enhance the way you edit your pictures in Lightroom. The Calibration device lets you change the manner that crimson, eco-friendly and blue are mixed. you can use it to exchange the ordinary rendering of color in a picture, get rid of color casts and make stylistic edits.

one other uncooked vs JPEG assessment

closing week, we looked at Blake Rudis' video evaluating JPEG vs. raw images. In that video, Rudis converted the raw image to a JPEG for his evaluation. This time, he tests out a straight-from-the-digicam JPEG graphic versus the identical photo as a uncooked file. it be a fairer assessment, and Rudis learns some exciting issues about how cameras produce JPEG information.

Sky replacement in Photoshop and a pack of free skies

Colin Smith of PhotoshopCAFE has a new video showing how to substitute the sky in a photo using Adobe Photoshop's 'Sky substitute' characteristic. in case you click via to YouTube on the video under, that you could discover a link within the video description to down load a sky and clouds pack for free of charge.

7 landscape photo modifying mistakes to prevent

We're wrapping up this week's roundup with a 'what no longer to do' video in place of yet another 'how-to' video. Photographer Mads Peter Iversen has a new video showing seven ordinary panorama image editing error you're going to want to prevent. editing is difficult, and it's all too easy to build unhealthy habits. in case you are looking to enhance your image modifying, the video beneath is smartly worth sorting out.