Category: sony

Tokina’s 24-70 vs Nikon’s – Half the price, better quality

John Aldred

I’m not one who generally tends to pay much attention to DXOMark scores, but this one quite surprised me.  Released in 2014, Tokina’s AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 Pro FX seems to do pretty well against the main competitors, and actually scored higher than Nikon’s current model 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR, released in 2015. So, if you’re a Nikon shooter […]

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Sony pulls away from Vegas Pro, sells Creative Software suite to Magix

John Aldred

Sony seem to have been on a quest the last couple of years to ditch some aspects of its business to help counter some of its losses. After selling off VAIO in 2014, spinning off Bravia into its own company, and laying off several thousand staff, Sony now appear to sold off most of its Creative Software […]

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Nikon call an early end to the current rebate programme due to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

John Aldred

Earlier this month Nikon announced a free battery grip offer for the Nikon D610, D750 and D810 cameras initially set to last until the end of the month.  As a result of the earthquakes in Kumamoto, this has been cut short, with the offer now expiring on May 14th. A couple of days ago, all […]

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Sony shooters need wait no more, the Godox X1 triggers for Sony are now available

John Aldred

Sony’s decision to go with a hotshoe design that no other camera system in the world supports has meant that Sony shooters have typically been limited to using Sony’s own expensive flash units, or going with some array of adapters that may or may not allow them all the functionality they need out of their […]

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‘The Great 24-70mm f/2.8 Shootout’ pits nearly identical Canon, Nikkor, Pentax and Sony against each other

Gannon Burgett

No matter what brand of camera you prefer, there’s a good chance a 24–70mm f/2.8 lens is available for the mount. It’s one of the most versatile pieces of glass out there and almost every company manufacturers some variation of it. To put four of these variations to the test, Camera Store TV created a […]

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