Venus Optics Revolutionary Macro Teaser Laowa 24mm f/14 Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 20, 2018

Venus Optics is teasing a new “revolutionary macro tool” the Laowa 24mm f/14. Make sure you check their site frequently because they will start their presale at $1 today. This is a very interesting marketing tactic.

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Amazon Prime Day Starts Now

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 16, 2018


Amazon Prime Day just started and you can get access to the deals available here. I will update this post with new deals as I come across them so check back frequently.

Pelican Cases
Sandisk Savings

45% Off Prints
Discounted Prime Membership New member discounts 20PRIMENOW or 20PRIMEDAY for $10 off your first two Prime Now orders
Discounted Prime Music
Discounted Audible
Discounted Unlimited Kindle Service

There are deals to be had for AMEX cardholders that pay with points too.

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Photons To Photos: Panasonic G9 has APS-C Level Performance

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 14, 2018


Photons to Photos testing shows that the Panasonic G9 has APS-C level performance. It easily surpasses the Panasonic GH5 beats the Olympus OMD-E1 MII at base ISO. It even almost matches the Fujifilm X-T2. Just one more reason to seriously consider the Panasonic G9 for keeping your kit compact and image quality high. You can manipulate the data here.

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Panasonic Lumix DC-G9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic GH5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Amazon / B&H Photo / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Panasonic GH5S Has Custom IMX294CJK Starvis Chip The IMX299CJK

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 13, 2018


The IMX294CJK chip that was spotted in advance of the Panasonic GH5S release might be a very different formulation than the IMX299CJK used inside the GH5S. It looks like Panasonic worked with Sony to create a custom chip according to techinsights.

Panasonic GH5S: B&H Photo / Adorama / Amazon

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Luminar 2018 1.3.0 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 11, 2018


Skylum released a big update today, which you can download here. Don’t forget to use our sister site’s discount code FUJIADDICT.

Today, July 11, we’ve released a new update to Luminar 2018!

The 1.3.0 update includes numerous features enhancements and bug fixes for the Windows and Mac versions.

The update is completely free to all Luminar 2018 users, and here is the instruction how to get it:

The next time you launch Luminar, it should prompt you to update the software.

You can also manually check for the update.

  • Mac – Please choose Luminar 2018 > Check for updates.

  • Windows – Please choose Help > Check for updates.

Below you can find the list of fixes and updates. Read More »

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New Godox 400WS AD400 PRO Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 9, 2018


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