SLR Magic’s MicroPrime Cine X-Mount Lenses

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 26, 2019

Cinima5D did a short documentary using SLR Magic MicroPrime Cine X-Mount lenses that you can watch above called “A Place for Grace.” they also reviewed the lenses and there is an excerpt from their conclusion below.

“SLR Magic’s MicroPrime Cine X-Mount lenses are very easy to handle and work with, and build-quality is impressive. In terms of picture quality: if you are looking for optical perfection or absolute sharpness, look elsewhere, yet if you are after a unique look and strong lens characteristics, these lenses certainly tick the box! For their price point, they are good value for money, BUT one has to remember that working with wide open aperture will result in a very noticeable deterioration of picture quality. If the maximum aperture of T4.0 is fine for most of the work you do, then those lenses might be right for you.”

If you want to read the full review you can do so here. Cinima5D X-Mount Cine lenses can be ordered from B&H Photo and Adorama.

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TechART/Shorten EF-FG01 Firmware Update 2.20

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 26, 2019


The TechART/Shorten adapter has been updated with firmware 2.20

Optimize the performance with Canon 16-35mm and 24-70mm lenses

Update Instructions From 2.00 (Here)

  1. Prepare a mini-USB cable and connect the adapter to a computer with Windows 8 / 10 operating system
  2. Unzip and open the application.
  3. Left-click the EF-GF01 Adapter firmware
  4. Click the ‘Update’ button
  5. Wait until the power bar goes to complete (It usually takes less than 10 seconds)
  6. Update is finished

TechART EF-GF01: B&H Photo

via stkb

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SteelRing Update?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 25, 2019


Steel Ring updated their firmware release dates from our post here. The previous releases might have been bugged from 02/26 since the release notes are the same or there might be some additional improvements. Their website is a bit of a mess and we can only hope it gets better with their Nikon AF Adapter release because I know a lot of readers are looking forward to it.

CONTAX 645/GFX Firmware Update v1.07
2019/03/18

  1. Improved AF focus lock accuracy
  2. Improved stability of adapter
  3. Improved support to Mutar 1.4x
  4. Minor bug fixes

CONTAX645/GFX v1.07 Firmware Download ( for Windows/PC )
CONTAX645/GFX v1.07 Firmware Download ( for Mac )

EF/GFX Firmware Update v2.09
2019/03/8
1) Bug fixes for lens compatibility

EF/GFX v2.09 Firmware Download ( for Windows/PC)
EF/GFX v2.09 Firmware Download ( for Mac)

Nikon F/GFX Firmware Update v1.0
2019/03/18

*only for beta testers

  1. Imporve Nikon lens AF lock accuracy
  2. Minor bug fixes

Nikon F/GFX v1.0 Firmware( for Windows/PC )

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Fujifilm Savings Sunday: Last Week For Current Savings

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 24, 2019

Amazon still has some very good discounts on leather Vi Vante goods. You can find a list of all their products here. Just make sure you click the coupon button when orders to get the savings applied at checkout.

Body Deals
Fujifilm X-T30 v XF23 f/2 (Save $300): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T30 v XF35 f/2 (Save $300): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T30 v XF50 f/2 (Save $300): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Fujifilm X-T3 Body (Save $100): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T3 + 18-55mm w Grip (Save $200): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T2 w Handgrip (Save $629): B&H Photo / Amazon  / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T2 w 18-55mm + Handgrip (Save $529):  B&H Photo / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T2 Graphite Edition (Save $500): B&H Photo

Fujifilm GFX50R + 45mm (Save $1,000): B&H Photo / Amazon  / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX50R + 63mm (Save $1,000): B&H Photo / Amazon  / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX50R + 32-64mm (Save $800): B&H Photo / Amazon  / Adorama

Fujinon Fixed Focal Length Lenses
XF 16mm F1.4 WR (save $250): B&H Photo /Amazon / Adorama
XF 56mm F1.2 R (save $250): B&H Photo/  Amazon  / Adorama
XF 56mm F1.2 R APD (save $350): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR (save $300): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 90mm F2 R LM WR (save $250): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 200mm f/2 OIS WR w XF 1.4x TC F2 WR (save $1000):B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Fujinon Zoom Lenses
XF 8-16mm f/2.8 R LM WR (save $500): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 10-24mm F4 R (save $250): B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama
XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR (save $300): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 50-140mm F2.8 R LM WR (save $400): B&H Photo /Amazon / Adorama
XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR (save $500): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Fujinon Teleconverter Packages
XF50-140 + 1.4x TC (save $400):  B&H Photo / Adorama
XF100-400 + 1.4x TC (save $500):  B&H Photo / Adorama
XF50-140 + 2x TC (save $400):  B&H Photo / Adorama
XF100-400 + 2x TC (save $500):  B&H Photo / Adorama

Cine Lenses
MK18-55mm T2.9 (Save $1,000): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
MK50-135mm T2.9 (Save $1,000): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Other Deals
X-Mount Lens Deals
Lexar Professional 2000x 64GB
Sony High-Speed SD Cards Discounted
Memory Card Savings
Power Banks
Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Mark II Save $70
Zeiss X-mount Lenses
Instax S-P2

Software Deals
Luminar 2018 & Aurora HDR 2018 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2019 NEW
Photolemur
Picktorial

Battery Banks For Fujifilm Cameras
Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD
PowerCore+26800 PD
other more affordable options


iPad Savings: Amazon
iPad Savings: B&H Photo
New Apple iPad Pro and More: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple iMac Pro: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple MBP: B&H Photo / Adorama
MacBook Pro (Savings still available): B&H Photo

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Fringer EF-FX Firmware Update 2.80 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 24, 2019

2019/3/24 Version 2.80

  1. Fixed: Some of EF400/5.6L lenses can’t be recognized by the adapter and lose PDAF capability
  2. Re-optimized following lenses to improve theirPDAFaccuracy
    1) EF40/2.8 STM
    2) EF17-40/4L
    3) EF50/1.2L
    4) EF85/1.2L II
  3. Introduced smooth video AF for the following lenses. More lenses may be added to this list in the future
    1) EF 50/1.8 STM
    2) EF 40/2.8 STM
    3) EFS 24/2.8STM
    4) EF 70-200/2.8L IS II
    5) SIGMA 50-100/1.8 Art
    6) SIGMA 70-200/2.8 OS Sports
    7) SIGMA 24-105/4 OS Art
    8) SIGMA 24-70/2.8 OS Art
    9) TAMRON SP 15-30/2.8 VC
  4. Added following lenses to the tested and optimized lens list:
    1) TAMRON SP 15-30/2.8 VC
    2) SIGMA 60-600/4.5-6.3 OS Sports
    3) SIGMA 70-200/2.8 OS Sports
    4) SIGMA 70-200/2.8 OS Sports + 1.4X
    5) SIGMA 70-200/2.8 OS Sports + 2X
    6) SIGMA 24-105/4 OS Art
    7) SIGMA 24-70/2.8 OS Art

Be noted: It’s known that firmware v1.02 for Sigma24-70/2.8 Art has compatible issues. If you encounter AF problems when using this lens, please upgrade it to latest firmware, i.e. v2.03 at current time.

Release Notes & Instructions – Download Here

Be noted: Before upgrading to V2.80, make sure current firmware version is V2.x. If it’s V1.x, please upgrade to V2.10 first.

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Fujifilm X-T30 Back in Stock

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 23, 2019


Adorama had the first shipment of Fujifilm X-T30’s go out the other day and they are already notifying buyers about the camera being back in stock. At this time Amazon still has one camera in stock and B&H Photo isn’t showing any signs of an official shipment.

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Fujifilm X-T30: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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