Thursdays are news
day from now on, folks! I’ll go through the news of the week, pick my top
stories and give you my spin. One story each week I’ll go into with a little
more depth, giving my views or cutting through the crap, depending on the
story. Now let’s get into it!
Sigma have released
the 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens for Micro 4/3 and Sony E-mount cameras.
According to Sigma this lens, second in a line of lenses that began with the 30mm
F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, is the first lens for the Sony APS-C line of cameras
that offers an equivalent 24mm focal length with an f1.4 aperture, and from a
quick browse through lenses on offer for Sony E-mount cameras this would seem
to be the case (if you know something I don’t, let me know!).
The lens is
constructed of 16 elements in 13 groups, made of “the finest materials” (I find
myself wondering what “finest materials” actually are... Oh well!). This design
includes 3 FLD glass elements, 2 SLD glass elements and 2 moulded glass
aspherical elements, the combination of which reputedly minimises optical
aberrations such as coma, flare, ghosting and onion ring Bokeh. The result of
all this is a lens offering “superb resolution”. Unfortunately, the
announcement does not offer a definition for “superb”, so it is up to you to
make your own determination.
Honestly, I think
this looks like an interesting lens and I would love to get a hold of one to
take for a test drive. Maybe I could figure out what “superb” means. I’ll put
the link to the announcement at the bottom of this post so you can have a
closer read if you so desire!
It’s selling in
Australia at the moment for around A $548.
DJI have also
announced and interesting piece of gear this week, particularly if you are into
drone racing!
The DJI Goggles RE
(Racing Edition) come in a new metallic matte black colour with red leather
padding on the head band, apparently offering a more comfortable wearing
experience. These new goggles are reported to give the wearer access to full
flight data, flight setting adjustments and control over the camera gimbal.
These goggles are
being released in conjunction with the new OcuSync Air Unit. This camera module
has been designed to be attached to any drone or, indeed, any other remote
controlled vehicle. The OcuSync unit synchronises with the DJI Goggles RE to
give the user a real-time first person view from their remote controlled
vehicle.
Shipping at the end
of November, the DJI Goggles RE are going to sell for around US $549, or you
can drop US $859 for the DJI Goggles RE Combo. That will get you the goggles,
one of the OcuSync Air Units and a DJI Goggles Carry More
Backpack. The link to the story is at the end of this post.
Finally, I was going to take a look at the ‘Sony Star-Eating’
story as it seems to be gaining some traction this week. The problems is the
story only seems to be gaining traction because there’s not really anything
else going on. It looks like a case of recycling the old to pad out a boring
week.
The link to this announcement from DJI is:
And the Sigma lens article link is:
Have a look, have a read and share your thoughts!
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