Prime Day Photoshop+Lightroom offer for Amazon Prime Members (EU/UK)

It is Prime Day again so a good opportunity to stock up on Lightroom or Lightroom+Photoshop licenses.
The photography plan used to include only 20GB of storage, now it is 1TB but the price sadly increased.
These deals are still better than paying the normal monthly rate though.

Lr+PS + 1TB for 1 year = 128€
https://amzn.to/4voiLj8

LRr + 1 TB for 1 year = 75€
https://amzn.to/4f0g3um

(affiliate links/advertising)

Make sure to tick the “One-Time-Purchase” (“Einmalkauf” in German) box!

Most websites push all kinds of software “deals”, but here you rarely find those. Why is that? Because most of them are not good deals, especially the software related ones. Margins on Preset packages, Tonal mask Addons, Luminar, Topaz and whatnot are huge and this is the sole reason people push those, not because they are actually good products. But I will never recommend you something that I wouldn’t want to use myself.

What I actually am using myself (and constantly so) is Adobe Lightroom + Photoshop.

As was already the case the last years there is a Prime Day offer for all the Amazon Prime members that are using the Lightroom+Photoshop subscription. You can get a one year subscription for 128€ here (affiliate link) instead of the usual 284€. If you are not using Photoshop and only need Lightroom you can get a one year subscription for 75€ here (affiliate link) instead of the usual 142€.

Now probably you are like me and you already have the plan anyway and now comes the highlight: it even works if you already have the subscription. Order, get the discount code, click on “redeem” in the Amazon Email and the next billing month will be December 2027 instead of December 2026. Offer should be valid for everyone in the EU as well as the UK. This is the link where you can redeem your code after you bought it.

If you haven’t done so, this is also a good opportunity to try out the latest AI-based generative fill I already talked about here.

Review: Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera

Introduction

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Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera via FTZ II on Nikon Zf

At the end of the DSLR era in 2018 also Tokina thought it would be a good idea to release a high performance 50mm 1.4 lens to compete with the Sigma 50mm 1.4 Art DG HSM and the Zeiss Otus 55mm 1.4. In Tokina’s lineup this Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera is a bit of a unique offering, as it is the only prime lens carrying the “Opera” tag and we haven’t seen another one after. Is this as amazing a 50mm 1.4 lens Tokina claims it is, or just a relic from the past? Let’s try to find out.

Sample Images

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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera | f/2.8

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Review: Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited Edition

Introduction

Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited on Leica M10

As the second entry of its lineup of more compact “Eureka” M-mount lenses Thypoch released this 28mm 2.8 in a limited edition run. This is certainly an M-mount lens with a very unique look but it also has a direct competitor: the Funleader x Brightin Star 28mm 2.8 XSlim Pro. So which one is the better compact 28mm lens? Let’s find out in this review.
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/4.0
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/8.0
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/8.0
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited | f/2.8

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Analogue Adventures – Part 53: Harman Phoenix 200 ECN-2

Harman Phoenix 200

This Harman Phoenix 200 is said to be a newly designed colour negative analogue film that hit the market in early 2024. Many people did not expect anyone except for Kodak and Fuji even being able to produce a (new) color negative film, so it created quite the buzz. I already had this film developed in C-41 and I wasn’t too happy with the results, so this time I tried the ECN-2 process.
Processing (ECN-2) and scanning was done at Silbersalz in Germany. The pictures in this article are from one roll of film. Per recommendation when having the film ECN-2 developed I shot it at half box speed (ISO 100).

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Nikon F80 | Harman Phoenix 200 | ECN-2 | Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX | f/5.6
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Nikon F80 | Harman Phoenix 200 | ECN-2 | Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX | f/4.0
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Nikon F80 | Harman Phoenix 200 | ECN-2 | Sigma 105mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Nikon F80 | Harman Phoenix 200 | ECN-2 | Sigma 105mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Nikon F80 | Harman Phoenix 200 | ECN-2 | Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX | f/1.4

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Review: Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary

Introduction

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Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary on Sony A7rII

With its Contemporary “i” series primes Sigma tries to find the balance between moderaly fast maximum aperture, moderate size and metal casing with external controls. I already reviewed the Sigma 17mm 4.0 DG DN C before, this time I will have a look at the Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN C. There is strong competition in this field, so let’s find out who this Sigma lens is for.

Sample Image

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Sony A7III | Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary | f/2.0
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Sony A7III | Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary | f/2.0
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Sony A7III | Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary | f/2.0
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Sony A7III | Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary | f/2.0
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Sony A7III | Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary | f/2.0
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Sony A7III | Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary | f/2.8
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Sony A7III | Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary | f/4.0

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