Sony State of the Union 2 Months All Sony A7RM3
Sigma MC-11 review at CameraJabber.
18-135mm review at Mobile01
How to buy a camera in 2018 (Engadget).
More Details from Sony IEDM 2017 Presentation (Image Sensor World).
Things We Love: Really Right Stuff Base Plates and Brackets (Explora).
Sony 12-24 review at Enthusiastphotoblog.
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
Dpreview interviewed Mr. Tanaka from Sony. A few highlights:
400mm f/2.8 FE lens: “The weight of our 400mm F2.8 is very light, and you can use it handheld, which makes it easy to create different kinds of photographs. We already announced the development of this lens, and the launch is scheduled for this summer.”
About weather sealing: “in really bad conditions, in really heavy rain, will photographers keep on taking pictures [for long periods of time?] I don’t think so. In those conditions, most photographers will use some kind of rain cover.”
About new APS-C E-mount lenses: “please be patient – we will never ignore APS-C.”
About the lack of proper firmware update support like Fuji: “We’re still in the early stages of challenging the market with our products, and the new model cycle is relatively rapid, compared to our competitors. But the next step is to increase our market share. And if we want to reach new customers, we need [to make] new types of cameras.“
Why to stay with Sony instead of switching to Canon
Lensbaby Burnside 35: sample gallery and impressions (Dpreview).
Things We Love: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Series Cameras (Allan Weitz).
Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 and 110mm f/2.5 – CP+ 2018 (Newsshooter).
The Best from Japan: Sony’s 400mm f/2.8; Olympus’ crazy concept cameras; Sigma’s “VR” lens hood service and more (Imaging Resource).
WPPI 2018: DJI Ronin-S (Explora).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
Andreas: “So is there really such a great color difference between a Sony a7r III and a Canon 5D Mark III? Spoiler: there isn‘t. I compared those two with manual white balance and the same (!) lens. Myth busted.
MYTHOS Farbunterschied: SONY a7r III vs CANON 5D III https://youtu.be/ZTettajPFN8
Additionally I made an review of the Sony a7rIII after using it for two month:
SONY A7R III: Erfahrungsbericht nach 2 Monaten https://youtu.be/gw8nrzXC-7c
Both in German but maybe still relevant for your audience. ”
Capture One launched the new “Dedication” campaign. More info here: https://www.capturededication.com/. Reminder: Use the coupon code “AMBSAR” to get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here) and Capture One 11 for Sony (Click here).
ON1 Photo RAW 2018.1 has been released. List of improvements:
• New Improvements include improved debayering, improved HDR alignment and deghosting, faster thumbnail generation in browse, faster searching, improved noise reduction & sharpening, and better preview quality.
• New features include Import module, Tethered Shooting, Soft Proofing, Metadata Templates, Video Browsing & Organizing, Custom Sorting, Additional Cameras and Lens Support, and more.
• A viable Lightroom® & Photohsop® alternative available now
At the Sony A7III presentation Sony did show these two slides. It shows the growing importance of mirrorless and the increasing market share from Sony.
Sony A7III preorder links:
Sony A7III in USA at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon, BestBuy, FocusCamera, BuyDig.
Sony a7III in Europe at Calumet Germany, ParkCameras UK, WexUK.
Join our Sony A7III Facebook group!
Metabones released the new firmware update V0.58 for their Metabones Smart Adapter IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x.
Benefits and improvements:
o Continuous video AF performance improvement (works in Advanced mode only)
o Addition of a custom function to Metabones App which lets the user to configure video AF speed/smoothness/noise level.
o EXIF improvement Improved operation with Kenko Pro300 1.4x and 2x (blue dot) teleconverters.
o Fixed a rare phenomenon where an old model camera with Mark V, Speed Booster ULTRA II, CINE Smart Adapter or CINE Speed Booster ULTRA with the IBIS switch at the OFF position may leave the LED indicator on in blue.
o In Green mode, you may now attach an EF Extender first and turn on the camera before attaching a compatible EF telephoto lens. In advanced mode, you must not leave the EF Extender without lens while the EF Extender is attached.
o If you have an early production CINE Smart Adapter or CINE Speed Booster, the manual lens EXIF definition custom function (preset using Metabones App) will no longer activate automatically. Press the WO/CF button on the adapter to activate.
Windows: http://www.metabones.com/article/of/EF-E_Firmware_Win
Mac: http://www.metabones.com/article/of/EF-E_Firmware_Mac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5A-UyMb678
Supermoon by Stan Moniz
California Dreaming with the Sony a7R III (Cory Rice).
Sony 85mm G Master f1.4 Unboxing in 4k UHD (Craig Shipp).
18-135mm image samples by Photographyblog.
Toma de contacto de la Sony α7 III (AlbedoMedia).
WPPI 2018: Steadicam Makes the Monopod Awesome with the AIR (Explora).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
Moe: “I am a car photographer from Bahrain, I am a sony alpha owner & I run a YouTube channel teaching the art of automotive photography.
In my last video about car rolling shots I explained why the A7rII is the best camera for this type of shoots & I was wondering if this is something that you would be able to post on sony rumors website since it relates.
Here is a link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgvvI3vcXio”
