This week SAR readers photos selection

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李寶華‎
One of my favorite photos!
Sigma 60mm f/2.8, Sony a6000

1) You can submit one single picture per week only.
2) To submit your picture for the weekly readers roundup post you can choose one of the following three options:
– Instagram: Follow @sonyalphagallery and tag us on your picture to give us the permission to repost your image on the instagram gallery and on SAR (we will credit you)
– Facebook: Submit your picture on our group: facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera. Please add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ” to grant the permission for reposting on SAR. Without the hashtag we will not add your picture!
– Forum: Submit your picture on the SonyAlphaForum image section and add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ”
3) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: instagram.com/sonyalphagallery, facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera and on SonyAlphaForum.
4) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself! And please do share one single picture per week only. Do not spam :)

 

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New update for the Topaz Gigapixel AI launched. And $195 off on the entire TOPAZ bundle if you use our code!

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Topaz announced a new update for Gigapixel AI (Click here). And by using our code “RUMOR” you pay $65 instead of $99. About this new update:

This update includes a model improvement for better results, a new single-image preview view, new zoom options, and the new “man-made” mode to better enhance the details in cityscapes, typography, and other images with clear outlines and sharp edges.

And til July 7 you have this massive savings on the full Topaz Utility bundle ($195 off using our code “RUMOR“) and Topaz Creator Bundle ($152 off using our code “RUMOR“)

 

 

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Samyang 75mm f/1.8 FE review by SonyAlphaBlog: “excellent value for money”

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Samyang 75mm f/1.8 FE lens is in Stock at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphaBlog concluded:

The Samyang 75mm F1.8 AF (440 euros) is an excellent lens for Sony A7 system. It is an unusual focal length but very practical on day to day. The lens is designed to get a maximum of performances in the smallest form factor possible
Everything is not perfect but the lens scores very well on all the main points : very good to excellent sharpness, very good color rendition, beautiful blurry background , good bokeh balls wide open & at F2.8 , efficient AF, small/light/cheap on a full frame mirrorless
It is also a very innovative lens for Sony E mout with a button that allow to either use the focusing ring to focs or as an Aperture ring without going to crazy price. An excellent idea and almost a reason for me to buy this lens
The lens will be perfect up to 42 Mpix , on the 61 Mpix although results are not top notch wide open (only very good) you need to close down to F2.5 to get excellent results. But this is similar to the Sony FE85mm F1.4 GM that cost 4 times more !
Shooting with this lens is a pleasure and overall it is an excellent value for money

Pros
Very good to excellent sharpness in the centre
Very Small and lightweight
Reasonable price
Large aperture
Possibility to switch the focusing ring into an aperture ring
Creamy background
Good Bokeh balls at F1.8 & F2.8
Very good color rendition
Very Good and silent AF
Unusual but very practical focal length
very low distorsion and reasonable vignetting wide open
Very good build quality

Average
Corners sharpness wide open could be better, optimum only at F5.6
Resistance to flare good but not exceptional
Small level of CA
Bokeh Balls no more circular as of F4 (9 shaped)
Rare AF pumping in video

Cons
No weather sealing

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