Sony A7III review at Engadget: “possibly the best camera on the market, period”

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Engadget tested the Sony A7III and the conclusion is quite favorable:

Sony’s 24.2-megapixel A7 III is a near-perfect all-around mirrorless camera. You can fire bursts at 10 fps, capture sharp images with excellent dynamic range day or night, and autofocus accurately on fast-moving subjects or portraits. It also handles very well and captures the sharpest 4K video of any full-frame mirrorless camera on the market, except for Sony’s much more costly A9. It’s not perfect, as the viewfinder and EVF are less sharp than rival models. Overall, however, it’s the best $2,000 camera you can buy and arguably the best on the market, period.

That’s why the camera is SOLD OUT in the USA!

Sony A7III in USA at Adorama, BHphotoAmazonBestBuy, FocusCamera, BuyDig.
Sony a7III in Europe at Amazon DE, Calumet Germany, Amazon UK, ParkCameras UK, WexUK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

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Sigma 70mm preorders will open on May 11

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Nokishita reports  preorders for the new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro FE lens will open on May 11. The “rumored” price is 90000JPY.

This is the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 vs the Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro comparison (via CameraSize)

Sigma FE lens preorder links:
All lenses listed on one page at BHphoto (Click here). In detail:
Sigma 14mm f/1.8 for $1,599 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 for $899 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 for $849 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 for $899 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 for $949 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for $1,199 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 for $1,399 at BHphoto and Adorama.

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Image of the new Sony 400mm f/2.8 FE lens at the USA Kando trip

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I am not sure yet if Sony will also officially announce the pricing today or tomorrow. ANd we still don’t know if we might get a new camera too (A7sIII, A6700 or new RX). Stay tuned!

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The new second generation batch Wasabi NP-FZ100 battery is now in Stock at Amazon US

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The first batch of Wasabi batteries had an issue. This has now been fixed and the new second generation batch of Wasabi NP-FZ100 batter ies is now in Stock at Amazon US (Click here).
And also the new Watson Compact AC/DC Charger for NP-FZ100 Battery is in Stock for $19 on BHphoto.

The $100 savings are back on the Sigma MC-11 adapter sold by Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

More deals:

Sony US launched their big rebates you can find listed on those pages at BHphoto, Buydig, Adorama, FocusCamera.

First time rebates:
$300 off on the Sony A9 at BHphotoAdorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera.
$100 off on the 18-135mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera and BestBuy.

Lowest price ever:
$300 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

Get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here) and Capture One 11 for Sony (Click here) by using our coupon code “AMBSAR“.

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Sony releases new firmware update 1.1 for the Sony A7rIII (and new Imaging Edge update too)

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Download at Sony Australia, Sony Support.

Benefits and Improvements from the latest update

  • A new Interval option is now selectable for Pixel Shift Multi Shooting: [On: Shooting Interval 0.5sec] option added to the menu
    *When the camera is connected to a PC, please use the latest version (1.2 or later) of the Imaging Edge software.
    *When using an A-mount lens via a Mount Adaptor (LA-EA1/ LA-EA2/ LA-EA3/ LA-EA4), the interval might be slightly longer.
  • Bracketing is now available during Silent Shooting with uncompressed RAW
  • Improves the peaking display level for S-Log shooting
  • Improves the Eye AF, which under a specific set of circumstances, did not work properly
  • Solves an issue where [Viewfinder Brightness] was not being reflected correctly in [Manual] setting
  • Improves the overall stability of the camera
Imaging Edge (Remote/Viewer/Edit) 1.2.00 has been released.

  • Capture interval 0.5 seconds has been added to the Pixel Shift Multi Shooting settings.
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Sony Tidbits…

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Medium Format or Full Frame | Sony A7RIII vs Hasselblad X1D

Rokinon AF 14mm F2.8 FE sample gallery (Dpreview).
Wishlist: What I’d Love To See in the Sony a7s III When it Comes Out (ThePhoBlographer).
Sony mirrorless cameras for wedding photographers! (Jareklepak.com)
NAB 2018: Redrock Micro DigiBoom, Navigator, and MōVI Commander (Explora).
TVLogic VFM-055A 5.5″ OLED Monitor (Personal View).
Sony HVL-F32M Flash review by Marc Alhadeff.
Lanparte V-Lock Shoulder Mount Rig (Personal View).
Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Sample Images (Photographyblog).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram SonyAlphaGallery.

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.


Manfrotto Befree Live Carbon Tripod – Lightweight, Portable Video Support

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
To get news from our Forum subscribe that RSS feed.
I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

NAB 2018: SmallHD FOCUS Monitor Kits to Work with Your Favorite Cameras (Explora).
NAB 2018: Apple Reveals ProRes RAW (Explora).
NAB 2018: Luxli Expands LED Orchestra with Cello RGBAW Light (Explora).
NAB 2018: G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle Thunderbolt™ 3 SSD RAID (Explora).
NAB 2018: Atomos Goes Compact with Ninja V Monitor-Recorder (Explora).
NAB 2018: Blackmagic Goes Big with 4K Pocket Camera and Resolve 15 (Explora).
NAB 2018: Hocus-Pocus, Wooden Camera Zip Follow Focus (Explora).
NAB 2018: Slinging Video with Style with Sling Media (Explora).
NAB 2018: LaCie Gets Adventurous with Rugged RAID Pro (Explora).
NAB 2018: Edelkrone Innovates with Motion BOX and DollyPLUS (Explora).
NAB 2018: SLR Magic MicroPrime CINE Lenses (Explora).

Aputure Amaran MX Little Led Light (Personal View).
Edelkrone Motion Box (Personal View).
Ikan Pivot Gimbal, can handle large cameras (Personal View).
Feiyu a2000 and other gimbals at NAB (Personal View).
SLR Magic New Cine MicroPrime Lenses (Personal View).

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Still hot: Sigma MC-11 adapter for $149 only

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The $100 savings are back on the Sigma MC-11 adapter sold by Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

More deals:

Sony US launched their big rebates you can find listed on those pages at BHphoto, Buydig, Adorama, FocusCamera.

First time rebates:
$300 off on the Sony A9 at BHphotoAdorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera.
$100 off on the 18-135mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera and BestBuy.

Lowest price ever:
$300 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

Get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here) and Capture One 11 for Sony (Click here) by using our coupon code “AMBSAR“.

 

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