UPDATE: Tamron teaser for a March 15th press event
Tamron US posted this teaser image on Instagram. There is not a single word about what’s going to be announced. UPDATE: It might be a lens with 200mm or something like that…
Tamron US posted this teaser image on Instagram. There is not a single word about what’s going to be announced. UPDATE: It might be a lens with 200mm or something like that…
Phase One has just released Capture One 21 version 14.1.0. It added support for the new Sony A1 too.
New features
Improvements
You can preorder the new mics at FotoKoch Germany. US preorder will be open at 10am NYC time on BHphoto. And here are the first video reviews:
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Sony issued new firmware updates for the Sony A9II (download it here) and Sony A7III (download it here).
IMPORTANT: When you update to this version, FTP transfer setting will be initialized. Please reconfigure after the update.
IMPORTANT: When you update to this version, the camera settings will be reinitialized. Because of this, we recommend that you save the current settings before updating. You can use the Save/Load Settings function to save the current settings to a memory card and write them back after the update.
NOTE: For details on how to save the settings and the items that can be saved, refer to Save/Load Settings in the Help Guide.
Preorders:
Sony A1 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. Focuscamera.
Sony XPeria 5G PRO at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon.
Sony A1 in Europe at FotoErhardt DE. Calumet DE. Fotokoch DE. Park UK. WexUK.
Join the Sony A1 Facebook group here.
Rishi Sanyal from Dpreview tested the Sony A1 sensor and writes:
The sensor in the Sony a1 displays a marked improvement over the first-generation full-frame stacked CMOS seen in the a9 and a9 II, with increases in resolution, readout speed and dynamic range. Up until now it had seemed as though fast sensor readout and high dynamic range were mutually exclusive. The a1 has the fastest sensor scan rate of any camera we’ve measured, to our knowledge only roughly 1ms or ~25% slower than a traditional mechanical shutter.
And yet despite the speedy readout and shooting rates, the a1’s base ISO dynamic range is class-leading compared its sport-oriented peers, and lies within our measurement error of its class-leading high-resolution full-frame peers. Meanwhile, high ISO dynamic range remains competitive, surpassing that of many of its high-resolution peers and falling only slightly behind lower resolution cameras that have less cumulative read noise due to fewer pixels.
That means you won’t have to worry about trading off any image quality for the capabilities the a1 bring that hinge upon its fast readout. High contrast scenes such as the one above, and more challenging ones, can be handled with ease if you expose to retain highlights and tone-map underexposed tones to be visible in post-processing. And the dual gain design of the sensor ensures low noise levels as light levels drop. The Alpha 1 should offer a great deal of flexibility regardless of your shooting scenario.
Like I told you weeks ago today Sony did indeed announced the new ECM-W2BT Wireless Microphone (here on BHphoto) and the ECM-LV1 Compact Stereo Lavalier Microphone (here on BHphoto). This means my next rumors will be correct too! On March 16 we will get the new 50mm f/1.2 GM and on March 23 other new FE lenses!
The ECM-W2BT wireless microphone will be available in April 2021 for approximately $230.00 USD and $300.00 CAD. The ECM-LV1 compact stereo lavalier microphone will also be available in April 2021 for approximately $30.00 USD and $40.00 CAD. These microphones will be sold at a variety of Sony’s authorized dealers throughout North America.
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