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Sigma Lenses: The Year in Review, 2019 (Explora).
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Sony issues firmware update for the A7rIV, A7rIII and A7III adds “My menu” custom settings saving and loading

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Sony released a new firmware update for the A7rIV (download here), A7rIII (download here) and A7III (download here).

Benefits and Improvements

  • Enables use of “My Menu” to save or load custom camera settings
  • Adds the “External Flash Set” function:
    This function allows you to configure the settings of an attached flash or wireless radio commander (both sold separately) directly from the camera.

    Compatible Flash models

    • HVL-F60RM (with flash firmware version 2.00 or later)
    • HVL-F45RM (with flash firmware version 2.00 or later)
    Compatible wireless radio commander:

    • FA-WRC1M
      Note: The functionality will be enabled after the upcoming wireless radio commander firmware version.

    Please refer to the Help Guide for more information:

  • Improves the overall stability of the camera

Additional note A couple of weeks ago Sony also released the new RX0II firmware update.

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The Sony A7R IV Disassembly and Teardown: “The A7R IV is much more than an A7R III with a new sensor dropped in”

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The following is a guest post from Kolarivision:

The Sony A7R IV Disassembly and Teardown

2020 is just around the corner, and if there is one thing we can be sure of, it’s that Sony probably isn’t going to be slowing down. While every iteration of the different A7 and a6000 camera lines launch with significant improvements over their predecessors, the most recent A7R took leaps and bounds in both capability and design progress. We’re at 61 megapixels on a full-frame now. The A7R IV brought us here, past the D850, the 5Ds, and even Fuji’s GFX 50 cameras. With that, it brings a 10fps continuous drive rate and all the top-notch AF and video capability we’ve come to expect from Sony. The body itself is just a little different on the outside. The grip is definitely a little beefier than before. The Nikon Z and Canon EOS R cameras’ design and ergonomics were very well received, and it makes sense for Sony to adopt as much of that “DSLR-feel” as they can. But, despite the subtle ergonomic improvements, the A7R IV is still a uniquely brick-like camera with all its rectangles and stepped edges. I don’t know about you, but at this point, I really don’t want them to change.

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