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Sony A9 shots Kentucky derby (and new impressive 20fps test by Sam Palis)

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Reminder: Don’t forget you can win!!! an A9 if you preorder at BHphoto or at Adorama,. Other preorder links: Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

There are many new A9 tests. So let’s check them out:

Editorial journalist Nick Didlic did use six A9 camera to shoot the Kentucky derby. The full report can be read at Alphauniverse. What Nick liked most is:

Everybody else is shooting 10 to 12 frames per second and I’m shooting 20 frames a second…I’m seeing those horses’ hooves off the ground more than anybody else is!’

Here is a video from Nick Didlic at 20fps:

And Sam Palis posted this A9 test video:

And this is a video of the A9 focus following a buggy:

This is a hands-on by Jason Lanier:

Sony A9:
Sony A9 at BHphotoAdorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 with Grip Extension Kit at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
Note: US readers preordering the A9 at BHphoto or Adorama using our links (and our affiliated links only!) have a chance to win a Sony A9.

100-400mm GM:
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

Sony A9 accessories:
Sony A9 battery grip at Adorama, Bhphoto, Amazon. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 Glass screen protector at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
NP-FZ100 battery for the A9 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Jessops.
GP-EX1 grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
FDA-EP18 eye cup at Adorama, BHphoto.
MQZ1 multi battery charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
BCQZ1 Z-series Battery Charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.

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Win an AMEX card ($4,500) at BHphoto:
US readers preordering the A9 at BHphoto using our links (and our affiliated links only!) have a chance to win an AMEX card mathching the value of the Sony A9 ($4,500). The winner will be randomly selected by BHphoto by end of June after the preorders shipped out!
The conditions and legal notes of the sweepstake can be read here: sonyalpharumors.com/official-bh-sonyalpharumors-a9-launch-sweepstakes-rules/

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The conditions and legal notes of the sweepstake can be read here:  sonyalpharumors.com/official-adorama-sonyalpharumors-a9-launch-sweepstakes-rules/

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