HDC-4300 announced. New Photocameras coming next week!

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The only new camera announced at NAB is the HDC-4300 camcorder. It’s the World’s First 4K System Camera with Three 4K Image Sensors. The full press release can be read below.

And if are eagerly waiting for photocamera news than you will only have to wait til next week. That’s when we are going to get new RX or/and A-mount stuff!

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Sony Tidbits…


A7s vs GH4 Shootout w/ 4K Atomos Shogun

Sony Phasing Out Its Retail Stores (Twice).
Dragon SpaceX Photos with the Sony A7 on Flickr.
Sony A6000 & Rokinon 7.5mm (SonyAlphaForum).
Loxia Biogon 35mm review at SonyAlphaLab.
Point Grey Comments on Sony CCD Line Closure (Image Sensor World).
16-70mm Zeiss review at at Tomiga Blog (in Polish)
Self made grip for the RX100m3 at Dslr-forum.de.

Rawfa: “It’s not really a rumor, but I’ve posted some photos I’ve taken on the remote northeast Brazil on several photos and I’ve been getting a lot awesome comments. Feel free to share them if you want to: http://www.talkemount.com/threads/10991/#post-85424”

Giovanni: “I am a long time reader of your excellent blog. It was instrumental in my selection of Sony mirrorless cameras (since the very first Nex5), a decision I never regretted.
I think your readers might be interested in my book “All things devoured” on decaying, abandoned places in Italy, if not for the photos per se, at least because it is entirely photographed with Sony mirrorless cameras, and with non-native lenses.The cameras I used are a Nex 5, a Nex C3 and an A7. The lenses I used include Canon nFD 50/1.4, Canon FD 200/4, Minolta 40/2 LM, Nikon AF-S 17-35/2.8, Nikon AI-S 135/2.8, Zeiss Contax 50/1.4 AE, Zeiss Contax 80-200/4 MM, Zeiss Contax G 45/2, Voigtlaender 15/4.5. Can you recognize the signatures in the photos? ;-)A free full preview is available at www.gmsacco.com“

This week SAR readers photos selection.


Remon Fotografía‎
“Tsunami”. RX1. (f8,1/4000.ISO400)
https://500px.com/fotoarteremon

1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors/photos_stream?tab=photos and on SonyAlphaForum.
3) 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!

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Sony Tidbits…


Sony Alpha Tutorial – Setting up a Sony Flash as the Wireless Remote

Sony A7r with the Tamron 15-30mm f2.8 by Josselin Cornou.
2015 Sony world Photography Awards Shortlist anounced! (Worldphoto).
Comparison between the Contax G 45/2, the Zeiss Loxia 50/2, and the Sony 55/1.8 (SonyAlphaForum).
Loxia vs Sonnar comparison at iLoveHatePhoto.
Professional Photography with E-Mount (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony Imaging PRO Support (Sony Europe).
Olympus pen F 60/1.5 (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony A7m2 with Samyang 14mm f2.8 (SonyAlphaForum).

Free promotion for one of our friends who created a new APP: SCNX is the Photography App for the purist who loves to tell Visual Stories (here on iTunes).

Richard: “I made a small test video with Sigma lens 30mm f2,8 on a6000. I am really pleasantly surprised, how good is AF in video with this non-Sony lens, especially when this lens is not last Art version (but quality of this lens is unbelievable for this price) and PDF is with this lens on a6000 very limited. Look on video and sorry for my bad english :)
http://youtu.be/QWt6M7ce8QA
http://youtu.be/TmPz4OR1i_Q
This video is with older basic lens 18-55mm from Nex-5, with updated firmware for right PDF support:
http://youtu.be/QE4lsIlRnls ”
αLens Promotion Video shown at CP+ (Youtube).
a7R as a sports camera at NBA games (SonyAlphaForum).