Here comes the very first image of the new Sony a7R4a (Source: Weibo). The only difference I can find is the missing Sony logo under the LCD screen. And yes, the screen looks better as it uses a new higher resolution version.
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Reminder: What’s new on the A7rIVa and A7rIIIa?
LCD resolution has changed from 1.44 million dots to 2,359,296 dots
They both support USB 3.2.
The Sony logo under LCD monitor has been removed
There are also small changes in their battery life
Soy published the full financial report (download it here). As you can see from the image on top the electronics segment increased their sales. But the camera business sold less units than expected. But Sony also revised the 2021 forecast and expects to sell more cameras than perviously estimated:
Sales are expected to increase mainly due to an increase in sales of televisions resulting from an improvement in the product mix and an increase in sales of digital cameras resulting from higher unit sales, as well as the impact of foreign exchange rates.
Adds the USB Streaming function to allow connection using a USB cable to a PC or Xperia smartphone for live streaming and online communication with the high video and audio quality. NOTES:
This applies to Xperia 1 II or Xperia 5 II smartphones that have been upgraded to Android 11. Update availability varies by region. (As of April 22, 2021)
When connecting to a device with a USB Type-C port, use a commercially available USB cable or terminal conversion adaptor.
Improves the overall stability and performance of the camera NOTE: Refer to the Help Guide for details on all updated functions.
SIGMA Corporation is pleased to announce the SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG DN | Art.
Superb optical performance and usability power up the most popular focal length.
An “Art F1.4 35mm” reborn for mirrorless and empowered through SIGMA’s technology to date.
The existing 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art was SIGMA’s first GLOBAL VISION lens. Released in 2012, it set the standard for all of SIGMA’s subsequent Art-line lenses, and thanks to its exceptional image quality it is still the 35mm prime lens of choice for many professional photographers. Nine years on, the 35mm F1.4 has been redesigned from the ground up specifically for mirrorless cameras.
Despite being significantly smaller and lighter than the existing 35mm F1.4, it displays an outstanding level of sharpness right to the edges of the frame at all apertures, as well as exceptionally smooth and attractive bokeh and remarkably well-controlled optical aberrations.
Designed exclusively for use with mirrorless cameras, the 35mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is light enough to feel perfectly balanced on a compact mirrorless camera, yet is packed with an array of professional features including ultra-fast AF, a de-clickable and lockable aperture ring and a customizable AFL button. This gives the lens operability and portability without compromise, making it as ideal for professional projects as it is for casual outings, and as well-suited to video as it is stills.
SIGMA is delighted to introduce you to the new gold standard in wide-aperture 35mm primes.
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As a photographer I spent a total of five months inside the intensive care unit in Bolzano (Northern Italy). During that time I blogged from inside the hospital and reduced my amount of daily work on SAR.
I did this because my very best friend Barbara was heavily attacked on social networks. She is an intensive care unit worker and was accused by many to exaggerate the Coronavirus pandemic or even worse, to completely fake it. So I felt obligated to do my best to tell her story. And once inside with her I couldn’t stop working and kept shooting many stories.
Before you go crazy on the comment system please be aware it is not my intention to discuss the pandemic. I don’t want to get into any discussion about restrictions, vaccination, economic disaster and so forth. I was not there to judge the political measures. All I intended to do is defend the honor of nurses that are saving life of our neighbors and parents.
The technical side:
I used the Sony A7rIV which proved to be be a reliable tool. The only issue is that the constant disinfection routine is wearing up the exterior parts of the camera. Even the hotshoe has now issues and sometimes the ECM-B1M microphone doesn’t work as the connectors are not working.
The one and only lens I used inside the intensive care station is the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE. This is why:
There is a lot of noise inside the station. With machine alarms going on all time, lung pumps working constantly, patient laments, parents crying and so forth. Moreover health care workers do wear a mask and a face shield. So when I had to do interviews I had to be as close as it gets to the subject. A 50mm was too close and the 40mm lens was good enough for this
All my interviews where done inside the station and while people were working. They kept moving around and for privacy reason I tried to keep the background as out of focus as it gets. That’s why I shot the entire video at f/1.2 aperture.
No autofocus: With face shields reflecting a lot of light I had to work with manual focus anyway to get the eyes spot on. Focus peaking has definitely becoming my most loved feature ;)
Where to see my pics:
I have a ton of videos and photos and only started very recently to tease some of these on my website andreapizzini.com, on my Instagram channel, Flickr and 500px. Feel free to follow me there!
