Sony Tidbits…


First look Sony 20mm 1.8 G

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Back to School Cool: 5 Recommended Portable Hard Drives (Explora).
AP Awards 2020: Sony A7R IV wins Product of the Year
Photokina organization says: “At this time, there is no reason to cancel the event” (MirrorlessRumors).
BEST Audio System for Sony A7III and A6600! Sony K3M! (TheEveryDayDad).
Sony Image Sensor Business Re-Org (Image Sensor World).

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All software deals: Capture One, DxO, Luminar, Franzis and Topaz

From March the 9th till March 31st, you get a public 25% discount on Capture One for Sony perpetual licenses and subscriptions (Click here). Use code “SPRING25” to get the discount at checkout!

Skylum launched the new free Luminar 4.2 update ($10 discount with our code “SAR”). It adds a new “AI Augmented Sky” feature you can “live test” on their interactive press release page.

Topaz has just released a major update to their Sharpen AI software. This update will include highly-requested batch processing capabilities. Sharpen AI will also include the ability to selectively apply or remove the sharpening treatment to certain areas in your image.

To promote the latest update, Topaz is launching a special sale. Sharpen AI will be on sale for $59.99 (save 25%) from today until April 3.

Topaz announced their new Video Enhance AI and there is a $100 discount if you preorder it within the next days. Check out how it works and see the samples on this official Topaz product page.

Save $237 on the entire Franzis software collection

DxO announced the new PhotoLab 3.2 software. And til March 31 you save up to 30% on all DxO software (Click here).

Sony Tidbits…


Easy Tips To Improve Your Sony Menu Settings | Sony A7RIV

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Lume Cube 2.0 review at Dpreview.
How to Survive the Coronavirus as a Photographer/Videographer! (TheSLantedLens).
Chromaticity shifts with the a7RIV, Z7, and GFX 100 (Jim Kasson).
Announcing Lowepro Fastpacks AW III and Slingshot III (Explora).
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki says he is yet not satisfied with the market share conquered by the L-mount alliance (MirrorlessRumors).

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Examples of over 100+ years old videos upscaled to 4K with the new Topaz Video Enhance AI plugin

You have 5 days left to save $100 on the new Topaz Enhance AI (Click here). Note that if you use our checkout code “RUMOR” you will get an additional 15% discount!

This plugin let’s you enhance a video up to 8K. Here is an example of an original 720p video upscaled to 4k:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfa-EFkr20c

And this is an example form a 1913 video shot in San Sebastian:

Buffalo in 1901:

Mussolini and Hitler:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of9UEP-h_Wo

Halifax in 1902:

Schwarzenegger in 1969:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj1xpoRdzXU

Reminder: Use our checkout code “RUMOR” to get an additional 15% discount on the new Topaz Enhance AI (Click here).

 

This week SAR readers photos selection

 

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Un post condiviso da The Sony Alpha community. (@sonyalphagallery) in data:


by joseramosphotography⁠
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Sony a77 + Sigma 10-20mm, Exposure: 30 seconds, Aperture: f11, ISO: 100, 3 stops soft ND Grad, 10 stops full ND, Tripod, Remote Shutter⁠

1) You can submit one single picture per week only.
2) To submit your picture for the weekly readers roundup post you can choose one of the following three options:
– Instagram: Follow @sonyalphagallery and tag us on your picture to give us the permission to repost your image on the instagram gallery and on SAR (we will credit you)
– Facebook: Submit your picture on our group: facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera. Please add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ” to grant the permission for reposting on SAR. Without the hashtag we will not add your picture!
– Forum: Submit your picture on the SonyAlphaForum image section and add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ”
3) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: instagram.com/sonyalphagallery, facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera and on SonyAlphaForum.
4) 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! And please do share one single picture per week only. Do not spam :)

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New Lensbaby 28mm f/2.5 E-mount lens will be announced soon

Press text:

Lensbaby Velvet 28 is a 28mm, f/2.5 all-metal, hand-crafted art lens that captures tack-sharp detail beneath a layer of radiant glow. Velvet 28 also features exceptional 1:2 macro capabilities with a close focus distance of 2” from the front of the lens. Built with landscape, adventure, travel, and street photographers & videographers in mind, the Velvet 28 offers Lensbaby’s popular variable glow effects at a wide 28mm focal length. Lensbaby’s Velvet effect lenses add an ethereal mood to scenes. This unique, in-camera creative effect elevates imagery with depth, dimension and soulful expression. The Velvet 28’s close-focus capabilities, combined with effects varying from impressionistic at bright apertures to just a touch of velvety smoothness at darker apertures, provides a set of visual tools that will help creative shooters expand their vision of the world. One of Velvet 28’s key features is its 1:2 macro capability. It is an ideal in-camera effects lens for photographers & videographers who like to shoot wide, while also offering the versatility to capture closer details. The lens allows image makers to move seamlessly from shooting street scenes or capturing landscape, adventure & travel images to capturing details such as a subject’s clothing or wildflower blooms and butterflies in an alpine meadow.

Features

  • 28mm Focal Length
  • 1:2 Macro Magnification Ratio
  • Aperture Range: f/25 – f/22
  • 67mm Filter Threads
  • Manual Focus

Sony Tidbits…


Sony A6600 vs Sony A6400 vs Sony A6100 – Which Camera is for You?

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Ice Hockey Photography with the Sony Alpha a9 II (Explora).
Tony Northrup says the Samsung Galaxy NX is the camera of the decade and here is why… (MirrorlessRumors).
Fujifilm X-T200 vs Sony A6400 / A6100 – Entry / Mid-range Comparison (The Hybrid Shooter)
Sony A6600 VS Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k (TheEveryDayDad).
Why I Didn’t Switch From Sony to Fujifilm (Sonder Creative).
Sony Alpha 7R IV mit 61 Megapixel im Einsatz (Photoscala).

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