Limited time deal: Save 25% on the entire Adobe Creative Cloud apps and $140 on the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 sold by Adorama

We got two new limited time deals:

  1. Til July 17 you save 25% on the entire Adobe Creative Cloud apps (Click here) for USA only!!!
  2. Save $140 on the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 sold by Adorama.

More software deals:

Topaz released a new major update on their Video Enhance AI software. You can buy it for $170 instead of the original $299 price if you use our checkout codeRUMOR

You save 25% on Capture One (Click here) using the discount code “TAKE25OFF“. If you want to first test the software a free 30 day trial of Capture One can be downloaded here.

New Primers EQX for Sony FX9

Hrvoje sent me this:

We have a couple of news for Primers users, camera shooters and post Creatives.

1) We have reached the next level with our transformation colour science.
Improved precision, density, stability, richness, organicity…the list goes on.  
We are updating existing Primers sets. Primers users will be notified and update is free of charge.

2) We have just released Primers EQX for Sony FX9.
This set includes our latest transformation colour science from the start and achieves top class image performance from FX9. What you see with FX9 and like out of the box…it gets better.
Hats off to Sony team, FX9 is a very capable camera.

3) Unified Colour Philosophy now brings even easier camera matching for Primers users.

4) Primers updates for Sony FS7/FS5 and F55 are coming soon.

Thanks to all who recognized Primers.

About Primers:
Primers are professional image transformation tools embodied into high precision 3DLUT set.
They are designed on thorough camera analysis for each sensor response, wrapped into camera makers base colour science, with implemented multiple image signal corrections and optimizations. Primers are designed for shoot and post and enable superior imaging performance from spot-on exposure decisions with more objective monitoring to high-quality post-production results.

More info here: omeneo.com/primers/sony/

This week SAR readers photos selection


by Katalin Kiss‎
Unclouded Childhood
sony a6000 & sigma 56mm

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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TOPAZ updates Video Enhance AI: upscale and enhance videos up to 8K!

Topaz released a new major update on their Video Enhance AI software. You can buy it for $170 instead of the original $299 price if you use our checkout codeRUMOR

Press release:

Our Latest Update Improves Stability and Hardware Support
We’ve improved speed and stability so you can process longer videos with better performance. Check out the latest features and software updates:

✓ Upscale up to 600%
✓ GPU processing on Mac and Windows (New!)
✓ Improved speed (New!)
✓ Increased hardware support (New!)
✓ New AI Models with improved motion stability (New!)
✓ Custom processing refinements (New!)
✓ DeNoise/Deblock processing
✓ Custom output settings
✓ Keyboard shortcuts, zoom, and panning (New!)
✓ Batch processing with sync settings option

Here is a sample video enhanced with the new updated software:

Internet is already bitching about the EOS-R5 overheating…Max Yuryev explains why

We all know Sony became famous for the overheating issue. Canon was transparent enough to share the overheating info right from the start. This created a lot of buzz and discussion on the web. Thankfully Max Yuryev made a very informative video on this o make a clear point:

I guess that you really cannot use the EOS-R5 video features once you are outside under direct sunshine. And that yes may be a huge limitation for those who want to have a reliable video tool.

Now, I wonder how Sony will handle this on the soon to be announced A7sII successor. I already told you the camera will have a new kind of passive cooling system. My feeling is that Sony will not have the heavy EOS-R5 limitation. After all Sony had 5 years time to develop the camera from scratch to be a videographers beast tool. Something the EOS-R5 wasn’t really meant to be…the EOS-R5 main goal is mainly for Canon to say…hey look at me I am back :)

Thanks Max!

Competition news: Canon EOS-R5 announced…what about Image Quality???

Today Canon announced FIFTEEN!!! new cameras+lenses (see them all at BH). The most important product is the new EOS-R5 8K camera which is priced at $3899 (full spec list at BH). This camera is a sort of hybrid between the Sony As7 and A7r line. The soon to be announced A7sIII will be more purely video focused and likely not have that high resolution nor 8K30p (as professional 4K quality is the main goal of that cam).

Sony vs EOS-R5 interesting facts:

  • 20min 8K recording but files are huge. On a $700 1 TB card you record max 51min
  • Canon has 8stop stabilization vs the Sony 5 stop stabilization
  • Interesting, it uses the same EVF resolution of the Sony A7rIV….that EVF is actually made by Sony…which makes me think Canon bought it from Sony :)

I wonder if Sony has to somehow answer to this or if the A7rIV and future A7sIII will be enough…

Do you feel Sony has to make a sort of EOS-R5 8K camera too?

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The big unanswered question:

The one caveat I have with Canon is this: Yes, on paper the specs are amazing but will it deliver in reality? We know that so far Canon sensors are really way behind Sony. So did they pull the white rabbit out of the hat or will the Image Quality still be inferior to the Sony?

None of the reviewers talked about this aspects and my feeling is that Canon will NOT have done that miracle…

More EOS-R5 videos:

Full coverage at CanonWatch.com