We know Sony will launch a new 150 Megapixel medium format sensor in 2019. But Canon surely isn’t standing quiet. Today they publsihed this video showing the image quality delivered by their 120 Megapixel APS-H sensor:
Impressive! I am pretty sure the day is coming when A7 camera will get a 100+ megapixel Full Frame sensor. Do we need it? No, but I bet it will sell like hotcakes anyway :)
via CanonWatch
Our reader Barry noticed that Sony has the biggest booth at the NAB show 2018. The chances are high the new A7sIII will play a big role on that booth. The NAB show opens on April 9 with many press conferences taking place between April 7 and 9.
The A7sIII should have 4k/60fp and of course the new A7rIII alike body. It’s unclear yet if it will have Dual native ISO like the new Sony Venice video camera.
Meyer Optik launched the new Nocturnus III 50mm f/0.95 E-mount lens. If you order it now you save 50% on the price.
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Sony A7III shockwaves (Marc Galer).
Things We Love: The Sony a7R II (Bjorn Petersen)
Write up about the Mavic Air: flodahm.com
WPPI 2018: Light & Motion Stella Series Lights the Way, Underwater and Above (Explora).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
Dustin: “Just made a quick video demonstrating manual focus performance fix in the latest firmware from Sigma for their 30mm f1.4. https://youtu.be/jfvO-0ZVQf4“
Michael: “I’ve uploaded a few videos you might find interesting, the first is a rant about fanboys/girls: https://youtu.be/ri6RuSd8cc8 (you may get a chuckle out of this one). The second is how I’m going to do reviews: https://youtu.be/a7qFkOmGJ7Y (with an RX100m3 review). I also made a video in French about Peter Lik: https://youtu.be/20izBX8fjas (I plan on making other videos in French).”
Iliah from FastRawViewer sent me this:
We released a public beta of an utility that is useful for those who have or looking for Sony cameras re-worked to become monochrome by stripping CFAs, like those available from
Daniel Morrison at www.monochromeimaging.comThe utility records a true black and white DNG, compatible with standard raw converters. With such monochrome DNG files raw converter will be skipping any demosaicking stages (which, in turn, leads to better acutance and much less moire) and white balancing. The utility also prevents the formation of 1-pixel grid artifacts.
Short introduction, manual, and downloads:
https://www.fastrawviewer.com/Monochrome2DNG
Sony a7R III, a7 III Complete Menu Settings Guide ( a7RIII a7III )
Canon manager confirms: Company shifts focus from SLR to mirrorless cameras! (Mirrorlessrumors).
Rig Up Your Mirrorless Camera to Become a Cinema Powerhouse (Explora).
Why brand market share shouldn’t matter to you (Dpreview).
Fantasea Expands FML Port System for Sony Mirrorless Cameras (Photographyblog).
Sony 24-105mm F4 G Series Lens Review | John Sison
Infographic Sensors’ Temporal Trend (Multianalytics).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
Dpreview interviewed four Tamron managers. Most of the talk was about their new 28-75mm f/2.8 FE lens. Here are some of the key info:
1) It took one year to develop the lens
2) With the Sony Alpha 7 series, the bodies are compact, but the lenses are relatively big. So when we were planning a fast lens for FE lens it was important to us that it would be compact, but still high quality.
3) We’re not planning on making Sony E-mount versions of our existing lenses, no. Our concept is a little different to Sigma’s. We’re trying to customize lenses specifically for FE, otherwise they’d be too big. When it comes to autofocus, mirrorless has different requirements too. Mirrorless cameras are good for movies as well as stills, and existing AF motors aren’t very good for video. This lens [the new 28-75mm F2.8] has a stepping motor for autofocus, which is better for video
4) Within Tamron, we have an internal definition of SP, where we usually utilize metal for the body material, and certain other features. Optical performance of the new 28-75mm F2.8 will be equivalent to our SP lenses, but for this model we prioritized smaller size and lower weight, so we used polycarbonate instead of metal.
It’s 100% clear from this interview that Tamron is now fully focusing on making lenses for the mirrorless system. We can expect to see new FE lenses soon!
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Reminder: The Tamron lens will ship in late April-early May. The price is rumored to be the same of the slower 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss (check at Amazon US and Amazon DE).
