Back in Stock: Sony A7rIII with free 128GB card and bag

The A7rIII with free accessories is back in Stock at Amazon and FocusCamera.

Reminder:
The new Godox Xpro-S now available for preorder at Amazon and Adorama.
Meike just announced their new MK-A9 Pro Battery Grip for the Sony A9 and A7rIII. You can preorder it now at Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK.
10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here) and Capture One 11 for Sony (Click here). Use the coupon code “AMBSAR“.

Sony Tidbits…


Sony Alpha A7RIII Custom Settings for Movies

a7RIII AF-C accuracy with Batis 85/1.8 (Jim Kasson).
Part 1 – My First Sony A6500 Experience (Peter Gregg)
New Shoten Leica L to Sony E-mount adapter.
The Wide Bunch: A Guide to Wide and Extreme Wide-Angle Lenses (Explora).
Vuze+ VR 360 Camera and underwater case (Personal View).
Laowa 105mm F2 T3.2 STF review (Marc Alhadeff)

Scott:I’ve done a low light comparision between the A7sii and the A7riii. The results were interesting. I’d like to share it. The link is here https://vimeo.com/251986515

More informal and personal photos from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.

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Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
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Exact Serial Numbers of A9 cameras with free repair

A week ago we reported about an issue with the Sony A9 hot shoe. Here is an update with the exact serial numbers that are affected by this (via Sony). These camera will be repaired by Sony for free:

from 3020001 to 3023644
from 3320001 to 3320190
from 3370001 to 3381733
from 3770101 to 3777036
from 4470001 to 4475048
from 4870001 to 4871354
from 4970001 to 4973150
from 5070001 to 5076112
from 5670001 to 5670457

Sony Tidbits…


Sony 5 a7Riii – 5 Awesome Features & a few complaints

Guide to Sony A7R III Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode (CameraJabber).
Sony A7RM3 AF-S Focus Fix – UPDATE by Jeff Remas.
Announcing the G-Tech mobile USB 3.0 Hard Drive (Explora).
Kodak PIXPR0 Orbit360 4K VR Camera (Personal View).

More informal and personal photos from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.

Taran: “I have been following your page from last 2 years , your content and news is great . Is it possible for you to share my video shot on a6000 and 10 105f4 all handheld . Have a look . My youtube channel name is Taran Bali. https://youtu.be/1Xbt5PpTVrc

Yaniv: Shot this little video with the RX100IV last week in the blizzard in NY. Just thought I’d share it :)
https://vimeo.com/250385679

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This week SAR readers photos selection


Miguel Lemos‎
The Queen
Sony A7 II + Zeiss 55
MigueLemos Photography

 

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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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‎Mario Marez‎
This morning sunrise at Emerald Bay in South Lake Tahoe, California.
Sony A7SII and 16-35mm f/4 used.

 


Eddie Esdale‎
A7RII & Loxia 21
Scotland

 


‎Matt Anderson‎
“Waianapanapa Sunrise”
Sony A7R2 @17mm f/22 1/2 Second
Waianapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
www.mattandersonphotography.com

 


Alastair McCormack‎
Portland Bill Lighthouse, UK
A7ii + Samyang 14mm: f2.8 iso3200 1/10″
Single exposure
https://500px.com/alastairmccormack

 


Ajay Vangapaty‎
Sunset in Arches National Park. A7R2 + 16-35 GM
Check out my Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ajaysimhaphotography/
Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajayvangapaty

 

Brad Clawson
Light in the Darkness. Taken outside of McKinney, TX with Sony A7RII & Sony 16-35 f/4.
https://www.facebook.com/photosbybradclawson/photos/a.456091004499097.1073741889.347919425316256/1607114906063362/?type=3&theater

 


Honza Prokopius
α7S, 16 mm, Okříšky, Czech Republic

Sony Tidbits…


My FIRST time using this BEAST of a lens | ft. the Sony A7RIII

Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS sample gallery (Dpreview).
15 Last-Minute Photography-Related Gift Ideas (Explora).
Nikon 180-400mm F4 E TC1.4 FL VR lens (Personal View).
Sony A7rIII review at CameraJabber.

More informal and personal photos from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.

James:We shot about half of this film with the Sony a7RIII. I used the 24-70 GM (tripod shots) and 12-24 (gimbal shots).  It’s part of the Uber 90-Second Film Fest.  If you like it please like it (thumbs up button) because that’s how they’re judging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w22Jca4Z4Cw We’re out of Portland, Oregon.  Arya of DocuCreative wrote, produced, and directed the film.”

Chris:I wanted to share a video of why I use the Sony a6500, I love the camera and I hope other people fall in love with Sony Camera as I have. Why I Use The Sony a6500 https://youtu.be/9Ps7kWLbPug

Josef:I’ve bought this lens as well and I have to agree with this video. Even when you update the latest FW on camera and the 2.0 fw version on the lens it just focuses like shit.  For me this is oon of the biggest drawback I had since I switched to sony. I was seriously reconsidering my choice to jump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2iI_m9ny1Y

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Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

Interview with the GM lens designers

DC.watch (google translation) interviewed the designers of the GM lens series. THe article contains a lot of technical details. Here are just a few interesting bits:

– The GM lens series development started at the time of the Sony A7rII launch. And it took only 1 year until the first GM lens was launched.
– GM lenses are designed for maximal performance and size is not important. But they try to keep the size within reasonable limits.
– The most important factor was to realize high-resolution and at the same time high quality bokeh
– The conventional standard lenses have a resolving power of 30 lines/mm while GM lenses can do 50 lines/mm