Sony Tidbits…


Meike 35mm F1.7 Lens Review | John Sison

Hands-On with the Simple-Interfaced Rhino Motion Slider Systems (Explora).
Shooting at night with the Sony A7R III (CameraJabber).
Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary for Sony E-mount sample gallery (Dpreview).
Sony Alpha 7R III im Einsatz: Das Ende aller Wünsche? (Photoscala).
Why You Need a 135mm f2 Lens (Micael Widell).
Moza Air Review (Max Yuryev).

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

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
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
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.

Sony A9 firmware update 2.0 released. And new 500 Euro price cut too.

Sony released the new firmware update for the Sony A9. At the same time in Europe there has been a 500 price cut on the camera like you can see here at Calumetphoto.de.

Benefits and improvements from the latest update

  • Enhance Continuous AF
    • Enhances continuous auto focus on moving subjects
    • Enhances AF-C stability while zooming
  • Adds new or enhanced functions for sports/news media photography professionals
    • New function: assign protecting images to custom key
    • New function: FTP transfer protected files at once *1
    • Displays wired LAN MAC address
    • Inputs IPTC metadata to files *2
    • Inputs camera serial number to metadata
  • Others
    • Improves all-round operational stability
    • Improves the accuracy of the overheating warning

*1: Only the images protected on Ver.2.00.
*2: Need to create IPTC information beforehand by using the “IPTC Metadata Preset” software.

Sony Tidbits…


Best A7RIII Camera Settings for Shooting Action, Wildlife and Sports

6 Common Mistakes of the Low-Budget Filmmaker (Explora).
Sony 100-400mm review is it good enough for fashion (David Oastler).
The Sony A7rIII is named “DSLM camera of the year” at the german site “dkamera.de
Canon SL2 Review vs Sony a6000 Series Cameras (Photorec).
My Favorite Sony Camera and Lenses of 2017 (That1CameraGuy).

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

Jon:I have a gallery of images made with a combination most people wouldn’t normally see, if you’d like to share.   Sony a7R III with the Sony 24-240mm.   As of Jan 6, 2018 every photo in this gallery made with the a7R III was made with the 24-240.  It’s a much better combination than many people would believe.
Here is the link:
http://www.thephotographyhobbyist.com/CAMERAGEAR/Sony-a7R-III-Gallery/

David:youtube video showing the a9 in use for a 3 model low light session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euO5pHcM4AU

Just some fun: Image of the “Panasony A7sIII” :)

This image made by John Zulueta made my day :)
It displays the dream most SAR readers have: A Sony A7sIII with the Panasonic GH5s specs.

Jokes aside the Sony A7sIII should really match Panasonics specs without to remove the IBIS like Panasonic did. That would be a real killer!

Sony Tidbits…


Camera Settings for Shooting Landscapes – Sony Alpha

A Guide to Neutral Density Filters (Explora).
Sony a7R III Tested – Shooting a Mini Documentary (Cinema5D).
Pro street photographer: why I swapped my Canon 5D Mark IV for the Sony A9 (CameraJabber).
Samyang 135mm F2 AS UMC review by Marc Alhadeff.
The best of 2017 by Kai on Youtube.
Godox SL60W LED Light Review (Personal View).

Anonymous:Was checking Sony India site and A99, A77ii & A58 are no longer listed. They were listed till last month but have vanished now.”

 

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New cool accessory announcements from CES

Last night Sony did only announce a new module for the RX0 and a talking robot-dog (LOL). But other companies announced some interesting accessories. The one I like most is this My Passport Wireless SSD from WD for On-the-Go Backup. You can preorder this now on Bhphoto. This might be the easiest way to make secure backups when doing long trips.

SanDisk’s New Extreme Portable SSD, for Speed and Economy (News on Explora)
MOZA Announces AirCross 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for Mirrorless Cameras (News on Explora)
Fast & Mobile G-Technology G-DRIVE R-Series USB 3.1 Type-C SSD (News on Explora)
New Crane Plus 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer, Object Tracking and More (News on Explora)
The Ronin-S Single-Handed Stabilizer, New from DJI (News on Explora). Preorder available also on Adorama.
My Passport Wireless SSD from WD for On-the-Go Backup (News on Explora)
Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO at Adorama.

Panasonic announces the new GH5s. Sony, now it’s your call to answer with the A7sIII.


via Camerasize

Panasonic just announced their new GH5s. This camera is made to challenge the Sony A7sII. It has some terrific specs (like dual native ISO and Cinema4K) and first tests show this is indeed a serious competitor. Imaging Resource writes:

“At both 12,800 and 25,600, the GH5S looks slightly better than the A7S II at the same ISOs, which is both unexpected and subjectively highly impressive for a camera featuring a sensor that is a fraction the size of the other.
A sensor significantly smaller than the full-frame A7S II is beating that camera in low-light performance. I never thought I would see the day. With these test results, it’s hard to argue that the GH5S is not the new king of low light.”

Overall this is good news. Sony can’t hold back on the A7sIII launch and has to pack it with some necessary features like 4k60p and 10bit internal recording at 24-30p. The NAB show in April would be a logic place for the A7sIII announcement.