Camera Comparison: Red Epic W vs Sony A7RII

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The Art of Portraiture Part 2: Light (Adorama Learning Center)
Infographic: Helping You Choose the Right Delkin Memory Card (Explora).
Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D – Initial Impressions by Luke Tscharke.

Bernie: “Just dropped my 2017 film reel. 90% of the shots, the a6500 with Zhiyun Crane was used. With a few drone and A7s shots sprinkled in. Let me know what you think https://youtu.be/JmDpHzXIBHU“

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The Chinese site Weibo reports the new 15mm f/2.0 Dream Lens preorders will start on July 28 and the lens will start shipping out on August 10 in China. The official price is 4980 yuan (~€633). Gobal Launch will follow after.

Those are the specs posted on Weibo:

Lens weight w/o shade ~500g is much better than 12mm f2.8. And image samples can also be seen on Weibo.

The current Laowa E-mount lenses in the line up are:
Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens for Sony E at [shopcountry 55644].
Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 Macro Lens for Sony E at [shopcountry 55646].
Venus Optics Laowa 105mm f/2 Smooth Trans Focus Lens for Sony E at [shopcountry 55645].

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Thanks Sven!

Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS Product Overview

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Jay Perry: “A camera AND a MUSICAL INSTRUMENT? Is there anything the @Sony a7R II can’t do? youtu.be/bi4IPmkoWSY?a”

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.

Til July 27 you save $20 on the Macphun Luminar software (Click here). Current Macphun users do pay  for $39 (instead of $59) while new users pay $49 (instead of $69).

The new Sony A7rIII (or A9r) is scheduled to hit the market in 2018. So there is still some time to wait. It’s likely it will have the current Sony A9 body and a new High Resolution sensor inside. Of course the big question is…

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Some quick PROS and CONS of having a crazy high resolution camera:

PROS:
– Better for large prints (But who really needs it?).
– Sometimes better for postprocessing (cropping , downsampling to reduce noise, and so on).
– Futureproof. Always nice to have the highest resolution quality of the photos you care about. And in future we may have 32K TV and other crazy stuff that might make it useful to have large files.

CONS:
– Makes the whole experience slower (Slow file saving, slow transfer, slow computer).
– Low frame rate makes it not suitable for sports and action photography in general
– Needs a lot of storage (SD cards, Computer, Online and hard disk backup).
– Diffraction limit on lenses. And you need good glass.

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

This is interesting: Today Nikon only announced the “development” of the new D850. Which means it will take quite some time before the camera will hit the market. Also interetsing….no specs have been shared. So we don’t know which Sony sensor they are going to use.

This is the press text from Nikon.

DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL SLR CAMERA NIKON D850

MELVILLE, NY (July 25, 2017 at 12:01 A.M. EDT) –- Nikon Inc. is pleased to announce the development of the next generation full-frame, high-resolution, high-speed digital SLR cameras with the upcoming release of the highly anticipated Nikon D850. This announcement coincides with Nikon’s 100th anniversary of its establishment, which is celebrated today.

The D850 will be a formidable tool for creators who will not compromise on exceptional image quality and versatility, including both aspiring and professional photographers as well as hobbyists who capture landscapes, weddings, sports, fashion, commercial imagery and multimedia content creators.

The D850 is the successor to the D810, which has been highly praised by its users for offering extremely sharp and clear rendering, with rich tone characteristics. This powerful new FX-format digital SLR camera is engineered with a range of new technologies, features and performance enhancements that are a direct result of feedback from users, who demand the very best from their camera equipment. The D850 will exceed the expectations of the vast range of photographers that seek the high resolution and high-speed capabilities that only a Nikon of this caliber complemented by NIKKOR lenses can offer.

To learn more about the Nikon D850, please visit nikonusa.com/d850. Information regarding the release of this product will be announced at a later date.