This week SAR readers photos selection


Mark Smith Photography
Osprey with a sailcat that was previously caught.
Sony A9 – 100-400 – 1/2000 – f 5.6 – iso 400 – Florida, USA
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Sony Tidbits…


Meike 25mm f/2.0 | Review

New Nikkor Z lens roadmap announced in Japan! (MirrorlessRumors).
Why You Should Go Beyond the Kit Lens (Explora).
My first shots with Laowa 10-18mm Zoom on A7R Mk II (Hans Daniel).
Man’s $1,998 Camera Fried by Self-Driving Car Laser (PetaPixel).
Best Mirrorless Cameras You Can Buy in 2019, Ranked (Photographylife).
Panasonic hints that both new cheaper “entry-level” and more video oriented L-mount cameras are on the roadmap (MirrorlessRumors).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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Competition news: Panasonic S1/S1R cameras will be announced on Jan 31

I got solid confirmation that Panasonic will release the new S1-S1R Full Frame mirrorless on January 31. It means they will unveil the full camera specs and pricing with first shipment expected by late March.
The news matters also because those cameras will have some features that current Sony E-mount cameras do not have like:

– 4k 60p
– 100% weather sealing
– HLG photo
– Deep learning AI (we have to see if this is a marketing gimmick or somethign more “serious”)

The Fuji X-T3 is currently the king in the APS-C world and the Panasonic might yet ebcome the king in the FF world. Sony has to answer on both fronts soon!

Rumored specs via L-rumors.com:

Panasonic S1
24MP
L-mount
4k60p
Dual IS (in body stabilization and in lens stabilization)
Contrast AF (DFD technology)
Industry highest resolution EVF (Rumor: Could be 5.6 milion dot)
Deep learning AI
1 XQD and 1 SD slot
3-axis tiltable LCD
100% weather sealing
High Resolution mode (eight consecutive images are captured while shifting the sensor)
HLG Photo
Ships in March
Rumor: Price around $2,000
L-rumors.com

Panasonic S1R
47MP
L-mount
4k60p
Dual IS (in body stabilization and in lens stabilization)
Contrast AF (DFD technology)
Industry highest resolution EVF (Rumor: Could be 5.6 milion dot)
Deep learning AI
1 XQD and 1 SD slot
3-axis tiltable LCD
100% weather sealing
High Resolution mode (eight consecutive images are captured while shifting the sensor)
HLG Photo
Ships in March
Rumor: Price around $4,000

Panasonic S lenses:
50mm f/1.4
24-105mm (Rumor: f/4.0)
70-200mm (Rumor: f/2.8)

Sony Tidbits…


The Mirrorless Master – Sony a7R III – My Complete Review

Review: Voigtlander VM 50mm 1.2 Nokton by Phillip Reeve.
Top 10 Ways to Give Your Photos as Gifts (Explora).
Mark Galer’s Top Photography Tip + RX100VI
Why I Won’t Get The Sigma Art 105mm f/1.4 (Jason Vong).
Why we haven’t taken a stance on in-body stabilization vs OIS – and why that has changed (Dpreview).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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The Sony A9 Full Frame sensor sheet is now available

If you are curious to see the full specs of the original Sony A9 sensor check out this spec sheet (Source: Wikipedia). It shows that on paper the sensor has a lot of potential which the Sony A9 camera doesn’t use. This is normal as the bottleneck here is the processor power and compact size of the camera body.

Sony to move Europe headquarters to avoid Brexit disruption

Sony is moving its European headquarters from the U.K. to the Netherlands as it seeks to avoid disruptions to shipping and customs procedures following the British exit from the European Union, Nikkei has learned:

The Japanese technology giant will merge England-based Sony Europe, which manages its European electronics business, into a new subsidiary in Amsterdam. The new entity will begin operations in April, after Brexit at the end of March, while the U.K. arm will continue to manage product imports and sales, with no personnel to be relocated.

BBC reports:

In a statement Sony said the move would mean “we can continue our business as usual without disruption once the UK leaves the EU. All our existing European business functions, facilities, departments, sites and location of our people will remain unchanged from today.”