Sony Tidbits…


Sony Pro Support – An Unboxing

Sony Alpha 7 Aktion: Bis zu 80 EUR Rabatt auf ausgewählte Objektive at Amazon.de
Which camera to choose! A7s, A7r, or A7ii?! (SonyAlphaForum).
Is Sony 24-70 F4 REALLY less sharp than Panasonic 12-35 f2.8 ?? (The Hunter Report).
Scientific center on production of space sensors. Sony A77v & Sony A65 (SonyAlphaForum)
new Zeiss Loxia Transportkoffer on preorder at Photo-porst-neuwied.de.

Fototesty:A little experiment? See how much you will gain if the image from Sony a7R II downsize the image to the 24 MPix. For high iso – remove the noise in RAW, sharpen slightly and enjoy the results:
http://fototesty.pl/blog/389_sony-a7r-m2-raw-kontra-jpg.html
Is 42 megapixel is too much? See images 1:1 for every iso straight from the body sony a7R II:
http://fototesty.pl/blog/388_sony-a7r-ii-test-iso.html

Eric:Voigtländer 15mm f/4.5 FE just arrived – size matters: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57668049

This week SAR readers photos selection.


Jérémie Petit‎
Bordeaux Studio a7rII + 85 1.4 GM

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2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors/photos_stream?tab=photos and on SonyAlphaForum.
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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Lensmate launches new thumb grip for the Sony A6300

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Lensmate just released their new A6300 Thumb Grip which you can now buy at Amazon US (Click here).

Description:

  • We designed the Lensmate Sony a6300 Folding Thumbrest to allow easy access to all of the buttons, and to quickly get out of the way when you need to get to the top dials. A light push with the thumb swings the rest 40° out from the camera and a light action ball detent keeps the Thumbrest in the opened or closed position. Weight 9 grams or 1/3 of an ounce. Available in black.
  • The sculpted thumbrest relaxes your grip on the camera, reduces camera shake and allows slower shutter speeds. Makes one handed operation easier and prevents unintentional button presses.
  • Camera specific design retains access to all controls and does not effect operation of built in flash or articulated LCD screen.
  • Integrated silicone insert provides both thumb grip and bumper between the rest and camera body and the silicone insert in the hot shoe tab provides resistance to unintentional ejection. Machined out of solid 6061 Aluminum rod, then bead blasted for texture and anodized for a tough finish.
  • We suggest using the Lolumina Mini stick on soft release button with the Lensmate a6300 Thumbrest for a more relaxed and ergonomic index finger position (with the finger draped over the button, usually not using the finger tip). See our other listings.

One more thing the A6000 also got a Silver version of the Lensmate Thimb Grip (Click here).

Sony Tidbits…


Studio Headshots Using Adapted Lenses: The Breakdown With Miguel Quiles

Sony Alpha 7 Aktion: Bis zu 80 EUR Rabatt auf ausgewählte Objektive at Amazon.de
1st shoot with video and stills with the RX10III (Pmrphoto).
Water for Life – Sony A6300 relax video (SonyAlphaForum).
Commlite and a6300 Review: Video (SonyAlphaForum).
new Suono A6300 bag (DC.watch).

Drasko: In my latest review i´m taking a look at the Sony Sky HDR App which you can get for 10€ in the Sony Appstore and use on your sony cameras like the A7II, A7rII, A6300… but is it really worth it? Get some coffee and Donuts and have a look! http://www.dsphotoblog.com/?p=1118

Mario:This week I have released a new film called “Senna vs Brundle.” The film looks at the young Ayrton Senna who later became a triple world champion in Formula 1 and one of the most iconic sportsmen. It is set around the British Formula 3 season in 1983 in which Ayrton and Martin Brundle had a fearsome fight for the title. That season made Ayrton the man we later saw in Formula 1 and also propelled Martin directly into Formula 1 with the iconic Tyrell team. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/svsb
The interesting thing for you is that the 14 interviews the film contains and the contemporary footage of the racing car were filmed on 2 Sony A7s, later also an A7rII and 55mm 1.4 lenses. Recording was in 4k ProResHQ on an Atomos Shogun. You can see some pictures at senna-vs-brundle.com in the ‘making of’ section. He film is very popular with the racing community and has been a major topic on twitter in the last days.

Sony Tidbits…


Sony A7M2 Review | John Sison

Sony Alpha 7 Aktion: Bis zu 80 EUR Rabatt auf ausgewählte Objektive at Amazon.de
The A7r is pretty tough! (SonyAlphaForum).
A7Rm2 review, interesting part at 3:02, A7R might be to sensitive to water if you dont have plastic cap on the hot-shoe (if that was the case in the first place): https://youtu.be/gk-IMJ5yC1Q?t=3m2s
question: Exposure ‘best practices’ a7II –coming from a Pentax digital body (SonyAlphaForum).
Test – Sony G Master FE 24-70 mm f/2,8 (Focus Numerique).
New Sennheiser MKE 440 Compact Stereo Shotgun Microphone at BHphoto.

Jacob:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLnZY0QoShg MC-11 Adapter working pretty fast with A6000, very good news in my opinion

David:One of our customers suggested that I check out SAR and I thought I should reach out. The company I represent functions as a repairs sub-contractor for Sony Professional Services. We typically repair camcorders like the PMW series, but since the beginning of this year, we have been repairing Sony A7 series cameras for their local customers. Here is a link to our page about Sony Alpha repair https://digitronav.com/repair/camcorder-repair/sony-alpha-repair/

 

Sony Tidbits…


Sony Camera Lineup: From the α7s to the F65

Sony Alpha 7 Aktion: Bis zu 80 EUR Rabatt auf ausgewählte Objektive at Amazon.de
Rokinon 14mm f2.8 review at Ilovehatephoto.
EVF: composing vs reviewing (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony α6300 – AF Performance Test $2000 class DSLR VS a6300 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Lja5dcjf4
a7sii comparison johnhicksfilm on Youtube.
Firmware update for NEW FDR-AX53 handycam – HUGE improvement in AF (Sony eusupport).
Simple shootout between legacy Minolta Rokkor MD 24mm f2.8 and. Sony 16-35mm on Sony Alpha 7S M2 (Scatteredlightblog).

Andreas:Recently I bought a Sony A7II as second camera (with fullframe sensor) as a supplement to my A77II (with APS-C sensor) which I use a lot for equestrian sports photography.
With my A77II I’m used to have a perfectly fast and accurate AF and I was wondering how the new A7II would behave in this discipline…

Therefore I made a AF tracking test using the same Sony 70-400m G SSM II lens (using the LA-EA3 adapter on the A7II) on both camera bodies.

The test consisted of photo series from approaching cars in Continuous Shooting Mode (with AF in continuous mode).
Cars where first tracked (with release button pressed halfway) and the shutter was released when the cars reached a specific point (the pedestrian crossing)
I used same settings on both cameras and a focal length of 200mm on the A77II vs 300mm on the A7II (to compensate the different sensor size)

3 series were shot for each test scenario in order to have more consistent results:

A77II (with latest Firmware 2.0)
3 series with sports program (12fps), Continuous AF, AF field: expandable flexible spot (on center)
3 series in High mode (8fps), Continuous AF, AF field: expandable flexible spot (on center)
3 series in Low mode (4fps), Continuous AF, AF field: expandable flexible spot (on center)

A7II (with latest Firmware 3.1)
3 series in High mode (5fps), Continuous AF, AF Feld: field (on center)
3 series in Low mode (mit 2.5fps), Continuous AF, AF Feld: field (on center)
3 series in High mode (5fps), Continuous AF, AF Feld: flexible spot (on center)

All photos taken can be seen on my Flickr Album which can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andip66/albums/72157666619497605

Sony Tidbits…


Stepping up from a dslr/mirrorless to a FS5 – Sony FS5 Overview

Sony Alpha 7 Aktion: Bis zu 80 EUR Rabatt auf ausgewählte Objektive at Amazon.de
SELP18105G System Software Update (Sony support).
A Bad Day for SEL70200G (SonyAlphaForum).
NAB 2016: Sony Unveils Super-35mm HDC-4800 that Shoots at 480 fps (Adorama Blog).
260 degree panoramic picture with Sony A7r2 and canon 8-15 by Marcio Cabral.
Global Shutter Pixel Comparison (Image Sensor World).
BlueAngels: Half Speed / Sony A6300 120P 120 FPS by Patrick Murphy-Racey

Anonymous:3 shorts video made by Fabien Corrente with the A7rII in super35 mode and with the Sony 18-200 OSS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4-0wwMq_20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKk9S3k0rSQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dpsB_iiK4U