Sony Tidbits…


Behind the scenes filming with the new Fujinon MK 18-55 T2.9 lens

Sony | FS7 II & FS5 | Electronic Variable ND filter introductory video #4 (Sony Channel).
Fit Sony Nex digital Exmor Sensor to 35mm Film Camera (Digitalfilmscam).
The BBC used IR Red, thermal imaging and sony A7s cameras to get night shots for planet earth 2 (diyphotography)
35mm Comparison: Voigtlander VM 1.7, Zeiss Loxia 2.0 and ZM 1.4, Leica FLE 1.4 (Phillip Reeve).
Contax G Biogon 28mm 2.8 black strip @high shutter speeds (SonyAlphaForum).

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Viltrox announces the new Canon EF to Sony E-mount Extendable Electronic Adapter

Viltrox announced a new Canon EF to Sony E-mount Extendable Electronic Adapter you can buy for $199 on their eBay site (Click here).

This is their press text:

Viltrox EX-NEX allows Canon EF/EF-S Lenses to be used on Sony A7 series, A6XXX and NEX cameras. This adapter not only supports AF, Lens IS, On camera aperture adjustment, but also built with extendable mechanism for macro with AF. The macro ability will be boosted instantly for flowers, insects and close up photography.

Product features: 
– Support Sony A7/A7R/A7S/A6XXX/ cameras and VG camcorders* 
– Support EF/EF-S lenses manufactured by Canon, Sigma, Tokina and Tamron 
– Record EXIF data includes aperture, focal distance etc. 
– Support on camera aperture adjustment and mettering 
– Support lens IS 
– Extend approx. 4.5mm max. Distance can be adjust accordingly
*VG series does not support AF

Product limitation and disclaimer 
– The Company does not guarantee the performance of cameras and lenses out of the compatible list. The Company will not be liable for any compensation associated with using non listed camera or lens. 
– The Company will not be liable for damage of the lens. If you worry about damage of your lens by using this adapter, please do not buy. 
– In video recording mode, does not support auto-focus. 
– If you found any problem with use of this adapter, please contact us or the shop you bought it.

Important: There is one catch in that story: “The Company will not be liable for damage of the lens.“. So be cautious if you buy it!

And here are some images that do show how the tube extends and what kind of results you will get with it:

 

 

Sony Tidbits…


XEEN 20mm T1.9 at BVE Expo 2017

The Low Light King – Aviation photography with the ZEISS Batis 2/25 (Lenspire).
Sony A7sII goes into space (Imaging Resource).
A Brief History of Shure Microphones (Explora).
Behold Excalibur! 360 Rig Uses 4 α7S II’s For Immersive 6k Experience (Alphauniverse).
Sony A99II review at Focus Numerique.

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Lucas:I’ve been to Northern Norway in mid January to capture some winter moments. I have used a Sony a7sii with Canon optics most of the time and an dji inspire 1 x5r.
The Sony performed very well at the weather conditions! Low temperature and snow or slight rain was no problem.
https://vimeo.com/206091082

Trent:Got a chance to use the Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 for one week in Budapest, Hungary.  Since there do not appear to be many blogs with reviews on the new FiRIN (and it was only recently released), I was wondering if your readers would like to see some sample images, and my initial thoughts on the lens.
I am not a professional reviewer, but a long time (amateur) travel photographer who enjoys good glass.
In a nutshell, the lens was super sharp, and extremely compact.  Very minimal distortion for such a wide angle prime lens.  And, of course, the price is right.  Thank goodness a reputable company such as Tokina is now manufacturing quality 3rd party lenses.  My images are NOT corrected for distortion because, as of yet, there is no lens profile in Lightroom.
You can see some of my jpegs at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/trentspix/albums

Sony Tidbits…


Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens REVIEW vs Sigma 85mm ART

Intervalometer for automatic shooting with A7Rii (SonyAlphaForum).
How to Turn Helios Lenses into a DIY 30$ tilt Lens Baby (Mathieu Stern).
Sony 85mm GM vs Sigma 85mm Art (Sonder Creative)
Rokinon 20mm FE test at ThePhoBlographer.
‘Popular Photography’ magazine and PopPhoto.com to close after nearly 80 years (Dpreview).

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Lenin:I just wanted to share my last post on Travel Tripods. Here is the direct link to it: http://bit.ly/2lJu6Z0

Yamin:i have some idea to improve manual focus for our loved sony camera :D
i already posted to sony community, but i want to share here to. Hope you have some interest in it and posted too :D
i really hope these idea can be implemented by sony in the future
here’s the link
http://community.sony.com/t5/Join-the-Inspiration/New-Manual-Focus-Method-for-Sony-ILCE/idi-p/620046

New Metabones PL to Sony E-mount T CINE Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x

Metabones released the new PL to Sony E-mount T CINE Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x. This is the press text:

Sharper corners, less distortion, reduced vignetting

New optical design: advanced 5-element/4-group optical design incorporating ultra-high index tantalum-based optical glass to achieve extraordinary optical performance with improved corner sharpness, distortion and reduced vignetting.

Like the revolutionary original Metabones Speed Booster announced in January 2013, the Speed Booster ULTRA has a magnification of 0.71x, and so it effectively reduces the crop factor of mirrorless cameras with DX-sized sensors and Super35 camcoder, such as Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount cameras Sony FS7 MARKII, from 1.5x to 1.07x. However, the new ULTRA design makes very effective use of exotic materials at the furthest limit of glassmaking technology, and as a result is well corrected for use with virtually all fullframe SLR/Prime lenses regardless of exit pupil distance. (More information can be found in the press release here)

Features and benefits

Design for attaching full-frame PL Prime Lens to Sony E-mount cameras/camcorders
Increase maximum aperture by 1 stop.
Increase MTF.
Makes lens 0.71x wider.
Advanced 5-element/4-group optical design incorporating ultra-high index tantalum-based optical glass by Caldwell Photographic in the USA (patent pending).
New positive-lock PL lens mount. (Patent pending).
Felt material flocked inside the opening to reduce internal reflection.
Compatible with Sony FS7 Mark II camera.
The tripod foot is detachable and compatible with Arca Swiss, Markins, Photo Clam ball heads.
Only support full-frame PL Prime lenses, e.g. Compact Prime CP.2 Lenses. Super 35 PL Prime lenses are NOT supported.
Speed Booster ULTRA is designed to cover an APS-C/Super35 image circle which is not big enough to cover a full-size 36mm x 24mm sensor. On a full frame camera body (A7 series, NEX-VG900) the camera needs to have “APS-C/Super 35mm” set to either “Auto” or “On”.

Sony Tidbits…


How to Get Better Battery Life From Your Sony Camera

Sony A99 vs A99 II: Should you upgrade? (Digitalrev).
Sony A6500 review by PCmag.
A7II review by Ken Rockwell.
Sony A6500, a review (Seb Imagery).
Kai and my Charters pole video with the a6300 (Dan Chung).
Zeiss Loxia 35mm f2 Review (Movingelectrons)

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Greg:Free camera apps (star trails and multiple exposure) for UK owners if they register their camera before end of april. More details on the sony UK site http://www.sony.co.uk/regional/camera-apps#section-eligible

Matthew:I made a video of some tests I did on wind noise on the Sony A6500.  I thought it might be of interest to your site:
https://youtu.be/v-cdS-VBlZM