SAR reader Jordan Rubin realized that video gone viral on Youtube. He kindly explained me why he choose the Sony A7s to realize it:

As a huge Sony fan, we decided to shoot “The Drone ” at a friend’s house using my Sony A7s. It was a two day shoot and I was trying to accomplish the modern horror trailer look, with a very limited budget. Luckily my Zombeavers DP Jonathan Hall was available. He brought his set of Rokinon DS lenses which allowed us to pull focus legitimately. I love my Sony FE lenses, but the lack of geared focus and iris rings would have made it a nightmare for our 1st AC to properly follow the actors.

The A7s was great, obviously because it allowed us to shoot in low light conditions – plus, having been spoiled by shooting my first feature in ARRIRAW, it was exciting to be able to use the A7s picture profiles for more dynamic range and the RAW-like flexibility to accomplish legitimate color-timing in post. I didn’t want to limit my base ISO to 3200 (S-Log limitation on the A7s), so I chose these settings instead:

DAY SHOTS:
PP4
Gamma = cine 4
Color = s-gamut
Detail = 0 (default)

NIGHT SHOTS
PP2
gamma = cine 2
Color = s-gamut
Detail = 0 (default)

Some people recommend dialing down the detail and adding sharpening in post, but I prefer to keep it set at zero. We also rented a modest light kit and a speed rail slider to add some production value – and I colored the project with a combination of FCP, Premiere Pro and the FilmConvert plugin.

I was very happy with the result. I switched over to Sony from Canon about a year ago and I couldn’t be happier. I’m looking forward to getting an RX100M4 this week to experiment shooting 4k and super slow-motion with a pocket sized camera!

Jordan Rubin, Director

Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
A7s Gariz leather case in [shoplink 27569 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27570 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27571 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 27572 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Sony A6000 and sel16f2.8 from Cyprus Aphrodite’s Rock – Paphos
(4 Horizontal shots)
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Zeiss delayed the USA release of the new Batis lenses. They will ship in mid August only according to BHphoto. In Asia the lens is already shipping. Don’t know if Europeans will have them in time or not.

Zeiss Batis store links:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.

Cinematographer Rob Hardy, BSC discusses EX MACHINA from Sony Professional USA on Vimeo.

Video on top (found via EosHD): For your viewing pleasure, here’s Rob Hardy BSC on shooting Ex Machina. Cameras used were the Sony F55 and F65, with anamorphic lenses.

Using Profoto with Sony Alpha Series (SonyAlphaForum)
Cinematography: 7 special effects that anyone can do for free (TheNakedCamera).
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Wharf(Tilt) on Youtube.
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Milkyway(Custom) on Youtube.
Stuttering/Choppy Pan with A7S (SonyAlphaForum).

RX100 IV & RX10 II – Super Slow Motion- Children | Cyber-shot | Sony

Sony A7 with Canon 20mm FD review by Philip Reeve (SonyAlphaForum).
Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Review (Photographylife).
Sony 90mm FE test at Spanish DSLRmagazine.
FE 28mm tested at French Focus Numerique.
Commercial for German Cinema shot on Sony Alpha A7s and Atomos Shogun (SonyAlphaForum).
My First Experience with the Sony PXW-FS7K Made Me a Convert (Sony Blog).

Jimmy: “Wanted to share a lens test I did with the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8 (mated to the Sony A7). I was shooting straight into the sun during golden hour and wanted to test the detail, clarity and bokeh in extreme conditions. I go through 30 images in Lightroom and the results are stunning!  : https://youtu.be/kYZB375Z14M“

Today Panasonic announced the new GX8 (specs here). The camera is rumored to be the first MFT camera using the new Sony 20 megapixel Four Thirds sensor. Sony recently listed three new sensors on their website including the 20MP FT sensor.

Sony is now conquering the MFT world with their sensors?

Made in Siem Reap, Cambodia from Eddie Peter Hobson on Vimeo.

Capture The World (Video on top): “I’m currently working on a project to create a series of short travel films called Capture the World. We shoot everything with the A7r, A7s and RX10. This is our most recent piece of Siem Reap, Cambodia…”

A7II field test (ilovehatephoto).
Nex 7, Nikkor 85 1.8, 50 1.4, 35 f2. Freestyle Scootering (SonyAlphaForum).
40$ lens on Sony A7 II https://www.facebook.com/emin.kuliyev.54/posts/10207515980882744?pnref=story
The Profoto B1 vs. the B2 and Sony A7 Compatibility (Philipandersonedsel.com).
Sony 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 (ThePhoBlographer).
Sony HDR-AS200V Vs. Sony HDR-AZ1 HD (Actioncamerarumors).
Sony RX10 II and Sony RX100 IV Preview (Photographyblog).

Robbert: “Last week I got my new DJI Ronin M and shot a Brazilian Zouk dance party with it and my A7s + Sony/Zeiss 24-70 f/4. Left the OOS in the lens on to correct for small shakes and used autofocus all the time which did surprisingly well in the poorly lit environment. Shot everything with 50 frames/sec in S-Log2. This might be a nice video to feature on the site. The link: https://vimeo.com/130699038“