Sony Tidbits…


How to Get the SQUARE BOKEH with a Weird Cheap Lens

Does Sony’s new FE 85mm f/1.8 lens best the Zeiss Batis 85mm prime? (Imaging Resource).
Maintaining a legacy or building for mirrorless, who benefits? (Dpreview).
Fotodiox DLX Stretch lens adapters (Personal View).
Wedding Lighting – It’s Not About the Light (ALC).
Profoto Reveals Upgraded B1X 500 AirTTL Monolight (Explora).

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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 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 A7sIII 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.

Eak: “Just to share with you my first trip of 4 days with the Sony a6500 to Iceland. Great place for photographers. Most shoot handled and with prime lenses: Sony 50mm 1.8 and Sony 20mm 2.8. https://youtu.be/qrLZWQVuzRU”

Justas: “this is pretty interesting Sony NP-F550 battery grip for A7 series cameras. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6xy8EpvpC4“

This week SAR readers photos selection


Sergei Gavrilov‎
Sony A9, FE 85 1.8
md: Daria
https://www.instagram.com/gavrilovsergphoto/
www.sony.ru/alphapro/photographers/sergej-gavrilov

1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
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.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself!

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Sony Tidbits…


Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G Master Review

Sony crafting chip business capable of withstanding stronger yen (Asian Review).
2017 Roundup: Consumer Long Zoom Compacts (Dpreview).
Zeiss 135mm Batis review by Phillip Reeve.
Fotodiox Factor LED Lights (Personal View).
How to Shoot Black and White Photography (ALC).
Macro Lens Buying Guide (Explora).

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
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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 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 A7sIII 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.

Martin: “I got myself the Sony FE 85mm F1.8 today. It’s a disaster. Have anyone else had this focus wobbling on small apertures? https://youtu.be/0hwPzdFbsFk“

 

New Luminar Neptune has artificial intelligence technology (Save $10 with SAR code)

MacPhun announced the new Luminar Neptune software (Click here). You save $10 on it if you use the promo code “SAR” on checkout!

New feature highlights in Luminar Neptune:

Accent AI filter – Uses artificial intelligence to create stunning images with a single slider movement, tapping into the power of dozens of filters.
Quick & Awesome workspace – A workspace consisting of the Accent AI Filter, Saturation & Vibrance and Clarity filters. Perfect for achieving great results in a fun and easy way within seconds.
Plug-in integration with Creative Kit and Aurora HDR 2017 – Seamlessly access favorite features from Macphun’s other photo editing tools.
Brush, Gradient and Radial Gradient tools – Dramatically faster performance yields smoother selective editing.
Vignette filter – Addition of Vignette Styles, Place Center and Pre- and Post-Crop modes delivers even more flexibility to this popular photo finishing tool.
Memory management – Increased overall performance for large files and 5+ simultaneous open images.
User Interface changes – Extensive improvements to in-app animation and mode transitions make for a more pleasing editing experience.
Crop tool update – Ability to specify custom crop sizes bring the ultimate usefulness to cropping.
Local history – Provision for reviewing separate history while in Transform, Denoise, Clone & Stamp modes helps optimize editing.

Sony Tidbits…


Sigma Cinema Lenses, NAB 2017

Last week in Joshua Tree National Park (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony FS7 Mk II camera, NAB 2017 (Personal View).
Les meilleures optiques en monture sony E et FE (Focus Numerique).
Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM sample gallery (Dpreview).
Meet a Pro: Sony Artisan and Filmmaker Ben Moon (ALC).
Cinema Lens Care and Maintenance (Explora)

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I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors!

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 A7sIII 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.

Rafael: “This music video that already had an article written about in a BRazilian music magazine was entirely shot on a Sony A7II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYTgnruDLcw“

Michael: “Just a blog post with photos taken from Sony A7rii using Batis85 blog.qamera.com/blog/2017/5/22/bay-to-breakers-dress-up-day“

Sony Tidbits…


Customizing AF using the Sony a9 Recall Custom Hold option

A Look At The New Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STM GM OSS With Smooth Trans Focus (Lensrentals).
5 Photos You Haven’t Taken…Yet (ALC).
How to take Sunset pictures (SonyAlphaForum).
My Sony a6500 Got Soaked (ThatCameraGuy).
How to Back up all Your Family Photos to One Drive (Explora)
In the Field with the Tokina FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE MF lens (Allan Weitz).

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I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors!

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 A7sIII 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.

Ivan: “I’ve make a user report about using Sony A7R camera for fashion photography http://maker.me/ivan-tsupka-8870be/f5159e“

Ernst: “With the latest update of playmemories you are now able to download your pictures from your Sony camera to your phone or tablet without telling Sony your exact GPS location. This app is finally usable again. Thank you Sony!”

 

Sony Tidbits…


HDR photography + Sony A99ii – My observations

Quick little 16-35mm shootout including the Sony/Zeiss f/4: chromadic.com
Understanding Exposure (ALC).
How to Photograph Meteor Showers (Explora)
Bedrohte Tierarten fotografiert mit der RX10 III von Sony (Photoscala).
70-200mm GM test at Le Monde De La Photo.
Batis 2.8/135 – Review by Irwin Wong.

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
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I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors!

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 A7sIII 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.

Rafael: “I thought it would be cool to share this video https://vimeo.com/207949202. It was entirely shot with a Sony A7II and a metabones adapter. The band is one of the biggest Beatles tribute bands in Brazil (they’re called Pepper Band).“