Image on top: Sony Digital Filter App.

All cameras announced in 2017 (A9, RX10m4 and A7rIII) have no Playmemories support. What bothers me is that they do not openly share why they are removing Playmemories support on all new cameras.

A few SAR readers asked Sony managers at the Photoplus show if they could explain why this is missing on the new A7rIII but they got no answer. The same happened to ThatCameraGuy:

We can only ask Sony to release a public statement on those issue. So let’s put some pressure on Sony managers by starting this POLL:

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The more people votes the more pressure they will feel!

You can now buy the new Affinity Photo 1.6 (Click here). This is a nice Photoshop alternative. The new features are described within the following video:

And don’t forget you have one more week to preorder the Luminar 2018 software (purchase here).

This has yet nothing to do with the regular Alpha news. But it’s still interesting to see what Sony sensor can achieve nowadays. Technologyreview writes:

The new $90 IMX324 has an effective resolution of only 7.42 megapixels, which sounds small compared to your smartphone camera. But with about three times the vertical resolution of most car camera sensors, it packs a punch. It can see road signs from 160 meters away, has low-light sensitivity that allows it to see pedestrians in dark situations, and offers a trick that captures dark sections at high sensitivity but bright sections at high resolution in order to max out image recognition. 

Some of this new sensor tech may be used on future Sony cameras too.

Full Sony sensor press text here.

My Sony Sensor Trio

Written for Sony Alpha Rumors by Rick Birt of www.romeobravophoto.com

First I want to express how grateful I am to Andea for running this site. I am amazed at his dedication, and the work he does for this community. THANK YOU!!!

The fact that both my wife and I are professional photographers, allows us to try – and own – a lot of cool gear. My current camera bag contains:

1. Baby Bear – a Fujifilm X-Pro2 with a 24MP APS-C Sony sensor
2. Mama Bear (she’s juuuust right) – Sony a9 with a 24MP Full-Frame Sony sensor
3. Papa Bear – a Hasselblad X1D-50c with a 51MP Medium-Format Sony sensor

I don’t actually carry all of these in my bag at once – but I might if they would all fit ;) I tend to take whatever I feel is required for the job.

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Had the pleasure of working with Actress Kim Matula from Bold and the Beautiful
Shot with a Sony a7R II & Sony 85/1.4 GM
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Sony issued a new 70-200mm GM firmware update at Sony support and Sony Australia.

This update (version 04) resolves an issue where some products may not operate properly after updating to version 03.

Always nice to get something for free. BHphoto is giving you the Sandisk 64GB cars ($119) on every Sony A7rIII preorder (Click here). If you already have preordered the A7rIII at BH ask them to give you that card for free.

Sony savings:

FF cameras:
The Sony A7rII  now sells for $2,398 with lot free extras at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
The Sony A7sII also sell for $2,398 with free extras at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.

APS-C cameras:
$70 off on the Sony 6300 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Sony 6000 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Sony 5100 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the A6000 dual kit at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.

The preorders for the new Luminar 2018 (for Mac and Windows) are now open at Macphun.com.