Yeah Field Trip: The Best Photo Convention You’ve Never Heard Of (ALC).
Sigma 135mm review at Lenstip.
New Sony Gear Lineup! (Charlie Brown Photography)
2017 Roundup: Interchangeable Lens Cameras $500-900 (Dpreview).
Planning Your Shoot: 10 Tips to Success (Explora)
Venetian Carnival warm up” (2016/2017) using the Venus Laowa 105mm f/2 (T3.2) STF (3D-Kraft).
David: “Just a low light comparison video of the a6300 against the latest smartphone (Galaxy S8). Everyone knows which wins, but look at by how much! https://youtu.be/MhYwQXmlJbQ”
New A9 test: Banding issue video by Alin Popescu (A9 seems has banding issues at very High ISO and in the worse possible Light condition), A9 with Metabones test by Bermigham, First impressions by Andrew Geraci. Sony A9 live chat at Dpreview.
Sony Japan issued a new firmware on many E-mount lenses and on the LA-EA3 adapter. The firmware will be available worldwide within a couple of hours on those links:
Plenty of SAR readers told me that all major US stores charged their credit cards today. Which means the Sony A9 is shipping at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Expect all stores to show the camera as “in Stock” within a couple of hours!
And Adobe right now added full support for the Sony A9 and the new Batis 135mm FE lens.
At the “IR Day 2017” Sony did release more information about their goals and forecasts (you can see a list of files here). In the Imaging Segment Sony predicts a growth in sales and profit:
“Generate higher sales and profit through enhancement of Sony as a camera brand”
It was interesting to read that both camera and lens sales went up 27% during the last fiscal year.
To sum up: Sony is growing and predicts they will keep growing. Translated for us rumor addicted: We will get some exciting new products for sure:
Sony believes it must remain the “last one inch” that delivers a sense of “wow” to customers through its direct relationships with consumers
The latest photo gadget to launch on Kickstarter promises to give Sony owners a better way to control their cameras: from their smartphones.
Arsenal is a hardware device that sits atop your camera. It will give photographers full control over their DSLR and Mirrorless cameras from up to 100 feet away.
The app includes built-in modes for advanced techniques like photo stacking and timelapse. It will write the merged RAW file directly to the camera’s SD card.
Arsenal also offers manual controls, including live preview, full-resolution photo review, and social media sharing.
But the biggest innovation comes in the form of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that compare your scene against thousands of other photos in Arsenal’s “memory” to recommend optimal settings in any conditions.
Arsenal will support the following Sony models will be fully supported at launch: A7, A7S, A7R, A7ii, A7Sii, A7Rii, a3000,a5000,a5100,a6000,a6300, and a6500
