Sony announced the World’s Smallest Super Small 1M-Pixel Lens Module:
The world’s smallest 1M-pixel lens module (2.6 mm*2 (W) × 3.3 mm (D) × 2.32 mm (H)) was realized by newly developing a super small 1M-pixel image sensor with a chip size of 2 mm × 2 mm and a super-small low-profile lens with a head size of 2.6 mm × 2.6 mm. This lens module is also equipped with a low power consumption mode that reduces power consumption by approximately 10 % to 60 % compared to existing image sensors with an equivalent number of pixels for mobile applications. This makes it the ideal lens module for super-small and lightweight mobile devices. The IU233N2-Z and IU233N5-Z will help to further reduce the size and weight of mobile devices such as head-mounted displays and smart watches, and to develop new markets such as IoT and drones.
This sensor is probably going used by future wearable devices.
Zeiss 16-70mm unboxing by Jason Vong.
T-Stops vs F-Stops: When to pick which (Wolfcrow on Youtube).
5 Most Expensive Mirrorless Cameras in 2016 (Adorama Learning Center)
Sony Zeiss 35mm F1.4 startup clicking noise and lens recommendation (SonyAlphaForum).
ms-optics 21mm f/4.5 perar (35mmc).
Best Photo-Editing Software (Explora).
Don: “My wish list for the A7iii. Sensor. The current 24MPixel sensor means I can print up to 20 x 13” at 300dpi. As I never actually print larger than 16 x 12” then I have no wish for a higher resolution sensor. But I do find it limiting that the A7ii has worse high ISO noise than both the A7Sii and the A7Rii, so I would welcome a move to a BSI sensor. Autofocus. A similar system to the A6500 would be great, mainly to give fast focussing and good compatibility with Canon lenses. Stabilisation. Just an update to make it as good as the A6500. Battery. If Sony can pack all the electronics into an A6xxx sized body, then I’m sure that they could make room for a bigger battery in the A7 series. If not, then adding about 5mm to the height of the camera would make it easier to hold, and would give extra room for a new larger battery. Video. The A7S and A7R cameras are both great for video, so why not concentrate on stills photography for the A7iii? No video would a smaller menu and make everything easier to find. Backup. No video would also mean that there is no need for microphone and headphone sockets. These could be replaced with a full sized USB 3 socket. With the correct firmware this could allow direct backup to a USM memory stick. Or just add a second SD card slot instead. Write speed. Please increase the write speed to the SD card(s). RAW and JPEG. I find Sony colours a bit cool. Could Sony add a menu item to allow you to choose between the standard Sony colours and a slightly warmer option? And of course allow proper uncompressed RAW without wasting space on the SD cards.”
Sony | FS7 II | Feature Film shooting the monumental scenery of New York City (Sony Channel).
Sony A7 : 14 Bit uncompressed + PDAF with third party adapters (Change.org).
A6500 review by Ken Rockwell.
RX100Vreview by ThePhoBlographer.
Every camera manufacturer runs some kind of ambassador scheme, somehow they don’t really represent women (Diyphotography).
Andreas: “I just made this low light test with the Sony A7s II with a Christmas theme. It’s shot in Sweden and Denmark (Copenhagen) and it shot internally to memory card. I used the Sony / Zeiss 16-35 f4 for wide shots. Most shots are with the Sony / Zeiss 55 1.8 and longer shots with the Sony G 70-200 f4. Iso ranged from 1600 to 51200.
I edited in Premiere Pro, imported the sequence into After Effects where I did a small noise reduction and exported to ProRes HQ. Color graded in Davinci Resolve with very small tweaks. https://vimeo.com/196278874“
On Facebook Mitakon confirmed they will ship soon ship the monstrous 135mm f/1.4 lens. The lens comes with E-mount too and was announced a year ago. To preorder the lens you have to deposit $500 at Zyoptics.net. But if you don’t absolutely need the f/1.4 I would strongly suggest to go for the superb Zeiss 135mm f/1.8 A-mount lens instead: [shopcountry 54214].
In short, my first impression of ON1 Photo RAW 2017 is that it is by far the best software I have ever used that has come from ON1 and is the first time I am actually considering bringing a piece of their software into my workflow. Photo RAW 2017 certainly isn’t perfect and leaves tremendous room for improvement toward which I expect ON1 is already hard at work. I would suggest for most users that their best course of action would be downloading the 30-day trial from the ON1 website and giving Photo RAW 2017 a whirl to see if it fits in their own personal workflow.
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