Sony 85mm F1.4 G Master Lens Review

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).

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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 a6500 AF tracking test for video at high fps from Jakob Brenk on Vimeo.

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).

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Pat: “Just did a ISO analysis of A99ii. Very impressive up to ISO 10,000. https://youtu.be/NckWT4Y4Itc“

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“

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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].

The new A9 (or A7rIII) is supposed to be a more “DSLR” alike sized camera (image above is a rendering)

The ten most viewed articles were (on top the most viewed):
1) First A9 specs
2) A6300 announced
3) A7rIII rumors
4) Sony A99II announced
5) Leaked! First picture of the crazy Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 lens!
6) Sony A7III will be released in Q2 2017
7) Sony A6500 and RX100mV officially announced!
8) Surprise! Sigma announces the MC-11 Canon EF and Sigma SA to Sony E-mount electronic adapter!
9) Debunking Sator’s article: “Sony’s Full Frame Pro Mirrorless Was a Fatal Mistake”
10) A first real Sony hack removes the 30min video recording limit and unlocks the language menu

A Happy New Year to all our readers!

The new Photo RAW software is now available for purchase at www.on1.com/products/photo-raw/.

And Fstoppers already tested it:

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.

Sigma 30mm F1.4 Contemporary DC DN Lens Review

Sony a7ii Cine4 Profile Video (SonyAlphaForum).
A6500 test at German Chip.de
Photography Tips for the Handmade Hustle (Explora).
Sony A7rII review at Fototesty.
Legendary Beatles Photographer Harry Benson Visits Adorama (Adorama Learning Center).

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Patrik: “Right before Christmas I thought you might enjoy few nice shots taken with Sony Alfa under the water! Quite a spectacle! :) http://blog.patrikbanas.com/2016/12/synchro.html“

Anonymous: “Not a rumor, and not related to Sony, but might be interesting. Imaging sensors have problems capturing light at high incident angles. This affects design of wide-angle and large aperture lenses, making them bigger and heavier. It seems that the ultimate cure is finally found by a research team from Aalto University. Their sensor captures 96% of light at an angles up to 70 degrees across the visible spectrum (+UV and near IR).
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-detector-record-high-sensitivity-revolutionize-imaging.html“

Andrzej Michałowski‎: “Chopin and Carols: https://vimeo.com/196599241”

Sony Professional: “Working your Dreams” with FS7 II & Chuck Fishbein

Sony RX100 V review (CameraLabs).
Sony RX100 V Field Test (Imaging Resource).
4 Portraits with the 4th ZEISS Loxia – 2.4/85 (Lenspire).
Does anyone think there would be a market for an A5? (SonyAlphaForum).
A Buying Guide for Solar and Solar Eclipse Viewing (Explora).
Holiday Parties: How To Capture The Good Times (Adorama Learning Center).

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