Sony published their 2016Q3 financial report (PDF file here). There is really not much news to report here. Operating income for the whole company and for the specific imaging business went down mainly because of unfavorable foreign exchange rates. But the forecast has been revised upward because they expect a weak YEN currency.
Stepan: “For two decades I was using camcorders as my primary tool and cameras as secondary. Now I switched to Sony A6500 to do it all for me: https://youtu.be/0Fuq2-JMEXo”
Roman: “I shot the following video a while ago using the Sony PXW-FS5 and the wonderful Tokina AT-X Pro AF 28-70 f/2.6 (Version 1). https://vimeo.com/195638933“
Tokina announced that it’s now shipping the new Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2.0 FE lens worldwide (here at Adorama at Amazon UK and at Amazon FR). The Japanese site DC.watch (translation here) tested the lens. Click on the images to see the full size version at DC.watch.
How I lost faith in micro four thirds and switched to Sony mirrorless (Diyphotography)
Lighting Gear for Outdoor Portraits (Explora).
Waterproof Housing for Less Than $100: Photographer Takes the Plunge (Adorama Learning Center)
First Look: Tokina Cinema Vista Primes in 8K (Phil Holland). Phillip Reeve reviewed the Techart PRO AF Adapter
Alan: “In December I hired the new Sony A99mk2 from Lens Rentals when I came from New Zealand for an Xmas holiday to Yosemite Nat Park. I use an A900 at present. Now I am back in NZ I have been amazed at the dynamic range of the sensor and the ability to recover shadows. It’s just amazing! The noise levels are so low compared to my A900 and the Canon 5Dsr RAW files I have been been developing for a friend, see the screenshot from Lightroom CC of El Capitan. The left is as shot, which came out under exposed by 1ev as I was on Spot EV, which I fixed in a later images. The right, with the blacks and shadows opened up by Lightroom. I am just amazed…… now to convince my my wife to let me buy one! I’m will be continuing to post images from the A99mk2 at my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/alanthompson.co.nz/“
Appledaily posted the images of the damage created by the April 2016 earthquake inside Sony’s Kumamoto sensor factory. It took Sony six months to get back to full sensor production. And this explains why in 2016 we had so few camera announcements. Let’s hope in 2017 we will finally see the new A7III and the new High End FF E-mount camera!
