Sony A7s II vs A7r II review : 4k noise compared

Loxia 21mm test at Itmedia.
Mirrorless vs. DSLR Mount Question (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony Earnings Call Transcript (Image sensor world).
Sony RX100 IV review at Joerghaag.com

Bernie Aniciete: “Almost at 11k views in 4 days. Filmed with a6000, LX100 for time-lapse, and DJI Phantom 3 Pro in Saint Louis.
https://www.facebook.com/BnEPhotography/videos/10208666761053581/?pnref=story
www.YouTube.com/BnEMediA
www.BnEPhotography.com”

Hanna Saba: “Here is a short video i did on what is in my camera bag. This is all the gear i have and use. Hope you guys enjoy. Please don’t forget to like, share and subscribe smile emoticon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46SjmySCrM“

Something Sony doens’t have in their product protfolio is a very high end system camera. If they are going to offer such a camera well it has to compete against the today’s announced EOS-1D X Mark II beast (specs here).

In short those are the key features:

• 20.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
• Dual DIGIC 6+ Image Processors
• 3.2″ 1.62m-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
• DCI 4K Video at 60 fps, 8.8MP Still Grab
• 61-Point High Density Reticular AF II
• Native ISO 51200, Expanded to ISO 409600
• 14 fps Shooting, 16 fps in Live View
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF and Movie Servo AF
• Built-In GPS, Optional Wi-Fi Transmitter
• Mag. Alloy Body, CFast & CF Card Slots

32 lens, 41 beam splitter, monochrome 42 imaging element , 43 color image pickup device

Egami spotted a new Sony patent descirbing a Sony Black and White sensor. The patent is in japanese and I have to rely on google translation tool to understand it. But it seems like the sensor is actually a hybrid Black and White and Color sensor. Sony seems to recognize that some color information is needed to get a better Black and White performance. I hope our Japanese readers can confirm this.

The google translation of the patent is as follows:

• Patent Publication No. 2015-231052
  • Published 2015.12.21
  • Filing date 2014.6.3
• Sony patents
  • Monochrome image pickup device and a color image pickup device I have
  • If the magnification chromatic aberration or less constant, the monochrome image pickup device to output an image by
  • If the magnification chromatic aberration is more than a predetermined color image pickup device and outputs the monochrome corrects the chromatic aberration of magnification of the image by
  • You can select an image for each image height

Adorama Exclusive – PhotoPlus 2015: Sony RX1R II, a7S II and a7R II

A7RM2 memory functions for landscape photography by Richard Fox.
Sony to Acquire Altair Semi For $212 Million (Eetimes).
Real Anamorphic for less? The Rectilux 3FF-W single focus adapter reviewed (Newsshooter).
Loxia 21mm vs Batis 25mm (Mirrorlessons).
Voigtlander 2/28 Ultron tested on the A7s by Philip Reeve.
Plane Spotting with the A7II (SonyAlphaForum).
Movie set photographer switching to A7rII (ilovehatephoto).
Loxia 2/50 full size A7R II samples at Pixelmania.

José Ramos Photography‎
“Reverence”
The gorgeous Vestrahorn mountains in Iceland, during sunrise, after a 36 hour non stop shooting and driving session, during the 2015 September photo-trip. I crashed and slept all day inside the car in Hofn, after this marathon, but it was certainly worth it. Hope you do agree!
Technical info:
Sony a7R + Zeiss 16-35mm f4

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Kipon announced the new Leica M-mount to Sony FF E-mount Helicoid macro adapter. It costs ¥21.500 (close to $200).

Batis 85mm with Sony a7 and a7ii

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 on Sony A7S II Aperture Series: Blue Dusk Settles on Snowy Lundy Canyon (Diglloyd).
Lomography Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art lens Review (Photobyrichard)
α7R II + PO3-3M 50mm F2 (Dc.watch).
Is it Time to go Full Frame? Weight These Pros and Cons Before You Decide (Digital-photography-school)
Frozen Landscape Photography with Sony a7ii (SonyAlphaForum).
Hands-On Review: The Sony FS7 and Sony’s FE PZ 28-135mm Variable Speed Zoom Lens (Explora).
Interchangeable Lenses versus Built-in Zoom: What Filmmakers need to Know (Explora).

Martin: “I will have a german webinar on using Lightroom for a streamlined workflow. http://xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=webinars&eventid=-125&eventdateid=-151. All images were shot on the A7mk2 and A7R. Maybe its cool for some of your german language readers.”