Lightroom CC 2015.6 & Lightroom 6.6 UpdateSony Tidbits…

Sony to Reduce Investment in CMOS Sensor Manufacturing Expansion (Image Sensor World).
Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f/2.0 AEG tested on the Sony A7 (Phillip Reeve).
A7 Mk2 Zeiss 50m 1.7 (SonyAlphaForum).
2 Days in Prague with the Sony A7II (DSphotoblog).
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Hikeventures: “Pictures with the Zeiss Batis 25 and A7: http://www.hikeventures.com/Finnmark/ http://www.hikeventures.com/Kaldoaivi/”

Evan: “I did a yacht shoot for Resident Magazine. I discuss the equipment I used for the first 4 min 23 seconds of the video, such as the Sony a7RII with the Sony 24-70mm GM lens.. Plus the Phottix Indra 500 lights controlled by the brand new Phottix Odin II for Sony.
Hope you enjoy the video: https://youtu.be/ld4YjP7GYUE”

A.: “Edward sharpe and magnetic zeros – wake up the sun – music video. Shot my director Noaz Deshe (White Shadow) on a Sony a6300 https://vimeo.com/170266301“

After Euroepan stores also the world’s biggest online store sold out their entire Sony A7 camera Stock with the exception of the A7sII. Check out:
1-2 months shipment time for the A7rII
1-2 months shipment time for the A7II
1-2 months shipment time for the A7r
1-2 months shipment time for the A7s
1-2 months shipment time for the A7

And also the A6300 kit version will ship in 1-2 months only.

Why does this news matter for the future camera releases? it’s hard to imagine Sony announcing and shipping any future Sony A9, A99II or A7m3 camera soon. Those camera are more likely to ship in early 2017 instead :(

In a previous report I told you that European stores have the same Stock issue. They got told by Sony that a new Sony A7 camera Stock is expected to arrive in September only.

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SAR reader Christine A. sent me that picture of her Sony NEX-7 attached on the [shoplink 33180 ebay]2000mm Nikkor[/shoplink]. That lens sells for around $20,000 on [shoplink 33180 ebay]eBay (see here)[/shoplink]. Only 300 of these catadioptric lenses have been built by Nikon!

I asked Christine if she could send me some image samples taken with the combo but the answer was:

I don’t have any photos taken with it, as it weights 27.5 kilos, including the gimbal and I can’t find anything to mount it on!

Sony A7 camera series and ZEISS Loxia lenses – Manual focus to explore creative freedom

Three Days with a Pile of E-Mount Lenses, an a6300, an a6000, an RX10 III (Hugh Brownstone).
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm f/2.8 C/Y + A7II (SonyAlphaForum).
Understanding ISO (Explora)
Solar Paper – Lightweight USB Solar Panel Review (Photochirp).
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Anonymous: “Here is a video that was mostly shot with the A7SII, Phantom and a little FS5. I think that your viewers may like to watch it. https://youtu.be/RSFDnKhi50I”

Fred: “I am doing a rolling review for the new FE 50/1.4 ZA lens. Here is the link:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1443700/0
It’s a stunning lens but my tests show how impressive the smaller FE 55/1.8 still is. :)
Here are my preliminary conclusions:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1443700/1#13666410“

Two Sony news:

1) Fdtimes reports about the new Sony 16-bit X-OCN format (eXtended tonal range Original Camera Negative). Like RAW, it retains everything the sensor sees. Unlike RAW, it promises lower bit rates and greater ease of use (see image above). Could be useful for future high End E-mount cameras too!

2) Thewrap reports: Sony Corp Unveils Plan to Raise $3.6 Billion via International Stock and Bond Offering. Sony plans to use the money from the issuance of new shares to increase its production capacity of stacked CMOS sensors in its Devices segment, which it hopes will lead to additional profits.

found via Slashcam and ImageSensorWorld

Something different: Help out Rob to clean his dirty A7rII sensor. More about it on SonyAlphaForum. yY personal advise is to use the Eyelead sensor gel cleaning kit you can buy on [shoplink 22691 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it. Watch the video below to see how it works.

Sony 24-70mm F2.8 G Master Review | John Sison

Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM OSS – test shots (SonyAlphaForum).
85/1.4 GM vs 85/1.4 ZA (Beautifullenses)
An Argument for the Sony FS5 (Lensrentals).
Throwback Thursday: a fresh look at the Sony Mavica FD-91 (Dpreview).
The Vanguard VEO265CB Carbon Fiber Tripod at the Navy Yard (Explora).
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Sean: “Here is a new video review of the Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 for Sony E-mount: https://youtu.be/HnX8eso8jBs“

Creating STUNNING silhouettes with backlight using the Rotolight Anova by Jason Lanier

Sony Zeiss Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony RX1r II Review – The best IQ in the smallest package: what’s not to like? (Mirrorlessons).
Sony A6000 with Batis 85 and street photography examples at Tomiga.
Yosemite wedding photography with the Sony a7II, a6000 & Sony lenses (movetomirrorless)
how to clean your mirrorless camera sensor (DonSmithBlog).
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Mike: “Might be interesting the following wedding shots as sony user made them.
http://www.boredpanda.com/helicopter-bride-wedding-photography-cm-leung/
And here is the Hungarian link where you can find the  insagram link with the sony logo.
http://velvet.hu/randi/2016/07/28/eletveszelybe_kerult_a_menyasszony_az_eskuvoi_fotozason/”

James: “Here’s my wish list of video features for the a7s3, enjoy! https://youtu.be/eJvsrWqW5Zg“