Sony Japan issued an official statement saying. Following the Kumamoto earthquake damage there is a supply issue that will cause a delay on the production of the following cameras:
α7
α7R
α7S
α5100
α77 II
α99
Note that the newer cameras like the second generation A7 camera series and the A63000 are not listed. It’s clear that Sony’s effort is to keep the production alive on their key products.
PlayMemories Camera Apps – “Smart Remote Control” | Sony
Is This the Camera that Will Save Hasselblad? (Hughbrownstone.com).
Sony A7R2 and the Tamron 150-600mm lens by Dale Matson.
Shot on Sony’s: new 6 part series about murdered and missing women in the Southeastern Ohio town of Chillicothe (Vanishingwomen.crimefeed.com).
Sony A7II + Minolta RF 5,6/250 mm (SonyAlphaForum).
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Juan: “I thought you might want to let Alpharumors viewers know that I just published the ebook titled “Top 20 Settings For Your Sony Alpha Mirrorless Camera” and it’s absolutely free. All that people have to do is go to http://alphamirrorless.com and submit their email address to download the ebook.”
Juha Hansen: “Here is our 3rd production diary from Scotland and England. We where shooting exclusively on A7 cameras. A7RII, A7s, Zeiss Batis 18mm, Sony Zeiss 50mm and 24-70. Slowmo’s on RX100IV with 250 fps. Music made with Ableton Live and Push. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qUOqyC3-nCw“
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS in White Mountains Snow (Diglloyd).
Quick review of the Sony 90 2.8 Macro (Beautifullenses).
I left Canon for Sony and I expect I am not the last to do so… (Diyphotography).
Test – Sigma 30 mm f/1,4 DC DN Contemporary (Focus Numerique).
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Adam Sherratt: “Myself and a friend are publishing a charity photography calendar, with some of the photos captured on Sony a7rii. We are raising funds for a man who can’t get treatment for a rare form of bladder cancer on the NHS (uk national health service) and so has to pay for it privately. Would be great if you could share a link to see if we can drum up some support. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/landscapes-light-2017-calendar#/”
Josselin Cornou: “Check out :) That’s what you get shooting with a A7r2 – ISO 6400 and a Zeiss 55mm from an doorless helicopter. What do you think ?
More on instagram.com/untitledshot“
Hugh Brownstone interviewed Hasselblad manager Paul Claesson. Couple of interesting notes:
1) They managed to “squeeze out” one more stop of the 50MP sensor than the competition (it goes up to ISO 25,600) 2) Hasselblad says they don’t have on sensor image stabilization because it would degrade image quality
Metabones just released a new firmware update for Canon EF to E-mount Smart adapters and Speed Boosters: “EF-Mount lenses are now capable of focusing quickly across the widest variety of mirrorless cameras with trusted Metabones precision and reliability. The smooth iris feature slows down the movement of the electromagnetic aperture diaphragm so that video footage transitions smoothly when the aperture changes, with reduced tick noise from the lens. The latest Canon and Tamron SP lenses have special support for this feature and Metabones® makes use of it if the lens supports it.”
Sony a6300 Tutorial On How to Shoot Continuous Auto Focus
Opinion: A Disturbing Trend in Photography (PetaPixel).
FE 70-300mm tested at DC.watch.
Natural Light vs Off-Camera Flash: An Eye-Opening Demonstration (PetaPixel).
Sony Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar T* Astrophotography Review (Lonelyspeck).
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Allen: “Hello, I just returned from Dubai over the weekend and while at the Dubai mall in the large Sony store I happened to look at the A mount lenses and was told that all of these were half off. I saw a list of just about all of them with the 50% notation on the list. I then purchases the 135 2.8 T4.5 for US, $747! I couldn’t pass that deal up. The salesman was very helpful and asked if he could sell me any other lenses. These were still in sealed boxes and he had 4-5 of each of them, along with others that were store demos for even less. Mine was sealed and in perfect condition and I am a very happy customer of that store. Just wanted you and your followers to know that sale just in case they were in the area.”
Joan: “I’m an independant film maker. I just wanted to share the last music video I’ve made, shot on sony a7s with kowa anamorphic lenses. I hope you like it, and maybe post it on your wall, in order to show how much fun you can have with this camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hflu2RuBSP4“
