Sony Tidbits…(Sony camera apps format reverse engineered).


Sony RX10 II 4K 100Mbps Outdoor Video Test #SonyRX10ii

Some simple upscaling tests with a a7r (Wmjaeger).
First day in theatre (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony 28mm f/2 Street Photography Review (MikeOnTheStreet).

Jones: sony.com.hk pre-sale of A7rII (with SF-64UZ 64GB class 10 SD and carrying bag) at HK$23,490 (US$3,011) with optional discount for HVL-F32M flash (HK$1399/US179), LA-EA3 adapter (HK$990/US$127) and Metabones MB_EF_E_BT4 adapter (HK$2,790/US$744).

Anoynmous:Sony camera apps format reverse engineered. Non Sony apps available and loadable
https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE
https://sony-pmca.appspot.com
This works. I loaded the sample app on my a6000 and if potentially huge news.
SAR note: Please be cautious on that. I didn’t try it and do not invite you to try this out. I post this only for pure informative reasons if someone is a hacker or so and wants to check it out!

Zeiss posts new Batis video to learn how to set up the OLED screen properly.

Zeiss posted that video to explain you how the OLED screen on the new Batis lenses works. And here are also two new lens reviews:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Review at Photgraphyblog and ThePhoBlographer.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/1.8 Review at ThePhoBlographer.

Batis store links:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.

This week SAR readers photos selection.


Andreas Elste
Sony A7 + Zeiss FE 55 1.8
@55mm | F2.2 | 1/640s | ISO100 smile emoticon

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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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Sony Tidbits…


Sony SEL28f20 FE Lens Review

Sony A7R for bird photography (yes it works!) at SonyAlphaForum.
Why you totally need a Flat Lens on your SONY Action Cam! (Actioncamerarumors).
Sony F65, ARRI Alexa, RED Dragon, Varicam 35, Canon C500 comparison on Vimeo.
Will the Transition to 4k Be Slower than the Hype Suggests? (Adorama).
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Tokyo(Zoom) on Youtube.
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Bridge(Custom) on Youtube.
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Sydney(Custom) on Youtube.
The world’s first selfie? – “Beatle” George Harrison in front of the Taj Mahal (TheNakedCamera).

Correcting Sigma 24mm A-mount lens reports from other sites…

ART24mmSony

A couple of rumor sites and some fake copy cat rumor sites (LOL) report that the Sigma 24mm ART lens for A-mount is now available for preorder at BHphoto since yesterday (Click here).
Many SAR readers asked me why I didn’t report this. After many requests I decided to explain you that this is a false news! The lens is on preorder since MAY 4 and I reported this on MAY 4 on SAR (see article on SAR here). So this is a no-news :)

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Place your bet: Where will A-mount be in three years from now?

Sony stated that they will keep A-mount and somewhat hinted that it would kept alive in the very high-end segment. We are eagerly waiting to get news about the A99II and I really do hope Sony will give as a “WOW” with that camera as they did with their recent A7rII release.  That said, I am curious to hear from you what your “feeling” tells you about the A-mount future:

What Sony lens do you hope to get in 2023?

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This is a list of features I hope to see on the new A99II:
– 50+MP sensor
– Really really really fast autofocus which works reliably in low light (much better than the A7rII).
– Best EVF in class
– Really really really long battery life (much better than the A7rII).
– 4K with no overheating issues (thanks to larger body)

 

A7rII Live Panel event at BHphoto (with Sony manger Kenta Honjo).

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Today at 2pm New York time (20:00 in Berlin) you can follow the Sony A7rII live panel discussion organized by BHphoto (full info here). You can send your questions via #BHPhotoLive. On the panel we also have Sony manger Kenta Honjo so be sure to ask him precise simple questions about some of the A7rII issues we found out in those days. We need to be sure Sony fixes them as soon as it gets.

You can also watch the live stream here on SAR:

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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