Camera Settings for Shooting Portraits – Sony Alpha Tutorial

Today’s Gold Box on the Sony E-mount 18-200mm and Wallimex 8mm lenses at Amazon Germany (Click here)
Macro Therapy – Love Stands Still (Alphauniverse)
A7RII Milky Way (SonyAlphaForum).
The £1,000 Amazon.co.uk Gift Cards Prize Draw (Amazon UK).
Going All-Mirrorless: My First Non-DSLR Wedding (Movingtomirrorless).
Petition for firmware update of the RX1 (Change).
Batis 25mm lens test at DC.watch.
Sony A7II test at Fototesty.pl.

Kerrin: “I thought you’d be interested in how the new 90mm Macro lens does with the FS7 and A7s in (mostly) 4K while following around some insects for a few days. Definitely a gorgeous lens that is very sharp. I also used it for full portraits of my family and it perfect for that as well. https://vimeo.com/136656424”

Sebastian: “I tested out the HFS a bit on the weekend and here are results. In case you will post some more samples. https://vimeo.com/137271489”

Mike Machian: “Shot on two A7s’s in 4k with two Shogun’s attached https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OxyN8lVvhQ”

Fernando: “Extremadura es vida, Timelapse 4k: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhBlUo-0_r8”

Jose: “Here the Vimeo link to the new ALX models: https://vimeo.com/135291022 ALX S4 KIT: http://www.libecsales.com/products/alx/ALX_S4_KIT.html“

Egami spotted a new Sony patent that could dramatically improve the autofocus performance on future Sony cameras. Imaging Resource writes:

Sony’s patent publication (which means it has been filed and acknowledged, but not yet denied or approved), lays out the groundwork for being able to create unique microlenses with different profiles (shapes), so that the microlenses over the phase-detection pixels could direct light coming only from the desired direction onto the surface of the pixel, without requiring shading. This technology is significant and unique for the fact that the patent implies this would be done on a pixel-by-pixel basis.
This change would give the pixels and overall system much more information to work with in low-light situations.

We are slowly getting there…catching up with Nikon and Canon AF performance!

35mm Full Frame, APS-C, and 1.0-Type Sensor Depth of Field Comparison

Rokinon 135mm f/2.0, Manual Focus Lens – Product Review at Adorama Blog.
Pictures taken with Sony Alfa Cameras and Contax Zeiss lenses (SonyAlphaForum).
Gorgeous pictures taken with the A7II by Albert Dros at SonyAlphaForum.
FE 28mm review at MoveToMirrorless.
Sony’s RX10 II is a powerful superzoom camera with some quirks (Engadget)
Sony RX100 IV Field Test: Plenty of power in your pocket (Imaging Resource).
Sony Zeiss 135mm f/1.8 ZA lens (Neilvn.com).
Build Your Composition, Then Wait For The Light (Alphauniverse).

Kevin: “I did a 4k test video on the RX100IV with Nebula 4000 lite on S-Log2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBAxiD4mpCQ”

Paul: “A7ii + outex housing at 500px.”

Boon: “I managed to use the Sony A6000 + FE 70-200/4 lens for shooting some waterskiing at Cotswold Country Park. http://myphotojourney.co.uk/watersports-cotswold-country-park/“

Sony released the new October issue of the Alpha Universe magazine. Download it for free here:
iTunes (Click here)
Android (Click here)

Sony 16-35mm Vario-Tessar T FE F4 ZA OSS Unboxing

Jordan Drake from The Camera Store tells us about his week & Canon BASHING! (Brutoncoxvisuals).
Why I choosed Sony A7R mk-1 (SonyAlphaForum).
Batis 25mm Sunburst (SonyAlphaForum).
EJ Reviews Stuff: Sony RX10II (Youtube).

Eddie Hobson‎: “https://vimeo.com/135441098. This new short film is to celebrate Singapore’s Golden Jubilee – Made in Singapore. All timelapse shots were filmed with the A7s & A7r cameras, using the Sony Vario-Tessar 16-35mm lens.”

Christopher Mark Perez: “https://youtu.be/e0JMZbg6vtw La Traversee de Paris estivale 2015 – Sony A6000 + 18-55kit (avec Christopher Mark Perez ~ Photographic Artist )”

Andrei: “Hi, just wanted to share a video shot with Sony A7s at a very unique event at MIT which throws amazing art and music to the techy campus atmosphere. https://vimeo.com/135646455”

Eddie Hobson: “First, thank you so much for sharing my Siem Reap video!! Was such a thrill. This new short film is to celebrate Singapore’s Golden Jubilee – Made in Singapore. All timelapse shots were filmed with the A7s & A7r cameras, using the Sony Vario-Tessar 16-35mm lens. Happy SG50! https://vimeo.com/135441098“

We finally got a date! If you preorder the new Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens now you will get it by October 29 at BHphoto (Click here). And the good news is that very ealry preorders from may 11 shipped today!

P.S.: Tom F Watson tested the Zeiss Batis and Loxia lenses in Hong Kong. Check it out!

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.

Samyang-Cine-Lens-Review by Mark Galer. Full article here http://www.markgaler.com/samyangcine

Anyone using a 500mm lens? (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony RX10 II review: This Swiss Army knife of the camera world boasts even more tools than ever! (Imaging Resource).
Beach trip with the Sony a6000 and a few lenses (movetomirrorless).
Shootout: Sony FE 55mm Sonnar, Zeiss Loxia 50mm Planar, Leica 50mm Summilux-M Compared (Talkemount).
High ISO camera concept (SonyAlphaForum).
CanonFD 300mm 1:4 L tested on the A7 (Phillip Reeve).

Gantico: “A night with almost full moon at the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley, Italy. Shot with a Sony A7S, a few Canon lenses, ISO between 100.000 and 200.000. Low angle camera movements created with Shootools Skate Dolly. Edited in Premiere Pro, noise reduction made wit Neat Video v4, custom regrain. Hope that you find interesting to share:
https://vimeo.com/132752811”

Meng Keat: “Share a video did by my friend for Sony Malaysia for the launching of RX100M4. A great little camera! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi94dnEC8tk“