Confirmed with actual measurements: A7rII has Higher DR than the new Nikon D850 (except ISO 64)

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Photonstophotos now published the real world Dynamic Range measurements of the new Nikon D850. And with the exception of ISO 64 and 400 the 2,5 years older Sony A7rII performed better across the entire ISO range.

Just to be clear, we are talking about minor differences that will certainly not make your photos better and worse. What is interesting about this test is:

1) There has been no DR progress on the D850 compared to the 2,5 year older Sony camera.
2) Sony needs to add a serious native ISO 64 support to squeeze out the best performance (Note: As reported by Jim Kasson the A7rII has a “fake” ISO 64 setting).
3) Sony might has reserved the top edge tech for the 2018 Sony A7rIII model (Note: Nikon surely uses Sony manufactured sensors).

And to not pass as a Sony fanboy. From a usability point of view the D850 beats hands down the Sony. Sony needs to improve a lot and with the A9 they surely did show they are on the right path on this.

Reminder: $200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

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The Change From Nikon To Sony Is Complete!

Nat Geo Photographer Shows How To Be A One-Camera Traveler (Alphauniverse).
Sony Unveils the RX0, a Miniature Camera with Big Ambitions (Explora).
SmallRig Atomos monitor cage hands-on review (Newsshooter).
Sony 24-70mm GM review at SonyAlphaLab.
Film vs. Digital: Let’s Put It to the Test (PetaPixel).
Spekular is a modular LED lighting system you can reshape to suit your needs (Dpreview).

 

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New Adata 290 MB/s SD card is a $70 cheaper Sony SF-G alternative

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If the new Sony SF-G cards are still too expensive for you than look here: The new Adata cards are now in Stock at Amazon US (Click here). In Europe at Amazon DE and Amazon UK.

Trade-in deals:
Up to $500 trade-in credit for the Sony A9-A7 at Adorama, Bhphoto and BuyDig.

New Camera savings:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$200 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

New Lens and accessory savings:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon, Focuscamera.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the HVL-F43M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$100 off on the HVL-F60M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC1EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
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$50 off on the Sony ECM-CG60 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100 underwater housing at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

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Glimpse into the future: Sony working on organic sensor with “foveon” alike tech

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A newly published Sony patent discloses what might become the future of sensors in a couple of years:

1) It describes an organic sensor (it uses organic semiconductor material to capture photons)
2) Every pixel has three layers of organic material. One top it captures the green light information, below it the Blue and at the bottom the Red light.

So basically this is a more advanced version of Sigma’s Foveon tech. Sony writes:

“Since the chrominance signal, R, G, and B, of 3 colors is acquired by each light-receiving part, a high resolution image is generable by high sensitivity. “

In short the advanatages are:

1) Every pixel contains nearly 100% of the color information
2) Compared to traditional Bayer layout sensors you can a) have much larger pixels at same resolution or b) Much higher resolution at same pixel size.

I guess it will take a couple of years before we see this on a real Sony photocamera.

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via Hi Lows Note

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Godox V860ii – Sony a6500 W/Samyang 35mm f2.8 AF, Magmod. Studio shoot on a budget

Camera Comparison: What’s the Best Full Frame Camera Under $2000? 5DIII vs. 6DII vs. a7II (TheSlantedLens).
75mm f/1.5 Biotar test at Streetsilhouettes.
Ethical Photography: Where Do We Go From Here? (Luminous Landscape).
4 Ideas for Your Geotagged Images (Explora).
Sony a9 + Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 ART + MC-11 Photo AutoFocus Test (Jason Vong).
FAQ: How To Clean Camera Lenses (ALC).

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