Dpreview apologies: “Sony a9 is sharper than we thought”

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SAR readers already noted that in their Sony A9 review the studio shots looked somewhat soft or slightly out of focus. Well Dpreview just issued this statement

The lens was not optimally focused….To make a long story short, we’ve re-shot our studio scene shots of the Sony a9 with the FE 85/1.8 lens, and they’re much sharper. We apologize for misleading any of our readers, but it’s a long story..

You can check the update studio shots here: dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a9-full-review/5

In little over a month the Sony A9 had to hold the pressure of overheating stories, banding and the Dpreview soft shots. Seems like at the end everything got clear and we can finally talk about the many good things of the A9 :)

Sony A9:
Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 with Grip Extension Kit at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.

World’s fastest SD cards are now in Stock (perfect for your A9):
Sony SF-G 128GB: BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. In EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonFR, AmazonIT, AmazonES.
Sony SF-G 64GB: BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. In EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonFR, AmazonIT, AmazonES.
Sony SF-G 32GB: BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.

The new Sony FE lenses preorders:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

 

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Specs comparison: Future Sony A7III versus the soon to be announced Canon 6DII

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Sony’s next A7III camera will be announced in October-November. And it will be in the same pricing class of the soon to be announced new 6DmarkII (full specs and images at CanonWatch). So here is the question: Will the A7III trump the 6D mark II? Let’s compare the rumored specs:

  1. Sensor (A7III wins):
    The Canon has a 26MP sensor and the A7III will have a new 24MP sensor. I expect the Sony sensor to beat the Canon.
  2. Autofocus (A7III wins):
    The Canon has Dual pixel CMOS AF and 45 points cross type AF. The Sony A7III will have a much improved autofocus system. one of the sources even heard that it might have the same A9 AF system. If that’s the case the A7III will win
  3. Burst rate (on par)
    6.5fps for the Canon while the A7II should be on par with it (6-7fps)
  4. Video (A7III wins):
    1080p for the Canon. Yes, in 2017 Canon is still giving you no 4K on a $2,000 camera! Of course we know the A7III is going to have 4K.
  5. ISO range (on par)
    Canon goes up to 102.400. Sony should do the same
  6. Stabilization (A7III wins):
     5 axis electronic image stabilization on the Canon. Come one, you know that’s never going to be as good as a hardware stabilization system
  7. Display (probably Canon wins):
    Canon has a vari-angle angle screen. I am not sure the A7III will change their current tiltable screen mechanism. If they don’t the Canon will be superior. Also the Touch Panel of the Canon could be superior to the baby-version of the Sony.
  8. Ergonomic (Canon wins):
    It’s unclear if the A7III will keep the same A7II design or have the new A9 ergonomic. Any way, the Canon is still more ergonomic.

Any thought on this?

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The new Sony 12-24mm G is already in Stock in Europe at PCHstore

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Small surprise: The new 12-24mm G lens is already shipping in Europ via PCHstore (Click here). Some real life pictures of the lens can be seen on their blog.

These are the US shipment dates for the new Sony lenses:
Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G Lens will start shipping out on July 6 at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Amazon. Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
Sony 100-400mm GM Lens will start shipping out on July 27 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.
Sony FE 16-35mm GM Lens will start shipping out on August 31 at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus , Amazon. Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.

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Patrick Murphey Racey reviews the Sony NPA-MQZ1K Multi Battery Adapter Kit

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Patrick Murphey Racey reviewed the new Sony NPA-MQZ1K Multi Battery Adapter Kit.

Sony A9 camera and accessories:
Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 with Grip Extension Kit at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
Sony A9 battery grip at Adorama, Bhphoto, Amazon. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 Glass screen protector at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
NP-FZ100 battery for the A9 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Jessops.
GP-EX1 grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
FDA-EP18 eye cup at Adorama, BHphoto.
MQZ1 multi battery charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
BCQZ1 Z-series Battery Charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.

The new Sony FE lenses preorders:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony 100mm F2.8/T5.6 STF GM OSS – Features

Sony A7RII and SLR MAGIC Cine Primes test video by Philip Bloom.
The Sigma 135mm 1.8 art on the Sony A7RII- AMAZING LENS but I’m returning it! (Manny Ortiz).
A99II review by Digitaltrends.
Convergent Design Element Switchers Recorders Line, NAB 2017 (Personal View).
Six Ways to Grow Your Skills and Your Business (ALC).
How to Geo-tag Your Photos (Explora).

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Hans: “The new Metabones EF to Nex adapter has a fine feature: you can use your Sony extenders 1.4x and 2x with Canon lenses. Here in this Flickr album https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1aKged are some samples with the EF 500mm f4 Mark II and Sony extenders. I used the Zeiss 135mm f2 ZE with both extenders also. The bussards are croped, distance was around 150 meters. Others are full frame. You have some vignetting, but who cares?“

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Next price drop: Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 FE AF for $615

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The Rokinon 14mm autofocus lens is now selling for $615 only directly via Amazon US (Click here). And the SF-G world’s fastest SD cards are now back in Stock at Amazon:

New deals:
You save $10 by using the code “SAR” on the new Luminar Neptune software (Click here).
Rokinon 14mm FE AF for $632 only at Amazon US (Click here).
Open Box Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 AF lens sells for $499 only on [shoplink 60057 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Grey imported deal on the A7rII is back on [shoplink 60059 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Sony A7 cameras:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

Sony A6500-A6300-A6000-A5100:
 $100 off on the A6500 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$150 off on the A6300 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$100 off on the A6300 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$300 off on the A6000 Dual lens kit sold by Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A5100 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$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 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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(SR2) 400mm f/4.0 FE lens prototype specs?

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To get an idea of the possible size of this lens: Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Lens vs Sony 70-400mm lens (via CameraSize).

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I am 90% certain Sony will launch 400mm FE lens during the second half of the year. But I have yet no reliable info if this is going to be a f/2.8 or f/4.0 lens. So if it’s solid rumors you seek stop reading here.

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The only additional specs I got is from a new source. Which means there is a high chance it is not correct. But I figured it would be interesting to hear from SAR readers if such a lens would be appreciated.

The source claims he has seen the 400mm f/4.0 FE prototype:

Market release in Q3 2017
White color with “very elegant design”
aprox. 2,3 kg weight,
fast autofocus
focus limiter buttobs,
OS in lens
price aprx 4.500 usd

If true the price would be surprisingly low compared to what the Canon EF 400mm costs! But still, this rumor is still not coming from my trusted sources. I hope to hear from them soon.

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