New Sony A7sII review by Cinema5D!

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Cinema5D (Click here) reviewed the new Sony A7sII. They like the camera that much they should rename their website CinemaA7 :)
This is their conclusion:

The Sony a7S II feels like a matured product. It is truly amazing to see how much technology is packed inside this little thing. As a documentary film shooter, this will become my preferred working tool. I treat those cameras like “a brain” that can be expended or minimise depending on the type of work I do. Additionally, I prefer internal 4K recording over an external device when ever possible or needed, so the Sony a7s II is the perfect working tool for me.

Last but not least, It is also worth mentioning that I did not have any overheating issues with the camera during the long shooting day. All was shot inside at normal room temperature. I would love to hear other user’s experiences and see if they had similar issues as reported with the a7R II.

And here are more brand new A7sII tests:


Sony A7SII vs Sony FS7 – Slog3 S-Gamut3.Cine Test by Creative Grit on Vimeo.

Sony a7S II : 4K Hands On Video (Adorama Pro).
Sony A7S II – Overview | A7S II VS A7R II by Armando Ferreira.
Sony A7S II First Shots: Giant pixels get updated processing to accompany those 14-bit RAW files (Imaging Resource).
Sony a7S II Unboxing and Low Light Test Footage (Digitalrev)

Sony A7sII is now shipping in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama. And in Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.

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(SR4) Sony to announce a new A68! To be unveiled in early November already!

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At last I have some good rumor for the A-mount folks! According to one source Sony will very soon announce the new Sony A68 APS-C A-mount camera! It will replace the [shoplink 41647 ebay]current A65 model (image on top)[/shoplink].

Those are a few specs of the new A68 camera:
24 megapixel sensor
79 AF points
19 AF Cross points.
Price around $600
Announcement in November

One more thing: At that point I don’t know if also the FE lenses will be announced in early November or the next few days at Photoplus. Eight FE lenses will be released between now and early Spring.

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Techart firmware update improves the autofocus performance on Contax G lenses!

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Techart again updated the firmware for their [shoplink 39860 ebay]Contax G to E-mount autofocus adapter (available here on eBay)[/shoplink]. With the new adapter autofocus speed has been again improved! You can download the firmware on Google Play (Click here) or iTunes (Click here). Techart Contax page: techart-logic.com/2015/G2.html

Chad Wadsworth already tested the new version and writes:

As of revision 2.1.0, released in October, 2015, the performance is rock solid with AF speed on both my lenses (45/2 and 90/2.8) that rivals a native lens – yes you read that correctly. I’ve noticed some minor hunting in low contrast / low light subjects but nothing major and native FE lenses frequently do the same. AF accuracy is spot on and the MF implementation now works as it used to, meaning that you can engage MF at any time by adjusting the small focus dial on the adapter. This is a major achievement by TecArt and finally makes these lenses viable options that I would feel confident shooting even for paid work.

And there are two videos posted on SonyAlphaCameras do show how good and how noisy(!) the adapter works on the Sony A7rII.

These are the Contax Full Frame lenses you can use on the A7-A7r-A7s and APS-C E-mount camera with full autofocus and electronic aperture control:
Hologon 16mm; 1:8 on [shoplink 16235 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Biogon T* 21 mm; 1:2,8 on [shoplink 16236 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Biogon T* 28 mm; 1:2,8 on [shoplink 16237 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Planar T* 35 mm; 1:2,0 on [shoplink 16238 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Planar T* 45 mm; 1:2,0 on [shoplink 16239 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Sonnar T* 90 mm; 1:2,8 on [shoplink 16240 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Vario-Sonnar T* 35 – 70 mm; 1:3,5-5,6 on [shoplink 16241 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Sony Tidbits…

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The timelapse is complete. 8000+ frames, 100GB of images, over 10 hours of shooting and 2 hours of render. The mountain and the milky way (SonyAlphaForum)

Selling Nikon gear and making the switch (SonyAlphaForum).
Canon 5DS R & 20mm f/2.8 USM versus Sony A7R II & LEICA 21mm f/3.4 (Ken Rockwell).
ILCE-7RII: A-Mount with LA-EA3 or LA-EA4 ? (Joerghaag.com).
3 jours en Pyrénées centrales avec le Sony a7ii (Herpetofocus).

Wade:Hi here is a video i’ve shot entirely on the Sony RX100IV at 240fps while making my a syphon coffee. https://vimeo.com/136640640

Nyrn:Here’s a 4K time-lapse video I made of Cambridge, UK. I used Sony’s angle shift app for some of the scenes, those are obviously not in 4k.. but the rest is. I hope Sony will soon update it’s time-lapse apps with 4K capability. Olympus already has this. I hope you’ll enjoy the video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydTPhT_Ubus

Robert:Sony Rx10ii on a Pilotfly H1+ filmed at ISO 10,000!
https://www.facebook.com/RobertPeakDesign/videos/vb.131199490295213/905788989502922/?type=2&theater

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Now Available! The Complete Guide to Sony’s Alpha A7r II by Gary L. Friedman!

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The new A7rII book can be purchased at Gary L. Friedman site. Buy it if you want to learn everything about your A7rII!

Open Box Sony and Zeiss lenses for sale at Samys:
[shoplink 41436 ebay]$300 off on the A7rII on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41211 ebay]$500off on the 70-400mm SSM lens on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 41213 ebay]FE 24-240mm on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41214 ebay]FE 24-70mm Zeiss on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41215 ebay]E-mount APS-C 16-70mm Zeiss on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41216 ebay]E-mount APS-C 18-200mm on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41437 ebay]Silver A6000 kit on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]

New RX1rII, A7sII, Loxia 21mm and Sigma 20mm store links:
Sony A7sII is now shipping in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama. And in Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Nikon F mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Canon EF mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Loxia 21mm FE lens at BHphoto and Adorama. In Europe at WexUK.
RX1rII at Bhphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

Sony A7rII savings:
$310 off on the Grey imported an 1 year seller warranty Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41498 ebay]Deals-All-Years eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the Open Box Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41497 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$$$ of feee extras on the normal US warranty A7rII sold at [shoplink 41500 ebay]BuyDig eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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