Bloomberg reports that Sony is focusing on sensors that take photos at least 10 times faster than the human eye can see. Sony is working with Nissan Motor Co. and a Tokyo University to create an affordable 1,000 fps sensor for the automotive market.
What is really cool to see is the superfast tracking system that keeps the object in focus and in the center of the image:
The video is made by the University of Tokyo with whom Sony iw working with. It would be amazing to have a focus tracking system like this on a camera for sports and wildlife photography!
(Found via Image Sensor World.)
And today Canon Japan also announced a new 250 Megpaixel APS-H sensor! Full press release at MirrorlessRumors.com. Now we know the A7rm3 will have at least 200MP..LOL ;)
This comes via one of my highly trusted sources. He got news about a new Sony camcorder prototype having the same Sony A7s sensor and internal 4K recording. The source added that he doesn’t know yet when that camcorder will be announced. Let’s hope that is the new FS camcorder that Sony will announce on September 11.
Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
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The A6000 got a $100 price drop on all US stores like Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. The A600 double zoom lens kit also got a $100 off via FocusCamera on Amazon (Click here). Let’s hope this means the A6xxx/Axxx is really coming soon!
You get a $700 off on that grey imported with 1 year seller warranty Sony A7s sold by [shoplink 39916 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Sony US lens deal reminder:
A special full overview page can be seen at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).And those are the savings in detail and with direct link to three major US stores:
Sony A7Rii Buffer Test, RAW and all Jpeg formats in High Continuous Mode by Jason Lanier
Fred Miranda: “There is a way to turn OFF the monitor LCD using a custom button. This method will turn off both EVF and Monitor and save battery life. http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1384552”
Florian: “The well know review portal digitalkamera.de (Martin Vieten is one of their reviewers) has tested the A7RII together with the 1.8/55 and they found out that it perform massively worse in the corners with the A7RII compared to the A7R. Wide open the resolution drops as low as 32 lp/mm and only gets back to the level of the A7R at around f4!!!
MTF and full review can be found here: http://www.digitalkamera.de/Meldung/Bildqualitaetstest_der_42_Megapixel_Sony_Alpha_7R_II_mit_1_8_55_Zeiss/9614.aspx”
Kolarivision Sony A7R II with Leica M Lenses: Coming Soon (Diglloyd).
Test at German Chip.de.
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The on-sensor phase detection AF of the A7 MKII and the system’s focus tracking capability allowed for capturing these completely unpredictable penguins as they jumped from the water. Their position can’t really be anticipated and their time above water is faster that ones ability to anticipate.Virtually every frame out of hundreds shot showed excellent lock-on and tracking. I frankly don’t think that I have ever used a long zoom lens / camera combo that could have done better.
SAR reader Gilles Frydman sent us that nice picture of the new Sony A7rII with Meike grip and the Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 SSM superzoom. he also said the “Meike battery pack MK-A7II Pro which seems to work great, at about 1/3 of the Sony price“. You can see image samples shot with that combo on his Facebook page. You can buy the Meike grip on Amazon US (Click here) or via many [shoplink 39175 ebay]eBay sellers (Click here)[/shoplink].
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