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Canon to Sony autofocus Adapter – Portrait shoot

Sony RX10 III Review by Craig Litten.
Can Schneider’s new 95mm variable ND filter turn the Sony 28-135mm f4 and a7S II into the ultimate small run-and-gun solution? (Newsshooter).
Not joking: Pokemon Go could revive the 3D camera market! (Mirrorlessrumors).
6 Ways a Formal Education Can Benefit Your Photography (Explora).
Sony is expanding its line of SRG robotic cameras with the introduction of the SRG-360SHE 30x robotic model at InfoComm 2016 (Sony Blog).
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Twan:I have a request for A7RII owners with a 85mm G-Master lens. I have a very strange issue. I have a a7Rii and when i put de 85mm G-Master on my camera, with camera off but battery in the camera, it will NOT autofocus on a subject beyond 30 feet AND I am not able to MANUAL focus beyond 30 feet, belive it or not…
This is fixed by removing the battery from the camera and put it back in, then the lens on the camera does autofocus and manual focus to infinity again.
Can someone check if he/she has the same problem so I know I need to take the lens in for repairs.
http://www.sonyalphaforum.com/topic/5744-request-for-a7rii-and-85mm-gm-owners/

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A legend is back for sale: NEX-7 at Samys

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NEX-7

The Sony NEX-7 was the first E-mount camera with huge “WOW I want it!” factor. But Sony has never made a successor of the NEX-7 and there is no store selling them new anymore. But recently Samys listed a couple of those NEX-7 as Open Box items on eBay US (Click here) and at Amazon.

Just my two cent: A NEX-7 with FF sensor would be a great idea or not?

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New primers for the Sony A7sII

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A7primers

Hrvoje from Omeneo (Click here) made the primers for the Sony A7sII:

Happy to announce that A7S2 is now optimized as well. I tested in thoroughly and made appropriate transformation setups for both S-Log2 and Cine4 gammas. S-Gamut3Cine is used as a color basis with both.
S-Log2 gives about a stop more of DR at the cost of usability in 8 bit video with high luminosity gradients, such as sky. It is usable in many other scenarios, when more DR is important for highlight information, such as interior shots with windows and bright exterior. Cine4 gamma (additionally modified in camera as suggested on the Primers page) gives more all-around performance and dynamic range sufficient for majority of shooting scenarios. Primers improve both profiles, achieving:

1) Improved color accuracy across the signal range
2) More natural looking image
3) Getting the most out of available DR
4) Stabilized spectral response as quality basis for further grading

Primers are specific, per-camera designed, in-depth color response optimizations and now Sony A7S2 is covered as well and its users can see what it is capable of. Make sure you setup the camera for both profiles as suggested on the Primers page and apply them on material before any further color modifications and final look creation.
I’ve been asked about usage of Primers in photography. Yes, they work as long as they are used for the camera and gamma and color profiles they are designed for. I’m using them with both stills and video. Photoshop and Affinity support their 3DLUT form.

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Smedeiros on SonyAlphaForum
Sony a6300 and my Kit Lens at Venice Beach

1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors/photos_stream?tab=photos and on SonyAlphaForum.
3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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Sony A7r II User Experience Review

14 Essential Tools for the Great Outdoors—Frozen or Thawed (Explora).
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM by Mark Galer: https://youtu.be/mk_eIw2N4As
Days of Zeiss with the Sony.
Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Heliar III for Sony E-Mount at Movingelectrons.
Yosemite wedding photography with the Sony a7II & Sony lenses (movetomirrorless)
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A.:Edward sharpe and magnetic zeros – wake up the sun – music video. Shot my director Noaz Deshe (White Shadow) on a Sony a6300 https://vimeo.com/170266301

Jaako: just wanted to share a small blog post that I did about a Mountain Bike Enduro race that was held in Åre Sweden on 8th of july.
There is a lot of photos on the blog and all the photos are taken either wth A7rm2 or A7s cameras. I used SEL70200F4G and SEL55F18z on A7rm2. With A7s I used SEL35F14z and Zeiss batis 25mm F2. http://www.jaakkoposti.com/BLOG/Areenduro2016

Kutlay:I recorded an auto focus test video with newly released viltrox ef-nex III. and It’s performance was awesome. Maybe faster than metabones. I have used two lens on a7 II. 70-200 f2.8L II and 50mm 1.4 Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnHX78S9Ot4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_4x_lcgAHs

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