1) The Canadian team from TheCameraStoreTV posted the A6300 video review I embedded on top of this post. Perhaps one of the biggest statements made by Chris is that the A6300 autofocus is at least as good as the [shoplink 45619 ebay]Canon 7D[/shoplink]. And that’s exactly the goal Sony had when developing the camera. If mirrorless autofocus is as good as DSLR there is one less argument to not switch over to Sony!
Sony a6300 with Metabones Speed Booster and the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 (image by Cinema5D)
2)Cinema5D posted an update to their ongoing A63000 review:
Many people who saw our first review asked how it performs in low light, particularly compared to the Sony a7S II. I used ISOs between mostly 3200 and 25,600 and to my surprise, the low light capability of the camera is exceptional. We observed that the internal noise reduction of the camera seems to be working a little differently, calculating the difference between frames – which results in some ghosting with fast movement. This might be down to inferior processing power in the camera compared to the Sony a7S II.
3) And if you have a free day than watch the two(!) hours long Sony a6300, 24-70 f/2.8, 85mm f/1.4 Q&A video from Tony and Chelsea!
4) Sony A6300 Video Autofocus Test – Sports/Face Detection/Tracking by Max Yuryev
Few more tests:
Sony a6300 hands in German by Jens Knotte. Christoph: “<em>I just got my A6300 and tested it with the LA-EA3 adapter and various A-Mount lenses (Zeiss 50 1.4, Tamron 24-70 & 70-200). You may be surprised by the results… http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3976376”
Sony a6300 8 fps Live View Burst Demo (Dpreview on Youtube).
Sony A6000 vs Sony A6300 vs Fujifilm X-Pro 2 noise (CameraLabs).
A6300 sample photos at Fotopolis.
Sony G Master f/2.8 vs. Sony FE Zeiss f/4 REAL Hands On Lens Challenge and Review by Jason Lanier on Youtube.
I am not sure about the reliability of that rumor. But fos sure this would be an exciting news for Film makers if the rumor turns out to be true. This is what the source wrote:
Just heard a rumour from an industry source about a new Full Frame Sony FS5 (similar body) camera due this NAB 2016. I have heard that it will have the following: A Full Frame Sensor (based on a Sony 6K sensor, with improved 4K from it) Improved AF similar to the [shoplink 45586 ebay]a6300[/shoplink], 10bit 4:2:2 Internal recording (not LongGop) RAW output similar to the one coming to the FS5 A new Sony Touchscreen IBIS Improved Menu System, and easy access to commonly used features. Improvement Colour Science Improved White Balance Price is slightly above the FS7
It would be a hell of a camera!
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Back in January our sources told us there would be a new HX80 compact camera. The sources were spot on as Sony just introduced the new HX80 camera (without any press release). Sony will also announce the new HX350 soon. HX80 specs and images at SonyUK and Imaging Resource.
Sony also announced a new wireles Radio Flash Transmitter and Receiver
Finally, I can get great image quality with a native mount lens. It’s everything I’ve wanted.
This lens makes the a7R II come alive. I’m convinced that any DSLR pro who spent a week with this an a7R II and this G-Master 24-70 f/2.8 would want to switch, because:
Image quality is similar to that of the latest pro DSLR bodies & lenses: the Canon 5DS-R with the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L II and the Nikon D810 with the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8.
Auto-focusing, even in low light, is comparable to the DSLRs.
The electronic viewfinder previews your exposure, so you never again have to chimp. You can see a histogram while you shoot and see overexposed parts of the picture highlighted.
4k video, either full-frame or with a 1.5X crop.
The a7R II’s sensor stabilization means you can handhold this lens with longer shutter speeds. Canon doesn’t offer a stabilized 24-70 f/2.8, and Nikon’s 24-70 f/2.8 VR is known to be a bit less sharp.
The tilt screen is critical for shooting low to the ground or over crowds.
