Techninsights checked the inside of the Sony A9III and found out the sensor name is “IMX810AQL”. The important take away here is that this sensor is NOT listed at Sony Semicron. Which means it’s yet not available for sale to third party companies. So for now it seems Nikon and others will not have access to it.
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Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt.
via DClife
This is how your Sony A1 feels after the firmware update containing some bugs :) Joke’s aside, I am sure Sony is working hard to fix the issues regarding wifi connections, autofocus inconsistency, battery drain. Hopefully a fix is coming within this month!
One more thing: The A9III firmware update which was originally scheduled for an April 8 launch has been postponed to end of April. But now let’s see if Sony can keep that promise or if they will delay the launch to make sure there are no bugs.
The new April Sony deals are now up and running at FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
And now a warning: A couple of SAR readers spotted this “deal” where you get the excellent Sony 20mm f/1.8 G for 400 Euro only at Amazon Germany. This is a third party seller but I seriously doubt you should take the risk here! Be aware of possible scam sellers!
You can now reorder the new Sigma lens at Amazon US&CA&EU too (Click here). Shipment starts on April 18.
And here is a new review from Dustin Abbott:
Preorders:
In USA: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
In Europe: FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK.
The lens is available at Amazon and BHphoto.
SonyAlphaBlog concluded:
The Viltrox 27mm F1.2 (600 euros) is another gem from Viltrox. Its unusual focal length (40mm equivalent) is a bit narrower than a 23mm (=35mm equivalent). It offers Excellent sharpness, bokeh balls , soft background blur , very good color rendition and very good AF. Note with the F1.2 aperture you will need sometimes to have a ND filter with the limitation of 1/4000 sec on A6xxx
Compared to the Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN, it is better balanced as the Sigma although a bit more sharper has more nervous background blur and more Chromatic aberrations
