NEW DEALS!!! 48h left on Amazon US Spring savings with new deals on Samyang lenses and Sandisk storage!

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The Amazon Spring deals are now running at Amazon US&CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL/PL/SE.

New deals launched today at Amazon US:

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Two days left to grab the European Amazon Spring deals: Lot’s of Sony deals!

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Two days left to grab the European Amazon “WOW” deals at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL/PL/SE and Amazon US&CA. Some special mentions:

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Dynamic range measured by Photons To Photos: Sony A9III is surprisingly good!

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Bill Claff from PhotonsToPhotos measured the Sony A9III dynamic range and there are quite some surprising aspects:

  • Except of the Base ISO 100 and the ISO 8000 the A9III is more or less on par with the previous A9II in terms of dynamic range performance
  • It also beats the Nikon Z8 at any ISO except again base ISO and ISO 800.
  • The Sony A7rV is the Dynamic Range king but from ISO 800 the A7rV and the A9III performs the same!

Bill writes:

  • Base ISO is 250 due to low full well capacity (FWC).
  • High conversion gain (HCG) is available from ISO800.
  • Maximum PDR is quite good considering the base ISO settings.
  • Low-light ISO is also quite impressive.
  • Noise reduction (NR) is baked into RAW at all ISO settings, and is most noticeable from ISO 16000.
  • In the Fixed Pattern Noise (FPN) test, the I LCE-9M3 showed good results. Low values ​​are better than high values.

In summary:
The A9III performs much better than the “Internet” lead us to believe. In fact if you shoot at any ISO expect ISO 100 and maybe ISO 800 you can expect top class results with all the extra benefits that rolling shutter gives you (fast readout, no banding, no rolling shutter artifacts, flash sync at any speed).

Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.

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Wild rumors about a firmware update launch on March 28

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So far I got NO reliable rumor about the possible release date of the upcoming A7sIII and A1 firmware update. All we know is that Sony said they would launch it from “March 2024 or later”.

The latest super wild rumor I got in my inbox is this one:

I have informations by my Sony dealer that the a1 firmware update will be Launched on March 28th

Fingers crossed this rumor turns out to be real…but like I told you…it’s a wild rumor :(

 

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Matt Granger’s Sony Alpha Setup Guide now available for preorder

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Matt granger’s new setup guide is now available for preorder at Learn.mattgranger.com.

Big Amazon Spring sale til March 25:

The Amazon Spring deals are running at Amazon US&CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL/PL/SE. Some special mentions:

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Sony A9III review by ThePhoBlographer: “the single best camera that Sony has made thus far”

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Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt.

ThePhoBlographer reviewed the A9III and focused particularly on the Flash photography aspect:

By far, the Sony a9 III is the single best camera that Sony has made thus far. Nearly every issue that I’ve had with the company’s cameras over the years has been resolved in some way or another. Ergonomically speaking, this is the most perfect Sony camera I’ve held. It truly feels like the evolution of a Minolta camera for mirrorless. It’s simple enough to use, and anything that you really need can be wired to a button or two. But perhaps the greatest innovation is the global shutter. While I miss the fact that I could physically feel the shutter, I’ll accept that it comes with new technology that makes strobism even better. If you’re a photographer that uses a lot of off-camera flash, then this is the single best camera you can get on the market right now.

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