This is so cool: Tim Larsen hacked Sony cameras to add his own visual control function

Share

CineD had a chat with Tim Helweg-Larsen, an engineer and camera enthusiast from the UK – who claims to have invented a better (easier) way how to master the manual controls of any digital camera. This is how it works:

UPDATE: Tim just contacted me and shared some more videos and details:

Video of our the a5100 prototype in action:

Explainer video:

Demo/proof-of-concept app on iPhone you can try for free here: https://expodo.photo (it’s not a real camera app – it’s a simulation of what EXPODO is like on a full frame camera)

Thanks Tim!

Share

Sony 20-70mm Review by ePhotozine: “an amazing and versatile option”

Share

Preorders: Sony 20-70mm at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, FotoKoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

ePhotozine tested the new Sony lens and concluded:

Our sensibilities and tastes in wide-angle lenses, and indeed what we now think of as ultra-wide, have changed dramatically since those first rather more conservative zooms of the 1970s. This is now a cinematic widescreen world and stills photography changes as our general perceptions also change. Sony has gone one step further here, and a lens stretching from an ultra-wide 20mm through to a short telephoto 70mm, focusing right down to almost half-life-size, is an amazing and versatile option for Sony A series users.

The f/4 aperture is no real obstacle in these days of high ISO cameras, where performance at mind-boggling values does not mean a huge drop in quality. In any event, this will help keep cost, size and weight down to more reasonable levels. There is a lot to be said for this new lens, be it for travel, street, general stills shooting, videography with wider shots for selfies and vlogging or stabilised video shooting. Highly versatile and Highly Recommended.

Share

UPDATE on the A7IV firmware

Share

The one source that told me the A7IV firmware would be coming by end of February contacted me again. He said he got the info straight at the Sony event. So probably Sony made mistake with the timeframe. But it is definitely coming. And it’s also confirmed via the official Sony’s press release for the Creative Cloud app launch:

Creators’ App will be compatible with Alpha 7 IV, ZV-1F. Spring 2023: FX3, FX30. Alpha7 IV, Alpha 7R V, FX3, FX30 will need software update.

So the A7IV and ZV-1F will get an update soon for sure.

Share

Curiosity: Fujifilm might soon launch the world’s first medium format Sports Camera, with Sony A1 sensor tech?

Share

It’s rare to see something truly new in the photography market. Most of the time we see many small evolutions. But this got my attention: In an interview published by Phototrend Fuji said they are working on the fifth generation medium format camera. And this one will be the world’s first Sports camera in this segment.

As you know all medium format sensors are made by Sony. So it will be interesting to see if the new GFX will have a newly designed Sony sensor inside. Maybe a sort of upscaled Sony A1 sensor?

Here are my thoughts on this news:

Share

Tips for Portrait Photography, Using the Sony A7R V by Reza Malayeri

Share

This is a guest post by by Reza Malayeri. All Photos are from by Reza Malayeri and used with his permission.

Tips for Portrait Photography, Using the Sony A7R V
by Reza Malayeri

The Sony Alpha a7R V is the first full frame Alpha camera to feature high-resolution imaging with AI-based autofocus. Sony has put its best technology into the A7R V, calling it the “best-ever image quality for an Alpha body.” In my personal experience, the A7R V shows superior performance when taking portrait photography.

Key Features of the Sony A7R V

Share
Read more