Sony Tidbits…
WEIRD 90mm f/1.25 Bokeh MADNESS Street Photography!
NEW Sigma 24mm f/2 vs Sigma 24mm f/3.5 – WHICH IS BEST? (Tom Calton).
Sony Cyber-shot S70 retro review (CameraLabs).
Viltrox 24mm f/1.8 Lens Review – Full Frame (SonyAlphaLab).
Photographing the Milky Way: An Astrophotographer’s Primer (Explora).
Intro to Tilt Shift Photography (42West).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
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Good news for Sony A1 and A7sIII owners: ProGrade announced a new CFexpress Type A card that’s $100 cheaper than the Sony version
ProGRade announced the new 160GB CFexpress Type A cards you can preorder now at BHphoto (click here) and Adorama (click here).
It’s $60 cheaper than the Sony cards but if you get the ProGrade double pack you save even more: $100 compared to the Sony!
There is an article about these new cards at 42West.
Unveiled: New Luminar NEO features!
Reminder: Skylum announced the new “Neo” software will arrive this winter. They also launched a special offer on current Luminar (Click here). It runs only for the first 30k preorders and you will get the new “NEO” software for free once it’s released. It’s their lowest price ever on Luminar!!!
And today they unveiled the list of new features you can expect to get:
- Layers : We know you love Layers. Creators will be able to combine multiple images as layers on a single canvas including RAW images for maximum control over colour and light. Blending, masking and opacity can be used to create collages, double exposure effects and other powerfully creative interactions between layered photos.
We will include a library of overlay content that will help users quickly explore layers and their creativity a step further.
Users will be able to easily move the elements on a layer, rotate and flip them freely.
- Mask AI: The perfect companion. Upon opening an image, Luminar Neo can identify hundreds of items like skies, bridges and flowers. These help calculate accurate AI-powered adjustments. AI-powered masks offer precision without tedious manual efforts.
- RelightAI is a lighting tool that uses the 3D Depth Map in a whole new way. RelightAIprovides discreet and creative control to artists:
Independently adjust lighting in the foreground and background to recover detail and color.
Fix a portrait where the foreground subject is underexposed.
Enhance a landscape photo, where the background is overexposed.
- Portrait Background Removal AI: Human aware AI in Luminar Neo allows users to cleanly isolate the subject and remove the background altogether with just one click. Coupled with layers, Portrait Background Removal AI enables creators to build unique compositions using multiple photos without the tiresome manual process of masking found in traditional image editors.
- Luminar Neo engine: After evaluating the needs of the most-demanding creative artists, Luminar Neo is built around a new, robust and powerful engine which marries the speed and efficiency of sequential rendering to the creative flexibility of parametric editing.In traditional editors, sequential rendering stores modified pixels at every step of the edit, which can make rolling back changes more difficult. Parametric editing previews changes but does not apply them until the image is exported. This approach makes rolling back changes simple and fast but requires much longer render times, particularly with tools built with AI technology.
- Luminar Neo takes a hybrid approach. Changes are rendered as the edit progresses. In addition, a smart edit history provides infinite levels of undo for every image. As a result, the overall editing environment is faster and more stable. This approach allows users to selectively remove and reorder the application of tools and effects then quickly render these changes with the flexibility of a parametric editor.
For new users:
1-seat license for Luminar Neo : 65 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar Neo: 76 $/€
1-seat license for Luminar Neo+Luminar AI : 94 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar Neo+Luminar AI : 115 $/€
Your Luminar Neo link for New users : https://skylum.evyy.net/c/60087/1143077/3255
For existing Skylum app users:
1-seat license for Luminar Neo : 44 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar Neo: 59 $/€
1-seat license for Luminar Neo+Luminar AI : 73 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar Neo+Luminar AI: 98 $/€
Your Luminar Neo link for existing users: https://skylum.evyy.net/c/60087/1143244/3255
*30 days refund policy valid upon shipment of Luminar Neo this winter
Sony Tidbits…
Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary Lens Review
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Sony Xperia 1 III Review (Photographyblog).
Visual Story App 2.0 Updates: Overview With Miguel Quiles | Sony Alpha Universe
Sony 14mm f/1.8 G-Master: State of the Art (Hugh Brownstone).
Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN Definitive Review (Dustin Abbott).
5 Light Painting Photography Tips, with Susan Magnano (Explora).
What Is the Best Camera for Live Streaming Video? (42West).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
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I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors
We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIV group and Sony A7rIV page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.
You can now preorder the new Argus 35mm f/0.95 FE lens at Bhphoto
The superb Argus 35mm f/0,95 FE lens is now available for preorder at BHphoto (Click here) and at Venuslens.net (worldwide shipment).
Phillip Reeve already confirmed this is a great performer!
7Artisans has announced the new 25mm f/0.95 APS-C E lens
7Artisans announced the new 25mm f/0.95 APS-C E lens which will be available soon on their Amazon store. Some really good image samples have been posted hilbertwith7artisans.com.



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