Sony a1 Review by an Actual Professional Still Photographer, by Patrick Murphy-Racey

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Patrick writes:

I’ve spend the last two months shooting with the new SONY a1 camera body, so I’ve had a chance to put it through its paces by shooting multiple sports in all kinds of light, portrait assignments, a food job, basketball on strobes to test out the new 1/400th strobe sync, and video as well. This review is still photo specific as I hope to have another video in the future that talks only about how capable the Alpha 1 is for that medium as well. Put short, it’s an awesome box that is beyond capable for virtually any assignment you might have. this review is more than just a regurgitation about the specifications of the Sony a1 and delves more into real world usage with the camera in a variety of situations. A the time of publishing this, Sony has become aware of an issue with the eye sensor below the eyepiece when direct sunlight hits the back of the camera and causes it to malfunction. Sony is looking at this closely and is compiling data from Sony Pro Service Members about this issue and will be working on a solution. That is literally the only pain point about a1 that I am aware of. stay tuned to my channel for more information on this. Last, if you have received your a1 in the last month, please be aware there is already a firmware update available for it so be sure to download it and take care of that to get your best results. Sincerely yours, pm-r :)

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Un post condiviso da The Sony Alpha community. (@sonyalphagallery)


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Потопената църква Свети Иван Рилски, яз. Жребчево⁠
The submerged church Saint Ivan Rilski, Jrebchevo dam, Bulgaria⁠
Sony A7III⁠
Sony 24 mm F1.4 GM⁠
Specs: 500 shots / 3 hours shooting / ISO 3200, F1.4, 15″⁠

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Sony NEX7 Real Life Review (Shoot Smarter).
How to EASILY film in Sony’s SLOG3 Picture Profile (Matt Johnson).
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Sony’s new trio of G Series prime Lenses | 24mm F2.8, 40mm F2.5, 50mm F2.5 (John Sison).
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Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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Sony A1 review by CineD: “Sony made an amazing leap”

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Sony A1 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. Focuscamera. FotoErhardt DE. Calumet DE. Fotokoch DE. Park UK. WexUK. Join the Sony A1 Facebook group here.

CineD published their full Sony A1 review along the mini-doc video I embedded at the bottom. Their conclusions is:

The Alpha 1 is the best all-round flagship mirrorless camera ever produced by Sony. Yes, it comes with a price, but it can easily replace two separate camera bodies. So in the end, it can makes perfect (purchasing) sense to content creators, who are equally dedicating time to take photos and videos. (And the proof is in the pudding as we are being told by our site sponsors that “within a week of it’s announcement, there were as many preorders for the A1 as for the a7S III). I’m sure you guys can agree, that Sony made an amazing leap from being a company who manufacturer “just another camera that can shoot videos and high quality photos” to one of the leaders in this field. Merging the Alpha team together with Sony’s professional division is certainly starting to show its footprint and us, the users, can only benefit from it.

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Sony A7sIII Firmware Update Ver.2.01 released

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You can download it here: sony.com/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7sm3/software/00257138

Benefits and Improvements

  • Fixes an issue where a Picture Profile may be applied even though the Picture Profile feature is set to Off
  • Improves the operational stability of the camera when using the Imaging Edge Desktop (Remote) or Imaging Edge Mobile apps
  • Fixes an issue where an error message may appear while shooting at a high shutter speed
  • Fixes an issue where a file saved in the memory card may not be loaded by the Save/Load Settings
  • Improves the overall stability of the camera
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