Sony A7sIII shoots the Aurora Borealis From Space

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Nate Luebbe sent me this text along the video:

Hope this finds you well! My name is Nate Luebbe, a Seattle-based nature photographer. My team and I just got back from Alaska, filming a documentary in which we sent a full-frame camera up into the stratosphere with a weather balloon to capture imagery of the northern lights like has never been done before. This is truly pushing the a7S III to it’s limits (footage from the flight is at 102,400 ISO), and I think your readers would get a real kick out of it.

By the way, the Sony A7sIII is still not in Stock in US and EU: Adorama. BHphoto. Amazon. FocusCamera. Fotokoch. Calumet DE. WexUK. Park UK.

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New Sony A7C reviews by Marc Galer, TheSnapChick, ePhotozine

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Sony A7c at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera. Calumet DE. Foto-erhardt DE. Fotokoch DE. Wex UK. Park UK.

ePhotozine tested the new Sony A7C and concluded:

Yes, the Sony Alpha A7C gives great image quality, as well as high-quality video. But there are other cameras that offer 4K at 60fps (and don’t have an annoying NTSC/PAL switch to change frame rates). More importantly, we think that other cameras, with a more traditional “DSLR” style design, offer much better handling. We’re also left with disappointment due to Sony not including the updated menu system that can be found in the A7S III.
But to try and end on a positive, the Sony Alpha A7C is a compact full-frame mirrorless camera, that is capable of producing great looking photos, and could be just what someone is looking for. Sony certainly seems to think so.

Here are two new video reviews:

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Sony Tidbits…

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Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD Lens for Sony E | Hands-on Review

Sony a7SIII 120P 4K Footage of Tennis (Patrick Murphey Racy).
SIGMA 35MM f1.2 🤯 Shallow Depth KING… with a catch (Matti Haapoja)
Top 10 Mirrorless Lenses of 2020 (Explora).
Tamron 70-300mm FE review by ThePhoBlographer.
The E-MOUNT Lens for EVERYTHING (Chris Brockhurst)
Color Theory – All you need to know (Lightpoint).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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What’s on the roadmap for 2021: New Sony A9x camera, new RX, new A7IV, 35mm f/1.4 GM and 16mm f/1.8 GM

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Here is a recap of the first rumors for the 2021 year:

Rumored Sony A9III (tentative name) specs:

  • Sony will launch a new High End camera in Q1 2021. Maybe at the January 11 CES show (which is all virtual this year).
  • It will be named as an A9x series camera and not A7x (not sure if it’s “A9s” or “A9III”)
  • It will have a new ~50 megapixel sensor
  • 8k30p video confirmed with no overheating. It’s still an “infant” 8k mode…meaning it’s not 8k60 which would be crazy and there will be limitations in the quality you can record internally.
  • Other specs similar to A7sIII (EVF, autofocus, and so forth)
  • At least $1,500 more expensive than the EOS-R5 (but price hasn’t be finalized yet) Expect something like $4,999.
  • Probablt has the code “WW728473” registered in Asia (article here).

Rumored Sony A7IV specs:

  • In Q2 at earliest (Q3 more likely) we will also get the new A7IV.
  • A74 will have a new sensor with faster readout and will not recycle the 24 MP one. My source told me it will be in the 30-32 MP region
  • The EVF will have 3,69 Mdots and not 5,76 Mdots
  • Most probably the LCD will also be on the cheap side but the image quality and AF will be top notch
  • The video will certainly be 4K 60p and will feature the new menus.
  • The price will be in the 2499$ region

Rumored entry level camera (RX?):

  • Sony registered this new camera in Asia. It uses the code “WW186333“.
  • It looks like this is a new entry level camera as it doesn’t use the 5Ghz Wifi range used by current A7-A9 models. This means it is likely a new RX model.

Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM:

  • This is the first lens Sony will announce in 2021.

Sony 16mm f/1.8 GM:

  • Was scheduled to be announced in late 2020 but productions issues moved the lens launch to very early 2021
  • I have been told it has about the same size and build quality of the 24mm f/1.4 GM.

Sony A7sIII firmware:

  • A7SIII will get a V2.0+ Firmware update to support QFHD/120p 12Bit RAW Output via HDMI before IBC2021.

Sigma FE lenses:

  • Due the autofocus bugs 70-200mm f/2.8 FE lens launch still delayed
  • More fast FE primes coming in 2021
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