Gerald Undone: EOS-R5/6 have two stops less dynamic range than the Sony A7sIII. And he couldn’t bring the A7sIII to overheat

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Gerald Undone is now becoming my personal review guru :)

He published the full Canon EOS-R5 and EOS-R6 review. Let’s start from the good part. They are near perfect cameras for photographers. But many do keep comparing those cameras with the new Sony A7sIII and if you want ot have a reliable video recording tool than the Canon cameras are quiet problematic:

  1. Canon still lags behind the Sony sensor tech. The EOS-R5/6 have two stops less dynamic range than the Sony A7sIII
  2. Overheating is bad but the real issue is the recovery time which cannot be shortened with any tricks (vent and ice cooling). On the other hand his Sony A7sIII never overheated
  3. What I didn’t expect: IBIS has some pretty bad wobbling.

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Old news goes viral: Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 E-mount lens “upgraded” to f/16 via simple software update?

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Back in May (via FR) there was a “non official” firmware update for the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 FE lens that would “upgrade” the lens to f/1.6. Now Viltrox debunked they released such a firmware so if you use it know it’s at your own risk!

In the meantime Viltrox has released the new 85mm f/1.8 II FE lens you can buy directly at Viltrox (worldwide shipment) or BHphoto.

 

 

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New Sigma 85mm f/1.4 size comparison, image samples and autofocus test

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Preorders:
85mm f/1.4 FE preorder at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.

This little Sigma 85mm f/1.4 seems to be real gem: Best 85mm lens in class (says Sigma) super compact, relatively cheap and great autofocus performance:

This is how much smaller it is compared to the ugly previous lens :)

And here it is compared with the Sony GM (courtesy of our reader “lee.arw”):

This is the lens on the Sony:

Click here to see the image samples:

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Sigma announces the world’s best 85mm f/1.4 FE lens (Preorder it now)

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Preorders:
85mm f/1.4 FE preorder at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.

Sigma says this is the best quality 85mm f/1.4 lens on the market: It will outperform the Sony GM lens and it’s more compact and a lot cheaper. Here is the full video where CEO Yamaki explains why this lens is that good:

Reviews and news:
Product page at Sigma. Presentation at Explora. Hands-on at Dpreview.

Video reviews:

Italian review:

Poll:

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Fully leaked Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FE lens specs and images!

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Preorders:
85mm f/1.4 FE preorder at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.

Today at 14:00 CEST time Sigma will announce the new 85mm f/1.4 FE lens.This is how it looks mounted on the Sony:

 

Here are all last minute leaked images:

Specs:

  • Name: 85mm F1.4 DG DN
  • 15 elements in 11 groups (including 5 SLD lenses and 1 aspherical lens),
  • shortest focus distance is 0.85m,
  • maximum shooting magnification 1:8.4
  • 11 diaphragm blades (circular diaphragm)
  • filter Diameter 77mm
  • size φ82.8 x 94.1mm
  • weight 630g
  • stepping motor
  • dustproof and drop proof,
  • iris ring lock switch
  • $1199 dollars

It has the same price of the current 85mm f/1.4 lens (there is currently an additional $100 discount)

via Nokishita

 

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Sony warns there might be Sony A7sIII shipment delays because preorders “greatly exceeded our expectations”

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Sony Japan issued a warning because the A7sIII preorders “greatly exceeded our expectations“. This means it may take more time than expected to ship out the camera.

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Sony A7sIII Preorders:
Sony A7sIII in USA at Adorama (up to $400 off with lens). BHphoto. Amazon. FocusCamera.
Sony A7sIII in EU at Fotokoch. Calumet DE. WexUK. Park UK.

New Sony A7sIII accessories:
You will also have to preorder the world’s first CFexpress Type A cards at Adorama, BHphoto. Amazon.
And of course the new Sony MRW-G2 CFexpress Type A/SD Memory Card Reader at Adorama and BHphoto.

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