I am still not 100% sure yet but I am getting some early info about a Sony A7sII successor launch event around July 28/29. The camera is rumored to start shipping out in mid August.
Rumored A7sIII specs recap
New 12MP stacked sensor with fast readout
records FHD 240fps, 4k120fps 10bit 4:2:2 and 4K120fps raw over HDMI
Opticallimits tested the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN and concluded
The Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary is an excellent example for how mirrorless lenses should be. It’s small and well built with a focus on the optical characteristics where it counts the most while compromising on secondary aspects that can be corrected without too many headaches. Namely the sharpness is very good at f/1.4 and downright superb between f/2 and f/8. The laternal CAs are very low. This can’t be said about the original distortion which is on the high side for a prime lens. Vignetting is also very pronounced at f/1.4. However, these two aspects are mostly corrected with image auto-correction either in-camera (with JPGs) or in RAW converters. A strength of the lens is the quality of the bokeh with nicely rendered out-of-focus highlights and a smooth blur in the focus transition zones. Bokeh fringing is present at large aperture but that’s rather normal for such a lens.
The overall build quality is very good. The lens body is made of metal and the big, rubberized focus ring is both smooth as well as very grippy. It also has basic sealing of some kind. On the downside, manual focusing is way too coarse to be useful at shorter focus distances. The AF is about average for a modern mirrorless lens – thus it’s quite fast, noiseless and accurate. You won’t use it for action photography though.
The sum of its qualities combined with the very reasonable price tag make the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary an obvious choice in its class. Therefore – highly recommended!
We have a couple of news for Primers users, camera shooters and post Creatives.
1) We have reached the next level with our transformation colour science. Improved precision, density, stability, richness, organicity…the list goes on. We are updating existing Primers sets. Primers users will be notified and update is free of charge.
2) We have just released Primers EQX for Sony FX9. This set includes our latest transformation colour science from the start and achieves top class image performance from FX9. What you see with FX9 and like out of the box…it gets better. Hats off to Sony team, FX9 is a very capable camera.
3) Unified Colour Philosophy now brings even easier camera matching for Primers users.
4) Primers updates for Sony FS7/FS5 and F55 are coming soon.
Thanks to all who recognized Primers.
About Primers: Primers are professional image transformation tools embodied into high precision 3DLUT set. They are designed on thorough camera analysis for each sensor response, wrapped into camera makers base colour science, with implemented multiple image signal corrections and optimizations. Primers are designed for shoot and post and enable superior imaging performance from spot-on exposure decisions with more objective monitoring to high-quality post-production results.
Of course not a surprise but we would have hated it if Sony wouldn’t have done it: The Sony A7sIII will have a fully articulating screen like the one used by the Sony ZV-1.
Rumored A7sIII specs recap
New 12MP stacked sensor with fast readout
records FHD 240fps, 4k120fps 10bit 4:2:2 and 4K120fps raw over HDMI
The Tamron 28-200mm F2.8-F5.6 Di III RXD is a high quality superzoom that will suit all people who want to travel light with only one zoom while keeping high quality It will be at ease without any issues on 24 and 42Mpix, it even supports the 61Mpix in the majority of the cases Of course like all superzoom there are compromise:
F5.6 at 200mm which makes it less suited for low light focusing at the long end 7 apertures blades and bokeh with onion rings Little degradation of performance at 200mm Some flare sensitivity
But overall images are rendered vary naturally, with very good colors, very nice blurry background and very good to excellent sharpness at all focal lengths. AF is fast and accurate , price is reasonable and lens stay compact Compared to the Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-F6.3, it is night and day , the Sony version was just decent on 24Mpix but was not at all at ease on 42Mpix and AF was not very good Highly recommended if you one one unique travel zoom
Pro’s Very good to excellent sharpness in the centre from 28 to 135mm Reasonable price (870 euros) Small and light for a all in one zoom Very fast and accurate AF Very low CA Very short minimum focusing distance (19cm @28mm – 80cm @200mm) Moderate vignetting and distorsion but will be corrected with a Lightroom lens profile soon
Average Build quality : quite good but feel a bit plastic Resistance to flare AF at 200mm in low light due to F5.6 aperture Sharpness at 200mm
Con’s Corners sharpness Only starts at 28mm Bokeh balls shows onion rings and the 7 blades of the aperture
by Katalin Kiss
Unclouded Childhood
sony a6000 & sigma 56mm
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