Sony TidBits…


How to clean sensor like a professional

Review of the Sony RX100 III: Field Test in Rio de Janeiro (Photographyconcentrate).
Sony A7s review at Akihabaranews.
A6000 tested at Photoreview.
Sony A7s vs GH4 at Spanish DSLRmagazine.
Polish A5000 review at Optyczne.
Comparative test from Sony RX10 and Canon G1 X Mark II on Tom’s Hardware.
Few portraits of musician Jon Batiste, shot with the A7 by Mike Kobal.
Tethering with Sony cameras via Lightroom (Tutorial on Youtube).
Backbutton Fokus mit Sony Kameras (Youtube).

Boon:I have just posted my review of the Phottix Odin for Sony. This might be of interest to Sony users:
http://myphotojourney.co.uk/review-phottix-odin-for-sony/
I’ve also just uploaded about the Sony A6000 + remote control app for shooting birds in the back garden. This may be of interest to your readers as well.
http://myphotojourney.co.uk/sony-a6000-remote-control-app/

Vicente:Hi Andrea, i let you with this video i made trying and explaining the focus methods of an A77 camera, it’s in spanish but it’s going to be useful to somebody!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZXj-48y-vU

Sony TidBits…


Sony DSC-HX400V Review by John Sison

Sony RX100 III review (CameraLabs).
A7s review at PhileWeb.
Sony A3000 review (CameraLabs).
Sony A77 II : test terrain et montée ISO (Focus Numerique).
Mitakon 50 0.95 lens Review on the Sony A7s (Steve Huff).
Japanese A7s review at MyNavi.
Japanese SAL16F28 review at Ascii.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 / Sony Alpha 7S Comparative Review (Dpreview).
HDR Photography with the Sony A7s at SonyAlphaLab.
Full review of the E-Mount version of the Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 is up on Admiring Light.

Mario:Took the A7s for a spin with my C100: http://youtu.be/J5w3CPauHqM. Interested to see if anyone can tell which shots are from which camera? C100 was recording to Ninja in ProResHQ, A7s internal with s-log2

Doug:I just published a blog post about using an inexpensive intervalometer with the a7, a7s, a7r and a6000. (It may work with other models, but I haven’t tested them.) http://www.blogarithms.com/2014/08/04/sony-a7a6000-intervalometer-hack/. There have been some videos about this hack, but they don’t give step-by-step details.

Boon:I have just recently been to Cornwall, UK and managed to try the Sony A6000 AF-C on birds-in-flight. This is the link: http://myphotojourney.co.uk/sony-a6000-af-c/

Something is changing? DSLR sales going down. Mirrorless sales going slighty up.

Image courtesy: Personal View.

Well, if you look at that chart posted by Personal View you will notice a big change is going on in the system camera market. DSLR sales are dropping while mirrorles system camera are holding their ground. The data is based on the sales from Japanese camera manufacturers (Source: CIPA). It may explain why Sony is betting high on their mirrorless system and is a bit less “engaged” on the A-mount front. Still, there is a lot to do to make that mirrorless sales line make growth further…

via MirrorlessRumors.

Sony A7s test roundup!


Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7s Review – 4k vs ISO

There are plenty of new A7s tests and reviews and here is the roundup of all of them:

A Sony a7S in the field: Al Jazeera’s Miguel Toran tries it out for broadcast TV (Newsshooter).
Sony Alpha A7S Digital Camera Review at Cameras.Reviewed.
Sony a7S Astrophotography Review (LonelySpeck).
Sony Alpha A7S (ILCE-7S) Review at ePhotozine.
Sony A7s Rolling Shutter Compared to Competitors (Planet5D).
Castle. A Sony A7S Pic Pro + Film Convert Film. Saturation and Skin Tone Test Film by Ed David.
The Sony A7S, X70 and Atomos Shogun at Pinewood Studios (EosHD).
Polish A7s review at Optyczne.

Carl Miller:I recently published a couple videos on the Sony a7S. Thought they might be interesting for your readers!
Overall thoughts on a7S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiIigSdWHWE
120fps fun short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCZKLGHTIkI

Josh:Here is my latest Blog entry about why I bought a Sony A7s. http://joshmcleodphotography.com/2014/07/29/life-without-a-mirror-continued/

Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s preorder in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s EU pages: Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
A7s Gariz leather case in [shoplink 27569 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27570 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27571 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 27572 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink].

Sony TidBits…


Migration to Mirrorless Digital Cameras (by BH)

Travel to Myanmar with a National Geographic Photographer Michael Yamashita at Compassroseexpeditions.
Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art review at Admiring Light.
German A77II test at Digitalkamera.
A77II review at Parkcameras.A77II review at Techradar.
Polish A77II reviews at Fotopolis and Optyczne.

Paul:Hello! I’ve made an A77m2 review. It’s in russian, so not very useful for SAR readers, but it has great pictures with noise tests using different kinds of processing. JPEG, multoshot and RAW using DXO. Looks very impressive, appears that ISO up to 6400 is perfectly usable. The review address is http://www.alphatraveller.org/archives/377

Ray: An adventure through the most amazing red rocks on our pale blue dot. http://www.eternallycreative.com/adventures/red-rocks/. Shot with Sony A99 and Zeiss 24mm f/2.0 ZA

Peter:Thought I’d share this A7S film with you! Feel free to post it on your blog. https://vimeo.com/102454272

Jacob: “I posted a review about shooting weddings with the RX10 on my wife and I’s website but no actually reads our blogs. I thought it might be helpful for others. http://www.jakeandkimphoto.com/blog-1/2014/7/11/photographing-weddings-with-the-sony-rx10

Dave: “I thought you might like to have a look at, and hopefully share, A couple of Gigapixel photos I’ve recently taken with my 7r. Both were taken with a Gigapan Epic Pro head, the 7r body, and a Nikkor 180mm 2.8 ED lens. The combination of high megapixel count and the super sharp Nikkor lens is producing amazing results.
Taste of Edmonton food festival: http://gigapan.com/gigapans/159437
Edmonton Eskimos home opener: http://gigapan.com/gigapans/158298

Paul:I just thought I’d share with you something that may be of interest to some users. As you know, the Phigmenttech LM-NEX adapter is the only M-mount -> E-mount adapter that provides EXIF data and focus coupling What may not be apparent is that this adapter is also the only adapter (for any lens mount -> E mount) that can provide lens profiles to the camera. I have recently updated my site and firmware that allows for easier configuration of the adapter. It is now possible to upload a sample “white wall” shot to my site and have a custom profile generated that will apply real-time vignetting (and experimentally cast) correction (It looks like there is a limit of approximately 1 stop correction). My site provides an example (sorry, research and development has taken away from my time to actually take pictures) of vignetting and cast correction.
https://www.phigmenttech.ca/lmnex/. It may be prudent to disclose that vignetting (and possibly cast) corrections ARE baked in to the raw data. (at least it is in my NEX-7 and A7R)

Ending soon: Win 5 Expert Shield Screen protectors for your Sony camera!

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My name’s Ed Tyson – Andrea and I thought it’d be a great idea to run a giveaway for you on SonyAlphaRumors. This is different to a regular giveaway though, we’re not offering you the chance of winning something you want (sorry!). We’re offering you a chance of winning something you need. Let me explain…

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This week SAR readers photos selection.


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Had the opportunity to take a few quick snap shots of a friend who is pregnant.
Sony A7 w/50 1.4
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