Sony Tidbits…


GR3/x vs ZV-1 –Unconventional Comparison Not What You’d Expect

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Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 ‘G’ lens review with samples (Christopher Frost).
7Artisans Spectrum 50mm T2.0 Cinema Lens Review (Dustin Abbott).
What is Your Favorite Portrait Lens? (Explora).
7 Forest Photography Ideas, Tips, and Examples (42West).
Atlas Mercury 1.5x Full-Frame Anamorphic Series – Design Choices Explained (CineD).
Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD to be discontinued (Asobinet).

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Sony A7 series group.

Our reader Frank created this new wireless remote for Sony cameras

Frank sent me this message:

I’ve been working on an open source project that’s a wireless remote for Sony cameras. The original spirit of the project is to bring missing firmware features like focus stacking to Sony cameras. And I managed to sort of do that, and then I went nuts implementing more and more features. It can turn the camera into a security camera with a trigger mode that supports multiple triggering sources, like sound, or you can add a laser beam break sensor. There’s even a dumb feature for bird photographers like myself, if the camera’s focus sticks to a branch instead of a bird, rapidly tapping the AF button will activate “focus frustration” mode and set the focus to minimum immediately.

This project is an open source firmware project. Anybody can download the source code and make this remote. I wrote the firmware but I did not make the hardware. This project is purely for fun and not a product and not affiliated with Sony in any way.

The firmware and instructions are on https://github.com/frank26080115/alpha-fairy/
My personal blog post about it is here at https://eleccelerator.com/alpha-fairy-wireless-camera-remote/

Sony Tidbits…


How to use S-Log3 and Cine EI | Cinema Line FX30 | Sony | α

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Choosing between the FX30, Pocket 6k Pro and FX3 | Buying Advice (ProAvTV).
Samyang 10mm XP review by Phillip Reeve.
Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA review (DigitalCameraWorld).
Great Joy 35mm T2.9 1.8x anamorphic lens mini review (Dpreview).
Feiyu Announces the Simplified SCORP-C Handheld Gimbal (Explora).
How to Copyright an Image & Protect Your Photos (42West).

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Monitor. Stream. Share. Marry your camera to iPhone or iPad with the new Accsoon SeeMo HDMI adapter

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It’s no secret that iPhones and iPads have the best small screens in the business, far superior to those found on regular on-camera video monitors. Now, thanks to SeeMo from Accsoon, you can finally connect your camera or other FHD HDMI source to your iPhone or iPad and use it as a high grade daylight viewable monitor. Better still, by using the free Accsoon SEE iOS app it has all the functions a professional demands at your fingertips.

SeeMo is perfect for the filmmaker on the go. If you want the smallest, lightest monitor setup that works equally well with handheld cameras, gimbals or in your creator studio, then this is it. Snap your iPhone into the SeeMo and it is transformed in seconds – there’s no need to carry around an extra monitor anymore.

Accsoon SeeMo offers so much more than just monitoring. Imagine a device that lets you stream and share video from your camera as easily as if it were shot on the iPhone’s built-in cameras.

The free SeeMo app can stream HD video direct to popular streaming platforms like YouTube from your camera, mixer or other HDMI source. All this without the need for a cumbersome laptop, right from wherever you are. Use it to livestream your travels, gym classes, university lectures, parties or weddings from your camera in HD quality. Setup is simple and the SeeMo uses either the iOS device’s cellular or Wi-Fi connection to stream at up to 1080P 60fps.

The SeeMo can also record a H.264 HD video direct from your camera to your iPhone or iPad’s camera roll. This makes instant sharing of clips for social media from your camera much easier. You can also use these as a backup to your main footage on your camera, or even use them to edit videos when time is of the essence.

Sony Tidbits…


Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 ‘G’ lens review with samples

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Meyer Optik Görlitz – Biotar 58mm F1.5 II tested on SonyAlpha.blog.
We asked 1,000 photographers what camera they use in 2022 (and the results surprised us!) by Shotkit.
The creator of the stacked CMOS image sensor talks about the logical thinking behind the invention of the century (Sony Semicron).
Laowa 58mm 2x macro test by Phillip Reeve.
New Atom A5 and Storm CINE 8 Wireless Monitors from Vaxis (Explora).
Shallow Depth of Field | 6 Factors To Consider (42West).

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Sony A7 series group.

Finally available: On1 RAW 2023 with super innovative Mask AI and other cool features

You can finally download the band new ON1 RAW 2023 version (Click here). Here is the video showing one of the new features, the impressive Mask AI:

What’s New:

  • Super Select AI Tool — Applying adjustments to areas in your photos couldn’t be easier than the new Super Select AI Tool. Just tap on the areas you want to adjust and then pick an adjustment. Want the sky darker, click-click-done. How about making the grass more green, click-click-done. Want to blur the background? You get the idea. It’s an incredibly fast and natural way to work that will completely change the way you interact with your photos.
  • Mask AI — Say goodbye to tedious brushing. Mask AI uses state-of-art machine learning to segment photos, identifying objects like people and animals, as well as regions like the sky, mountains, trees, water, and ground. When masking layers, effects, or local adjustments, you can select subjects or regions from the list. Mask AI will create great-looking masks instantly. You can even choose regions to apply filters or adjustments to when you add them, making it easy to get just the adjustment you want.
  • AI Adaptive Presets — Presets just got even more powerful. Now they can target common subjects like people, water, skies, and buildings automatically. The awesome new AI Adaptive presets give you one-click solutions to tough problems like brightening the subject, darkening the sky, or adding detail to foliage. Best of all, you can create your own AI Adaptive presets.
  • Quick Mask AI — We’ve rebuilt the Quick Mask tool to make it faster and more intuitive. The AI segments the photo into regions and objects automatically. Then simply click on the segments you want to mask, and it builds a high-quality mask automatically, no brushing needed.
  • Tack Sharp — State-of-the-art sharpening and deblurring is now part of NoNoise AI, your single solution for removing noise and sharpening photos simultaneously. It can detect and remove motion blur as well as save out-of-focus shots. Stop throwing out the perfect shot just because it’s a little soft.
  • Keyword AI — No one likes adding keywords, but we do like finding our photos. Keyword AI in Browse uses AI semantics and metadata to suggest keywords for you automatically. It can see hundreds of objects and regions, identify locations, find people, and understand photographic properties. These all become searchable terms to help you find your photos faster.
  • Content-Aware Crop — If you have ever had to crop or level a photo and have lost important details near the edges, the new content-aware crop will be a lifesaver. It can expand the photo canvas and fill the new edges with realistic detail.
  • Improved Content-Aware Perfect Eraser — The Perfect Eraser, the perfect tool for removing larger distractions, has been improved with a more accurate algorithm and is faster on modern computers.
  • Improvements to Sky Swap AI — Leveraging the new Mask AI technology, we continue to improve the AI detection and masking of the sky. We have also added options for adjusting the angle of the sky and for better matching of edges like trees when going from a light to a dark sky. Plus, we have added 125 amazing new Ocudrone skies.
  • Improved Color Fringe Reduction — Determining the right amount of color fringe removal is a thing of the past. The new auto option detects the color fringe or chromatic aberrations and removes them automatically.
  • In-App Notifications — Learn about new courses, videos, and creative assets in the Learning Hub with new account in-app notifications.
  • Full-screen Preview of Presets — You can now get a huge, full-screen preview of a preset applied to your photo simply by mousing over the preset’s thumbnail. This makes shopping and selecting the right preset much faster.
  • Support for new cameras:
    • Added support for GoPro GPR raw format. This includes the GoPro Hero 7-11 and Fusion.
    • Added raw decoding support for these new cameras:
      • Nikon Z 30
      • Fujifilm X-H2
      • Fujifilm X-H2S
    • Support for losslessly compressed Fujifilm raw files.
    • Added support for Nikon High-Efficiency NEF.
  • We also added lens profiles for these lenses:
    • Canon RF 14-35mm F4 L IS USM
      Meyer Optik Görlitz 3.5/30mm
      Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8
      Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 II
      Pentacon electric 2.8/29mm
      Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 022
      Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 021
      Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary 017
      Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary 018
      TTArtisan APS-C 23mm F1.4
      Venus Laowa 17mm f/1.8 C-Dreamer
      Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical
      Zeiss Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 4/20mm
      Zeiss Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA (SAL135F18Z)
      Zeiss Distagon 18mm f/4
      Zeiss Distagon 28mm f/2.8 MMJ
      Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.7 AEJ
      Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f/2.8 AEJ
  • Added tethered shooting support for these cameras:
    • Canon EOS R7
    • Canon EOS R10
    • Canon EOS R3
    • Nikon Z 9
  • Other Bug Fixes and Improvements