50mm FE vs the 55mm FE size comparison.

Imaging Resource reviewed the new 50mm FE lens and writes:

Optically, the lens can perform extremely well, but for edge-to-edge sharpness you have to stop down to ƒ/8. I don’t necessarily see this as a failing, as most images require some form of subject isolation, and the extra softness on the edges actually works for you in this regard. And if you’re shooting on something like the A7r II, with 42 megapixels, your technique has to be rock-solid.
Otherwise, there’s a lot to like in this small, inexpensive package, and Sony’s done well here.

Get the 50mm FE at [shopcountry 47529].

Dpreview claims that the newest generation of A7 cameras is better than the Canon and Nikon DSLR competition

1. The best Semi-Pro Interchangeable Lens Cameras is the [shoplink 47718]Sony A7rII[/shoplink]. Dpreview writes:
   “The a7R II overcomes inherent issues of many DSLRs and especially the shortcomings of its predecessor, and the sum total of innovations and features help get the camera out of the way, allowing you to focus on image-making. While we still have concerns over ergonomics, and mirrorless cameras still have shortcomings for sports photography, one cannot deny the sheer photography-accelerating technical prowess of the a7R II.“
2. The best Full-Frame Interchangeable Lens Cameras within the $1200-2000 category is the [shoplink 42630]Sony A7II[/shoplink]. Dpreview writes:
   “The mirrorless a7 II is more adaptable, accepting a wide range of 3rd-party lenses via adapters, and focusing many of them quickly and continuously using on-sensor phase detection. There’s a growing family of high quality native E-mount lenses as well. Low light Raw performance lags behind most full-frame cameras, but the JPEG engine is one of the most intelligent in terms of sharpness and noise reduction we’ve ever seen. While not everyone will appreciate its user experience (or short battery life), the a7 II is an attractively-priced camera for those new to full-frame.“

Store links:
Sony A7rII at [shopcountry 47718].
Sony A7II at [shopcountry 42630].

This tutorial shows the basic set up for wireless flash with the α 7 series.

If you like to learn more about how to use the Flash on Alpha Cameras check out those three new videos published by Sony.

This video shows a classic three-point-lighting setup with two F60Ms and an F43M as control flash.

In this video we illustrate the practical application for wireless flash.

[shoplink 48072]Sony 85mm GM f1.4[/shoplink] vs [shoplink 23448 ebay]Leica 75mm Summilux f1.4[/shoplink] vs [shoplink 45791]Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8[/shoplink]

This is a guest post from Rick Birt. To write a guest post follow the instructions on that page. Thanks!

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A little background on me, and my style of shooting:

I love photographing beauty (close portraits), and I like the drama that comes with a narrow depth-of-field (DOF).  The type of lens required to attain these two things falls in the 75-90mm range, and must be relatively fast (f1.8 or faster).

I love the [shoplink 47718]Sony a7R II[/shoplink] because I can adapt almost any lens ever made, and over this past year, I’ve given a good go at trying ALL of them ;)

All of the images below were shot wide open.

The first portrait lens I had for the a7r II was an adapted [shoplink 48745]Canon 85mm f1.8[/shoplink] that my wife, Kelly Williams, gave to me.  It rendered very beautiful images, but since it was adapted, the AF was slow, and it was very prone to purple fringing.  Since I like to shoot backlit, this compounded both of these problems.

This is a guest post from Jonathan Stewart. To write a guest post follow the instructions on that page. Thanks!

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The [shoplink 45791]Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8[/shoplink] was one of the main motivators for switching from A-mount to FE when it was first announced. Coupled with the then-just-announced A7R2’s features, the new combination was so far beyond the A99 I’d been using as to finally convince me the time had come to go mirrorless. The promise of a premium optic, one that looks like a mini-Otus, with auto-focus and the nifty little OLED distance scale, not to mention optical stabilization, was irresistible.

David from Photoclubalpha tested the new Elinchrom EL-Skyport Plus HS for Sony. He writes:

It’s been a long time coming but this unit is, I think, the sign that Sony has arrived as a professional camera system.

Check out his full review!

Las Vegas In Infrared (Sony RX100m4)

This is a beautiful video from Philip Bloom! He writes:

Shot with a hardware modified Sony RX100 IV (with the infrared blocking filter removed) in 250fps 2 second burst mode with a 665nm filter.
Mostly shot from a moving vehicle creating a surreal study or a surreal city all set to one of my favourite pieces of music, Beethoven’s 7th Symphony 2nd Movement,
To know more about how this video was made check out my super in depth blog post here: http://philipbloom.net/blog/lasvegasi…
Additional colour work done with Film Convert. 10% with code bloom or via this link: gopb.co/filmconvert
Thanks to James Miller for this special DeLUT which I used as well!

RX cameras store links:
In USA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.