[shoplink 45492 ebay]Ricoh GR 28mm f 2.8 Lens LTM (here on eBay)[/shoplink] on Techart AFM adapter AF test

I am sure many SAR readers have M-mount lenses in their collection. So you might be interested in checking out those brand new videos from MXcamera!

Hands-On Review: a6300 with comparison to a7R II

New A6300 keep being posted on the web. And the camera will ship tomorrow according to Amazon!

Hugh Brownstone (Click here) did ,ount Canon’s Stonkin’ 300mm f/2.8L USM II to Sony’s New a6300. He also posted a a6300 Low Light Test, Rolling Shutter Test, Sony’s New G-Master Lenses, and Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 test.

Cinema5D (Click here) posted a comparison between the Sony a6300 vs. Sony a7S II Image Quality:

When we compare the Sony a6300 vs. Sony a7S II, we see that the latter has slightly better quality in terms of dynamic range and low light capabilities, but the Sony a6300 certainly excels when it comes to fine image details and sharpness.

Sony a6300 Review (also 24-70 f/2.8, 85mm f/1.4) by Tony Northup.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

We got plenty of reviews to share today!

1) The Canadian team from TheCameraStoreTV posted the A6300 video review I embedded on top of this post. Perhaps one of the biggest statements made by Chris is that the A6300 autofocus is at least as good as the [shoplink 45619 ebay]Canon 7D[/shoplink]. And that’s exactly the goal Sony had when developing the camera. If mirrorless autofocus is as good as DSLR there is one less argument to not switch over to Sony!

Sony a6300 with Metabones Speed Booster and the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 (image by Cinema5D)

2) Cinema5D posted an update to their ongoing A63000 review:

Many people who saw our first review asked how it performs in low light, particularly compared to the Sony a7S II. I used ISOs between mostly 3200 and 25,600 and to my surprise, the low light capability of the camera is exceptional. We observed that the internal noise reduction of the camera seems to be working a little differently, calculating the difference between frames – which results in some ghosting with fast movement. This might be down to inferior processing power in the camera compared to the Sony a7S II.

Sony a6300 Low Light Test – graded from cinema5D on Vimeo.

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3) And if you have a free day than watch the two(!) hours long Sony a6300, 24-70 f/2.8, 85mm f/1.4 Q&A video from Tony and Chelsea!

4) Sony A6300 Video Autofocus Test – Sports/Face Detection/Tracking by Max Yuryev

Few more tests:
Sony a6300 hands in German by Jens Knotte.
Christoph: “<em>I just got my A6300 and tested it with the LA-EA3 adapter and various A-Mount lenses (Zeiss 50 1.4, Tamron 24-70 & 70-200). You may be surprised by the results…
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3976376”
Sony a6300 8 fps Live View Burst Demo (Dpreview on Youtube).
Sony A6000 vs Sony A6300 vs Fujifilm X-Pro 2 noise (CameraLabs).
A6300 sample photos at Fotopolis.
Sony G Master f/2.8 vs. Sony FE Zeiss f/4 REAL Hands On Lens Challenge and Review by Jason Lanier on Youtube.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

Tony Northup posted his 24-70mm GM lens reviews and write:

Finally, I can get great image quality with a native mount lens. It’s everything I’ve wanted.

This lens makes the a7R II come alive. I’m convinced that any DSLR pro who spent a week with this an a7R II and this G-Master 24-70 f/2.8 would want to switch, because:

• Image quality is similar to that of the latest pro DSLR bodies & lenses: the Canon 5DS-R with the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L II and the Nikon D810 with the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8.
• Auto-focusing, even in low light, is comparable to the DSLRs.
• The electronic viewfinder previews your exposure, so you never again have to chimp. You can see a histogram while you shoot and see overexposed parts of the picture highlighted.
• 4k video, either full-frame or with a 1.5X crop.
• The a7R II’s sensor stabilization means you can handhold this lens with longer shutter speeds. Canon doesn’t offer a stabilized 24-70 f/2.8, and Nikon’s 24-70 f/2.8 VR is known to be a bit less sharp.
• The tilt screen is critical for shooting low to the ground or over crowds.

This is quite a statment from Tony!

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

Handheld Sony G-Master 24-70mm and 85mm shots from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

Newsshooter tested the lenses from a filmmaker use perspective:

At the end of the day I was won over – especially by the 85mm. What Sony have somehow managed to do is improve the fly-by-wire system focus to the point where it now feels and acts much more naturally – more like the ones found on Canon L and Nikon lenses (which are mostly mechanically coupled via rollers). There is very little lag between you stopping focussing and the lens following you. Both lenses have over 100 degrees of rotation between near focus and infinity. Both also focus past infinity like many other stills designs. I found it relatively easy to do rack focus shots by hand. If there were focus errors in the video it was usually my fault and not the lens.

Image samples have been posted by Dan Chung on Flickr.

Mar Galer posted two videos: One baout the 85mm lens (video here). And one about the 24-70mm GM (video here).

Sony A6300 first impressions from Miami: Sunny skies ahead (Imaging Resource).
A6300 Downloadable Slog3 Sample 4K Video Max Yuryev (Youtube).

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

A6300 4K and 120FPS – All Shot with Auto Focus

A6300 tests by Alin Popescu and on Youtube.
a6300 full-res sample images (Bestmirrorlessblog).
A6300 Sample Images by Mark Galer on Flickr.

Sony Alpha A6300 Lock-On AF Tracking:

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

The new Pentax K-1 uses the Sony 36MP A7r sensor and has on sensor stabilization just like the new A7II-A7rII-A7sII cameras. But Pentax is using the stabilization system for one more feature not offered by the Sony cameras: Pixel Shift High Resolution shots! See the difference between the “normal” picture (on the left- 100% enlargement) and the “high-resolution” picture (on the right):

Click on image to enlarge

So you think it’s worth to have that feature? If yes Sony should really find a way to add this in current and future cameras!

Source: ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/k-1/ex/

via Petapixel.