New Sony A1 reviews

Preorders:
Sony A1 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. Focuscamera.
Sony XPeria 5G PRO at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon.
Sony A1 in Europe at FotoErhardt DE. Calumet DE. Fotokoch DE. Park UK. WexUK.
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New Sony A1 reviews:

Sony a1 initial review by Dpreview.
Sony a1 review by Christopher Dodds

Alex Phan posted the next test video wiith this head up text:

 at the osprey scene, you will see me shaking up the camera erratically, i want to see if the camera will pick up on something else but it still locked to the eye

 

Rafael writes:

Maybe that’s something for you: I’m just reviewing the Sony A1 and as a sideproject I managed to edit the 8K footage on an iPad. Plus I found a trick to even export the whole 8K project and render it on a Mac since the iPad can’t yet render 8K videos.
https://youtu.be/DdNOYUasH0I
The video is in German but I added English subtitles.

New Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM tested at Dpreview: “a lens easy to love”

Sony 35mm GM preorders: BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. In Europe at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet DE, WexUK, Park UK.

Dpreview published the full Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM review:

The Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM is a lens that, so long as you get along with the 35mm field of view, is easy to love. It provides the kind of sharpness wide-open that we just wouldn’t have expected to see in fast primes up until the last few years. Build quality is pretty much without fault, but the size and weight remain reasonable.

This is all the more impressive considering that the Sony 35mm F1.4 GM optically outperforms the older and larger Zeiss Distagon 35mm F1.4 ZA in nearly every way, while coming in at a lower price and smaller size. On the other hand, we were a little surprised to find that the Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN focuses faster. In real-world shooting though, it’s unlikely to be an issue.

Really, the only aspect of the FE 35mm F1.4 GM that might be a major issue for stills shooters is its LoCA performance. Thankfully, it only shows up on especially high-contrast edges and at the widest apertures (you can rid yourself of it even in challenging scenes by F2 or so). And though it’s something to be aware of, this is still the best performance for 35mm lenses that you’ll find for Sony E-mount in this regard.

Beyond the LoCA, we can’t complain about the bokeh, sunstars, flare resistance nor close-focus distance. So in short, this lens really is the long-overdue choice for professionals and advanced amateurs that are in the market for a fast E-mount 35mm prime for portraits, travel, landscape, journalism, or what-have-you. That makes it easily worthy of a strong recommendation and our highest award.