Sony a7R III – Early Review, Wrap-up from Press Event by Photorec and a Demo with Marc Weir

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Toby from Photorec posted this short A7rIII early review video:

There is also demo with Mark Weir

And here is a list of A7rIII features missing on the Sony A9:

Preorders:
Sony A7rIII at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK. Photo-Porst.de. Sony Netherland. Sony Australia. Sony Japan.
Sony 24-105mm at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK.

Join the A7rIII facebook group to discuss the camera features and tests!

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(SR2) Sony working on a new 200-600mm E-mount “beast” lens?

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At the begin of July I got this mail from a new source. I did post this rumor as SR1 only as I had nothing to back up his info. But now we know that two of the lenses he mentioned were announced with the new A7rIII. I am not sure if this was just a “lucky” guess or if he really knows stuff.

But if he really is right than we should expect Sony to announce quite a curious lens beast: A new 200-600mm lens! I wonder if such a lens would make sense in the E-mount line up anyway.

The only comparable lens on market is the Sigma or Tamron 150-600mm lens. Below you can see the Tamron next to the Sony 100-400mm lens (via CameraSize).

This would be definitely a niche lens. Probably wildlife shooters and sport photographers could be interested in this?

One more thing: That very same 200-600mm source said within the same email that the A7III launch was delayed til early 2018.

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Note: The screenshot shows a German text because that’s how my mail is set up.

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Sony’s New Autonomous Car Camera Sees Road Signs at 160 Meters

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This has yet nothing to do with the regular Alpha news. But it’s still interesting to see what Sony sensor can achieve nowadays. Technologyreview writes:

The new $90 IMX324 has an effective resolution of only 7.42 megapixels, which sounds small compared to your smartphone camera. But with about three times the vertical resolution of most car camera sensors, it packs a punch. It can see road signs from 160 meters away, has low-light sensitivity that allows it to see pedestrians in dark situations, and offers a trick that captures dark sections at high sensitivity but bright sections at high resolution in order to max out image recognition. 

Some of this new sensor tech may be used on future Sony cameras too.

Full Sony sensor press text here.

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Already a first $100 off on the brand new Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens

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Well that was damn quick: Announced few weeks ago the new Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 got a $100 discount via third party seller at Amazon US (Click here).

And now a new fact: The A7rII and A7sII price drops are now premanent:
The Sony A7rII  now sells for $2,398 with lot free extras at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
The Sony A7sII also sell for $2,398 with free extras at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.

The preorders for the new Luminar 2018 (for Mac and Windows) are now open at Macphun.com.

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My Sony Sensor Trio by Rick Birt

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My Sony Sensor Trio

Written for Sony Alpha Rumors by Rick Birt of www.romeobravophoto.com

First I want to express how grateful I am to Andea for running this site. I am amazed at his dedication, and the work he does for this community. THANK YOU!!!

The fact that both my wife and I are professional photographers, allows us to try – and own – a lot of cool gear. My current camera bag contains:

  1. Baby Bear – a Fujifilm X-Pro2 with a 24MP APS-C Sony sensor
  2. Mama Bear (she’s juuuust right) – Sony a9 with a 24MP Full-Frame Sony sensor
  3. Papa Bear – a Hasselblad X1D-50c with a 51MP Medium-Format Sony sensor

I don’t actually carry all of these in my bag at once – but I might if they would all fit ;) I tend to take whatever I feel is required for the job.

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Had the pleasure of working with Actress Kim Matula from Bold and the Beautiful
Shot with a Sony a7R II & Sony 85/1.4 GM
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