Deal of the day: $130 off on the Techart Leica M to Sony E autofocus adapter!

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Today only you save $130 on this Techart PRO sold by BHphoto (Click here).

This is ending soon on Setpember 30: Up to $500 trade-in credit for the Sony A9-A7 at Adorama, Bhphoto, FocusCamera and BuyDig.

New Camera savings:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$200 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

New Lens and accessory savings:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon, Focuscamera.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the HVL-F43M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$100 off on the HVL-F60M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC1EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony ECM-CG60 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100 underwater housing at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

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Sony is testing three different possible “foveon” alike sensors

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Sony published a brand new patent (JP-A-2017-174936) which describes three different “Foveon” alike sensors. This kind of sensor doesn’t use the classic RGB pixel layout.

Embodiment 1: It shows the Green layer on top (made of organic material), the blue layer below and the red at the bottom (both made of silicon)
Embodiment 4: It shows the Green layer on top (made of organic material), the blue layer below (also organic) and the red at the bottom (made of silicon)
Embodiment 6: This has a way more complex design. Yellow and Cyan are on top. Green below (made of organic material) and the Red and Magellan layer at the bottom (made of silicon).

What do we learn from that patent?

1) Sony is still experimenting with various options. This probably means we will not see such a sensor any time soon
2) Sony believes the mix of organic and silicon made pixels can improve the poor ISO performance of current Sigma developed Foveon sensors.

I really can’t wait to see this kind of sensor on a Sony Alpha camera. It would bring a quantum leap quality jump with superb sharpness and color accuracy.

via Hi Lows Note

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Sony and Manfrotto announce special partnership to develop Products for Sony cameras and lenses

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From the left: Mr. Hiroyuki Arai (Manfrotto Corporation) Kenji Tanaka (Sony Imaging Products) Marco Vidari (Manfrotto Distribution US). via DC.watch

Sony and Manfrotto announced a special agreement. Manfrotto will develop products for Sony cameras an lenses with focus on travel photographers. The first product will be a tripod and it will be shows at the Photoplus show in NYC.

Press text via Dpreview:

VITEC PHOTOGRAPHIC AND SONY ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION IN THE IMAGING MARKET

Market leaders will work together to produce a range of premium products targeted at the professional market

Tokyo, 28th September 2017 – Vitec Photographic, world leader in the photography and videography, imaging equipment and accessories industry has announced its collaboration with Sony, a leading manufacturer of audio, video, imaging, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. This agreement will consolidate both companies position as the innovation leaders in their respective sectors. The collaboration is announced on the occasion of Gitzo 100 years anniversary event in Tokyo, which represents the perfect moment for communicating the common values of innovation and premium quality.

“We are proud to announce the agreement with Sony”– states Marco Pezzana, CEO Vitec Group Photographic Division – “This collaboration sees our brands Manfrotto and Gitzo, leaders in the market of photo and video accessories, working side by side with the prestigious Sony brand, globally renowned for product excellence and superior technology, with the primary intent of collaborating to the development of even more innovative products for professional content creators, thus further increasing customer satisfaction and future business growth.”

The collaboration will begin with a brand new line of products developed for α, Sony’s interchangeable lens camera, that will be launched in 2018. First to be released will be a special version of the Manfrotto Befree tripod, a world class best seller in the traveller segment and the premium lightweight companion solution for compact system camera, unveiled at PhotoPlus in New York on 26th October.

The full range will include new Manfrotto and Gitzo tripods, plates, photo and video heads that are targeted at professionals who demand outmost quality and high performance. A customized version of Digital Director will complement the new range of products that will be showcased at events and tradeshows worldwide throughout 2018.

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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Liliput A7S FullHD IPS Camera Monitor

Sunny Italian Days with Julia (SonyAlphaForum).
Presenting the New Astra and Sola Light Fixtures, from Litepanels (Explora).
Gitzo unveils trio of premium “Traveler” camera bags to celebrate their centennial (Imaging Resource).
Zhiyun Crane 2! What’s New?! (Jason Vong).
SLR Magic 18mm f/2.8 cine lens hands-on (Newsshooter).
AIC does Alaska! Shot on the Sony a9 (Stan Moniz).

Michael: “I did a quick unboxing of the Sony FE 16-35 G Master lens with some tests. https://youtu.be/DVx05bz0uGk“

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Sony releases new firmware update for the Sony A9. Fixes bug and also improves image quality.

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Sony  just issued the new firmware update 1.10 for the Sony A9. You can download it at Sony Australia and within minutes at Sony Support. Those are the improvements:

  1. Supports “Eye AF” function for A-mount lenses via the LA-EA3 mount adapter (This function is only for A-mount lenses which can adapt to 8 or 10 fps (maximum) tracking AF-C shooting.
  2. Fixes an issue where RAW files may disappear when SDXC or microSDXC memory cards are used in certain smartphones (Raw data recorded by the ILCE-9 with firmware Ver. 1.00 or 1.01 could disappear. Please backup your raw data files, even if you’re updating the system software to Ver. 1.10.)
  3. Improves the image quality and overall stability of the camera

It’s not clear what “improves image quality” exactly means. Let us know your findings in our comment section!

Sony A9 at [shopcountry 60917], FocusCamera.

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