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wildlife photography without the A9 (https://cztg-studio.smugmug.com/browse)
My Sony a7Rii Overheated🔥…I Missed a Home Run (ThatCameraGuy).
Atomos Ninja Inferno Pro Video Monitor Captures 10-Bit HDR (ALC).
Spring Resolution: Back Up Your Data (Explora)
AFC demo of Sony A9 + Contax N24-85 + Fringer adapter MK3 (Fringer).
adapting old lenses to the a7II (Movetomirrorless).
Andrzey: “I shot a little video on how to do product/macro photography in a very inexpensive way using two cheap LED lights and color gels. I’m using the Sony A7 and the Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro to take the shoots. Hope it’ll be interesting for your readers :)
Here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIcJIPcCSnI”
I take the Sony a9 out for a test run at a swim meet. The overheating indicator turned on within 20 minutes of use in 81 degree Fahrenheit temperature. Not exactly what I would call “Pro” like. There are a lot of positive things about this camera, but this is actually a big deal for what I do, considering Sony marketed this as an actual sports camera.
SAR note:
So far most of the early testers did not have the issue reported by ThatCameraGuy. The few who had this issue all did report about the “indicator warning” turning on while in ZERO cases the camera did actually shut down because of overheating. In the best scenario Sony’s “warning” system is simply turning on way too early (which is annoying anyway).
Star eating: Jim Kasson confirms that the A9 is a “star eater” too (just like the A7 cameras with the latest firmware version). He tested the electronic shutter only, so maybe in mechanical shutter mode this is not going to happen. This is 100% a problem that can be fixed via firmware issue.
While all this is disappointing news I also do know that it is perfectly normal to find issues on newly released cameras. And I bet Sony will take note of those of these issues and fix them (or at least mitigate them) soon
To sum up: Dear Sony please do this on the next A9 firmware update:
1) Fix the banding issue on the red channel of your images when shooting on electronic shutter mode 2) Mitigate overheating (or delay the indicator warning to activate when it’s really super necessary).
3) Fix the star eating bug
4) Add S-Log
But still my suggestion to Sony remains the same: For the next A7rIII and A7sIII please do make a larger body for the following reasons:
Eliminate any overheating issue (particularly important for the A7sIII model which is mainly used for video purpose)
Better ergonomic for people with big Hands like Donald Trump…sorry for the bad joke :)
Better handling with bigger lenses (you should not be forced to buy a battery grip to fix this)
At the end I believe the Camera Size gets less important on pro cameras. Pro’s don’t really care about that…
At the moment Sony shows little love for the E-mount community with no new lens released since ages. The good news for you is that the new Tamron SP 150-600mm A-mount lens is now shipping in Asia. You can preorder the lens at BHphoto.
You save $210 on the Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM lens sold by BestBuy on eBay (Click here). The item is Open Box whcih means it is brand new and only the box was opened once. It comes with full 1 year Sony US warranty. You can find a long list of A7 cameras and E-mount lenses on Open Box offer on that BestBuy page.
Nikon photographer Lars Ronbog tested the new Sony A9 on a soccer field and the conclusion is:
The AF worked fine – better or worse than my Nikon? Not better, but it was acceptable for a first time use – more games and photographing other kind of sports would be needed to draw the final conclusion.
Is the A9 a game changer? No – but it is probably the beginning of a game changer. Within 5 years a pro-sportsshooter could very well be working with mirrorless cameras.
Would I change my Nikon for this camera? No!
Three reasons to why not: – Not enough pro-lenses – No IPTC in the camera ( this could be solved with a firmware-update) – Not enough accessories
