Shooting in S-Log

Wedding Photography Pricing: How Not to be a Starving Artist (ALC).
Comparing lenses: Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 and Sony Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 (Scattered Light).
Sony FE 100-400/4.5-5.6 GM vs Contax 100-300/4.5-5.6 (Fred Miranda).
The horrifying truth about radioactive Camera Lenses (Mirrorlessrumors).
New Gear from Tiffen: More than Just Filters (Explora).
Aputure COB 300d LED Fresnel Light (Personal View).

Dru: “video shot on a6300 and a7ii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPABwvZnCi8“

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

Exactly three years ago (August 18) Sony announced their to date last entry-level E-mount camera, the A5100. There may be a 5300 coming but this kind of “budget” system cameras could soon be dead. Dpreview writes that “Smartphones killed the compact and now they’re coming for entry-level ILCs“:

Once smartphones can do a reasonably good imitation of things like bokeh and optical zoom, those who never wanted to pick up a dedicated camera won’t have to. Lots of people who do want the image quality benefits traditionally associated with a DSLR actually want nothing to do with a DSLR. They’re big, confusing and come with a significant learning curve. 

I think they are spot on with that “prediction”. The entry-level system camera market is shrinking and the profit margin on those kind of cameras is very small. I see it likely that in 3-4 years from now we will only have a market for high-end APS-C or FF cameras. And their price will keep climbing to offset the declining entry-level business. Still, I do not think Smartphone will ever kill the High End Camera Market. Or maybe I am just being naive?

NiSi announced a new Filter Holder for the new Sony FE 12-24mm lens. You can buy it now at Amazon US and Amazon DE. And Fred Miranda found a even cheaper way to be able to use filters on your Sony 12-24mm lens:

I just tested a way to use regular filters (77mm) on the Sony FE 12-24/4 G ultra wide. It won’t vignette from 14mm until 24mm making this lens even more versatile now. It’s possible it will work with polarizers as well. That will save many photographers from carrying huge 150mm filters and adapters to use with this lens! ;)
Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G with 77mm regular filters!
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1503152

Sony 12-24mm store links to [shopcountry 60621].

Do Sony Mirrorless cameras and lenses hold their resale value?

What’s In My Bag: Chris Orwig’s Gear When Traveling Light (Alphauniverse).
Good news and Bad news on latest June camera shipment report…(Mirrorlessrumors).
Aputure Tri-8 Professional Led Panel Light (Personal View).
Best Action Cameras for Every Budget (Adorama Learning Center).
Warning! Avoid Eyelead Gel-Sticks for Sony A7 Cameras – Part 1 (Talkingtree).
Real-Time HDR Resolving with Atomos (Explora).

Raven: “I have a cool tutorial on jow to shoot milkyway on flight, I am using A7Rii, with the samyang 12mm f2, using Apsc mode, here is the video link with tbe english sub, take a look
facebook.com/story.php“

Bernie: “Just finished my 2017 Directors Reel. 2 years of full-time shooting and it’s been quite the journey. 90% of this real was filmed with the a6500 w/Zhiyun Crane. A few a7s and drone shots sprinkled in lol. https://youtu.be/JmDpHzXIBHU“

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