A couple of more IBC news (Cinema5D and Newsshooter).

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Nino Leitner from Cinema5D interviewed Claus Pfeifer from Sony Europe about the Sony FS5 and how it uses XAVC in a “surprising way”.
The new E-Mount 4K camcorder can be preordered in two versions:
FS5 body only at Adorama and BHphoto.
FS5 body with kti lens at Adorama and BHphoto.

Dan Chung from Newsshooter tells us more about “The Holy Grail of DSLR filmmaking”, the Genus prototype lens adapter with built-in electronic ND filter

And Elliot Smith from Newsshooter introduced us the new Veydra E-mount Cine lenses.

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Sony A7sII interviews and first impressions roundup! Camera listed at Amazon US!

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The Sony A7sII now got listed at Amazon US too (Click here). Preorders will be available tomorrow (Sept 17) at exactly 12am New York time at all US stores. Direct link here: Amazon US, BHphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama.

Two video interviews:
First Look Interview with Sony Manager Kenta Honjo (SonyAlphaCameras).
Sony’s new a7S II fixes the biggest problems with the original a7S. Is it worth the extra cost, or should you buy an a7R II instead? (Tony Northup on SonyAlphaCameras)
Interview at IBC from Victor Bart.

Amateurphotographer writes:

The A7S II looks like a fantastic camera that buckles the trend for cameras with increasingly high resolutions, and that is what many photographers have been asking for. They don’t want more and more pixels, they want a higher dynamic range and less noise.
The real test will come when we have a full working sample of the camera and can see exactly what the differences in image quality are between the two cameras. For videographers there is certainly a reason for the new camera, whilst professional wedding and event photographers will surely make a beeline towards the A7S II and its quieter shutter, faster focusing and image stabilisation.

Digitalcameraworld writes:

The ability to record 4K in-camera allows these users a bit more freedom plus the ability to travel lighter and work more discretely. Meanwhile the improvement in the AF and noise control will be widely appreciated.
Those looking for an ‘all-rounder’ camera are best off looking at the A7 II, or even the A7R II if they can stomach the cost, but the A7S and A7S II are intended to produce the best image quality.
The A7S really impressed when we tested it and the improvements brought by the A7S II should make it even more attractive.

More A7sII hands-on:
First Impressions: Sony A7s Mk II (ThePhoBlographer).
Sony’s A7S II is a 4K-shooting pro for your darkest moments (Engadget)

Preorders:
Soon at Amazon US, BHphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama.
In Europe at ParkCameras UK, Verkkokauppa in Finland. CVP in UK.
in Asia at Digitalrev.

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Open question on 14 Bit RAW: Is it “uncompressed” or “lossless-compressed”?

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Note: The Sony A7sII now got listed at Amazon US too (Click here)!!!

Yesterday Sony announced that it will add 14 Bit RAW recording on the A7sII, A7rII and yet not defined “additional cameras”. There is one uncertainty highlighted by Diglloyd:

I am puzzled why an uncompressed format would be offered versus a lossless-compressedformat. The core issue is file QUALITY, not file FORMAT. Lossless-compressed is identical to uncompressed in quality, but saves a lot of space.

  1. An “uncompressed” A7rII file would creat 74MB per file (75% larger than the current Sony 11-7 Bit compression).
  2. An “lossless-compressed” would create files that are almost one-third less big than the uncompressed version

Some more open questions:
1) Will Sony add the feature on A-mount cameras , first generation A7 cameras and on the A6000 too?
2) What will be the effect on the buffer memory?
3) Will it (and by how much) slow down operations (playback and so on).

Let’s hope Sony will answer those questions soon…

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Source was right: Europen Sony Online store closed (SR4) A6xxx replaces both NEX-7 and A6000.

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Two days ago a trusted source said the European Sony Online stores would close at midnight. And indeed all stores have been removed! Just check Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT.

So now that the trusted source was completely right on that rumor I will also share what he wrote about the A6xxx back in late August:

There is still probably the NEX7 replacement to come in the next month although I heard it will be also the A6000 replacement.

and in a second mail he added:

As far as I know it is due to be announced in September but you know how things change around here!

So, this should hopefully be the right info and finally the real release. That A6xxx rumor hunted us all year! The camera was first due in April-May and that was even confimed by the official Sony leaked roadmap (Wikileaks scandal). It than got delayed because of sever overheating issues and after that managment has decided to focus on the A7rII and A7sII release first.

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Great first Contax N and Contax 645 (medium format) autofocus lens test on the A7rII.

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Lats week I reported how Fringer launched the world’s first [shoplink 39621 ebay]Contax N lens to E-mount autofocus adapter (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. You can now autofocus with all N lenses. And buy using the [shoplink 39631 ebay]Contax NAM-1 adapter (here on eBay)[/shoplink] you can even autofocus with the 645 medium format lenses! To see how good this works just check out the new video here:

Here are all the Contax N lenses you can make work with the Fringer autofocus adapter:
[shoplink 39622 ebay]Vario-Sonnar T* 17–35/2.8 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39623 ebay]Vario-Sonnar T* 24–85/3.5–4.5 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39624 ebay]Vario-Sonnar T* 28–80/3.5–5.6 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39625 ebay]Planar T* 50/1.4 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39626 ebay]Vario Sonnar T* 70–300/4.0–5.6 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39627 ebay]Planar T* 85/1.4 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39628 ebay]Makro-Sonnar T* 100/2.8 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39629 ebay]Tele-Apotessar T* 400/4 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].

Those are all 645 medium format lenses you can now use with autofocus support:
[shoplink 39632 ebay]Distagon T* 35/3.5 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39633 ebay]Distagon T* 45/2.8 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39634 ebay]Distagon T* 55/3.5 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39635 ebay]Vario-Sonnar T* 45–90/4.5 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39636 ebay]Planar T* 80/2 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39637 ebay]Sonnar T* 140/2.8 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39638 ebay]Sonnar T* 210/4 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 39639 ebay]Tele-Apotessar T* 350/4 (ebay search link here)[/shoplink].

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Great Samyang lens deals for Europeans! Sony A7sII listed at Amazon US.

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All Europeans cangrab the Gold Box deal of the day at Amazon Germany:
Wallimex (aka Samyang) 8mm f/2.8 APS-C E-mount lens in Black (Starts at 18.00)
Wallimex (aka Samyang) 8mm f/2.8 APS-C E-mount lens in Silver (Starts at 18.00)
You will see the real dela price from 18.00 towards only!

The Sony A7sII now got listed at Amazon US too (Click here). Preorders will be available tomorrow (Sept 17) at exactly 12am New York time!

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony RX10-ii test by Gary Fong.

Great 8mm Smayang lens deals at 18:00 today at Amazon Germany (click here and scroll down to the horizontal deals bar).
A good 200mm lens for a7 (SonyAlphaForum).
Review of a very 4K-apable camera – the RX100 IV (Alin Popescu).
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS review at Admiringlight.
Street Photography and the Sony A7s (Lensrentals).
This one’s nice: Turn your smartphone into a 3D hologram projector! (TheNakedCamera).

Evan Knight: “I used my new RX100 mk. IV to capture some HFR video while making coffee this morning. I love this camera! Best RX100 iteration yet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC_InSQHv7g”

Brad: “Thought I share this shot with you. Recently switched from Nikon to Sony. This was taken with the A7II along with the 90mm macro that just came out. There are some others posted on the site as well. https://www.facebook.com/photosbybradclawson.”

Luke: “Just got my hands on the newest Came-Tv Mini-2 3-Axis gimbal. After spending about an hour assembling the stand and balancing it, I took the Mini-2 to the streets of Boise, Idaho to give it a try during the local farmers market. I am pretty happy with the results, but I do think it takes a little practice to get the hang of it. I used my A7s and Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 with the Mini-2 and shot for about 30 minutes straight before my arms gave up. https://vimeo.com/135152360“

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