Sony Tidbits…

Share


Reflections from Uyuni (Sony A7s) from Enrique Pacheco on Vimeo.

Sony RX100 III Field-tested (Cardinalphoto).
A7II review by Coolframe.
Zeiss BATIS launch : reading between the lines ? (DearSusans).
Egami spotted the 55mm FE lens patent.
A6000 with 5,6/540mm telephoto! (SonyAlphaForum).
HX90 samples at Fotopolis.
Sony A7II test at Fotosidan (google translation).

JJ: “Been a long time follower and thought I’d share with you a recent video we published on our channel showcasing how we use the a7s camera with a wireless follow focus unit on our rig. You shared our video last time and got a great response from your readers so I figured this would be another great resource for your readers to see the setup: https://youtu.be/who30zO5Fw0“

Share

Stuff news: Canon f/0.75mm lens, Lomo LC-A MINITAR-1 Art Lens, Kipon adapter at Adorama, A7II vertical L Bracket.

Share

[shoplink 36223 ebay]Canon075[/shoplink]

Here are a couple of “Stuff news”:
1) The super rare Canon f/0.75 lens is for sale on [shoplink 36223 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. If you need extra speed on your E-mount camera :)
2) The Kipon adpaters are now being US exlusively for sale at Adorama (Click here).
3) The super compact Lomo LC-A MINITAR-1 Art Lens 2.8/32 M are now available for preorder at Lomo (Click here).
4) New Quick Release QR Vertical L Bracket Plate LB-A7M2 for Sony a7II on [shoplink 36224 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder: Sony FE 28mm lens is in Stock for the first time at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Sony US.

Share

Sony wanted to make a 85mm f/1.2 Zeiss. Was too big.

Share

[shoplink 35820 ebay]Zeiss_planar_85mm_12[/shoplink]

The same source who shared the correct Zeiss Batis lens specs back in January also told me that Sony had a Zeiss 85mm f/1.2 lens prototype. Sony decided to not launch it because it was way to big to be used on the FE cameras.
Zeiss made once such a lens for the Contax system. The Zeiss Planar 85mm 1.2 which now sells for [shoplink 35820 ebay]more than $3,000 used on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Just to say that the lens would not only have been big…but also rather expensive.

Zeiss Batis preorder in USA and Europe (UK/Germany)
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Lens shade for 85mm at Adorama, Bhphoto.
Lens shade for 25mm at Adorama, Bhphoto.

Share

FAKE rumor busted: 59MP image from Sakamoto has been shot on the A7II and upsized to 59MP.

Share

Bildschirmfoto 2015-05-06 um 18.48.15

Plenty of rumor sites just posted a link to that image on Flickr from Sakamoto Mayu. They claim this could be another A7rII image. As you know EXIF and TXT data can easily be faked. But somewhat fakers forget that there are other parameters in EXIF file and they forget to change them ;)

The EXIF file from Sakamto Mayu shows the following small detail:

Bildschirmfoto 2015-05-06 um 18.21.21

That’s the focal resolution of the current A7II !!! Just try to read your A7II Exif info and you will see the focal plane resolution matches.

And the A7r resolution would be
Focal Plane X Resolution        : 2049.067291
Focal Plane Y Resolution        : 2049.067291

So this is a upsized image guys :)

Unlike the Sakamotu image the Zeiss image has no such focal plane resolution image. So that is still somewhat strange (a part of the fact that’s weird Zeiss uploaded a 59MP image). So this doesn’t yet mean there is no 59MP cameras. It just means plenty of guys are taking “inspiration” from the Zeiss image to have some fun :)

Just to be 100% clear about the A7rII: There is yet no single proof (or at least SR5 rumor from trusted sources) saying the new A7x camera coming soon has 50+ Megapixel! All SonyAlphaRumors can tell you with a 90% reliability is that there will be a new A7 camera series announced soon! And as far as I heard from one of my good sources this should be the A7rII.

Share

Sony Tidbits…

Share


Colby Moore: “Wanted to share this dark video I shot on a7S in NYC in March.  https://vimeo.com/125973444“

Today there is a beauty seminar at Adorama from Miguel Quiles. And he created a tutorial video to go along with it:
Beauty shoot BTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BcBOg_ndRU
Seminar Link: http://www.adorama.com/alc/browse/pages/seminar-beauty-photography-basics-miguel-quiles

The $15 Holga 25mm f/8 Lens Review (Ilovehatephoto).
New Sony deals at Jessops UK.
Sony Artisan Spotlight: Cristina Mittermeier – Protecting the mighty Amazon (Sony Blog).
E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS – Compact, Light and Surprisingly Sharp (SonyAlphaForum).
Fly with Sony ActionCam and GoPro (Actioncamerarumors).

Hans: “Hi, maybe a cool option for E mount and technical camera lovers. I’m an A mount guy and no relation to Cambo other then that I’m dutch too. http://www.cambo.com/Html/products_photo/set01/english/internet/Item34298.html“

Iñaki: “Hi, I have made a timelapse made with Sony cameras. Sony A37, A850 and A7R. Lenses: Sony Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8, 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 Minolta, Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM. I hope you like it !!https://vimeo.com/125337790“
Share

Ref. Sony A7r now sells for $1299 only. FE 28mm shipping

Share

[shoplink 36202 ebay]A7r[/shoplink]
Sony A7rII is coming and the refurbished A7r now sells for $1,299 only at [shoplink 36202 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Regular price is $1898 with free case at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

And the new Sony FE 28mm lens is in Stock for the first time at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Sony US.

New Sony US rebates:
Price drop and lot of free stuff on the A7II at FocusCamera.
Price drop and lot of free stuff on the RX100 at Adorama.
Price drop and lot of free stuff on the A5000 at Adorama.
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,498 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,798 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony Alpha a7 (Body Only) for $998 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony Alpha a7 with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,298 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
$100 off on the A6000 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Price drop and lot of free stuff on the HDRCX405 HD Handycam at FocusCamera.

 

Share