Sony 50MP Medium Format sensor tests roundup.

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Pentax 645Z bajo el agua

The chance is there that Sony will announced a proper new Sony medium format can fixed lens camera this year. And if that happens it will surely use that great new Sony 50MP sensor used by the recently newly announced Phase One, Pentax and Hasselblad cameras. So here is a roundup of test to see what such a sensor can deliver in terms of IQ:

Quesabesde posted some RAW image samples with the IQ250 if you want to pixel peep them and see what a Sony 50MP sensor can deliver you :)
Pentax 645Z Sample Images at Photographyblog.
Hasselblad H5D-50C vs Phase One IQ250 at DSLRmagazine (google translation here).

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Serious A7s long exposure test shows hot spots (with NR off).

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Image courtesy Eric Lo (please don’t use this image without permission). Click on image to enlarge!

SAR reader Eric Lo shared this A7s long exposure test. It shows the many hot spots you can see if you switch off the Long exposure NR reduction. We don’t know the reason why you have much more of them compared to the A7r. Anyway, the good news is that with Long Exposure NR on things look pretty good.

Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s preorder in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s EU pages: Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.

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New Sony A7s tests (great video by Philip Bloom!)

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Now I See from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

The A7s is shipping and reviews are multiplying :) Here are the latest tests:

Philip Bloom is reviewing the A7s and on top you can see his ISO test.
Sony A7s First Impressions with High ISO Samples at ThePhoBlographer.
This is the Sony A7s’s Silent Shutter at ThePhoBlographer.
25 ways the Sony A7S trumps the Canon 1D C (EosHD)
A real world Sony A7S rolling shutter test vs the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (EosHD).
Sony a7S Days 1 & 2 at ProLost.
BHPhotovideo posted their 3 A7 camera comparison

Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s preorder in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s EU pages: Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony A7 Review – Cheapest way to Full Frame Video – Lenses Included

Real World Sigma 50mm ART lens review by 3D-Kraft.
Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 FE lens testet at DC.watch.
Lower-cost options for avoiding the WATE (Luminous Landscape).
New Lens Turbo pics at Kameravalg and video on Youtube.
Full review of the Sigma 30mm f/2.8 DN Art for E-Mount is up on Admiring Light.

Robert:I want to thank you for giving me a shout out on the site for my photo blog cameracounter.tumblr.com. To wrap up the project I’m doing a short run book. The collection is going to be called Don’t Shoot Yourself! and orders available on kickstarter now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/249128430/dont-shoot-yourself

France:I tried the flash Sony HVL-F20M with my Sony A7R & FE35F2.8, and it is amazing! considering the fair price and the light weight it gives very sharp and bright images : I shot some beautiful Cosplay models at the Thailand Comic Con 2014 last week. http://thailandfacts.com/thailand-comic-con-2014-models-cosplay-bangkok/

Arthur:If you’re interrested in some pictures taken with this insane gear, i have made a road trip along the us with it .you can take a look at them on http://atleast25.tumblr.com/ and http://nastysloth.tumblr.com/

Deniz:We are Turkish Sony user group Alpha Turk, Want to tell you our new photo upload site www.sonyfotograf.com

Bart:I’ve been promising to do this comparison for a while. I compared a Sony A7r in “APS-C crop mode” (15MP) vs. full images from the A77 (24MP) for noise, detail and overall image quality. I don’t think you’ll be surprised with the results. I like both cameras – but it’s amazing what an A7r is capable of! If you use the same lens, and the same subject – in many cases the A7r in crop mode will out resolve, and have a cleaner image than the A77. In short – the A7r is Sony’s best crop body (until the A77II is shipped) http://www.leica-boss.com/2014/05/sony-a7r-a-better-aps-c-camera-than-the-sony-a77/

Phil:*Lowest price of the year* Super special EOFY deal – **strictly while stock lasts** Sony A7r with FREE battery grip – $1899 AUD http://www.camerapro.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=+sony+a7r

Tomas:Perhaps I have something interesting for your weekend roundups. I, Thomas Worbs, am the owner and operator of www.mountainpanoramas.com. I rececently equipped and trained the expedition leader Tim Mosedale (www.timmosedale.co.uk) for shooting high resolution panoramics in the Everest Region. Tim did all the photography, stitching and retuche I did. Two panoramas are now finalized:
http://www.mountainpanoramas.com/___p/___p.html?panoid=2014_M2&labels=1 – Gokyo Ri
http://www.mountainpanoramas.com/___p/___p.html?panoid=2014_M1&labels=1 – Everest Base Camp
These panoramas are interactive, you can move around dragging the mouse. Mouse wheel will zoom in. Try to zoom, it will almost never end. It was the first time that we could produce Gigapixel Full Sphere interactive panoramas with a low weight equipment suitable to be brought up in high mountain regions. The equipment: Sony A7R, Sony/Zeiss 35 mm, Bushman Panoramic Gobi head (www.bushman-panoramic.com), Gitzo ultralight carbon tripod.

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