Howdie, it’s me Le Minh Bui again. If you didn’t read my previous review of SLR Magic 25mm f/1. 4 CINE, I recommend you to do so by following this link, it has some information that can support the content of the article I want to share with you today.
As usual from Dave….very informative! Sony A9 at Note: BHphoto added a $250 Sandisk card for free on the A9: The post Dave Dugdale answering Some of the Deeper Sony A9 Questions appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Marc Alhadeff posted the final 100-400mm GM lens review: The FE100-400 GM OSS F4.5-F5.6 is a excellent lens that well deserve the G Master label – It is very sharp from center to corner, at all focal lengths – On the range 100-200mm it is neck to neck with the 70-200GM – Its weight , […] The post Full Sony 100-400mm lens review by Marc Alhadeff appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
The new 100-400mm FE GM lens which is supposed to ship on July 27 in the USA (BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama) is already in Stock in Europe at PCHstore. And Marc Alhadeff tested the new 100-400mm FE lens.
On top you can watch Jared Polin’s A9 review. ePhotozine: Looking at what the A9 can do that other cameras cannot, then the 20fps is impossible to beat, especially with no blackout between images.
A couple of days ago Sigma issued a new firmware update for the MC-11 E-mount adapter which also adds support for the new Sony A9. That1CameraGuy tested it on the A9 to seehow bad or well it works.
Mathieu Stern tested the on the Sony A7II. Check out his video:
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The new 12-24mm G lens is now in Stock at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. What do you think…will Kai like the new Sony 12-24mm G lens? :) Also Darren Soh tested the lens and the conclusion is: I would say that the lens is sharp enough for landscape and architecture work, and fast […] The post Kai tests the new Sony 12-24mm f/4 G lens.
Christopher Frost reviewed the Sony E-mount Kamlan 50mm f/1. 1. This APS-C manual focusing lens is on sale for $169 on Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT and Amazon ES. There is also a short test from Biogon on Reddit.
In this video you learn how to make a $1 dollar pinhole lens using the Fotodiox E-mount lens cap on sale here at Amazon. And hey folks…it even comes with a 24 months manufacturer warranty :) The post How to make a $1 dollar E-mount pinhole lens appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Lok had the chance to play with the two new Sony wide angle lenses. New image samples have been posted by CameraJabber (12-24mm), CameraJabber (16-35mm) Photographyblog, Photoscala, Photolari and by DSLRmagazine.
Here are a few more product images and image samples and reviews of the new Samyang 35mm FE lens you can preorder at BHphoto, Adorama. Nic Taylor tested the lens: Looking at the test images that I’ve shot below it’s easy to see that this lens performs well to lock on focus with good colour […] The post New Samyang 35mm f/2.
Lensrentals tested the MTF performance of the new Sony 12-24mm lens and concludes: The MTF results tell you if the lens should be a sharp lens, and the results here indicate that it should. That makes it worth further investigation for those of you interested in this focal length.
This is a guest post from Jonathan Stewart. He used the new Sony 100mm STF for these shots. Lens store links: . 100mm STF Lens in Africa Sony’s 100mm f/2. 8 STF lens has scarcely been out two months and it’s already been overshadowed by the remarkable A9, and the two new wide angle zooms.
Chris and Jordan from TheCameraStoreTV just published their Sony A99II review. Sony A99II at . The post Sony A99II tested by Chris and Jordan: “a beautiful swan song for A-mount” appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Marc Alhadeff tested the new Sony 12-24mm G lens: This FE12-24 G is winning a well deserved place in the Sony lenses lineup Light , well built, its optical quality is excellent in practice. Very consistent center to border, no chromatic aberration , low distortion , very good flare resistance, fast and reliable Af, quiet […] The post Sony 12-24mm G review by Marc Alhadeff appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Sports Photographer Hugh Hastings tested the Sony A9 on a Premier League game: The feature set is outstanding, not just a whole lot lighter, but more useful too, such as the silent shutter that I was able to use in the press conference.
Nicholas Lam sent me this video and text: “I just received my A9 today and I was pleasantly shocked to see that Sony now allows us to MAP THE MOVIE RECORD TO THE SHUTTER BUTTON!!!!” And Park Cameras posted their full A9 video review: Sony A9: Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy.
If you do own the and you might wonder how these will work on the new Sony A9. Check out the video from Dan Watson to find out how it works: Sony A9: Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy.
SAR readers already noted that in their Sony A9 review the studio shots looked somewhat soft or slightly out of focus. Well Dpreview just issued this statement The lens was not optimally focused….
Patrick Murphey Racey reviewed the new Sony NPA-MQZ1K Multi Battery Adapter Kit. Sony A9 camera and accessories: Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet. de. Park UK.
Photographyblog tested the new Samyang lens and concluded: The Samyang AF 35mm f/2. 8 FE does have a natural competitor in the form of the almost identical Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2. 8 ZA lens, which was released along with the very first Sony Alpha E-mount camera back in 2013.
Probably the worse thing about Internet is that everyone feels the right to spread all kind of unverified and illogical arguments and sell them as “truth”. The Sony A9 is such a polarizing camera and on the web you can find plenty of false stories about it.
As you know you can preorder the new Fujinon 50-135mm E-mount lens at BHphoto and Adorama. And we got new reviews of the lens: Cinema5D writes: The FUJINON MK 50-135mm T/2. 9 is a great all-round lens.
Thrones of Semana Santa (Tronos de Semana Santa) from Brandon Li on Vimeo. Brandon just sent me this: “My short film “Thrones of Semana Santa” about the Holy Week in Spain has just been chosen as a Vimeo Staff Pick! I shot it mostly on the a7sii on the Zhiyun Crane gimbal.
The folks over at Imaging Resource tried to make the A9 overheat in very unfavorable conditions: It is extremely challenging to overheat the A9. I say that as even though I was actually trying to make the camera overheat, I could not.
DxOmark tested the sensor and cam to that conclusion: The Sony a9’s sensor ranks as one of the best we’ve tested at base ISO, with consistently good scores for dynamic range and color depth, and exceptional results for noise.
Samyang 35mm FE lens on preorder at BHphoto, Adorama Daniel Gangur tested the lens and concludes: This lens really suits my personal needs for small light weight option with excellent image quality, if you are after the same it really is a good option.
Samyang 35mm FE lens on preorder at BHphoto, Adorama (found no preorder links in Europe yet). The post First unboxing video of the new Samyang 35mm FE lens appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Dpreview just posted the full Sony A9 review. The camera earned a Gold Award: While we’ve seen that there are still trade-offs versus high-end DSLRs, the Sony a9 is a fantastic and highly capable camera, and the fact that it’s comparable to those DSLRs speaks volumes.
SAR reader Benjamin sent me this: It seems the “star eater” bug is not fixed. Preliminary findings indicate, that the Sony algorithm now processes both green channels at once instead of seperately.
You can preorder the new Samyang lens at BHphoto, Adorama. The new Samyang (Rokinon in USA) 35mm f/2. 8 FE AF lens is 3mm shorter than the twice as expensive Zeiss lens. Above you can see the image somparison via CameraSize.
Sony A7rii Firmware Update (TheDigitalDigest) Here are just a couple of new feedbacks on the new major firmware update. Feel free to add your findings on the comment system: Matthew “Hey Andrea, just put together a quick and dirty video testing the differences (if there are any) between firmware 1.
Shooting the Sony A9 Blindfolded and in the Dark by Patrick Murphy-Racey Diglloyd made a banding test of the camera. The problem is the Red Channel which does show some banding: I state here (as before) that for most color images, the pattern noise that I show is unlikely to be an issue for “ordinary” […] The post New Sony A9 tests (with banding test by Diglloyd.
Alin Popescu tested both new wide angle lenses and posted many image samples and comparisons on his website: 16-35mm test: The lens is straightforward to use, with excellent handling and smooth zoom and focus ring movement.
No comment :) – Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops. The post Tony Northrup shows you how to fix all Sony A9 issues….yes really ) appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Ken Rockwell (known as the Chuck Norris of the photoblogosphere) tested the new A9. And his conclusion in short is: The Sony A9 is an obvious pick — possibly the pick — for sports, news and action.
Yesterday’s huge firmware upgrades brought some good news. With the exception of the new A9 all A7II series camera do no more have the “Star Eater” issue. I expect the same fix will be available soon with firmware 1.
Our trusted sources told us that Sigma will announce the first FE lens this summer. And it will be a new 35mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens. And Sigma will also another zoom FE lens shortly after. And why is this exciting news? Because Sigma makes lenses that are on par or even better than the […] The post This is why you should be excited about the soon to be announced new Sigma FE lens!!! appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
ThatCameraGuy tested the new 1. 01 A9 firmware. And as suspected it doesn’t fix the overheating itself. But it delays the overheating indicator warning time so that it doesn’t appear 10 minutes before the actual shutdown.
Sony A9 vs Nikon D5 (CameraSize). Max Yuryev and Paul Nelson made the first A9 vs D5 Real World Comparison. Max sent me this comment on that test: “The a9 really surprised us and performed better than the d5.
Sport Photographer Sean King is testing the A9 and noticed this: I used a 32 gig slower card on Slot 2 instead of the 64 gig sony 95 meg per sec card in Slot 1. Guess what happened? I was able to get the heat warning.
Sony A9 SD Card Speed Test – RAW+RAW, RAW+JPEG & More – How fast is the A9 (Dan Watson). Tom Beynon shot a wedding on the A9: All in all I’m delighted with this camera. I can’t imagine using anything else and I’ve only had it a week.
In case you need one more proof that the A9 does not shut down under direct sunlight check out the new video from Manny Ortiz. He got the warning indicator but kept shooting. And the camera never did shut down.
After some initial worrying reports it seems like overheating issue is only an issue on a limited batch of cameras (SAR article here) and Banding issue is nearly a no problem (Jared Matthew Jarvis test).
Photo credit: Christophe Ena / AP Roland Garros: Christopher Eno from the Associated Press used the new Sony A9 for his Roland Garros shooting. He got interviewed at Focus-numerique (Google translation here) And these are some of his comments on using the camera: The main issue he found using the A9 is that Wifi connection […] The post New Sony A9 tests: Shows no banding issue and makes a great job shooting Roland Garros! appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
Starting today you can preorder the new Fujinon 50-135mm E-mount lens at BHphoto and Adorama. We also got first previews and tests by philip Bloom and Hugh Brownstone The post Fujinon 50-135mm E-mount lens now available for preorder.
DxOmark tested the new Sony 100mm FE STF lens: While the use of apodization elements or filters in lenses is no longer a unique proposition, the introduction of this lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras is bound to be treated with some excitement.
Dpreview updated their A9 review by including studio shots and a few more findings: Dynamic Range: The A9 is at least a stop behind that of the a7R II. A more relevant comparison might be to the a9’s direct peers: it performs neck-and-neck with the Canon 1D X II (and perhaps a bit better at […] The post Sony A9 studio shots at Dpreview: Neck-and-neck with the competition (and slightly ahead in some aspects) appeared first on sonyalpharumors.
New A9 tests roundup: Jim Kasson analyzed the Noise Behaviour: I want to emphasize that the absolute noise level is low in the a9, but the periodic nature of the read noise and the PRNU will cause visible noise to be more objectionable that it would be if it were random.