Sony’s latest mirrorless cameras have incredible specs and glowing reviews, but astrophotographers have been complaining about a “star eater” issue in which stars are mistaken for noise and removed from long exposure photos.
There’s some good news, though: it looks like the new Sony a7R III doesn’t have the “star eater” problem. In case you […]. petapixel.com
Frederic: Please be informed that there are now more than 4200 sigs on the petition and it is now translated in spanish, russian and french. It would be – maybe – opportunate to post this information on the News section on your blog. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-09-18 13:06
There is a Change.org Petition (Click here) to push Sony to fix the Star Eater issue. Sign it! The post Petition: Remove the Star Eater issue on Sony A7/A7S/R mk I/II, and A9 cameras appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-08-05 17:39
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. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-06-14 13:25
Sony makes excellent cameras. In the last few years, they launched a completely new full frame camera system that has pushed the bounds of digital photography. I switched entirely to Sony gear after first seeing the tremendous low-light capability of their a7S and have enjoyed many outings shooting astrophotography on many different Sony camera bodies […] petapixel.com »
2017-05-04 18:07
Over the last year or so, firmware updates from Sony introduced a much-publicized penchant for Sony Alphas to “eat” stars even in RAW files, apparently due to an internal noise reduction or anti-aliasing routine users could not turn off.
Has Sony actually fixed its “star eater” issue in the new a7R III? Photographer Drew Geraci tested the camera earlier this month and found that the problem “is no more,” but now new reports are suggesting that the a7R III does indeed still “eat” stars and cause them to disappear in long exposures. DPReview sent […]
Sony makes excellent cameras. In the last few years, they launched a completely new full frame camera system that has pushed the bounds of digital photography. I switched entirely to Sony gear after first seeing the tremendous low-light capability of their a7S and have enjoyed many outings shooting astrophotography on many different Sony camera bodies […]