Antarctica from Darek Sepiolo on Vimeo. Shot with the Sony EX1 camera.
Sony gapless sensor patent at Egami.
Sony NEX-3n review at ThePhoBlographer.
Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 review at SonyAlphaLab.
SEL 50 f1.8 Compared to Leica Summicron 50mm f2 at PhotoCineNews.
Remote Camera Control Ver.3.1 for Mac OS X adds support for the A58 (support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp).
Sony E 35 mm f/1.8 vs Sigma E 30 mm f/2.8 EX DN by Per-Analogia.
Street Photography with the Nex7 and the Zeiss 24mm Sonnar T (F-StopEight).
RX1 review by SpiegleBerg.
Kerioke: here is an excellent documentary on Sony which was recently broadcast on 28th of April. it talks about how it developed the EXMOR sensors: NHk.or.jp.
Jordan: “Sony Artisan photographer goes to Kickstarter to fund his new book project, Future Presidents. Future Presidents is a photography project that aims to inspire children of all races and backgrounds to embrace their dreams by expressing what they would do as President of the United States. View and pledge at www.KickstarterPresidents.com”
Rishi: “I did a nice little short film that captures the essence of the 2013 Wisdom 2.0 Conference and listens to attendees and speakers who come to explore a movement towards living with greater presence, meaning, and mindfulness in the digital age. The relevance is that all of it was done on the nex 7. I love this camera for a hybrid photography and film work. The highest quality video and photography you can get in the smallest form factor. http://blog.rishio.com/2013/04/2013-wisdom-20-conference.html”
Baron:” Please share this short film with the rest of the world. It carries a social message of responsible drinking and I think everyone should watch. It has a surprising twist in the end. Here is the video: Some Stupid Drunk Driver !!! This short film is made for the world’s co-leader in wines & spirits, Pernod Ricard Malaysia. To infuse a cinematic quality to this film we chose the Sony A99 and NEX-6 cameras with Zeiss 24-70mm F2.8 ZA. Many of the scenes happen at night and this is where the A99 shines. It could give me very useable footage in low light. The noise from A99 is monochromatic. The footage holds up well. I could bring out the details in the shadows and I could still pull the highlights during editing with Edius.
We also used the A99 on a Glidecam Smooth Shooter in 2 key scenes. The Zeiss lens with A99 was heavy enough to balance very well on the stabilizer. Surprisingly stable shots even without Optical Image Stabilization.
The NEX-6 was used for most of our car-mounted POV shots. Its lightweight and compact feature let us attach it far into the car’s windscreen so we could shoot less wide for the actress. The dynamic range matched very well with the A99.“
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“SEL 50 f1.8 Compared to Leica Summicron 50mm f2 at PhotoCineNews.”
In conclusion image of Summi is better. SEL showing visible CA.
Lenses comparison of diletant.
Of course the Summicron is better, it should be at $2000 vs $300.
However, in this review it is clearly visible that center resolution is equal between lenses with the Sony being at f1.8 vs f2 for the Summicron.
There is certainly more longitudinal CA visible in the Sony image though. However, that is true for almost all fast 50’s.
On the other hand, bokeh of the Sony is smoother.
I have experience of it Summiсron on the NEX cameras.
Poorly distinguishable CA present and excellent optics. Yet on the lens Sony they are very visible. This means that there is always a shift at different wavelengths of light. What’s the accuracy can be in color?
Yes, things are getting better at closing to 5.6 but not always.
Therefore, it does not really compare the two lenses.
It seems that the author of that site is not in a hurry to raise the bar higher utility information and collect everything and little by little just to fill the space.
Sony’s SEL-50F18 is the usual lens on my NEX – it’s near my favourite Full Frame focal length of 85mm and there’s no other lens offering a better value for money anyway. Nice proof how good this lens at f/1.8 already stands against a Leica Summicron 50mm. I would have used f/2.0 on both lenses for a fair comparison.
Thanks for some nice videos!
Why can’t they have remote control for A-77? They have for older and newer bit skipped a huge feature for so many people in between…ahhhh, come on SONY, show some love! My only hope is that, according to rumors, they aren’t releasing a replacement for A-77 and it won’t be till 2014 for newer higher end DSLR’s – so maybe some firmware upgrade can add in the capability.
Though I do not have the A77, rather the A57, I do agree. Sony is missing a great opportunity to distinguish Themselves in this way also. I am eventually going to upgrade to a full-frame, but I will definitely continue to use My A57. Sony needs to understand that having two Sony cameras hanging from straps around My neck (say at a wedding, of course with different lenses) with the same functional abilities would be way better than a Sony camera with truncated abilities sitting in a storage container not being used. I’ve committed to Sony cameras, but I am not so stupid to stay with a brand at some time in the future when I see a better-for-Me tool set.
Hey admin, any news about the NEX-7n release?
So now Sony EX1 qualifies for SAR too? Is no news the new news?
That’s awesome that you’ve posted the link to Matthew Jordan Smith’s Kickstarter! – http://www.kickstarterpresidents.com
I met him after his presentation at WPPI in Las Vegas in March, and I told him how he’s inspired me in my career (and how it’s nice to have a fellow pro to look up to who also shoots SONY!)
He was a very sweet man, and an incredibly good speaker. His presentation featured the same video clip that’s on the Kickstarter page. Actually… I believe WPPI was where he announced the project for the first time.
Personally, I find that the lighting and composition in some of the photographs in the Future Presidents project are a bit bland, especially when compared to Matthew’s commercial work, which is generally impeccably lit and composed.
That said, some of them, like for example the one of the Navajo boy posing in Monument Valley, imagining himself as the first Native American President, are TRULY excellent images. After listening to him speak about the project and after hearing his passion so obviously come across as he spoke, it was hard not to be inspired by this body of work.
I would highly recommend visiting the link to his Kickstarter page, and watching the video. The concept of the series of photographs is, well, uplifting to say the least, and the journey that shooting the series has taken Matthew on is one that’s to be admired. I mean, how many Americans make it a life goal to visit every state? (much less create a piece of art in every state!)
My kudos go to you Matthew. I wish you the best of success with the book. You’ve actually inspired me to do a portrait photography series of my own. And of course, to continue shooting with SONY! Gotta love that 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens!
Cheers,
Ben Welland, owner, byfield~pitman photography
http://byfieldpitman.com