Sony A7R Review with Canon EF lenses – First Impressions
Sony 20mm f2.8 review at ThePhoBlographer.
Zeiss 18-105mm review at Thephoblographer.
A3000 review at ThePhoBlographer.
A5000 test at Trustedreviews and ePhotozine.
That could be the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 A-mount lens patent (http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0071331.html)
New phase detection patent (http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0071318.html).
A7 preview at Bestmirrorlesscamerareviews.
Second season starts at the ‘Year of the Alpha – 52 weeks of Sony Alpha Photography. Follow 10 weeks of Sony photography with Lensbaby products (and don’t forget to check earlier pictures of season one as well). http://www.yearofthealpha.com
Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS lens review at DxOmark.
RX10 is the digital camera of the year for Engadget.
Sony RX10 review by Focus Numerique.
Sony A5000: First batch of gallery images posted (Imaging Resource).
Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens review at Focus Numerique.
Iliah: “The current version of RawDigger includes the tool that help to visualize any areas where artifacts may result from lossy compression used in ARW2 files.
From the changelog,
Preferences – Data Processing – Sony ARW2 processing options
Applies only to processing of Sony cRAW format Settings:
• None (standard processing) – standard processing
• Only base pixels – In each 16-byte block, only pixels that have exact values are unpacked. The values of other pixels are set to zero.
• Only delta pixels – In each 16-byte block, only the pixels that are coded as deltas from the minimum value in the block are unpacked. The base value (minimum in the block) is added to the result.
• Delta pixels relative to zero – same as above but the base value is not added. This mode helps to locate compression artifacts.”
Joe: “I’ve finished my second (well, third actually) article on the A7R shutter shake issue, which details the new things I’ve learned, with help from several friends and other investigators, and is quite explicit in explaining it. Some important illustrations too.
It looks, though I don’t have in hand yet (it will take two more months to get) the finished deadweight (nor the two new Sony zooms, one coming in two days, according to the latest statements by Sony’s warehouse in Carson, CA, the 24-70 will ship tomorrow, it’s just the new orders that are stated as late February), that… my setup will do all that I would hope, out to 200 mm.
We’ll see, but it’s looking good. The results are thrilling when everything comes together.
http://www.josephholmes.com/news-sonya7rshuttershake_followup1.html”
Massimo: “Using the A7R with the 17TSE and a proper RAW developer – ACR vs Iridient Developer. http://www.massimocristaldi.com/blog/sony-a7r-perche-tutto-e-cambiato/”
Anonymous: “Good morning from spain Andrea, a little piece 1’ with Sony RX10, retrozoom included: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvqNRQexSLQ”
Brandon: “I made this artistic short film about the Dubai shipyard workers, shot on Rx100mkII. Heavy utilization of slow motion, plus the articulated screen for low angles.
http://vimeo.com/88224399”
Phil: “I bought the Sony alpha 7 full frame camera with the purpose of shooting real time video of low light things like aurora borealis, fireflies etc
My first trip to shoot the northern lights in Iceland returned some very spectacular footage which has been blogged about on numerous sites. A lot of people have said it’s the best they have ever seen. A lot of northern lights footage is filmed with time lapse stills, but now with large sensors it possible to film real time video which is what you see in my footage Here Phil Plaiit, “the Bad astronomer” describes the footage (video is embedded)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/02/20/aurora_video_real_time_footage_of_the_northern_lights_moving.html
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Sorry but low fps performance at high iso is a problem? Just compose without having the ND-filter fitted for crying out loud, that’s the benefit of having a ND-holder.
And yeah when I shoot at night frame will drop but do you ever shoot handheld at those times?
Battery is a good point but none of the other cameras out there can be charged with an external phone battery.
The battery part is certainly a personal opinion but dude, seriously, just move the filter out and refit it.
I can’t tell if you’re complaining or defending.lol Maybe I’m too sleepy. Ive been shooting a lot of shots in the dark (bat caves) and they come out pretty clean and focusing isn’t really hard at all honestly. I get some missedfocus more often but it isn’t a pain at all. It catches pretty well as long as there is a bit of light shooting in.
Complaining.
I think all points are valid. Except for that one. You can compose with the holder but no filter then just slide it in…
The phase detection system described seems to be for a dual system..probably slt.
I could not access the pictures by started to read the description.
18-105 is not a Zeiss, but a G lens. The article itself has been corrected.
The 18-105 is from sony not zeiss.
“This pentaprism box here, also kinda looks like a rangefinder pentaprism box”. LOL
Zeiss never did lens with pillow effect ( 18-105 f4 )
Is this of any practical use for photography or for arm chair critics?
“.. includes the tool that help to visualize any areas where artifacts may result from lossy compression used in ARW2 files.”
No idea what this link is all about. Is one good over the other ?
“Using the A7R with the 17TSE and a proper RAW developer – ACR vs Iridient Developer. “
Sorry answer… no
Armchair critics love to dwell in the least practical aspects of photography.
Then again, last time I discussed the ARM compression “issue” with someone around here, I was shown a photograph where compression artifacts were created. It looked like it came from a landscape or astro photography type of picture. A long exposure, for sure since the compression artifacts appeared next to star trails.
While I do empathize with the practical consequence of this compression in that particular photograph, it sadly (for that photographer) represents a very little percentage of the photographs taken by most Sony users. Would they love less compressed ARW files? yes. Do most users need it? I don’t think so.
Someone around here already said, with great wisdom, Sony already makes the cameras that can outperform most of the people that buy them.
I agree on most parts but
“Sony already makes the cameras that can outperform most of the people that buy them.”
Makes no sense. Those who buy the cameras are always a notch above the cameras or the camera makers (otherwise they (gadgets and the makers) cease to exist). Let us not paint everything with a Leicaisque brush please. 😉
I assume that the issue with composing in his case is that he’s using some very heavy ND filters to get those long exposure times. Anybody know if he (temporarily) dials in some exposure compensation if that’s reflected in the live view display?
As far as battery life goes, that’s surely just the penalty you pay for such a small camera body (and hence small battery) and so much reliance on electronics. It’s no big issue for me, as spare batteries are easy to carry and swap over, but I guess it could be irritating and more of a problem if you are on a long trip without access to recharging facilities (like trekking in Nepal). However, some of us grew up with 35mm film and were used to having to change a cassette every 36 exposures, so a battery every 300 shots is not big deal.
Interesting that he noted there were no light leaks as, if these were to be an issue, using dense ND filters in daylight conditions with long exposures is exactly where you might expect this. I rather suspect that some of the “real world” light leak examples that have been seen are more likely stray light and reflections within the lens/adapter/camera combination than actual light leaks.
Stop with the rangefinder comments. It doesn’t have a rangefinder. It doesn’t even look like a rangefinder.
I LOLd when that guy said that the a7r pentaprism reminds him of pentaprisms found on rangefinder cameras!!! Dude, RFs don’t have pentaprisms, they come with rangefinders – that’s why they’re called RANGEFINDERS. The beauty of digital age – every noob becomes a reviewing expert.