Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sony Alpha 1 and The Future of Computational Photography

The topic of computational photography or really computational anything is a very interesting one and I have to say Jordan’s thoughts above got me thinking. The Sony A1 reads out at an impressive rate and many of the bottlenecks that would make computational photography difficult on a full-size camera are starting to fall away, but […]

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Sony FY2020 Q3 Financial Results

Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS) Sales are expected to be higher than the October forecast primarily due to higher-than-expected unit sales of image sensors for mobile products and digital cameras. Operating income is expected to be significantly higher than the October forecast primarily due to the impact of the above-mentioned expected increase in sales and […]

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Sony Savings Return

Camera Bodies Sony a9 (Save $1000): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony a7RIV (Save $500): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony a7RIII (Save $500): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony a7III (Save $330): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony ZV-1 (Save $50): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama FE Lenses Sony 20mm f/1.8 G (Save $100): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM (Save $100): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony 35mm f/1.8 (Save $50): […]

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Lenses That Support 30fps and 20fps On The Sony A1

Up to 30 frames per second continuous shooting is possible in AF-C mode 35mm full size compatible lens FE 20mm F1.8 G (SEL20F18G) FE 24mm F1.4 GM (SEL24F14GM) FE 35mm F1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM) FE 35mm F1.8 (SEL35F18F) FE 85mm F1.8 (SEL85F18) FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS (SEL100F28GM) FE 135mm F1.8 GM (SEL135F18GM) FE 400mm […]

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Tamron 90mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro and Tamron 24-70mm f/4 Patents Found

1:1 Macro 【公開番号】特開2021-9262(P2021-9262A) click here 【公開日】令和3年1月28日(2021.1.28) 【発明の名称】撮影レンズおよび撮像装置 Embodiment 1 Focal length: 92.6989, 36.6463 mm (INF, β=1.01) F number: 2.8801, 5.7890 (INF, β=1.01) Half angle of view: 12.8942, 9.5622 (INF, β=1.01) MOD: 105.4453 mm Embodiment 5 Focal length: 87.2998, 34.1392 mm (INF, β=1.01) F number: 2.8798, 5.7893 (INF, β=1.01) Half angle of view: 13.4082, 9.2930 (INF, β=1.01) […]

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First Sony a1 Hands On Reviews/Previews/Impressions

A few lucky photographers got their hands on the Sony a1 and the videos are finally starting to roll out. We didn’t get a whole lot of content at launch, but it looks like many reviewers received cameras after the announcement. Above Tony speaks about the good and the bad of the Sony A1, but […]

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