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Gary Fong Launches α9 Feature Finder App

Gary Fong Launches α9 Feature Finder App Sony cameras are designed to work like photographers think and see. Working closely with photographers to understand what they want and need in a camera, Sony engineers constantly strive to incorporate a vast array of advanced technology and capabilities into every new model. The result is that there’s […]

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Sony FY2017 Q1 Financial Report

Sony released their FY2017 Q1 report today and sales are up, but they aren’t as bullish about sales as they were for FY2017, which ends in March 2018 so they revised projections for FY2017 down. It seems Sony is expecting lower image sensor sales for mobile products and exchange rates to cut into their profits […]

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Sony FS5 Firmware 4.0 Pulled Due To Isolated Bug

Last week Sony released firmware 4.0 for the Sony FS5, which enabled: 1.     Support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) by shooting in Hybrid Log-Gamma** (HLG) standard 2.     Support for continuous 120fps High Frame Rate (HFR) recording in 1080p with CBKZ-FS5HFR (sold separately) 3.     Option to change the minimum ISO sensitivity number to ISO 2000 from […]

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Save Up To $220 With Rokinon And Samyang Instant Rebates

Adorama currently has rebates for six Sony E-mount Rokinon lenses available. The Rokinon 8mm and 12mm are particularly good values and a lot of fun for astrophotography.

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Nauticam NA-A9 Housing For Sony a9 Announcement

NA-A9 for Sony Alpha 9 Blazing Fast Professional Mirrorless Aimed squarely at professional image makers, the Sony Alpha 9 provides 20 frame per second continuous shooting with full autofocus and UHD 4K Video. The A9 features a new 24 megapixel full frame Stacked CMOS sensor with excellent image quality, even at high ISO, and ultra-fast […]

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DXO: Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS Sharpest Zoom Scored, But 5th Highest DXOMark Score

The Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS is an impressive performer and I can’t wait to see more real world results, but until then we will have to rely on sources like DXO that have scored the lens very high in sharpness, but not overall. The shortcomings DXO list is some vignetting wide-open. Telephoto zoom lenses like this tend to […]

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