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DXO: Sony a99 Mark II

DXO completed testing the Sony a99 Mark II and as expected the translucent mirror affected it’s ability to perform against the Sony a7R Mark II in image quality. The camera still outperforms the a7R Mark II in AF most of the time, but that has always been the trade off of translucent mirror technology and […]

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Sony a99II: Low Light Monster?

Bramansde compiled two interesting videos showing off the high ISO capabilities of the Sony a99II while shooting photos and video. You can download his RAW, JPEG and video files here. If you would like to see ever more samples Andreas Peters did a comparison between the a77II, a7II, and a99II. They can be found here. At […]

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Sony a99 Mark II Reviews

Sony a99 Mark II reviews are starting to hit YouTube now that the camera is getting close to shipping. It seems to be selling very well and the few people that were lucky enough to receive an early camera have reported being very happy with it, but it doesn’t seem to be living up to Sony’s […]

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RAW For Impatient Sony a99II Lightroom Users

If you absolutely must open your Sony a99 Mark II files in Lightroom today then you can use exiftool to trick Lightroom into thinking your camera is a Sony a7RII with the below command. exiftool -SonyModelID=”ILCE-7RM2″ *.arw I am not going to link you to the tool, because it is a command line tool and could be […]

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The Sony ILCA-99M2 α99II Manual is Now Online

The Sony ILCA-99M2 α99II manual is now available here. Sony Alpha a99 Mark II B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

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Sony Issues Apology For Underproducing a99 Mark II Bodies

Dear Customer Notice of product delivery of digital single-lens camera “α99 II (Makutsu)” We received patronize Sony products than continued patronage, Thank you very much. With regard to the digital single-lens camera “α99 II” will be released on November 25th, has received bookings exceeded initial domestic sales plan significantly, it has become a situation that […]

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