Category Archives: Sony a7R II

Sony Doubles Down on High-End Camera Market

image courtesy of amateurphotographer Sony is doubling down on the high-end photography market according to an interview with amateurphotographer, because it’s the market they see growing. I tend to agree, but I think we are going to see a shift into medium format and maybe even see things like 8×10 digital photography come to fruition as […]

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DXOMark’s Best Lenses for The Sony a7RII

DXOMark went through some of their reviews to determine what the best lenses for the Sony a7RII are at the moment. Their pick for the best standard prime is the Sony FE Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 55mm f/1.8 ZA, best portrait lens Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM, and best land scape Carl Zeiss Batis 25mm f2. I would really like to […]

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Techart Pro Review and Compatibility List

If you follow Sony Addict on Twitter you know I was recently in NYC testing the Techart Pro adapter at B&H Photo with our contact Abe. I have been shooting pretty much exclusively with this adapter on my Sony A7M2 since receiving it, and firmware 3 fixed the vast majority of crashes I experienced during my […]

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Sony a7RII Firmware 3.30 Now Available

The new Sony a7RII firmware adds radio controlled lighting, improved stabilization and temperature control. It’s good to see Sony continue to improve an already great camera. You can download the new firmware here.

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Voigtländer Heliar Ultra Wide-Angle 12mm F5.6 III FE Coming September 7

It’s good to see that Voigtländer making more mechanical lenses with chips in them for Sony FE mount. I wonder if this one will make similar claims of optical optimization in the marketing materials to the 10mm. The Voigtländer Heliar Ultra Wide-Angle 12mm F5.6 III FE will be released on September 7th. “The main features of […]

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Jason Lanier Releases Another Zeiss 50mm Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4ZF9ZTAQI Jason’s continues to expand on his Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA videos. His three previous videos have more opinion in them than his latest, but it’s good to see how well this lens performs in low light. I am sure we will see a lot more coverage of this lens next week since the Zeiss […]

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