Category Archives: Sony a9

Meike Pro Battery Grip With Built-in 2.4GHz Remote Controller and Intervalometer Back in Stock and First Look

The first time the Meike Pro Battery Grip for Sony a9 and Sony a7RIII was in stock it sold out very quickly from Amazon. Now that a few photographers are getting the grip in hand we are getting some feedback on the quality of this unit. Michael Schmidt seems impressed with the quality of the grip but […]

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Patrick Murphy-Racey Sony a9 + Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM + Sigma MC11 Review

Patrick Murphy-Racey shoots the Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM + Sigma MC11 at a football game on the Sony a9 and reports that it performs solidly. The combination doesn’t need to be reset unlike the metabones adapters and will also work very well with the Sony a7RIII. The only downside is that the Sigma 1.4x […]

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Sony a9 Free Multi–Interface Shoe Repair Clarified

We previously made you aware of Sony repairing broken Multi–Interface interfaces free here, but now it has been further clarified by Sony. Notice of free repair for some units of Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera α9 (ILCE-9) – 16th Jan 2018 Thank you for your interest in Sony products. Some units of the Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera a9 (ILCE-9) […]

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Dan and Sally Watson: Sony a7RIII vs Nikon D850 vs Canon 5D Mark IV

Kind of an interesting comparison by Dan and Sally, because Dan likes the D850 for the photos they were shooting, but Sally picks the Sony a7RIII as having the best skin tones. The cameras are very back and forth, with the Canon being the most behind the times and the Nikon having the worst live […]

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The Love/Hate Relationship With Sony Cameras From a Videographer’s Perspective

Max Yuryev does a lot of great videos about videography so these videos are really more from a video perspective, but he throws a bone to photographers in his “camera issues” video. I made a list of the main points, but if you want to get into his reasoning watch the videos, you might even […]

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TCSTV Live: Belated Sony a9 Review

TCSTV had some trouble producing their Sony a9 review and they decided to cram a little mini-collaborative review into their video instead of doing a full blow one. Similarly, I did some mini-reviews of the Sony a9 a while ago, because diving deep into features and the reported “problems” with the camera was more relevant. The Sony a9 […]

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