Sony a9III Now Shipping and In Stock

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 8, 2024


The Sony a9III is a pretty crazy camera and I am surprised it isn’t sold out everywhere, but it seems Sony has produced sufficient stock for its launch. This is good news for photographers who do not like to preorder cameras. B&H Photo and Adorama seem to have plenty while Amazon has two listings one will be stocked in 1-2 days while the other has one camera left.

Sony a9III: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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SAB: Sony FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS “SEL300F28GM” Review – A Dream Lens For Sports, Wildlife, and Fashion Photography

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 7, 2024

Sony Electronics Releases 300mm F2.8 G Master OSS; the World’s Lightest* Large-Aperture Telephoto Prime Lens

Sony a9III: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony Alpha Blog published a very lengthy in-depth review of the Sony FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS which you can read in full here or check out the pro/cons below. SAB seems to be very impressed with the Sony 300mm f/2.8 even with a teleconverter, but the 1.4x TC can still achieve excellent/outstanding results while the 2.0x TC only reaches very good/excellent results with f/5.6 to f/8.0 being the sweet spot.

Pros

  • Excellent to Outstanding sharpness on A7RIV
  • Excellent AF, compatible with the 120fps of the A9III
  • Very light and compact, fit in a normal bag
  • Excellent Build quality
  • All weather resistant
  • Performances with TC 1.4
  • Excellent smooth blurry background  and 3D effect
  • Excellent Bokeh Balls
  • Excellent color rendering
  • Efficient optical stabilisation
  • Excellent Ergonomics
    • Very well balanced
    • Very good usability : all classical buttons
    • Function Ring
    • Drop in CPL filter possible
  • Distortion almost nill
  • Low Vignetting
  • Low CA
  • Standard lens hood easy to use (not like the 400mm and 600mm that requires a screw to be turned)

Average

  • Performances with TC2.0 in term of sharpness
  • No clics for tripod collar every 90°
  • No Arca Swiss foot
  • Price
  • Good resistance to flare but not excellent

Cons

  • None

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Sony a1 and a7SIII Firmware Updates Coming in March

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 6, 2024


Sony will release firmware updates for the Sony a1 and Sony a7SIII that add the following features:

The content of the new firmware update is as follows:

will support “XAVC HI SQ 8k at 30 frames” video recording (the same as the $25,000 Burano CineAlta E-mount video machine);
similar support for monitors and control programs;
can Utilizing the latest Atomos gear over HDMI to deliver 8k ProRes Raw recording;

other features officially announced by Sony include:
– Breathing compensation
– Relay playback
– IPTC workflow optimization
– FTP workflow optimization
– C2PA format support

Sony A1: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Sony a7SIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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SAB: Sirui 23mm F1.2 Sniper Review – Good Sharpness at F1.2 With Dreamy Atmospheric Bokeh

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 5, 2024


The Sirui Sniper series of lenses is an interesting one and Sony Alpha Blog just posted their full review which you can read here or you can check out the pro/cons below:

Pros

  • Consistent design , size and weight and same filter thread of 3 lenses
  • Very good color rendition consistant between the 3 lenses
  • F1.2 aperture with dreamy rendering still with good contrast at F1.2
  • Very smooth bakcgournd blur
  • Nice 3D effects at f1.2 to isolate your subject
  • Very nice bokeh balls at f1.2 up to F2
  • Excellent sharpness in the centre as of F2.8
  • Excellent sharpness on the entire field as of F5.6
  • Very Good (sniper) to excellent build quality (Nightwalker)
  • Price
  • Size and Weight for a F1.2
  • Very good video ergonomics for the Nightwalker
  • Good Resistance to flare
  • Vignetting negligible as of F2.8
  • Firmware upgrade possible for Sniper AF series

Average

  • Bokeh balls not perfectly circular as of F2.8
  • Too simple ergonomics for Sniper AF (no button)
  • No weather sealing
  • Vignetting at f1.2
  • Moderate CA
  • Contrast could be better
  • Visible distortion
  • Min focusing distance quite long 30cm
  • Focus breathing

Cons

  • AF shows some hunting and some missfocus in 20% of the time (Sniper)

SIRUI Sniper 23/33/56mm f/1.2

Sirui Sniper 56mm f/1.2

Sirui Sniper 33mm f/1.2

Sirui Sniper 23mm f/1.2

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Sony Savings Sunday

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 4, 2024


Sony a7III Save $200:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Lenses
Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 16-35mm f/4.0 PZ FE Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Save $200:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 24-105mm Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5–5.6 GM OSS Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 200-600mm FE Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 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 FE 24mm f/2.8 G Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon /Adorama
Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony E 11mm f/1.8 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony E 15mm F1.4 G Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 G Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony E 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4.0 G OSS Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Save $100:
B&H Photo /Amazon/Adorama

Samyang Lenses
Samyang 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Save $200
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang 24-70mm f/2.8 AF Save $200
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang 12mm f/2.0 AF Save $49
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 FE Save $300
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE Save $100
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang 24mm f/1.8 AF Save $110
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 24mm f/2.8 FE Save $170
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE Save $350
B&H Photo
Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AF II Save $240
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 35mm f/1.8 FE Save $89
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE Save $150
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II Save $160
B&H Photo / Amazon
Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 Save $174
B&H Photo
Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE II Save $199
B&H Photo / Amazon

Tamron Lenses
Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD Save $130
B&H Photo / Amazon
Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE Save $100:
B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD Save $50
B&H Photo / Amazon

Tamron 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sigma Lenses
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
SIGMA 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Save $100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Save $80:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary Save $50
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary Save $50
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary Save $50
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Other Deals
Memory Card Savings
Power Banks

Battery Banks
PowerCore+26800 PD
other more affordable options


New Apple M2 Ultra: B&H Photo / Amazon
New Apple M3: B&H Photo / Amazon
New Apple Mac Pro: B&H Photo
New Apple iPad Pro and More: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple MBP: B&H Photo / Amazon
MacBook Pro (Savings still available): B&H Photo

Airpod/Airpod Pro/Max Savings: B&H Photo / Amazon

Limited-time iPad Pro Savings
iPad Pro Bundles: B&H Photo

Software Deals
Luminar Neo & Aurora HDR 2019 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2024
ON1 PhotoKeyword AI
ON1 Sky Swap AI
ON1 Photo Resizer AI
ON1 NoNoise AI
ON1 Portrait AI
ON1 HDR
Picktorial
TopazLabs
Capture One

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Sony Dominated Yodobashi Camera Top 10 Best Sellers For January 2024

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 3, 2024


Yodobashi Camera a top Asian retailer published its top 10 best-selling cameras of January 2024. It shouldn’t be a surprise that Sony dominated the list taking 5 spaces in the top 10 followed by Canon with 3 and Nikon with 2 spots.

■1st place Sony α7C II body silver | black

■2nd place Sony α7 IV body

■3rd place Sony α7C II zoom lens kit silver | black

■4th place Sony α7R V body

■5th place Canon EOS R6 Mark II body

■6th place Sony α7 IV zoom lens kit

■7th place Nikon Z fc 16-50 VR SL Lens Kit Silver | Black

■8th place Canon EOS R10/RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit

■9th place Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit Black | White

■10th place Nikon Z 50 16-50 VR Lens Kit

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