Sony a6600 Unboxing and Preview

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 3, 2020

Patrick Murphy is a Sony photographer that largely shoots sports and he decided to sell his a6000, a6300, a6500 and RX10II for Sony’s new a6600. Below are some of the reasons why he upgraded:

  • Sony Z Battery
  • The books inside the box probably weigh more than the camera
  • Great new grip
  • Likes Sony firmware updates
  • Hates the old W battery
  • Better low light
  • IBIS
  • Realtime Tracking
  • Great for street photography
  • Great for sports
  • Great for remotes
  • New E 16-55mm F2.8 G
  • A good camera to get people to switch
  • The same lens mount as their full-frame
  • Can get very low to the ground

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Sony a6600: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
E 16-55mm F2.8 G: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

 

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Best Lenses of 2019 by The Art of Photography

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 2, 2020

Ted Forbs picked 3 Sony lenses for his best-of list with the lens of the year being a sleeper that Ted has to get for himself since Sony didn’t have an event for its launch the Sony FE 35mm f/1.8. Ted based his picks on Optics, Feature, Price, and Size.

Best Ultrawide
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art – very sharp, but no filter threading
Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S – extremely sharp and hs filter threads

Best Wide
Fujinon XF16mm f/2.8 R WR – Very compact and you will get 90% of what you will get from the 16mm f/1.4 which is one of his favorites
Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM – Very practical and well priced for amazing optics

Best Normal
Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4 – expensive but incredible reference lens

Best Short Telephoto
Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM – Incredible lens that lens rentals calls the sharpest lens they have ever tested

Best Long Telephoto
Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS – No lens compares including the Sony 400mm f/2.8

Best Lens of 2019
Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 – complete sleeper with great bokeh

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Sony a9II vs Sony a9 Buffer Testing

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 1, 2020

Tag The Shooter posted the first a9 vs a9II comparison I have seen showing off the new and improved Sony a9II buffer. His testing is a bit rough and he gets a bit lost with his words so the data below is the most valuable thing from the video since I wrote it while watching. Tag tries to remain scientific but forgets a few steps at times so the picture counts aren’t always accurate.

He also confuses card and camera names in the video towards the end which makes it a bit hard to follow. Below you can find the data and the cards.

5 Second Burst with Single Sony Tough Card
a9: about 34.56 Seconds for 102 pictures
a9II: about 21.3 Seconds for 102 pictures

5 Second Burst with dual Sony Tough Cards
a9: about 34.13 Seconds for 100 pictures
a9II: about 26.25 Seconds for 103 pictures

5 Second Burst with Single Sony G Card
a9: about 28.53 Seconds for 100 pictures
a9II: about 21.63 Seconds for 102 pictures

5 Second Burst with Single Sony M Cards
a9: about 40.77 Seconds for 103 pictures
a9II: about 33.69 Seconds for 103 pictures

5 Second Burst with dual Sony M Cards
a9: about 54.83 Seconds for 107 pictures
a9II: about 27.77 Seconds for 107 pictures

5 Second Burst with Single Sandisk 300MB/s Cards
a9: about 23.66 Seconds for 102 pictures
a9II: about 21.97 Seconds for 105 pictures

5 Second Burst with Single PNY 95MB/s Cards
a9II: about 45.25 Seconds for 103 pictures

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Sony a9II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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IEDM 2019: Sony 3-Layer Organic+Si Sensor

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 31, 2019


Image Sensor World spotted a new three-layer stacked organic image sensor from Sony at the 2019 international electron devices meeting.

“A three-layer stacked color image sensor was formed using an organic film. The sensor decreases the false color problem as it does not require demosaicing. Furthermore, with the 2.0-μm pixel image sensor, improved spectral characteristics owing to green adsorption by the organic film above the red/blue photodiode, were successfully demonstrated.“

via Image Sensor World

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TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 Full-Frame E mount Samples

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 30, 2019

The TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 fisheye lens that was announced here and is available on Amazon. Has had a lot of samples released across weibo this week. Which you can see above and below.

  • The 11mm F2.8 fisheye lens has a very large depth of field for manual lens use.
  • Exaggerated images and surreal information transmission may open up new inspiration for sports photography and landscape photography.
  • Full frame sensor coverage with extreme ultra-wide 180 degrees angle of view on full-frame cameras.
  • 11 Elements in 7 Groups with aperture range of f2.8 – f16 effectively improve the image degradation of the fisheye lens edge.
  • Aluminum Body with anodizing coloring design. Multiple brass components. Compact and Lightweight 15.48oz/439g.
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Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary – Should be an Art Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 29, 2019


The Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary that was launched this year should have been placed in the Art series of Sigma lenses according to optical limits testing. They found a lot to like about the lens in their testing and concluded that:

“In terms of optical performance, the results are pretty impressive. The center quality is very sharp at f/2.8 and the outer image field is pretty good, too. Stopped down to medium aperture settings, the center reaches superb levels and the border/corners improve to very good quality. Lateral CAs are quite negligible. However, the native vignetting, as well as image distortion, are relatively high for such a lens but then Sony’s image auto-correction will take care of this. The technical quality of the bokeh is decent albeit not perfect.

The mechanical quality of the lens is nothing short of outstanding and it puts much higher priced offerings to shame. The all-metal construction looks and feels great….If you are nit-picky you may criticize the partial weather-sealing. The AF is fast and silent…

The biggest flaw of the lens doesn’t relate to its characteristic but to its name – it is just no “Contemporary” lens. It is ARTier than some designated ART lenses in Sigma’s lineup for sure…”

Read the full review at opticallimits

SIGMA 45mm F2.8 DG DN: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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