Max Yuryev compared the Canon EOS R, Sony a7III, Fujifilm X-T3, Nikon Z7, and Black Magic Pocket 4K cinema camera at low light and the Sony does the best out of them all. The Canon EOS R and Nikon Z7 performed particularly poorly in his testing.
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Friday was the Día De Los Muertos (The Day of The Dead) and I got to go hands-on with the new Canon EOS R and Nikon Z7 for the first time at the event, so I wanted to share my impressions. To begin with, I would like to state that I am not a fanboy of any one camera company, but at the moment Sony and Fujifilm impress me the most.
I am open to Canon and Nikon surprising me and in some ways, the Canon EOS R did surprise me in good ways, while the Nikon Z7 surprised me in bad ways. I have used mirrorless cameras since m43 launched and while the Nikon Z7 has nice punchy rendering and a very solid build the camera failed miserably at EVF performance. The Nikon was a very responsive camera, but if I looked around a scene with the EVF there was very distracting screen tearing that took a moment to go away, which I haven’t seen this bad since the introduction of m43. It’s very disappointing to see such bad EVF performance on a 2018 camera, but you can get used to it if you want.
On the other hand, the Canon EOS R, felt very light and responsive with an adapted Canon lens. It didn’t have the same quality feel to it that the Nikon Z7 had, but it handled better than the Z7. It also had a modern EVF that compared well to Sony’s offerings, but having the EOS R, Z7, and X-T3 side by side with the Sony a7RIII made the Sony feel very slow. To me, Sony has always had a slight edge in responsiveness, but this seems to have gone away.
For now, Sony offers a more mature mirrorless camera system than Nikon or Canon, but either could leapfrog Sony if they decide to take mirrorless seriously, while Fujifilm already matches Sony in just about every way, with a different size sensor. If I had to pick one to add to my collection permanently it would be the Canon EOS R since it has lenses that will be useful for years to come, while Nikon released lenses that will likely be exchanged later for better/faster glass later. If I had to pick from the 4 today it would be hard to pick between the Sony a7RIII and Fujifilm X-T3.
I do not think that Sony will have to worry about Canon/Nikon for a while, but they should accelerate their technology some to make a clear distinction between their cameras and Canon/Nikon cameras. Canon/Nikon’s freshman efforts are good, but not when compared to currently available mature mirrorless cameras. If their next models have custom sensors with dual card slots they will likely get some to switch back from Sony, especially if the photographers still have large expensive glass collections, but I doubt this will happen since Sony largely controls the sensor market at this time.
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B&H Photo has two Sony a7II bundles available for a limited time priced below $1,000. You can pick between their deluxe camera kit and their accessory kit, but the deluxe camera kit looks like the best value.
Sainsonic announced a new Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 II APS-C mirrorless lens that replaces their previous version. The Taiwanese company plans to launch a full-frame mirrorless lenses for E-mount in the future too.
In the interview with the Taipei Photographic Equipment Exhibition, I accidentally shook this booth. A lens brand I have never seen before, after chatting with the boss, I realized that this is a lens brand from Taiwan. From optical technology, lens to lens design and assembly, all are made by Kamlan. Independently completed, because Kamlan’s current factory is located in China, many people will mistakenly think that this is a Chinese brand. In fact, the boss behind it is a native of Yilan. Next year, it will set up a factory in Yilan Science Park to supply the needs of Japanese and Taiwanese consumers. Kamlan focuses on the lens of the APS-C mirrorless interchangeable camera. In the future, it will launch the “full-frame” MILC lens. The target includes FE-Mount, Z-mount and RF-Mount, and will be edited in the future. This brand will be further introduced. (Google translation)
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The Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary (B&H Photo / Adorama) and Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art (B&H Photo / Adorama) are now available for preorder as predicted.
Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
The 40mm F1.4 DG HSM Art is Sigma’s first lens developed originally to live up to the sought-after angle of view and performance standard for a benchmark cine lens. This lens effectively arranges three FLD (“F” Low Dispersion) glass elements and three SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements to correct axial chromatic aberration and magnification chromatic aberration. Designed for exceptional sharpness at maximum aperture, this lens excels at available light photography. With less than 1% distortion and near non-existent sagittal coma flare, this lens demonstrates consistent optical results featuring both 8K-compatible resolution and a beautiful bokeh. It is available for Sigma, Nikon, Canon and Sony E mount camera systems. Full technical specifications are available here: https://bit.ly/2QHliC5.Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary
This lens completes the Sigma large aperture series of portable wide-angle, standard, and telephoto prime lenses in Micro Four Thirds and Sony E mounts. Featuring compact design, light weight and outstanding image quality offered in Sigma’s Contemporary line, this lens stuns with a beautiful bokeh effect and the amount of brightness expected from F1.4 lenses even in the mid-telephoto range for cropped sensor cameras. In addition, this lens is characterized by smooth and quiet autofocus ideal for video shooting. Compatible with the Sony E mount Fast Hybrid AF, it also achieves precise AF tracking. By using the face recognition or eye AF functions of the camera, focus will continuously be on the face or the eye even if the subject moves during the shoot. Full technical specifications are available here: https://bit.ly/2PLuSTh.
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