Sony Develops a Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Pixel-Parallel A/D Converter That Enables Global Shutter Function

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 12, 2018


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Sony Develops a Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Pixel-Parallel A/D Converter That Enables Global Shutter Function*1
Tokyo, Japan—Sony Corporation today announced that it has developed a 1.46 effective megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor equipped with a Global Shutter function*1. The newly developed pixel-parallel analog-to-digital converters provide the function to instantly convert the analog signal from all pixels, simultaneously exposed, to a digital signal in parallel. This new technology was announced at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) on February 11, 2018 in San Francisco in the United States. Read More »

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Doug Mills Switched To Sony a9

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 12, 2018


New York Times photographer Doug Mills switched to the Sony a9 after Sony let him demo the camera in Washington. He feels that it gives him a competitive advantage while working, because other photographers don’t know when he is shooting and as a result do not know what he is shooting. In this video interview with CSPAN he discusses his switch and some photos he was able to capture that others missed because of his use of the Sony a9. Previously Doug Mills Shot Canon all his life, but now he’s hooked on Sony and says the quality is fantastic.

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Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS Spotted At The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 12, 2018

Photo courtesy of Photoofthelife

The Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS is ideal for shooting events like the Olympics and it even looks like there might be a teleconverter on this lens if you look closely. It’s also very likely that the photographer is using the Sony a9 so the combination here is probably the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS + 1.4xTC on a Sony a9 with grip and I bet Sony would like to have a bunch of these in photographers hands by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Fujifilm also has high-end end telephoto glass coming in time for Tokyo along with a Sony a9 like camera, the Fujifilm X-T3, so maybe both companies will make a big push at the 2020 Olympics.

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Sony Sunday Savings

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 11, 2018


Sony brought back their savings and trade-in/trade-up program after a short downtime. Surprisingly they decided to include the new Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G, which is an excellent lens for fans of wide-angle photography.

Sony a7 Bodies
Sony a7rII (Save $500): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7sII (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7II (Save $500): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7 (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Trade-in/Trade-up savings

Sony a6500 (Save $100-200): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a6300 (Save $100): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a6000 (Save $50-250): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a5100 (Save $50): B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

FE Lenses
Sony FE 28mm f/2 (Save $25):
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Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA (Save $100):
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Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Planar T* 5omm f/1.4 (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
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Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS (Save $100):
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Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G (Save $100):
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Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
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Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
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Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Save $25):
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Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS (Save $100):
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Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS (Save $100):
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Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS Lens (Save $100):
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Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS (Save $100):
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NEX Lenses
Sony 20mm f/2.8 Alpha E-mount (Save $25):
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Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS (Save $50):
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Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE (Save $100):
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Accessories
Sony A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter (Save $50):
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Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander + FA-WRR1 Radio Receiver (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver (Save $50):
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Sony ECMGZ1M Gun/Zoom Microphone (Save $20):
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Sony ECM-CG60 Shotgun Mic (Save $50):
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Sony Vertical Battery Grip for a7 II, a7R II, and a7S II (Save $50):
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Sony CLM-FHD5 Clip-On 5″ Full HD LCD On-Camera Monitor (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Flashes
Sony HVL-F60M (Save $150):
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Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce (Save $70):
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Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash (Save $50):
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Sony HVLF20M (Save $20):
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Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 For E-mount Now Available For Preorder

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 11, 2018


B&H Photo listed the Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 Lens for preorder and the price is a little higher than I hoped, but it should be an interesting lens for those looking for a great 35mm with character. Voigtlander now has 7 native E-mount lenses available and all of them are quite good for the price.

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Sony a7RIII vs Fujifilm X-H1 by The Spec Sheet

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 10, 2018

The details about the new Fujifilm X-H1 leaked and I thought it might be interesting to see how it compares to the Sony a7RIII. When it comes to video features both cameras are similar and actually, the a7RIII compares more closely to the X-T2 than the X-H1, which you can see here compared to the X-H1. The Sony a7RIII pulls ahead with buffer and still image resolution, but under some circumstances, the Sony will shoot 12-bit RAW files instead of 14-bit. Sony also has one more huge advantage over the competition at this time, that they changed their battery to a modern battery designed for all mirrorless camera operation.

The Sony a7RIII is undeniably a better stills camera than the Fujifilm X-H1, but if you need high-quality video the Fujifilm X-H1 might be the first camera worth picking over anything Sony currently has available. The release of the Fujifilm X-H1 and Panasonic GH5S could push forward the launch of the Sony a7SIII similar to how the release of the Nikon D850 made Sony launch the a7RIII sooner than expected. 2018 is just getting started and it’s already an exciting year for photography.

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