Sony Medium Format News

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 2, 2017

image courtesy of image sensor world

Photolari published an interesting interview with Sony today that includes a few details about the potential future production of a Sony medium format camera. Sony claims if they decided to launch a medium format camera they could do it, but that now is not the right time. The launch of a medium format camera would require Sony to build a new ecosystem and they are quite busy right now building out their full frame camera system. It would also be a good idea for Sony to get their user interface locked down similar to Fujifilm in order to make more users happy because even their new Sony a9 user interface has not quieted complaints from photographers.

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New Sony Sensors Announced And One Could Be Used For A RX100 Monochrome

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 1, 2017


The new IMX183CLK-J by Sony could be a really interesting sensor for enthusiasts if Sony decided to put it inside of an RX100 body. Sony has been making a lot of interesting monochrome sensors lately and it would be great to have some competition on the market beyond the very expensive and specialized options currently available from Leica and others. Lots of companies currently take advantage of Sony 1″ sensors, but Sony is one of the few risk takers that is trying to push the industry forward as a whole through innovation. An affordable Monochrome pocket camera with a 1″ sensor would provide excellent high ISO capabilities and resolution that could exceed APS-C performance if executed properly.

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Sony RX0 vs GoPro5

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 30, 2017

This is the first time we are getting a look at how the Sony RX0 compares to the GoPro 5 and it absolutely embarrasses the GoPro in low light. With the GoPro 6 having little to offer over the GoPro 5 the RX0 should be a great option for professionals and cinematographers looking to capture footage in difficult lighting conditions and since the RX0 supports S-Log the footage can be graded, unlike inflexible GoPro footage. Hopefully we will see more coverage of this somewhat odd camera in the near future, because it has a lot of potential.

Sony RX0: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
GoPro 5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

 

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Sony and Vitech Photographic (Manfrotto and Gitzo) Announce Collaboration

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 28, 2017


VITEC PHOTOGRAPHIC AND SONY ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION IN THE IMAGING MARKET
Market leaders will work together to produce a range of premium products targeted at the professional market
Tokyo, 28th September 2017 – Vitec Photographic, world leader in the photography and videography, imaging equipment and accessories industry has announced its collaboration with Sony, a leading manufacturer of audio, video, imaging, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. This agreement will consolidate both companies position as the innovation leaders in their respective sectors. The collaboration is announced on the occasion of Gitzo 100 years anniversary event in Tokyo, which represents the perfect moment for communicating the common values of innovation and premium quality. Read More »

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Techart Pro Deal Zone

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 28, 2017


B&H Photo has the excellent Techart Pro on sale again which I reviewed here. You can use the adapter with any glass that you can adapt to M-mount and it is surprisingly fast. The Techart Pro will only be in the deal zone for today so don’t miss your opportunity to save here.

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Sony a9 Firmware 1.10 Comes With Bug Fixes, Improves IQ, and LA-EA3 Eye AF

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 27, 2017

Sony released firmware 1.10 today. Hopefully image quality improvements is Sony continuing to improve on their star eater issues when denoising their long exposure RAW shots. You can download FW 1.10 for Windows here and Mac here.

Benefits and improvements from the latest update

  1. Supports “Eye AF” function for A-mount lenses via the LA-EA3 mount adapter *1
  2. Fixes an issue where RAW files may disappear when SDXC or microSDXC memory cards are used in certain smartphones *2
  3. Improves the image quality and overall stability of the camera

*1: This function is only for A-mount lenses which can adapt to 8 or 10 fps (maximum) tracking AF-C shooting. See here for details.

*2: Raw data recorded by the ILCE-9 with firmware Ver. 1.00 or 1.01 could disappear. Please backup your raw data files, even if you’re updating the system software to Ver. 1.10.

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Sony a9 Action Shooting Kit: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5–5.6 GM OSS:B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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