Photons to Photos Nikon D850 vs Sony a7R2, a9 and Canon 5DSR

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 28, 2017


Photons to Photos projected the dynamic range of the Nikon D850 and while impressive they expect the Sony a7R2 to match and exceed it, while the Sony a9 will exceed it past 800 ISO. It seems Nikon’s BSI technology isn’t as good as Sony’s, but at least it is very much on par with the Canon’s 5DSR. Hopefully, Photons to Photos will revise their numbers upwards as they gain access to more data, because I doubt we have hit the limits of full frame sensor technology. You can keep track of the revisions here. I am pretty sure Sony’s next generation high-resolution full frame chip will show significant improvement considering how old the Sony a7R2 is now. The Sony a7R3 might even rival a camera like the GFX, but we will have to wait and see.

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Sony a7rII B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Nikon D850: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a9 Action Shooting Kit: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Canon 5DS R B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sunday Savings Sony

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 27, 2017


Trade-in trade-up for a Sony a7 and a9 and get up to a $500 bonus with B&H Photo or Adorama


Sony a7 Bodies
Sony a7rII (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7sII (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7II (Save $100): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7 (Save $100): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

FE Lenses
Sony FE 28mm f/2 (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
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 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS (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 70-200mm f/4 G OSS Lens (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

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JBCameraDesign Has a Traditional Walnut Case For SONY A9 Bodies Coming

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 26, 2017

JB Camera Design has a traditional walnut case coming for the Sony a9. It will weigh 46g and be about 14 × 135 × 70 mm. JB Camera Design is known for their fine wood grips and their products can be found on Amazon.

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Sony a9 Under Water Camera Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 25, 2017

Jim Decker captured some incredible photos of great white sharks with his Sony a9 and Nauticam NA-A9 Housing. Surprisingly the AF system performs as well underwater as it does above, but you can’t sync strobes with the camera above 5fps so high ISO performance is important if you want to use 20fps. It’ also good to see that the a9 can white balance underwater since some cameras struggle.

Sony a9 Action Shooting Kit: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony: Solar Eclipse 2017

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 24, 2017

The 2017 Eclipse was the most photographed ever and for good reason. There are tons of great options for capturing an event like this today and Sony actually has a surprisingly good and affordable one the Sony RX10. I primarily shot the eclipse with my GFX, but I also have a few frames with my Sony a7mII and 70-300mm. The compact combo was a great grab and shoot option for quick grabs.

Originally I considered picking up a Sony RX10 III to shoot the eclipse inexpensively with a light weight tracking head, but I figured a lot of photographers would go for the inexpensive reach and I wanted to do something unique. I hope more Sony eclipse videos and photos continue to surface in the days and weeks to follow. There actually are a lot of ways to edit the photos. Some even attempted capturing the event with their Handycams. Read More »

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Biotar 58mm f/2 Lens Officially Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 23, 2017



(Koblenz, Germany) An updated version of the Biotar 58mm f2 will join the already announced Biotar 75mm f1.5, as the first two pieces in Oprema Jena’s lineup of modern remakes of classic lenses, the company announced today.

Oprema is offering 58 people the chance to get the Biotar 75 and Biotar 58 – both originally produced by Carl Zeiss — as part of a special rewards bundle in the current Kickstarter campaign for the Biotar 75. The 58 Biotar 58s will be pre-production models with serial numbers between 1 and 58. A pledge of $1,999 USD would allow someone to get both lenses at $2,500 less than the combined projected retail price for the lenses.

The Biotar 75 is expected to go on the market next summer at a projected retail price of $2,499, with the Biotar 58 following by the end of the year at a projected retail price of $1,999.

“This shows that Oprema is not a one-time activity but a strategic effort to bring those great lenses back to live,” said Dr. Stefan Immes, who heads Oprema. “We are following our plan.”

The Biotar 58/2 will be available with mounts for:

  • Canon
  • Nikon
  • Sony-E
  • Leica-M (rangefinder coupling supported)
  • Fuji X
  • M42

Via Photorumors

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