Sony a99II Reviews and Sony 135mm f1.8 Discontinued?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 29, 2017

Lots of Canon/Nikon photographers are taking a second look at Sony cameras after the announcement of the Sony a9 and now there might be one more additional detail to take into consideration. A user on the DPReview forums has reported that the Sony Sonnar T* 135mm f/1.8 ZA is being discontinued. Currently, this lens is in stock at Adorama, back-ordered at B&H Photo, with limited stock available on Amazon.

If Sony updates the Sony Sonnar T* 135mm f/1.8 ZA it would restore confidence in A-mount, which would then make the Sony a99II a camera to seriously consider. The Sony a99II is a better camera for professional photographers than the Sony a9 for a variety, the biggest of which is the beautiful image created by the 42MP image sensor it contains.

Sony Alpha a99 Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony a9 Kai, RAW and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 28, 2017

Most of the really big Sony a9 details dropped yesterday, but The Last Word pointing out how the a9 drops to 12-bit in continuous mode and Gordon Laing’s hour long video review were probably the biggest. I’m curious if the drop to 12-bit is only at the most extreme settings, but I guess we will find out soon. Today two small RAW companies added beta support for the Sony a9 RAW files. They were also the first to add support for the Fujifilm GFX.

There are also a few late posts from after the embargo lifted that I included here, which were released after I stopped updating yesterday. With releases like this I do my best to included everything for you in one post instead of spamming you with posts like other sites.

Imaging-Resource – Sony a9 RAW/JPEG files

FastRawViewer 1.4 Public Beta – Sony a9 RAW support added

RawDigger 1.2.20 beta – Sony a9 RAW support added

Digitalphotopro – Sony a9 Image Samples And Autofocus Review

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Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery NP-FZ100: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
GP-EX1 Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
MQZ1 Battery Charger: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
TechArt Pro: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony Imaging Pro Support Now Accepting Signups

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 28, 2017

Sony Imaging Pro Support is now available here. To join you must have a Minimum of 2 Sony full-frame camera bodies, Minimum of 3 Sony ZEISS® and/or G Series lenses, Be an active and full-time professional photographer, and Provide professional work samples. Benefits include:

Expert Support
  • Dedicated phone and email support
  • Monday to Sunday 7am – 4pm PT
  • 3-day repair turnaround time
Professional Enrichment
  • Invitation to special events
  • Evaluation loaners (try before you buy)
Equipment Perks
  • Repair facilitation loans, if turnaround time is not met
  • Three camera and/or lens maintenance services
  • Covered inbound/outbound shipping cost
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Sony a9 Embargo Lifted: Content Roundup Refresh Throughout The Day (Last Updated 4:50)

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 27, 2017

Sony lifted their embargo on images today and we are seeing some of the first images form the Sony a9 and while it seems to live up to much of the hype there are a few limitation. Extreme lighting situations can cause some banding, but it will be very rare, flash sync speed is limited with the electronic shutter, no video profiles and the image buffer taking a while to clear are a few of the early issues reported. That being said the Sony a9 does compete well with the Nikon D5 and Canon 1DX Mark II.

From the early post embargo reviews it seems almost certain we will see a Sony a9R and Sony a9S. We might even see XQD versions in the future too. I’m not sure how Sony will price these cameras at this time, but almost every reviewer is openly talking about these cameras. We already have a Sony a9 Owners Group to help owners collaborate without a lot of noise in addition to a Sony a9 Page. These groups will also be for people interested in Sony a9R/a9S content, because there is no point in segmenting the cameras further when the point of these groups is to avoid clutter. The Sony a9 system might not change the photography world this generation, but if it doesn’t the Mark II certainly will.

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Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery NP-FZ100: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
GP-EX1 Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
MQZ1 Battery Charger: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
TechArt Pro: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Alphauniverse – A Pro’s Take On The α9 For Wedding Photography
DPReview – A closer look at Sony a9 image quality and autofocus
Digitaltrends – SONY A9: OUR FIRST TAKE
FStoppers – First Images From the Sony a9 Mirrorless Camera – Sports Photography With Full-Frame Stacked Sensor and 20fps
Imaging Resource – Sony A9 Review
Luminous Landscape – Sony a9 Review – Early Hands On Preview
PCmag – Sony a9
Huffingtonpost – Sony A9 Review
Focus Numerique – SONY A9: GETTING STARTED AND FIRST IMAGES
The Verge – Sony’s new A9 is so fast it will make you giddy
The Last Word – a9 drops to 12-bit precision in continuous mode?

Sample Images CameraLabs / CameraJabber / DPReview / ePhotozine / Imaging-Resource / PhotoGearNews / Photographyblog / Photolari / ThePhoBlographer

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Sony a9 Reviews Beginning

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 26, 2017

Every camera launch is different, but the first review in progress emerging from camera labs made me wonder how long photographers were given access to the Sony a9 in advance of the announcement, to make the bold statements that they have. Generally speaking a few photographers are given cameras early to prepare reviews a few weeks before launch, which are then published along with the launch.

For the launch of the Sony a9 we mainly received extremely positive impressions and now camera labs has started a review in progress. So it’s possible Sony is only just now sending cameras out to reviewers and photographers for in depth testing. This corresponds with the Thursday image embargo some have talked about. Hopefully nothing overly negative turns up during testing.

Camera Labs – Review in progress

DPReview – Sony a9 versus a7R II

DC.Watch – Lots of Sony a9 vs Sony a7 photos. Some of them are below.

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Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery NP-FZ100: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
GP-EX1 Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
MQZ1 Battery Charger: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
TechArt Pro: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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First Lok: Sony a9, Techart Pro and Roundup

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 25, 2017

One of the favorite adapters the Techart Pro works great on the Sony a9. This might be the killer feature that makes me decided to  keep my review unit when it ships, but we will see. DPReview also further explored the logistics of switching to the Sony a9 for Canon shooters.

DPReview – Here’s how much it would actually cost a pro to switch from Canon to Sony

Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
a9 Battery NP-FZ100: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
GP-EX1 Grip: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
MQZ1 Battery Charger: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
TechArt Pro: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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