Sigma Working on MC-11 Firmware Fix For Sony a9

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 30, 2017


Translated Release:
For customers using Sony “α9 (ILCE-9)”

Thank you very much for your continued support of Sigma products.

This time, in the combination of our MOUNT CONVERTER MC – 11 (SA – E, EF – E) and some zoom lenses to “α 9 (ILCE – 9)” which was released from Sony Corporation on May 26 , It turned out that the phenomenon that the in-focus mark lights up occurs even if the subject is rarely in focus when taking pictures at the telephoto side with AF-S.

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience to our favorite customers.

We are currently conducting investigations. If the cause is found out, we will inform you again on our website.

We sincerely look forward to your company and our products.

【Inquiries about this matter】
Sigma Customer Support Department Free Call 0120-9977-88 (For those who use mobile phones · PHS, please contact 044-989-7436.) Reception hours: Monday – Saturday 9: 00-18: 00 * Visit our office until 17:00 (We are closed on holidays and Sundays, New Year’s holidays, our company holidays, we will temporarily close our company due to internal maintenance etc. It may be subject to.)

Via Sigma.jp

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Upcoming Sony Camera Teaser

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 29, 2017

Yesterday Sony China released a teaser for a new camera, and Photorumors thinks it might be a Sony RX1R Mark 3 or new RX model. It’s rare that we don’t have a pretty good idea about what is coming, but I doubt it will be an RX camera since that was recently refreshed and since the point and shoot market is dead it might be something newish. Maybe Sony will release a 360 action camera or new regular action cameras since they are the modern point and shoot camera for most people.

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Photonstophotos: Sony a9 vs Nikon D5, Canon 1D X Mark II, Sony a7 Mark 2, Sony a7R Mark 2

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 28, 2017


Photonstophotos updated their Sony a9 results with final data and it performs very well against its competitors up till 3200 ISO, where the Nikon D5 just edges it out. It’s good to see that the electronic shutter of the Sony a9 doesn’t affect the dynamic range of the a9 much according to Photonstophotos’ results. The Sony a9, beats the Canon 1D X Mark II across the board, but falls just behind the Nikon D5 in low light, while besting it in maximum dynamic range. You can manipulate the chart above here.

Camera Model ▾Maximum
PDR		Low Light
ISO		Low Light
EV
Sony ILCE-910.47661211.05
Sony ILCE-9(ES)10.64570910.84
Nikon D59.42717811.17
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II10.46518910.70

Maybe more interestingly the Sony a9 is bested by both the Sony a7 Mark 2 and a7R Mark 2 in dynamic range, but beats the Sony a7 Mark 2 in low light. The Sony a7 Mark 2 lineup of cameras still contains some of the best full frame sensors on the market, with the Sony a7R Mark 2 continuing to dominate, but the a9 does very well while using it’s standard shutter. You can manipulate the results here.

Camera Model ▾Maximum
PDR		Low Light
ISO		Low Light
EV
Sony ILCE-910.47661211.05
Sony ILCE-9(ES)10.64570910.84
Sony ILCE-7RM211.42680011.09
Sony ILCE-7M211.16386310.27

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Sony a9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a7RII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a7II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Nikon D5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Canon 1D X Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony a9: Over Heating? Will The Sony a9 Be a Game Changer or a Lemon?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 27, 2017

After 20 minutes of shooting That 1 Cameraguy experienced an overheating indicator in 80-degree weather after 20 minutes of shooting. I wonder how the Sony a9 is going to perform under Florida’s sun this Summer when it’s regularly in the high 90’s outdoors. Maybe Sony should have made the Sony a9 a little bigger for a beefy heat sink inside. It looks like I am going to be testing for a lot of bugs before I actually get to enjoy shooting the Sony a9 some.

Amar Talwar cited my last post about the Sony a9 and even preempted my post today a little, but I think he confused the source of the overheating report with the video above since it was published less than an hour ago. I comb through a ton of information for readers and try to distil it down so that you don’t have to waste your time being marked to, which is a huge problem in the world of Sony because Sony spends a massive amount of money trying to make reviewers happy. While cameras like the Sony a7RII are absolutely spectacular technologically they have issues and I have remained hopeful that Sony will address them this generation.

Sony completely botching the Sony a9 would be shocking, but having a large defect rate would not be surprising to me at all considering how complex their cameras are and the rate they try to produce them at compared to other camera companies. Only time will tell if the Sony a9 is a game changer or a Lemon that should be recalled. If every camera experiences overheating and banding across the board, then Sony is going to be in big trouble since these issues can’t be fully resolved via firmware. Camera lockups and bugs are less of a concern because Sony should rush to fix them, but things aren’t looking very good.

I should receive my camera this Tuesday and I will push it hard from day one to reproduce any reported issues. Please let me know if you come across additional issues. I was hopeful this would be a smooth camera launch, but we are off to a rocky start.

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

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Sony a9: Potential Shortcomings and Roundup

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 26, 2017

Some of the early post-launch reviews have been very positive, but there are a few articles of concern surfacing worth taking looking at more closely. diglloyd reported pattern/banding noise at 100 ISO, which might be from a faulty camera, but no one else has reproduced his results, and the site is a paid site. Hopefully, Reidreviews will cover the a9 and put the issue to rest, because I have found some of diglloyds results a bit sensational.

In other news, Jason Lanier came under fire for his Sony a9 testing. He’s been promoting the camera pretty hard, and his recent ISO test is being called invalid by many on YouTube. Digital camera ISO is a touchy subject among modern photographers because every camera handles ISO a little differently, but I shoot a lot of truly low light photography with my cameras, so ill check it out when I receive the camera. We already know the a9 does not have an ISO invariant sensor, which means that it’s not likely to have great high ISO performance, but the actual high ISO performance of the camera is yet to be seen since most “testers” are just stopping down the aperture while increasing the ISO. The most brutal way to test ISO is when you can’t drop your shutter speed anymore or open your aperture any wider.

Slanted Lens – Image Samples From Video Above

alphauniverse – THE Α9 IS FAST, BUT IS IT A FASHION CAMERA?

roseandcharles – SONY A9 FIRST IMPRESSIONS

diglloyd – Sony A9: Pattern/Banding Noise at ISO 100

Sar Andrea – Canon 500mm lens using the MC-11 adapter

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

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Sony Lens and Accessory Firmware Updates

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 25, 2017


Sony released quite a few lens updates to improve AF and allow for 20fps functionality on the Sony a9, which is now shipping.

Lenses
Sony 70-200mm GM firmware
Sony 70-200mm G firmware
Sony 28-70mm G firmware
Sony 24-240mm G firmware
Sony 24-70mm GM firmware
Sony 24-70mm Zeiss firmware
Sony 16-35mm Zeiss firmware
Sony 85mm GM firmware
Sony 50mm f/1.8 firmware
Sony 50mm f/1.4 Zeiss firmware

Accessory
Sony LA-EA3 firmware

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