Sony Issues Apology For Underproducing a99 Mark II Bodies

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 24, 2016

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Dear Customer

Notice of product delivery of digital single-lens camera “α99 II (Makutsu)”

We received patronize Sony products than continued patronage, Thank you very much.

With regard to the digital single-lens camera “α99 II” will be released on November 25th, has received bookings exceeded initial domestic sales plan significantly, it has become a situation that does not keep up with the domestic needs of our customers . For this reason, it might get time to deliver the goods. That you apologize for any inconvenience to our customers and you wait, I apologize. Now, so we have made many efforts in order to meet the needs of our customers, I would like to humbly thank you for your understanding.

【Products】

  • Digital single-lens camera “α99 II”, “ILCA-99M2”

Via Sony.jp

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What Makes a Great Picture With Sony Artisan Ira Block

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 24, 2016

Ira Block, a National Geographic Photographer and Sony Artisan, provides some food for thought on what makes a picture great. He talks about a lot of Sony gear throughout the lecture, but if you’re curious about Ira’s preferences the Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T FE OSS is his go too lens that’s always on his camera, but if he is shooting in low light he likes to use the Sony 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T FE ZA and Sony FE 28mm f/2. Beyond them he doesn’t allude to any other preferences, but you can read into the metadata from his photos in the video.

This Video Covers
Plan Before You Shoot
Key Components of a Photo
Light, Composition and Moment
The Sony Gear I Use
High ISO and Fast Shutter Speeds
Dynamic Range
Picking a Theme
Landscapes and Cityscapes
Social Media and Wifi

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Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 Pre-Orders

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 23, 2016

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The Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 is now available for preorder from B&H Photo in E-mount and A-Mount.

  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
  • Three Extra-Low Dispersion Elements
  • Two Aspherical Elements
  • Rectilinear Design, Low Distortion
  • Frog Eye Dust & Water-Repellent Coating
  • Manual Focus Design
  • Floating Optical Design
  • Built-In Petal-Shape Lens Hood

Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8: Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony PhotoPlus Expo 2016 Coverage

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 22, 2016

Cameta visited the Sony booth at PhotoPlus to ask about the new Sony a6500, RX100 V, and a99 Mark II. It sounds like Sony is going to refresh some of their A-mount lenses from the interviews I have come across lately, but there isn’t anything definitively announced yet. Maybe we will see some new glass based on some the of advances in EF-mount lens design. I am interested to see if A-mount grows this years because translucent mirror technology is a good alternative to a mirror.  Read More »

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Sony RX100 V 5.5k Video

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 21, 2016

Newsshooter created several 5.5k videos with the Sony RX100 V for videophiles to pick apart. Unfortunately when these videos were created they did not know that the camera would need to be setup with a shutter speed faster than 1/100th of a second to achieve 24fps so these clips are only roughly around 17fps because of the 1/50th of a second shutter speed that was used.

“It turns out that in order to get the maximum 24 fps you need to use a shutter speed much higher than 1/50th of the second. I was subsequently told that by going up to 1/100th of a second will get a frame rate of around 23 fps, but haven’t been able to test this again myself.”

You can read all of the details at Newsshooter if you want to know more and you can find more videos below. Read More »

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Sigma Announced Pricing For 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 Cine Lenses

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 20, 2016

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New York, NY – October 20, 2016 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading DSLR lens, camera, flash and accessory manufacturer, announced today that the Cine High Speed Zoom 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 lenses will begin shipping on December 9, 2016 for a retail price of $3999.00 USD. Born from the new Sigma Cine family of products, the High Speed Zoom lenses leverage the outstanding optical design of the company’s world-renowned Global Vision still photography lenses. Combined with the 100% new mechanical lens body design, the Cine lenses meet needs of advanced 6k and 8k cinema production with the core optical quality DNA that has defined the Sigma benchmark of imaging excellence. Read More »

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