Minolta SRT 100X Review: A Blast From Sony’s Past

Minolta SRT 100X
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Most photographers that have been around a while are aware that Sony purchased Minolta/Konica about a decade ago. Minolta and Konica had rich histories in photography before their purchase, but the Minolta name and list of its accomplishments have largely been forgotten by photographers. The Japan camera hunter gives a good account of these accomplishments before diving into an interesting review of the Minolta SRT 100X, which can be a rather affordable and durable camera when you come across one. My Minolta XG-A still works great today and it’s the third film camera I owned.

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Sony a7R II is Bloomberg’s Pick for High-Quality Video

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Bloomberg has selected the Sony A7R II for its top travel camera list, as the camera best suited for high-quality video. These little awards and top picks might not seem important to many photographers, but Sony’s growing presence on lists like these has helped to legitimize their camera division among people that have viewed Sony as a consumer electronics company for decades. The highly adaptable autofocus system in modern Sony E-mount cameras has helped Sony grow rapidly among amateur and professional photographers alike.

Via Bloomberg

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A Different Take on Kumamoto

The CameraStore guys have a well thought out take on the fallout from the Kumamoto Earthquake. Some manufactures have been very honest about the shortages that are to come, while others have down played the incident. Sony is one of the few to be bluntly honest about the affects the earthquake had on their production facilities, so if you’re in the market for an RX10 III, RX100 IV, a6300, a7R II, a7S II  or a7 II now is the time to pick one up, if you can find one.

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Seven Themes Captured on The ɑ7

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Sony continued celebrating its seven decades of existence today, by expanding on the ASe7ens video with an associated press release.

Press Release:

Seven inspiring European photographers explored Japan in an attempt to unearth the past, present and future influences of Japanese culture

As Sony enters its 70th anniversary year, seven high-profile α7 series photographers have visited the homeland of the brand with the mission of capturing the spirit of Japan to foster a greater understanding of the influences that guide Sony to this day. The ‘#ase7ens’ each explored the seven pillars of Sony’s core values and used their full-frame cameras to bring them to life in a range of stunning images.  Read More »

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“Sony RX10 III destroys the competition”

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Smallish sensor cameras are largely written off by APS-C and full frame shooters, but they shouldn’t be. 1-inch and 4/3 sensors have some unique advantages over their bigger brothers. The most commonly cited advantage is the crop factor for telephoto performance, but these smaller sensor cameras can also have a much higher refresh rate than larger sensors, which provides for snappy auto focus, less rolling shutter and superior EVF performance. The Sony RX10 III happens to exhibit all of these advantages and also has a great super zoom lens attached to destroy its competition. You can read more about exactly how well the Sony RX10 III performs at dpreview.

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Sony RX100 IV & RX10 III Do Slow Motion

Digitalrev released a funny video about doing super slow motion shots with the Sony RX100 IV and RX10 III that you can try at home. Many cellphones on the market also allow you do to super slow motion shots, but most can’t compete with Sony’s 1-inch sensor.

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