2014年8月6日水曜日

Something is changing? DSLR sales going down. Mirrorless sales going slighty up.


Image courtesy: Personal View.


Well, if you look at that chart posted by Personal View you will notice a big change is going on in the system camera market. DSLR sales are dropping while mirrorles system camera are holding their ground. The data is based on the sales from Japanese camera manufacturers (Source: CIPA). It may explain why Sony is betting high on their mirrorless system and is a bit less “engaged” on the A-mount front. Still, there is a lot to do to make that mirrorless sales line make growth further…


via MirrorlessRumors.


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2014年08月05日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました!

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from Sony (Japan)'s Facebook Wall

UP to $900 off on A7, A7r and A7s kits.


If oyu are going to buy a new A7 camera be sure to grab the up to $900 reward deal at Amazon US (Click here). And since yesterday Sony US officially discounted the A7r price: $200 off at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here). And $200 off on the superb Zeiss 55mm FE lens at BigValue (Click here).


These are the current Sony deals on Amazon US:

Save $380 on the Sony VGC99AM Vertical Grip with Sony A99 Digital SLR Purchase

Get up to $375 Toward a Sony a7 Camera or Lens with a Qualifying DSLR Trade-in

Buy a Qualifying Sony a7 Series Camera and Save on Select Lenses and Accessories

Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses

Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses with a Qualifying Sony Compact System Camera Purchase

Save $50 on Select Sony RX Series Digital Cameras

Save $50 and Get a Free Case with Sony QX Lens-Style Cameras


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2014年8月5日火曜日

Sony A7s test roundup!



Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7s Review – 4k vs ISO


There are plenty of new A7s tests and reviews and here is the roundup of all of them:


A Sony a7S in the field: Al Jazeera’s Miguel Toran tries it out for broadcast TV (Newsshooter).

Sony Alpha A7S Digital Camera Review at Cameras.Reviewed.

Sony a7S Astrophotography Review (LonelySpeck).

Sony Alpha A7S (ILCE-7S) Review at ePhotozine.

Sony A7s Rolling Shutter Compared to Competitors (Planet5D).

Castle. A Sony A7S Pic Pro + Film Convert Film. Saturation and Skin Tone Test Film by Ed David.

The Sony A7S, X70 and Atomos Shogun at Pinewood Studios (EosHD).

Polish A7s review at Optyczne.


Carl Miller:I recently published a couple videos on the Sony a7S. Thought they might be interesting for your readers!

Overall thoughts on a7S: http://ift.tt/WYtuRV

120fps fun short: http://ift.tt/1nnBDo5


Josh:Here is my latest Blog entry about why I bought a Sony A7s. http://ift.tt/WYtuRX


Sony A7s store links:

Sony A7s preorder in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.

Sony A7s EU pages: Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.

A7s Gariz leather case in Black (Click here), Brown (Click here), Red (Click here) and Orange (Click here).


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国際テニス連盟公認 ソニーのスマートテニスセンサー スマートテニスセンサーは、ラケットに装着すると捉えたボールの位置や回転、速度、スイングスピードなど、簡単に...

国際テニス連盟公認 ソニーのスマートテニスセンサー



スマートテニスセンサーは、ラケットに装着すると捉えたボールの位置や回転、速度、スイングスピードなど、簡単に可視化できなかったデータをコート上ですぐに確認できます。

このスマートテニスセンサーが、7/30に国際テニス連盟に公認され、公式戦でも使用可能となりました(※)。

練習やスクール、試合など、さまざまな場面でお楽しみください!



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from Sony (Japan)'s Facebook Wall

Sony TidBits…



Migration to Mirrorless Digital Cameras (by BH)


Travel to Myanmar with a National Geographic Photographer Michael Yamashita at Compassroseexpeditions.

Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art review at Admiring Light.

German A77II test at Digitalkamera.

A77II review at Parkcameras.A77II review at Techradar.

Polish A77II reviews at Fotopolis and Optyczne.


Paul:Hello! I’ve made an A77m2 review. It’s in russian, so not very useful for SAR readers, but it has great pictures with noise tests using different kinds of processing. JPEG, multoshot and RAW using DXO. Looks very impressive, appears that ISO up to 6400 is perfectly usable. The review address is http://ift.tt/1ovyY0a


Ray:An adventure through the most amazing red rocks on our pale blue dot. http://ift.tt/1soTz7g. Shot with Sony A99 and Zeiss 24mm f/2.0 ZA


Peter:Thought I’d share this A7S film with you! Feel free to post it on your blog. http://ift.tt/1ovyWW8


Jacob: “I posted a review about shooting weddings with the RX10 on my wife and I’s website but no actually reads our blogs. I thought it might be helpful for others. http://ift.tt/1soTwbE


Dave: “I thought you might like to have a look at, and hopefully share, A couple of Gigapixel photos I’ve recently taken with my 7r. Both were taken with a Gigapan Epic Pro head, the 7r body, and a Nikkor 180mm 2.8 ED lens. The combination of high megapixel count and the super sharp Nikkor lens is producing amazing results.

Taste of Edmonton food festival: http://ift.tt/1ovyWWa

Edmonton Eskimos home opener: http://ift.tt/1soTwrU


Paul:I just thought I’d share with you something that may be of interest to some users. As you know, the Phigmenttech LM-NEX adapter is the only M-mount -> E-mount adapter that provides EXIF data and focus coupling What may not be apparent is that this adapter is also the only adapter (for any lens mount -> E mount) that can provide lens profiles to the camera. I have recently updated my site and firmware that allows for easier configuration of the adapter. It is now possible to upload a sample “white wall” shot to my site and have a custom profile generated that will apply real-time vignetting (and experimentally cast) correction (It looks like there is a limit of approximately 1 stop correction). My site provides an example (sorry, research and development has taken away from my time to actually take pictures) of vignetting and cast correction.

http://ift.tt/1ovyY0i. It may be prudent to disclose that vignetting (and possibly cast) corrections ARE baked in to the raw data. (at least it is in my NEX-7 and A7R)


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