2015年2月8日日曜日
This week SAR readers photos selection.
Yuri Afanasiev
Sony a6000 and 11 frames/s, lens 18-200 mm f / 3.5-6.3
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Orconectes limosus
Lake Constance, Switzerland
1/160s, f7.1, ISO 200
Sony A6000 in Nauticam NA-A6000 Underwater housing
Zeiss TOUIT 2.8/50M
INON Z-240 Flash
Kay Burn on SonyAlphaForum.
Storm over Perth, W. Australia
Taken at 5am 31/01/2015
Sony A7s, 24mm Samyang F1.4
Meng Keat
Share one pic on a Sony Workshop on wireless flash. Single flash in soft box on the left. Taken with A99 + Zeiss 24-70 f/2.8.
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Adam Kliczek
Sunset at Drežniške Ravne, Slovenia. In-camera HDR taken with Sony A77 + Sigma 10-20/4-5.6. You can find more pictures on my blog. smile emoticon http://ift.tt/1xLAb4f
Alex Beckett
Ruins in Barbados. A7s with Nikon 14-24
Alfredo Gallegos
Auroras and meteorites in Fairbanks Alaska, Jan 25/2015 Sony A99 Zeiss F2,24mm ISO 1000, 6 seg
Calle Sigrell
Stockholm, Sweden 2015-01-31
Sony a6000+Zeiss 24 mm /f1.8 ZA
William Yu
Nick’s Cove, Marshall, California. Shot during a magazine assignment,
with Sony A7r + Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA lens
Sidath Senanayake
Playing around with the burst mode on the A5100 with the FE 16-35 around the house.
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Joshua Sortino
Don’t think Sony can compete with Nikon/Canon? Tell that to my A7S.
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Phillip D Breske Photography
Zachary Winters Photography
Rappelling a sandstone arch in Utah.
Sony a7, Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 stitched panorama
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Justin Beevor
Wreck of the USS Kittiwake, Grand Cayman
Sony NEX-6 in Nauticam underwater housing; 16mm with fisheye converter; natural light with Magic Filter
1/50th; f5.6; ISO100
Сергей Милицкий
Sony A6000 + Samyang 8/2.8
P.s. Zoeller
Diana Damrau, Lucia di Lammermoor, Bayr. Staatsoper München 2015
Sony A7, Zeiss 55 1.8
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Pavel ‘Pasharome’ Vavilin
“In-contro-luce”
ILCE-6000
OM Zuiko Auto-S 50/1.8 w adapter
from sonyalpharumors
New A6000 battery grip from “Neewer” and “Travor”
The very first battery grip for the A6000 was the Ownuser grip you can buy on eBay (Click here) or Amazon (Click here). But we have two new alternatives: The “Neweer” battery grip for the A6000 is now for sale on Amazon (Click here). And the “Travor” A6000 battery grip is for sale on Alibaba (Click here).
Sony US deal reminder:
A7s for $1,995 on eBay (Click here)
A7r for $1,795 on eBay (Click here).
$1,000 rebate on the VG900 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
from sonyalpharumors
2015年2月7日土曜日
Sony Japan press release announces new FE lenses (and no new camera) at Cp+
Sony Japan issued a new press release to promote their CP+ booth. They say they will show the new FE lenses and there is no mention about any other new camera or accessory. I guess that just like they did at Photokina they will take the chance to show their new lenses. And camera will be announced 3-6 weeks after the CP+ show.
from sonyalpharumors
Sony increases the Stacked CMOS Image Sensors production.
The Sony Kunamoto Center
While Sony is facing a strong competition in areas like TV and Smartphone production it is having a huge success on the image sensor market. Sony issued the following press release to communicate that it will boost the production up to 80,000 wafers per month from the current 60,000 wafers per month. Here is the official Press text:
Sony Increases Production Capacity for Stacked CMOS Image Sensors
~ Sony bolsters total production capacity for image sensors to approximately 80,000 wafers per month, in order to reinforce its supply capability for smartphones ~
Sony Corporation (“Sony”) announces that it plans to invest in Sony Semiconductor Corporation (“Sony Semiconductor”) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 (“FY15”) in order to increase its production capacity for stacked CMOS image sensors*1. Sony Semiconductor also plans to reorganize and optimize its production sites as it accelerates the shifting of resources to the image sensor business.
This investment is intended primarily to augment production facilities used in the mastering and layering processes*2 for stacked CMOS image sensors, specifically at Sony Semiconductor’s Nagasaki Technology Center (“Nagasaki TEC”), Yamagata Technology Center (“Yamagata TEC”), and Kumamoto Technology Center (“Kumamoto TEC”).
With this investment, Sony plans to increase total production capacity for image sensors from its current level of approximately 60,000 wafers per month to approximately 80,000 wafers per month*3 by the end of June, 2016. Previously, as a mid to long range target, Sony had aimed to raise its total production capacity for image sensors to approximately 75,000 wafers per month. To facilitate this increased production, Sony has continued to augment production facilities at each site, and it established Yamagata TEC in March 2014. Through this investment, Sony will exceed its previous target ahead of schedule.
The total investment amount is projected to be approximately 105 billion yen, comprising approximately 78 billion yen of investments in Nagasaki TEC, approximately 10 billion yen of investments in Yamagata TEC and approximately 17 billion yen of investments in Kumamoto TEC.
Stacked CMOS image sensors deliver superior image quality and advanced functionality in a compact size. Demand for these image sensors is anticipated to further increase, particularly within the expanding market for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Sony is striving to bolster its production capacity for stacked CMOS image sensors and further strengthen its integrated supply operations in order to reinforce its leading position in the image sensor market.
Sony is also announcing the discontinuation of operations at Sony Semiconductor Oita Technology Center (“Oita TEC”), which is a base for the development and production of high-density semiconductors such as LSIs by the end of March 2016. Oita TEC began in 1984 as a production site for memory packaging, but in recent years its primary focus has shifted to the development and production of advanced packaging for LSIs used in game consoles. This decision to cease operations at Oita TEC was necessitated by the changing business landscape. Oita TEC’s approximately 220 employees are scheduled to be transferred to other sites engaged in the production of image sensors or to other Sony Semiconductor sites that will take over some of the operations of Oita TEC.
*1: CMOS image sensors in a stacked structure that layer the pixel section containing back-illuminated structure pixels onto semiconductor chips containing the circuit for signal processing, in contrast to the supporting substrates used in conventional back-illuminated CMOS image sensors.
*2: The mastering process refers to the manufacture of photodiodes and wiring processes for stacked CMOS image sensors. The layering process refers to the layering of semiconductor chips containing back-illuminated structure pixels on top of semiconductor chips containing the circuit for signal processing.
*3: This total production capacity (300mm wafer basis) includes the output of foundry operations to which Sony outsources a part of the manufacturing process. For the purposes of calculating total production capacity, the capacity of 200mm wafer production lines at the Kagoshima Technology Center and Nagasaki TEC are converted into equivalent amounts in terms of 300mm wafer production.
Overview of Investment
Purpose: To bolster production capacity in order to meet growing demand for stacked CMOS image sensors
Sites: Sony Semiconductor Corporation
Nagasaki TEC (Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture), Yamagata TEC (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture), Kumamoto TEC (Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Details:
・Nagasaki TEC Fab 2 facility: augment production facilities for stacked CMOS image sensors (mastering, layering, and further downstream processes)
・Yamagata TEC and Kumamoto TEC: augment production facilities for stacked CMOS image sensors (mastering process)
Amount: Approximately 105 billion yen (projected)
〈Breakdown〉 ・To be invested in FY15: Approximately 105 billion yen (approximately 78 billion yen in Nagasaki TEC, approximately 10 billion yen in Yamagata TEC, and approximately 17 billion yen in Kumamoto TEC)
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2015年2月6日金曜日
Dpreview about the Canon 50MP sensor: “won’t be able to offer the same industry-leading dynamic range of Sony sensors”
A7r vs 5ds by CameraSize.
Dpreview added an interesting note about the new Canon 5ds 50MP sensor:
As far as dynamic range is concerned, we’re told that the new 5DS and 5DS R should give the same performance as the current EOS 5D Mark III. If true, this means that the new cameras won’t be able to offer the same industry-leading dynamic range of Sony’s current APS-C and full-frame sensors, but at least it isn’t a step backwards.
Well, sound sreally like the A7rII (or A9) could beat the Image Quality delivered by that new Canon 50MP 5Ds.
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