Sony A9 III – the monumental camera
At their 10 years celebration of full frame mirrorless cameras, Sony decide to impress the world once again by launching the Sony A9 III with a killer feature, a milestone for the industry, the global shutter. I haven’t posted on this blog for more than 4 years, but this launch made me do it once again, and maybe I’ll do a review too when I’ll get my hands on it, because I’ve preordered the Sony A9 III the...
How is the new Sony 200-600 G OSS compared to the Sony 100-400 GM?
Even if I’m away from my country, where I’ve acted as a Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador since 2015 (we are moving with the entire family to Sweden), I’m still lucky enough to have the amazing people from Sony Europe trusting me to test new cameras or lenses they are launching. This time around, the newly launched Sony 200-600 G OSS. Sony 200-600 G OSS Weighting 2,115 grams it is a lot heavier than my Sony 100-400 GM...
No day passes without me thinking about the Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM
How can I not remember and dream more about this day? It was last summer when Sony invited me to the launch of the new Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM(onster). Even if it’s a badass looking and performing lens, it weights just 2.9 kilos and it’s an amazing tool to also use it handheld. And there are so many that are doing so (oh, I so envy you Alex Phan and other birders using this amazing lens). Since testing it back in London my...
Sony A9 firmware 5.0 is here and it just blows away everyting
Sony A9 firmware 5.0 is here and it just blows away everything I’ve seen so far in terms of focusing and tracking. I have updated the very first thing in the morning when it became available and the did a quick run to a nearby lake for some BIF tests. In order to be able to show others what I see in the viewfinder and how Sony A9 behaves with the new firmware 5.0, I have to connect the camera to my Atomos Ninja V and record the...
Sony A6400 – fotografia se schimba
Sony a6400 este una dintre cele 3 camere aparute in gama Sony A6xxx dupa ce producatorul nipon a dat “lovitura” cu modelul de baza a6000 (model care inca se vinde cu mult succes in toata lumea, cred eu cel mai longeviv mirrorless de pe piata). Au aparut Sony a6300 si apoi Sony a6500, fiecare aducand noutati si imbunatatiri modelului de baza, ultimul focalizandu-se foarte mult si pe partea video. Acum, intra in scena...
Sony EYE-AF – how to set and use it on your camera
EN follows. RO: Versiunea in limba Romana este aici. I must admit, the greatest confusion users encounter in Sony’s mirrorless cameras is related to one of the most important and ground breaking features this market has ever seen. We are talking of course about: Sony’s EYE-AF feature First of all, what is EYE-AF? The easiest answer is this: when the camera detects a face, if we press the EYE-AF button, then it will focus...
Cum setam si folosim corect functia EYE-AF in camerele mirrorless SONY?
English version is here. Trebuie sa recunosc faptul ca maxima confuzie a utilizatorilor noi de camere Sony mirrorless este legata de una dintre cele mai importante functii din aceste camere, una atat de utila incat practic a schimbat multora modul de shooting iar pe altii i-a ajutat clar in luarea deciziei de a “schimba barca” si a trece pe Sony. Este vorba desigur de: Functia EYE-AF In primul rand ce este EYE-AF?...
Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master
Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master Sony today enhanced its line-up of flagship full-frame G Master series lenses with the launch of its 30th full-frame alpha lens, a highly anticipated 24mm F1.4 Prime. It features a compact and lightweight design with a filter diameter of φ67mm and measures just 75.4mm x 92.4mm and weighs a mere 445g. Meeting the strict standards for G Master status, the FE 24mm F1.4 GM combines the high resolution and...
Is the Sony RX10 IV a great camera for birds and wildlife?
Andreea, my 9 yo daughter discovering the magic of photographing birds with the Sony RX10 IV It’s been long since I’ve put my hands on non-full frame cameras, mainly because I am an addict of this format and I think (many times wrongly) that I can’t do my job or my hobby with a smaller format. So why I’ve put to tests the new Sony RX10 IV? The reason I’ve dug into this new camera was mainly curiosity. Not...
Possible new camera with movie angle setting – is Sony A7S III coming?
Sony A9 firmware update to V3 shows signs of a possible new camera with movie angle setting, super slow 500fps, Sony A7S III maybe is coming? Is Sony A7S III coming imminent? So I jumped the wagon and updated my SONY A9 to the latest firmware available, the recently launched V3.0 (download here). After the normal updated process, I looked into the menu to check for possible new settings and features. When pressing the FN button some...
Weddings by Alin Popescu
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