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June 21, 2018

Sigma Ships Primes For Sony E-Mount Cameras
Sigma is now shipping five Art Primes for Sony's Alpha series cameras
DL Byron
Today Sigma announced they’re shipping five Art primes with Sony E-mounts. They include: Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG HSM—$899 USD Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG HSM—$849 USD Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM—$899 USD Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM—$949 USD Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM—$1,199 USD This is another indication of Sony’s strong market position. Also, an adaptor... Read more
June 7, 2018

Sony RX100 VI First Sample Images And Thoughts

Sony unveiled the latest member of the RX-family of cameras, the RX100 VI at a private media event, which provided me the opportunity to test this “premium” compact camera in a variety of settings. After spending the day with the RX100 VI (and having owned or shot with every model of the RX100 line) I Read more…

By David Schloss
Sony unveiled the latest member of the RX-family of cameras, the RX100 VI at a private media event, which provided me the opportunity to test this “premium” compact camera in a variety of settings. After spending the day with the RX100 VI (and having owned or shot with every model of the RX100 line) I have some preliminary thoughts and first... Read more
June 5, 2018

Sony Announces RX100 VI At Media Event

At a media-only event at Sony’s New York City headquarters, the digital imaging division announced  updates to the RX-family of cameras, the most interesting being the new RX100 VI, a portable camera with exceptional zoom capabilities and fast focus and shooting. First, the company announced a new grip for the RX-series that allows the cameras Read more…

By David Schloss
At a media-only event at Sony’s New York City headquarters, the digital imaging division announced  updates to the RX-family of cameras, the most interesting being the new RX100 VI, a portable camera with exceptional zoom capabilities and fast focus and shooting. First, the company announced a new grip for the RX-series that allows the cameras to... Read more
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June 1, 2018

Panasonic LUMIX GH5, GH5S And G9 Update—Explored In-Depth!
Panasonic released significant firmware updates for the LUMIX GH5 (v.2.3), LUMIX GH5S (v.1.1) and LUMIX G9 (v.1.1), adding enhancements and bug fixes to autofocus, stabilization, photo profiles and many other features!
PhotoJoseph
Panasonic released significant firmware updates for the LUMIX GH5 (v.2.3), LUMIX GH5S (v.1.1) and LUMIX G9 (v.1.1), adding enhancements and bug fixes to autofocus, stabilization and a whole bunch of other features! I explored the entire list of features, breaking down which feature went with which camera(s) and, where applicable, showed how the feature... Read more
May 22, 2018

Big Light, Little Pockets: PhotoJoseph’s New Favorite LED Light
The Aputure AL-M9 is a powerful, tiny, rechargeable LED light that fits in your pocket, lasts for hours, and puts out an impressive amount of light.
PhotoJoseph
The Aputure AL-M9 is a powerful, tiny, rechargeable LED light that fits in your pocket, lasts for hours and puts out an impressive amount of light. With a magnetized diffusion panel that doubles as a holder for colored gels, a cold-shoe + ¼-20 adapter and a handy little carrying case, this inexpensive LED is a great asset to any camera bag. It’s... Read more
May 17, 2018

Sony’s Success is Driven by Community
The Collective is a group of immensely talented photographers playing the Instagram game just like us older players did with blogging
DL Byron
Talking to Sony last week, I learned that sales of the a7 III are booming and the company is continuing to allocate more units to the States based on demand. Also, judging by several conversations I had with members of the Alpha Imaging Collective, it seems like these young influencers have a lot to do with their success in the market and pushing the... Read more
May 15, 2018

Green Screen Technology From The Future (Maybe Not Really, But It Sounds Good!)
Reflecmedia Chromakey solution for green screen and blue screen is an incredible tool for portable, mobile and close-quarters keying. We explore the technology itself, as well as real-time keying in a Blackmagic ATEM switcher and in Final Cut Pro X.
PhotoJoseph
Green (or blue) screen capabilities have been around for a very long time. Traditionally, you have to perfectly and evenly light your green or blue background, place your subject far enough away to not cast shadows or pick up reflected color from the background, and the rest is easy. However, those two critical points can mean the need for an expensive... Read more
May 11, 2018

Can You Mix Long Exposures And High Resolution Mode On The LUMIX G9?
Can long exposure blurred motion photography be combined with high-resolution mode (aka Pixel Shifting Resolution System or Pixel Shift Multi Shooting Mode) on the LUMIX G9? PhotoJoseph answers that question!
PhotoJoseph
We’ve all seen those long exposure photos of moving subjects like waterfalls where the water goes all blurry and pretty. We’ve also been hearing more and more about certain new cameras (like the LUMIX G9) featuring a “high-resolution mode,” where the sensor shifts a tiny bit over a short amount of time, combining photos to create images way... Read more
May 10, 2018

My Wow Moment: Underwater Photography
Sony Wants to Wow You
DL Byron
My wow moment—finding ones is the reason Sony hosted the Collective, Artisans and journalists for evangelism at Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds—was seeing one usable underwater photo in post from the hundreds I took—or thought I did. The featured one on this post is an obligatory sunset photo because we were at the beach. It’s this one... Read more
May 9, 2018

Exploring Creativity at Sony Kando

Several years ago Sony began to talk about “kando”, a phrase borrowed from Japanese that is difficult to define but refers to the feeling of connection and creativity that comes when fully engaged in your art, the moment when the tools and the processes come together and the result is a magnification of expression. Sony’s Read more…

David Schloss
Several years ago Sony began to talk about “kando”, a phrase borrowed from Japanese that is difficult to define but refers to the feeling of connection and creativity that comes when fully engaged in your art, the moment when the tools and the processes come together and the result is a magnification of expression. Sony’s annual Kando event follows... Read more