As World Cup Fever sweeps across the soccer world, I jumped at the chance to head down to Brazil, to put the new Sony A7S (Amazon | B&H) through the paces for a week. Sony wisely positioned the 12.2mp Sony A7S to meet the demands of photographers who want low noise at extremely high ISOs […]
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When the Sony A7S was announced at NAB, it garnered lots of attention because it’s ability to shoot native 4K video without line-skipping, pixel binning or interpolation. But it was the A7S’s ability to shoot up to ISO 409,600 that had many still photographers wondering if the A7S might just be the perfect low-light still
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High Dynamic Range Sony A7S‘s high dynamic range doesn’t mean images shot on it appear flat – it just means you have lots shadow and highlight detail that can be recovered if you need it. Straight capture (left) and with Lightroom 5.5 shadow and clarity adjustments (right). (Click to Enlarge) Sony A7S | SAL 70-400mm
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Fast Focus in Low Light If you can see it. You can shoot it. Because of the high sensitivity of it’s sensor, the Sony A7S can focus quickly and accurately in extremely low light. The A7S has a Focus Sensitivity Range of EV -4 to EV 20 (at ISO 100) which makes it a whopping
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Silent Shooting Mode Wedding photographers are going to LOVE this feature! For times when absolute silence is required on a shoot, such as weddings, movie sets, courtrooms or photojournalists who want to be as silent as a fly on the wall, the Sony A7S offers a totally silent all-electronic “˜Silent Shooting’ mode that allows photographers
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