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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One of the pleasant surprises that’s come out of testing the full-frame coverage of APS E-mount lenses on the Sony a7R occurred when I discovered that the Sony 10-18mm F4 OSS E lens ($898 from Amazon | B&H Photo) covers a lot more real estate than needed for the APS-C chip. While this lens was
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Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA ($998 from B&H Photo | Amazon | Adorama) offers nearly flawless optical performance nearly equal to the $4,000 Zeiss Otus 55mm/F1.4 which makes it a huge bargain at a quarter the price. Sony a7R + FE 55mm F1.8 ZA • 1/80 • F2.2 • ISO 200 SIZE: Sony
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Published: October 16, 2013 Earlier this year a group of my fellow editorial portrait photographers were discussing what wanted in their dream compact interchangeable lens camera. Here’s what they said… “Full Frame” “Digital Contax G2 / Minolta CLE” “Uses my old Leica M glass” “I’d like interchangeable lenses” “Built-in EVF with live view when shooting
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June 24, 2013 The promise of mirror-less cameras is lightweight and compact size compared to their bulkier heavier DSLR brethren. For much the same reason Leica rangefinders were favored over SLRs by many photojournalists, mirror-less cameras are the perfect choice when you want a smaller and more discrete camera without the noisy mirror-slap. Until now,
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