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The story of Photographer who’s upset with Sony’s customer support

Aug 20, 2016 by Udi Tirosh 10 Comments
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Every story has two sides. Here is one side of one story. This story is about Amir Zakeri and his Sony A7SII. Amir uploaded a video to YouTube where he is complaining about how Sony’s treating him (and his camera). Here is the story according to Amir:

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See How The A7SII Compares To The Human Eye In Low Light Conditions

Jan 3, 2016 by Udi Tirosh 2 Comments
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The Sony A7SII is a marvel of low light performance. With native ISO of 100-102400 it rivals military grade night vision. Youtube user VideoArt GR created a video comparing what we see with the naked human eye vs. where we can go bumping the ISO of the A7SII. The test was made with a Rokinon 50mm t1.5 cine lens at an ISO range of 64.000- 160.000 (the last shot went up to 256.000), and no noise reduction was added in post production.

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This is the impact Sony’s New Uncompressed Raw Firmware Will Have On Your Photos

Sep 23, 2015 by Udi Tirosh 7 Comments
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About a week ago, Sony announced that the A7RII and the A7SII will gain the ability to record uncompressed 14-bit RAW still images. This is a change vs. the previous ability to record only compressed RAW files at 14 bits.

DPreview did a thorough analysis on the difference between those two options and sure enough there are two significant factors to be considered.

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Sony α7S II To Sport 14-bit RAW; Available for a7r II Via Firmware Update

Sep 15, 2015 by Tiffany Mueller Leave a Comment
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The team over at AlphaUniverse shared today that Sony has announced to make the a7S II will ship with the ability to capture uncompressed 14-bit RAW still images. The feature will be user selectable by providing the photographer with the option to shoot compressed 14-bit RAW or uncompressed 14-bit RAW.[Read More…]

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Sony a7S II announced; packs internal 4K video and other awesome specs

Sep 11, 2015 by Liron Samuels 1 Comment
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Sony has been on a roll in recent years and its latest release in the a7-series is no exception.

Featuring an ISO range expandable to 409,600, 4K video recording, 5-axis optical image stabilization and an improved AF system, the Sony a7S II is sure to be a hit.

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