Sony India has announced a special interview series - DOP Portraits, a series offering behind-the-scenes into the art and craft of cinematography with a mission to inspire aspiring filmmakers. A six-episode series of about 20 minutes each, DOP Portraits explores the creative and technical journeys of India’s most celebrated cinematographers - Sudhir Chaudhary, Vishal Sinha, … [Read more...]
Sony Launches Alpha 68 SLT in Europe
Sony has launched a new camera in its SLT (Single Lens Translucent) range. The new 24-megapixel α68 (ILCA-68) accepts A-mount lenses and incorporates many features trickled down from the α77 II. The camera features Sony’s unique 4D Focus system that delivers superior AF performance even in lighting as low as EV-2. The camera has 79 phase detection autofocus points including … [Read more...]
Sony A7II to get Better AF, Uncompressed Raw
Sony has announced that its A7 II camera will receive a firmware update, which will add uncompressed Raw support and Phase Detect AF even with lenses mounted via adapters. This, in principle, will allow Phase Detection to work with A-mount and third party lenses, making them focus quickly when in need. The A7 II, however, has fewer phase detection elements on the sensor and … [Read more...]
Sony launches ‘World’s Smallest ILC’ Alpha 5100
On September 5, 20145, Sony Corp. released a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the Alpha 5100 in Japanese markets. It will be released soon in global markets as well. Sony claims that the camera has the world's smallest ILC with super-fast autofocus and pro-quality pictures. The Alpha 5100 features a fast hybrid AF with 179 focal plane phase-detection AF … [Read more...]
