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 announces Alpha 7 II
About a year after launching the Alpha 7 and 7R, Sony announced the full-frame mirrorless camera, the Alpha 7 II, which is expected to be released in Japan by December 5, 2014. It features a 24 MP CMOS sensor, a Bionz X processor, and also 117 phase-detect and 25 contrast detect points like the Alpha 7. Sony also says that the Alpha 7 II has a 30% faster AF speed and … [Read more...]
