I had a chance to hang out with Dave Rhodes, our region’s Sony Tech Rep, and Ryan Watamura from our local camera shop while they waited for fighter jets to fly past us near the airport. They brought along the Sony Alpha 1 and we had a great time talking about the new camera and … Continue reading A Chat With Sony About the Alpha 1
The new year has started off with a big bang for Sony. They just announced their new flagship mirrorless camera, the Alpha 1. You can watch the official announcement here to get the full set of specs. I also took a few moments to watch a couple of live Q&A video sessions between Michael Bubolo … Continue reading 7 Standout Features of the Sony Alpha 1
A couple of weeks ago, I got a chance to use the Sony a7III, which was announced last month and is shipping next week. I was able to shoot an entire wedding with it along with my existing Sony a9. Here was my setup: For the purpose of reviewing the a7III, I am only featuring … Continue reading Hands-on With the Sony a7III and a9 at a Wedding
Earlier this morning, I had a chance to test drive the soon-to-be-released Sony a7III. I walked around Downtown Fresno before sunrise looking to create some portraits, but unfortunately, there aren’t that many people awake at 5:30 on a Saturday morning. So I started with some pictures of still life — and they don’t get more … Continue reading A Brilliant Idea: Sony a7III First Impression
The a7R series has long been Sony’s image quality champion. Ever since I first tried out the a7RII in the summer of 2015, I knew it was going to be a big deal. Looking back, it’s fair to say that it was the camera that made a lot of professionals turn their heads and contemplate … Continue reading Portraits with the Sony a7RIII in Yosemite
Recently, I sold almost all my gear (even my a6000 and a7II), so I can upgrade to an all Sony a9 gear setup. As much as I love my new setup, the a9 for me is my “work” camera. My issue now is that I am left without a smaller camera that I can use … Continue reading Going Camping with the Sony RX100IV
I’ve been shooting with the Sony a9 for almost two weeks now and I still haven’t run it through a full video shoot — only bits of video here and there. Naturally, I was eager to see what the a9 can do in the video side of things. So, I called up a friend immediately … Continue reading Solemn at Sunrise: Video Using the Sony a9 & Glide Gear Geranos
I recently wrote about my expectations regarding the Sony a9 being the documentary wedding photographer’s dream camera. I’d like to revisit some of those thoughts after using the a9 for a wedding last weekend. My setup included two a9 camera bodies — one paired with the Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA and the second body paired with … Continue reading The Sony a9: Expectation vs. Reality
It’s been a whirlwind of a weekend, jam packed with multiple shoots and getting to know my new camera. That’s right, I was able to get my hands on the new Sony a9, in fact two of them. There’s even a crazy story involved in being able to attain them, but I will have to … Continue reading My First Wedding Shoot with the Sony a9
When Sony announced the a9 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera last week, it was positioned to rival the top-of-the-line workhorses from Canon and Nikon, such as the 1Dx and the D5. Sony has really marketed their new camera as one for the sports & wildlife photographer. Being in neither one of those niche markets, I continued … Continue reading The Sony a9: A Wedding & Portrait Photographer’s Perspective
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