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Sony Image Sensor Size Comparison

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Sony Image Sensor Size Comparison

Above is another one of the cool tech displays from Sony’s booth at CES. It shows the sensor size comparison for Sony cameras starting with a compact camera with a 1/2.3″ sensor on the right side and moving up to a full frame size sensor on the left side.

As many of you know, the full frame Sony 35mm sensor is found in the Sony A7 Series and the A99 SLT camera. The APS-C sensor is found in cameras like the Sony A6000 and A5100. Sony is using the CX Format nomenclature for 1″ sensors like what is found in the Sony RX100 and RX10.

 

Canon 6D for $1299 – Deal Alert

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Canon 6D

ebay (via AllNewShop) has the Canon 6D for $1299 (reg. $1799) with free shipping and in limited quantity. Check it out while it lasts here on ebay.

Note: This is labeled as a gray market item with a 1-year seller warranty. At the time of this post, ebay seller AllNewShop has a positive feedback rating of 99.4%.

GoPro & NHL Partnership Update

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GoPro has finally come out with an official statement on its partnership with the NHL for using GoPro cameras on players and refs during NHL games. We first reported this agreement back in October 2014 and commented about how the new perspective could serve up some fresh views on the sport. [Read more…]

Samung NX1 Firmware Update ver. 1.20 Released

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Samsung NX1

Samsung has released a major firmware update for the new NX1 mirrorless camera. Firmware version 1.20 adds a ton of features and capabilities for shooting video.

Before we get to the update though, here’s a little bit of eye-candy of the Samsung NX1 on a Redrock Micro rig with the Atomos Shogun for 4K capture via the camera’s HDMI output. [Read more…]

Hilarious Sony FS7 Test: What Our Subjects Think About Test Shoots

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So you get a new camera. What do you do as soon as it comes out of the box? Find a friend or family member to stand in for your first round of test shots.

Ever wonder how your non-photographer friends and family members think about being your stand-in? Now we know thanks to Jon Cole’s very witty (and likely spot-on) rendition of the camera test from the subject’s perspective.

On the technical side, we did get a nice look at some Slog2 footage from the new Sony FS7 and the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 lens.