Sony Appears To Be Slowly Discontinuing the a9 II
In the wake of the a9 III's launch at the end of last year, Sony appears to have discontinued its predecessor, the a9 II.
The Original Sony Alpha 9 Appears to Have Been Discontinued
Sony's original Alpha 9 camera has appeared as discontinued through a few retailers, including Adorama, leading to the appearance that the company has retired the sports camera that was originally announced in 2017.
President Biden’s Official Portrait Was Shot with a Sony a9 II
The White House has released the official portraits of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. They were shot by Chief Official White House Photographer Adam Schultz using a Sony a9 II full-frame mirrorless camera.
Sony Unveils the Alpha 1: 50MP at up to 30FPS, 8K Video, $6,500
Sony has announced the Alpha 1 mirrorless camera, a camera that combines all of Sony's top technologies into one body, creating a 50-megapixel camera that can capture stills at up to 30 frames per second, blackout-free, as well as 8K video.
Expect Multiple Sony Cameras This Year, But Delayed Due to Fire: Report
There are reports that multiple Sony E-Mount cameras are going to come to market this year, with at least two recently registered in Japan. That said, a recent factory fire may be delaying their launch.
Sony Updates SDK for E-Commerce Focus, Multi-Camera and MacOS Support
Announced today, Sony has released an update to the Sony Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows for custom imaging solutions with the company's cameras.
AP Photographers Will Only Shoot Sony From Now On
The Associated Press, one of the world's largest and most respected news agencies, has just announced an exclusive partnership with Sony Imaging. From this point on, Sony will become the exclusive camera supplier for AP news photographers around the world.
Sony’s ‘Shutter Speed Fine-Tuning’ Feature Totally Eliminates LED Flicker
Last week's Sony a9 II firmware update came with a couple of really useful features. Not only does it let you close the camera's shutter when changing lenses, but the new 'shutter speed fine-tuning' feature is able to completely eliminate flicker from troublesome light sources.
Sony Firmware Update Lets You Close the Shutter When Swapping Lenses
Sony has released a major firmware update for the sports-focused a9 II, adding a bunch of useful high-speed shooting features and other usability enhancements, including one much-requested Canon EOS R copy: the ability to close the shutter whenever you swap lenses.
DxOMark: The Sony a9 II Gets Better Performance from the Exact Same Sensor
DxOMark have published their results after testing the sensor inside Sony's (relatively) new a9 Mark II, and despite sporting the exact same chip as its predecessor, the Sony a9, the Mark II somehow managed to get a higher score.
PetaPixel’s Cameras of the Year 2019
Every camera made today is great. This is a statement I have stood behind for several years now because it's true. It's hard to go wrong with any camera made today because the technology gap has narrowed considerably. But even so, each year there are cameras that stand out from the rest and deserve praise.
Sony’s Incremental Updates: Are We Reaching the Edge of What’s Possible?
While reading the reaction to our coverage of the Sony a9 II announcement yesterday, one comment really stuck out to me as an excellent summation of a subject that's been buzzing around my mind for about a month now: "Sony reaching the edge of feasible. Now they don't know what to add anymore."
Sony Unveils the a9 II with ‘Enhanced Connectivity’
Sony has quietly announced the next-generation Sony a9 II: an incremental upgrade that keeps many of the same core specs, but adds "enhanced connectivity and workflow capabilities" that will appeal to professional sports photographers and photojournalists.
Leaked Photos Give Us Our First Look at the Unreleased Sony a9 II
By now, it's a near-certainty that Sony will be revealing the high-speed Sony a9 II near the end of October. And thanks to a few leaks, we now have our first look at the full-frame mirrorless camera.