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Sony’s New A7R VI Is Here
credits: Sony
Sony’s new a7R VI is finally here, and this time the biggest story is not just resolution. For the first time in the series, Sony is pushing the a7R line heavily toward speed as well. The camera uses a brand-new 66.8-megapixel fully stacked Exmor RS full-frame sensor, replacing the older 61MP sensor architecture that had been around since the a7R IV in 2019. Moving to a fully stacked design brings a major jump in readout speed, allowing the camera to shoot 14-bit RAW files at up to 30 frames per second with blackout-free shooting and dramatically reduced rolling shutter compared to the a7R V.
For photographers, the combination of high resolution and speed is the main change. Sony says rolling shutter has been reduced by around 5.6x, which should make the camera much more usable for action, wildlife, and sports photography than previous a7R bodies. The camera also keeps the strong image quality focus the series is known for, with Sony claiming up to 16 stops of dynamic range at base ISO 100. Autofocus has also been updated with a revised 759-point Real-time Recognition AF+ system, adding better tracking for smaller, distant, or partially obscured subjects. AI-based subject detection supports humans, animals, birds, insects, cars, trains, and airplanes, along with automatic subject recognition. Sony has also expanded the Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode, allowing you to create 265.8-megapixel composite images through Imaging Edge Desktop software.
There are also several hardware updates. The a7R VI gets slightly improved IBIS, now rated for up to 8.5 stops of stabilisation in the centre of the frame, along with a brighter 9.44-million-dot EVF that now fully supports the DCI-P3 colour space and HDR viewing. Sony also added illuminated buttons for low-light shooting, including the AF-ON, Menu, Fn, Playback, and Delete buttons. On the video side, the camera supports 8K 30p, oversampled 4K, and 4K 120p, along with a new Dual Gain readout mode for improved dynamic range during video recording. The Sony a7R VI is scheduled to launch in early June for $4,499. Alongside the camera, Sony also introduced the brand new FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS. We will take a closer look at both, the Sony a7R VI and the new lens, in this week’s Sunday magazine issue ;)
NiSi’s New Lens Filters
credits: NiSi
NiSi has announced the new JetMag Pro Star Soft magnetic filters, a pair of diffusion-style filters designed mainly for astrophotography and night landscape shooting. The filters come in both the standard 82MAG format and the larger MAXMAG version for ultra-wide lenses, and are meant for photographers who want a softer, less ‘clinical’ look for night sky photos.
The idea behind the filters is fairly simple. Instead of maximising sharpness and contrast, they intentionally introduce a controlled glow around bright stars and celestial objects. The result is supposed to give night scenes a more atmospheric or cinematic look compared to the very sharp rendering modern high-resolution cameras often produce. NiSi also says the filters can help smooth out the appearance of high-ISO noise and some of the smaller sensor artifacts that tend to show up during long-exposure astrophotography work.
The filters are built around NiSi’s existing JetMag Pro magnetic filter system, so they attach magnetically and can be stacked with other filters fairly easily. The larger MAXMAG version is build particularly for ultra-wide lenses that normally cannot use standard front filters, including lenses like the Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM and Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S, using dedicated adapter systems. NiSi says the design is intended to avoid strong vignetting even at very wide focal lengths. The standard 82MAG Star Soft filter is priced at $115, while the larger MAXMAG version costs $220.
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