This is a continuation of a series of posts on the Sony a7III. You should be able to find all the posts about that camera in the Category List on the right sidebar, below the Articles widget. There’s a drop-down menu there that you can use to get to all the posts in this series; just… [Read More]
Debunking false claims about Sony a7III PDAF striping
A week or so ago, I published a FAQ about the Sony PDAF striping phenomenon that people noticed with some Sony a7III images. I had previously posted a little essay on tribalism in which I talked about two tribal reactions to the a7III striping. The striping on the a7III is a fatal flaw. You can never… [Read More]
Sony a7III PDAF striping – FAQs
Since this post about the Sony a7III PDAF striping, I haven’t written anything on this blog about the issue. That’s not because I haven’t been on the case. I’ve been working understanding what’s going on all this time. But, because the effect is so variable, hard to quantify, and varies with what seems like everything… [Read More]
Sony A7III testing – and tribalism
I’ve said that I wasn’t going to test the Sony a7III. The testing I do takes a while, do I need to purchase cameras I test, and I don’t see much of a place for the a7III in my own photography since I already have an a9 and an a7RIII. But working with files that… [Read More]
Sony a7III raw filtering
The a7III is about to ship in the US — it’s already in the wild elsewhere — and, although it is exceedingly attractively priced, I’m not expecting to be a customer. Nothing wrong with the camera, to my way of thinking, but I just don’t see the utility to someone who already has an a7RIII and… [Read More]