How to Get Smooth Focus Pull on Your Sony A6300, A6500 or A7R II
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had the option to pull focus on your favorite Sony mirrorless camera and jump between different focus points in the frame without utilizing any …
Tag: Sony A7s II
How to Improve Skin Tones in Your Sony A7S II Videos
Regardless of the outstanding video features that all Sony Alpha Series cameras have brought to the table, they still need some further tweaking before one can get natural looking skin tones …
5 Tips For Shooting Better Video On Your Sony Alpha Series Camera
While being one of the early adopters of the Sony A7S II camera and after filming with it extensively for more than a year or so, UK-based filmmaker Harv of …
Sony FS7 II Competition Time (again)! Here’s How You Can Win an FS7 II (or an a7sII)
Sony wants to sell a lot of FS7 Mark II‘s. But hey, who could blame them? I guess any manufacturer with a cash cow like the FS7, would want to …
Go Hands-Free with the New Libec HFMP Video Monopod
Budget tripod and camera accessories makers Libec have a new video monopod designed for solo operators and also a new lightweight tripod for DSLR shooters. The company have also …
New Schneider B+W Full Spectrum ND Filters
Just in time for the upcoming release of the Panasonic GH5, Schneider has a new line-up of full spectrum ND filters to help you control your exposure and put …
Match the Sony to Canon Color Using This Custom LUT in FCP X, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve
Those of you shooting with both Sony and Canon cameras know well that matching colors (particularly skin tones) in post captured on devices belonging to those two brands could …
Metabones EF to E Speed Booster/Smart Adapter Gets Even Smarter with New Firmware v0.53
Metabones just released a new firmware update v0.53 for their popular Canon EF to Sony E mount Smart Adapter Mark IV and EF to E mount Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x, which …
How to Instantly Switch Between Multiple Frame Rates and Resolution Sizes on the Sony A7S II
Have you ever considered the option to utilize the mode dial on your Sony A7S II camera to switch between different frame rates, resolutions, and other settings almost instantaneously? …
Here’s What Type of Hand Controls You Can Add to Your Sony Alpha Series Camera
The awkward placement of the start/stop recording button on the Sony A7S II camera has been extensively reported as one of the most annoying quirks by many videographers shooting …
Optimise the Overall Color Accuracy Performance of Your Sony A7 Series Camera with the Primers 3D LUT Packs
Without question, Sony A7 Series cameras are fantastic compact tools for capturing high-quality 4K video. However, one of their major drawbacks is the inaccurate color reproduction they all suffer …
Sony Announce a New Full-Frame FE 50mm f1.4 ZA Prime Lens
Sony announced a new full-frame Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA lens for E-mount cameras like the Sony A7sII and A7RII in yet another cooperation with legendary optics maker …
How to Keep the Histogram Visible While Adjusting the Exposure Settings on Your Sony A7S II
If you are one of those A7S II users who are used to evaluate the optimal exposure of your camera predominantly through looking at the image histogram on the …
A $40 DIY External Battery Setup for Your Sony Alpha Series Camera
We probably have talked at least gazillion times about the atrocious battery life of the Sony Alpha Series cameras, especially when shooting in 4K. Fortunately, there are multiple alternative power solutions …
A Quick Look at the SWIT S-8972 Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery for Your Sony A7-Series Camera
If you are looking for an alternative power solution for your Sony A7-Series camera or just want to replace any of the old NPF-970 batteries for your favourite Sony camcorder, …
How Do the Sony A7S II and A7R II Stack Up Against the Sony FS7?
Many filmmakers and videographers alike still wonder what are the major differences between the Sony’s A7 compact mirrorless cameras on one hand and the dedicated video camcorders such as …
How to Emulate the APS-C/Super 35mm Mode When Shooting in 4K on the Sony A7SII
The Sony A7SII is one of the most popular compact mirrorless cameras on the market these days providing impressive features such as 4K internal recording, LOG profiles, built-in 5-axis image …
Power Up Your Sony A7SII or A7RII by Using This Dirt Cheap D-Tap to USB Adapter
The mediocre battery performance of the latest Sony mirrorless cameras is ubiquitous and still an Achilles heel of those otherwise excellent filmmaking tools. The genuine Sony NP-FW50 Lithium-Ion battery should …
Building an Affordable Run-&-Gun Rig for Your Sony A7S II
SmallRig has been rolling out some excellent accessories for custom camera rigs lately providing a variety of cages, handles, shoe mounts, camera support systems and more. Some of these …
Did Sony Finally Manage to Resolve the Annoying Overheating Issue on the Sony A7R II?
So far one of the primary concerns of users who already made the leap and switched to the Sony A7R II was the frustrating overheating issue that made the …
