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Maskenzauber - Carnival Venetian Style in Hamburg

Maskenzauber 2017 (Carnival Venetian Style in Hamburg)

Most enchanting masks and costumes as every year! Please click on the image for further impressions.

If you missed it last year, see the video (4K):

Please select fullscreen and the desired resolution (available up to 2160p) in the player's button bar for best viewing experience.
You can find the original UHD file (5GB) for download below the player on the Vimeo page (Vimeo account required).

The fire show after the mask's walk is available as well here, starting at 07:27: https://youtu.be/oC-_bKITXLQ?t=7m27s

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Laowa 105mm f/2 STF - another Bokeh Dream!


If you remember my article from 2014 about "Bokeh Dreams", you may have noticed the unique bokeh of the Sony 135/2.8 STF. Now Venus Optics, an ambitious lens manufacturer from China, designed a new "smooth trans focus" potrait lens, the Laowa 105 mm f/2 STF.

STF stands for "Smooth Transition Focus" and was intruduced by Minolta in 1999. It means an optical design with dual diaphragm and an apodization element as shown in this schematic diagram:


Comparing conventional design with smooth trans focus design (source: Venus Optics)

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Sony World Photography / Zeiss Photography Awards Winners 2016


Right: Tamina-Florentine Zuch, Winner of Zeiss Photography Awards; Left: Michael Schiehlen, Senior Director Sales & Marketing, Camera Lens Division, ZEISS

London, 21 April 2016 - The winners of the Sony World Photography Awards and the ZEISS Photography awards have been announced in an awards ceremony.

The Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) is the world’s biggest photography contest and in 2016 the new ZEISS Photography Awards runs alongside, both organized by the World Photography Organisation (WPO). The SWPA has five competitions with categories across all genres of photojournalism, fine art and commercial photography.


Awaiting the Sony World Photography Awards 2016 in London

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4K UHD Aerial Test with Sony A6300

Testing the Sony A6300 on DJI Matrice 100...

Shot in Super35 4K mode with 25 fps, interpreted for playback as 30p (20% speed increase). Original file available as download on Vimeo if you have an account there. Please switch player to full screen mode and choose highest available resolution by clicking on the "HD" symbol.

Some wannabe" tech-gurus" say, the A6300 suffers from strong moiré as it has no 4K optimised low pass filter. I can not confirm this as long as you use the Super35mm 4K mode which downscales the 4K from approx. 6K.

I also read complaints about overheating issues and short battery life from people, which mean this prohibts "Pro" use. Well, let me tell you that not every "Pro" use needs recording times significantly longer than 20 Minutes per take or hours of battery life. The A6300 has priority for lightweight and compactness and if you need longer recording time, use an external power supply on the USB port. It will also keep the camera cooler as the internal battery will not add heat.

For more information on aerial applications, please visit www.KopterKraft.com.

 

China Selection (4K)

Please select fullscreen and highest available solution in the player's button bar for best viewing experience.
Download available in full 4K resolution for Vimeo members.

Hong Kong, Guangzhou (Canton), Kaiping, Guilin, Li Jiang, Shanghai, Beijing.
4K online-player version available as well at: youtube.com/watch?v=02_BfT2TSEk

Equipment used: Sony A7RII, A7S, FE 16-35/4, FE 2.8/35, FE 1,8/55, Zeiss Batis 1.8/85, Zeiss Milvus 2/100

 


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