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PIXEL AWARD WINNERS (and Nominees)

Firmware Update of the Year: Nikon

Smartphone Camera of the Year: Pixel 4 http://SDP.io/Pixel4

Biggest Broken Promise: Zeiss ZX1

Lens of the Year: WINNER: Canon 70-200mm R f/2.8 http://sdp.io/C70200r

Canon 24-70mm R f/2.8 http://sdp.io/C2470r

Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 http://sdp.io/S200600

Sony 600mm f/4 http://sdp.io/Sony600

Canon 85mm R f/1.2 http://C8512r

Most WTF Camera: WINNER? Sigma fp http://sdp.io/fp

Fuji XPro 3 http://sdp.io/XPro3

Drone of the Year: Mavic Mini http://sdp.io/MavicMini

Most Innovative Camera: Olympus E-M1 X http://sdp.io/EM1X

Biggest Disappointment: Peak Design Tripod http://sdp.io/PDTripod

Camera of the Year (under $1,000) WINNER: Fuji X-T30 http://SDP.io/XT30

Canon SL3 http://sdp.io/SL3

Fuji X-A7 http://SDP.io/XA7

Sony a6400 http://SDP.io/a6400

Sony a6100 http://SDP.io/a6100

Nikon Z50 http://SDP.io/Z50

Camera of the Year ($1,000 - $2,000) WINNER: Canon EOS RP http://sdp.io/RP

Sony a6600 http://sdp.io/a6600

Canon 90D http://sdp.io/90D

Flop of the Year Olympus E-M1X http://sdp.io/EM1X

Camera of the Year $2,000+ WINNER: Sony a7R IV http://sdp.io/a7R4

Panasonic S1 http://sdp.io/S1

Panasonic S1R http://sdp.io/S1R

Panasonic S1H http://sdp.io/S1H

Leica SL2 http://sdp.io/LSL2

Sony a9 II http://sdp.io/a92

Fuji GFX100 http://sdp.io/GFX100

Music provided by Epidemic Sound (affiliate): https://bit.ly/2MwDey7

Watch a video of this podcast at http://sdp.io/2019Pixel

Bonus Episode: Sony A7R MKIV with Sam Pilling from Sony UK
 
We are delighted to bring you this Bonus Episode. This episode covers the Sony A7R MKIV and has an interview with Sam Pilling from Sony UK about the camera. We hope you enjoy it.

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Special guest Matt Parnell from Sony joins AlphaUniverse.com's Christopher Robinson to talk about what Kando means, the power of "Wow" and how Kando Trip 3.0 was born. At this unique multi-day event in Sunriver Oregon, hundreds of photographers, YouTubers, filmmakers and other creatives are immersed in dawn to night workshops and special shooting opportunities.     

Colby Brown is constantly in motion. The landscape], travel and humanitarian photographer is on the road for more than half the year. In addition to being a professional shooter, Colby also keeps an active website with detailed gear reviews and he had an opportunity to test the new Sony a7R IV with the Sony 200-600mm G lens in Alaska. AlphaUniverse.com editor Christopher Robinson caught up with Colby when they were both in New York for the a7R IV launch event. Having had a chance to use the new camera in demanding conditions, he shares what he learned and why the camera is going to be his next go-to.

Alpha Universe Editor Christopher Robinson sits down with Sony’s El Deane Naude to talk through the new a7R IV. The new high-resolution mirrorless camera has a new 61 megapixel full-frame image sensor, 16-image Pixel Shift Multi Shooting, Real Time Tracking and Animal Eye AF, Real Time Eye AF in video mode and more.

El-Deane walks us through the new features and capabilities for today’s photographers and filmmakers.

See more at AlphaUniverse.com 

With the 2019 Major League season just underway, pro sports photographer and new Artisan Of Imagery, Jean Fruth joins AlphaUniverse.com editor Christopher Robinson to talk about photographing the action on and off the diamond. In Tech Talk, Sony’s El Deane Naude gives us insight into the extended battery life in the latest generation of Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras. Then Jean Fruth returns to offer up some of her top tips for photographers who are want to capture all of the action on the baseball field this spring and summer.

AlphaUniverse.com editor Christopher Robinson connects with Hollywood set photographer Jennifer Clasen. Born into a photography family, Clasen didn't simply follow in her father’s footsteps. We discuss how a global gap-year trek she took during college kindled her love of making photographs and how twists and turns along her path  brought her to independent film set and began a career shooting behind the rolling cameras.

In Tech Talk, Sony’s El Deane Naude explains how high-speed silent shooting works in the Sony α7R III.

Jennifer Clasen offers up Do This Now tips about how to break into the multi-faceted realm of TV and feature production photography. 

In this episode of the Alpha Universe podcast, AlphaUniverse.com editor Christopher Robinson speaks with landscape and sports photographer Don Smith about his experiences with α7R III in the field. In Tech Talk, Sony’s El Deane Naude explains how Pixel Shift technology in the α7R III works. Then Don Smith returns with Do This Now tips from about how to break out of a creative rut.

You can see more about Don Smith and the Sony α7R III at AlphaUniverse.com.

Christopher Robinson, editor of AlphaUniverse.com speaks with photographer and member of the Alpha Imaging Collective, Oscar Nilsson about the enduring power and allure of landscape photography and the Art Rangers project to help preserve and protect our national parks. In Tech Talk, Sony’s El Deane Naude explains how some of the advancements in the new Sony α7R III that improve image quality. And we get some Do This Now tips from Oscar Nilsson about how you can make a difference with your photography.

Gordon and Doug from Cameralabs discuss everything you need to know about the Sony Alpha A7r Mark III, a high-end mirrorless camera in our in-depth review! We cover build, handling, photo and video quality, autofocus, burst shooting and much more!

Welcome to RAWtalk 231 LIVE. We are streaming LIVE once again to see if we will continue to do this each week.

SONY invited me to an event!!! The put me up for two days, took me to dinner and had me to their launch events for the a7R III along with other press members which is cool.

I headed to PPE 2017 for the day and met so many awesome people including a lot of FRO readers.

What am I getting at when I say is this the death of the micro 4/3rd camera?  You will find out when we hit the Photo News from last week and discuss what Sony dropped on the world.  Does this mean an end to the short lived system or will it prevail to live on into the future?

Take Two: We let you in on a little secret on why we had to record the podcast twice this week.  It should really serve as a wake up call to everyone, learn from our mistakes.  

This weeks news is FILLED with NEW STUFF from Sony, Nikon and Sigma, what do you think about the new goodies?

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