Mansions and Milestones - The Sony Alpha a7R IV
B&H Photography Podcast
Jill Waterman
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
For this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we took our portable recorders to an elegant mansion along Central Park, which had been decked out by Sony as a series of stylized photography sets, complete with full lighting, backdrops, and models. They also happened to have on hand many brand-new Sony Alpha a7R IV Mirrorless Digital Cameras and hundreds of lenses for the guests to shoot with in these mini studios. Let's not forget about the great music, delicious food, and open bar Sony provided. All in all, it was a wonderful event to celebrate the highest megapixel full-frame camera on the market.
Sony invited many impressive photographers, writers, influencers, retailers, and… us. And we made our way through the many rooms, speaking with Sony representatives and photographers, getting their first impressions of this latest incarnation of the Alpha a7R series. Needless to say, people were impressed and, after seeing the specs and handling this new camera, so were we.
Our first guest is Michael Bubolo, Senior National Manager from Sony PRO Support. We sat with Bubolo before the crowds arrived and were able to go over some of the upgrades and features and get his thoughts on what makes this camera stand out from previous models. Next, we welcome the one and only Ken Rockwell to ask his thoughts on the camera and anything else he wanted to talk about.
After a short break, we speak with visual artist Lori Grinker about her potential uses for the a7R IV and then, with landscape and travel photographer Jude Allen, who happened to be in town from San Francisco, about his first impressions after handling the camera. Finally, we sit down with Sony Artisans Andy Katz and Colby Brown, who both had had the opportunity to shoot the new camera for a couple of weeks and report back on the features they most appreciate for the specific work they do.
Join us for this in-depth look at the latest Sony full-frame mirrorless camera, and let us know if you are ready to upgrade.
Guests: Michael Bubolo, Ken Rockwell, Lori Grinker, Jude Allen, Andy Katz, and Colby Brown
Photograph © Andy Katz
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the B&H Photography Podcast. |
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| 0:15.6 | your iPhone or Android device. |
| 0:17.8 | Now here's your host, Alan Whitez. |
| 0:21.2 | Greetings and welcome to the B&H Photography Podcast! |
| 0:23.8 | Okay, it's not going to be a regular podcast today. |
| 0:26.3 | We're actually uptown on Fifth Avenue and 63rd Street in Manhattan. |
| 0:30.1 | Happy Academy Mansion. |
| 0:31.8 | Sony is throwing a little get-together for photographers and press people to get to know the new Sony A7R4, |
| 0:38.8 | which after handling a little bit is an amazing camera. |
| 0:42.2 | Jason and I own previous generation A7R cameras and we're really impressed by what we've seen. |
| 0:47.9 | We're going to be talking to Sony Artisans Colby Brown and Andy Katz. |
| 0:52.0 | Now we're also going to be talking with Sony's very own Mike Bubelow about the new camera. |
| 0:57.0 | And we're going to butt in and start bothering people who are actually using the camera |
| 1:00.8 | here, photographing models, and get some first impressions from photographers and Sony users. |
| 1:06.3 | Let's see what happens. |
| 1:07.3 | Okay, we are with Michael Bubelow of Sony and he is the national manager of pro-support |
| 1:12.9 | so you know about this camera. |
| 1:15.4 | Obviously we're going to talk about the new A7R4, which is the fourth generation camera. |
| 1:22.1 | I've owned several of them and this is an impressive one. |
| 1:26.0 | We all know the specs. |
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