Sony Smooth Reflection App
p.19 #1Sony Smooth Reflection App
I use smooth reflection apps on both of my A7 (mark I) and Nex 6 (IR converted). I love it that SONY allows these apps to be cross platform compatible.
Here are 2 images I took yesterday in Morristown NJ. Each is 16 images stacked.
A7 has a 20mm FD manual focus lens used at F16
speedwell-07723.jpg by Jim Shen, on Flickr
NEX has a Sigma 19mm lens with a R72 filter at F9 to avoid hotspots
speedwell-00740-Edit.jpg by Jim Shen, on Flickr
Here are 2 images I took yesterday in Morristown NJ. Each is 16 images stacked.
A7 has a 20mm FD manual focus lens used at F16
speedwell-07723.jpg by Jim Shen, on FlickrNEX has a Sigma 19mm lens with a R72 filter at F9 to avoid hotspots
speedwell-00740-Edit.jpg by Jim Shen, on FlickrMay 31, 2017 at 11:42 AM
p.19 #2Sony Smooth Reflection App
Fred Miranda wrote:
The more people request this, the higher our chances to see this feature.
Here is a thread I started at the Sony website:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1403764/15#13903523
It does not look like Sony will update SR with 'silent shutter' capability.
schlotz wrote
Sure wish Sony would provide an update to SR to use the silent shutter, i.e. eliminate massive increase in the shutter mechanism that SR currently forces.Here is a thread I started at the Sony website:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1403764/15#13903523
It does not look like Sony will update SR with 'silent shutter' capability.
Jul 12, 2017 at 03:44 PM
p.19 #3Sony Smooth Reflection App
I forgot all about the use of apps. Smooth reflections looks nice. It figures I'd find this just after I purchased a NiSi 150 holder and an Haida 10 stop ND filter for a trip to the northern shores of Lake Superior coming up this week. I'll probably buy the SF app and try it out. I'll still carry the ND set and perhaps for daytime images (e.g., many waterfalls where I am headed), I'll use the combo. But sunrise (on inner lakes) and sunset (on Lake Superior), I suspect the app alone. We'll see.
Jul 31, 2017 at 08:01 PM
p.19 #4Sony Smooth Reflection App
I haven't used my NiSi and ND filter once on my trip. Smooth Reflections is sort of a miracle (other than the shutter count). I also notice I can't have plants in the foreground. But when it works . . . mmmm, mmmm, mmmm.
I see a couple of raindrops on my lens, I believe (bottom of the frame). I'll clean those up.
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I see a couple of raindrops on my lens, I believe (bottom of the frame). I'll clean those up.
Aug 04, 2017 at 06:43 PM
p.19 #7Sony Smooth Reflection App
pizdets17 wrote:
128 shots SR
That is a great shot!
128 shots SR
That is a great shot!
Aug 06, 2017 at 05:32 PM
p.19 #8Sony Smooth Reflection App
Thank You!
schlotz wrote:
^^^ That is sweet!
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Thanks!
Vcize wrote:
That is a great shot!
schlotz wrote:
^^^ That is sweet!
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Thanks!
Vcize wrote:
pizdets17 wrote
128 shots SRAug 06, 2017 at 05:36 PM
p.19 #9Sony Smooth Reflection App
This is 32 shots (on a river):
Sony ILCE-7RM2
FE 12-24mm F4 G
ƒ/11.0 12.0 mm 1/200 ISO 100
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Sony ILCE-7RM2
FE 12-24mm F4 G
ƒ/11.0 12.0 mm 1/200 ISO 100
Aug 07, 2017 at 11:09 AM
p.19 #10Sony Smooth Reflection App
@pizdets17, @seanj,
Great results at high shutter speeds on the above images. (1/200s and 1/250s).
I usually prefer using SR with lighting that allows longer shutter speeds for smoother blending. (at 1/25s or longer)
The obvious SR benefit is the ND effect but another major one is much lower SNR. (cleaner shadows)
Great results at high shutter speeds on the above images. (1/200s and 1/250s).
I usually prefer using SR with lighting that allows longer shutter speeds for smoother blending. (at 1/25s or longer)
The obvious SR benefit is the ND effect but another major one is much lower SNR. (cleaner shadows)
Aug 07, 2017 at 11:16 AM
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p.19 #11Sony Smooth Reflection App
It was a stop off in Iceland with no prep, I hear what you're saying though
Fred Miranda wrote:
@pizdets17@, @seanj@,
Great results at high shutter speeds on the above images. (1/200s and 1/250s).
I usually prefer using SR with lighting that allows longer shutter speeds for smoother blending. (at 1/25s or longer)
The obvious SR benefit is the ND effect but another major one is much lower SNR. (cleaner shadows)
Fred Miranda wrote:
@pizdets17@, @seanj@,
Great results at high shutter speeds on the above images. (1/200s and 1/250s).
I usually prefer using SR with lighting that allows longer shutter speeds for smoother blending. (at 1/25s or longer)
The obvious SR benefit is the ND effect but another major one is much lower SNR. (cleaner shadows)
Aug 07, 2017 at 11:59 AM
p.19 #12Sony Smooth Reflection App
Thanks. Yeah, I also had Exposure Bias - -1.3 EV on that most recent capture above. But the day before (3 images up) was -2 EV and a slower shutter speed, I believe. It was also a cloudy and rainy day, which helps.
I had a 10 stop ND filter and the Nisi 150 holder, but I just didn't pull it out of my bag because I was lazy (and tired from all of the hiking).
I had another hike that put my high above Lake Superior where I used a 1/60 shutter speed and f/8 at 24mm along with -2 EV. But when I used dehaze in Lightroom, it really didn't have the same effect on the trees to the left of the image that it had on the middle and right trees . . . hmmm.
But I was drenched and this is the best I could do once the rain turned to a light drizzle. I opened my rain jacket up and stood over my camera and tripod like an umbrella to get this shot and keep my camera dry. I wasn't about to give up on this shot. heh.
I had a 10 stop ND filter and the Nisi 150 holder, but I just didn't pull it out of my bag because I was lazy (and tired from all of the hiking).
I had another hike that put my high above Lake Superior where I used a 1/60 shutter speed and f/8 at 24mm along with -2 EV. But when I used dehaze in Lightroom, it really didn't have the same effect on the trees to the left of the image that it had on the middle and right trees . . . hmmm.
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But I was drenched and this is the best I could do once the rain turned to a light drizzle. I opened my rain jacket up and stood over my camera and tripod like an umbrella to get this shot and keep my camera dry. I wasn't about to give up on this shot. heh.
Aug 07, 2017 at 12:48 PM
p.19 #13Sony Smooth Reflection App
Here's 1/400 shutter speed (and ƒ/8.0 16.0 mm ISO 100 with -2 EV):
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Aug 08, 2017 at 05:24 PM
p.19 #14Sony Smooth Reflection App
A bit unrelated to the topic. It looks like the new Nikon D850 will have an in camera focus stacking feature (takes many shots with different focus, but needs 3rd party software to combine): https://nikonrumors.com/2017/08/11/nikon-d850-presentation-slides-part-1.aspx/#more-114651
Wish Sony could come up with something even better than that.
* Or more precisely, it's focus bracketing, not focus stacking, since the camera doesn't do the "stacking" for you.
Edited on Aug 11, 2017 at 07:52 AM · View previous versions
Wish Sony could come up with something even better than that.
* Or more precisely, it's focus bracketing, not focus stacking, since the camera doesn't do the "stacking" for you.
Edited on Aug 11, 2017 at 07:52 AM · View previous versions
Aug 11, 2017 at 06:27 AM
p.19 #15Sony Smooth Reflection App
kdrk888 wrote:
A bit unrelated to the topic. It looks like the new Nikon D850 will have an in camera focus stacking feature (takes many shots with different focus, but needs 3rd party software to combine): https://nikonrumors.com/2017/08/11/nikon-d850-presentation-slides-part-1.aspx/#more-114651
Wish Sony could come up with something even better than that.
Olympus offers focus bracketing and focus stacking. Olympus' "focus bracketing" is focus stacking where you get raws that you stack on your computer. Since focus stacking is very processor intensive, you actually want to do this on your computer. Nikon seems to have gotten this right with the D850. I hope Sony will follow up on this.
A bit unrelated to the topic. It looks like the new Nikon D850 will have an in camera focus stacking feature (takes many shots with different focus, but needs 3rd party software to combine): https://nikonrumors.com/2017/08/11/nikon-d850-presentation-slides-part-1.aspx/#more-114651
Wish Sony could come up with something even better than that.
Olympus offers focus bracketing and focus stacking. Olympus' "focus bracketing" is focus stacking where you get raws that you stack on your computer. Since focus stacking is very processor intensive, you actually want to do this on your computer. Nikon seems to have gotten this right with the D850. I hope Sony will follow up on this.
Aug 11, 2017 at 07:04 AM
p.19 #16Sony Smooth Reflection App
Well, the entire app store is missing on the new a9. Maybe there will be a software update, but maybe Sony is declaring end-of-life on the whole app thing. Either way, Sony doesn't seem to be investing in either new apps or the same functionality as built in features. I do wish we had internal focus stacking though.
Aug 11, 2017 at 07:31 AM
p.19 #17Sony Smooth Reflection App
It's been 9 months since Sony doesn't release any new app or update to existing ones. I was hoping the inclusion of 'silent shutter' and 'uncompressed RAW' as options for the Smooth Reflections app.
Is this project dead?
Is this project dead?
Sep 19, 2017 at 07:15 PM
p.19 #18Sony Smooth Reflection App
Fred Miranda wrote:
It's been 9 months since Sony doesn't release any new app or update to existing ones. I was hoping the inclusion of 'silent shutter' and 'uncompressed RAW' as options for the Smooth Reflections app.
Is this project dead?
That was my thought when I realized that the A9 did not include access to the apps. They were generally disappointing but a couple of them could be useful. Maybe Sony will now start just include the functionality in their cameras as other makers do with many of the app functions like time lapse.
It's been 9 months since Sony doesn't release any new app or update to existing ones. I was hoping the inclusion of 'silent shutter' and 'uncompressed RAW' as options for the Smooth Reflections app.
Is this project dead?
That was my thought when I realized that the A9 did not include access to the apps. They were generally disappointing but a couple of them could be useful. Maybe Sony will now start just include the functionality in their cameras as other makers do with many of the app functions like time lapse.
Sep 20, 2017 at 06:08 AM
p.19 #19Sony Smooth Reflection App
The future of camera is as much as software it is hardware. The computation photography we are experiencing with the mobile devices is an example of this. It is disheartening none of the major camera vendors have perceived the this shift and is actively moving in that direction. SONY's apps was a step in the right direction but it was too restrictive and lacked community support.
Sep 20, 2017 at 06:19 AM
p.19 #20Sony Smooth Reflection App
Fred Miranda wrote:
It's been 9 months since Sony doesn't release any new app or update to existing ones. I was hoping the inclusion of 'silent shutter' and 'uncompressed RAW' as options for the Smooth Reflections app.
Is this project dead?
Yeah, this is the downside to Sony, IMHO. They love new technology and throws stuff at the wall to see what sticks, but unless it is a success, they tend to loose interest themselves, and move on. They are a funny company in that way, you will never now whether they will be committed or not on certain tech.
It's been 9 months since Sony doesn't release any new app or update to existing ones. I was hoping the inclusion of 'silent shutter' and 'uncompressed RAW' as options for the Smooth Reflections app.
Is this project dead?
Yeah, this is the downside to Sony, IMHO. They love new technology and throws stuff at the wall to see what sticks, but unless it is a success, they tend to loose interest themselves, and move on. They are a funny company in that way, you will never now whether they will be committed or not on certain tech.
Sep 20, 2017 at 06:29 AM