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Alcatel IDOL 4S - In Pictures

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I'll be the first to say the IDOL 4S isn't the best camera on the market, especially amongst the flagship phones like what Samsung and Apple bring to the table. It does get the job done with a couple caveats. For one, lighting has to be decent because the image falls to pieces pretty quickly in low light. However, that's a pretty common theme across most smartphone cameras due to the tiny sensor sizes. The second stipulation is that you have be able to set up your shot and have time to take your picture. The IDOL 4S camera is not the fastest and you will have trouble shooting fast moving subjects; even with burst shots you'll maybe get one or two usable shots from a burst of 10-15. Everything else about the camera is pretty good. See for yourself:

To me the IDOL performs really well with the right lighting and subject staging. I'm really impressed by the smartphone overall and for its price it's really hard to beat. If your interested in seeing more, check out my first impressions video.

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ZEISS Batis 2.8/18 - First Impressions

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I recently got the Zeiss Batis 18mm, f2.8 in for review and my first impressions of it are very good. I first came across this lens at NAB 2016 and instantly realized I needed to get this in for a more detailed review. There will be a more in-depth review and I'm definitely focusing on the video performance of this lens. Initially let's just say the auto focusing engine in this lens is really impressive; pair that fast motor with the focusing system of the Sony a7RII and you pretty much can set this thing out on its own and it's going to grab critical focus 90 percent of the time.

#Sony #a7RII w/ #CarlZeiss #Batis18mm

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At any rate, I will cover that in a more detailed video review later on, so make sure you're subscribed to my YouTube channel. And if you're interested, here's a list of the stuff I used to shoot these quick samples as well.

All that said, here are some quick sample shots I grabbed in full auto in a 16:9 aspect ratio, which brings the total megapixels of the a7RII down to 36.

I just wanted to get this out as soon as possible, I've had the lens a couple of days and I've been floored by it's performance and awesomeness!

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Sony a7RII Low Light Test

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As I was editing my next YouTube video I was sidetracked by the awesomeness of my Sony a7RII. It being warm enough to head outside; I thought I would hit the streets and do some shooting, dragging my wife along with me. Here's the result:

I hope you enjoyed the above video, I had some fun tinkering with it and it gave me the opportunity to become more familiar with my camera. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for improvement; please feel free to drop me a comment.

I will be hitting NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) in April; 17-20th to be exact. I look forward to brining you all the coverage I can. Fortunately I'm covering the show with some friends of mine and fellow YouTubers: @PremierReviewer, @GeekyNerdDad, and @TechExamined will all be attending the show and helping one another bring y'all some great content. If you're interested in supporting me and this team of awesome content creators, feel free to pick up a t-shirt! All profits from this campaign will go to supporting my NAB trip.