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Our interchangeable lens camera α7S II has been in the news this month for its fantastic low light and night-shooting capabilities.
In France, amateur astronomer Thierry Legault used one to capture the International Space Station passing the moon at 28,000 km an hour – and in spectacular resolution.
Thierry used the Sony α7S II in combination with a Celestron C14 telescope. He shot 4K video screengrabs for more frames per second than with ‘continuous shooting’ stills mode. You can see the results on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTGYdfMcl1M and Thierry’s website: http://www.astrophoto.fr/ Check out the view of vast moon craters and mountain ranges, as well as the space station’s main modules and solar panels.
You might also have seen that the α7S II was used to film night-time sections of the BBC’s Planet Earth II nature documentary series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t5l7sjcjHU In this video, a glow-in-the-dark railroad worm is filmed for the first time.
An owl, photographed with the Sony α7S II
So why is the α7S II so capable when it comes to taking photos in low light? The answer is its super sensitive full-frame sensor, with 12 megapixels (as opposed to the more common 24 or 36). Each megapixel is bigger so it lets in much more light.
This camera also offers outstanding noise reduction, 5-axis in-body stabilisation and a compact, lightweight body. You can find out more about it here: https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-7sm2
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