Two unusual Sony camera stories: A7s sent up to 91,000 feet. 16-50mm teardown.

A group of friends launched a stratospheric balloon with five cameras from the Presidio in San Francisco, capturing sweeping views of the Bay Area. The balloon traveled south along the Pacific coast, bursts at an altitude of 91,470 ft, and lands near Salinas, over 100 miles away. The camera they used to shot these images were a Sony A7s.

And if something doesn’t work don’t get angry and make a viral video out of it: Dave Jones (EEVblog) “opened” his faulty 16-50mm OSS E-mount lens and shows us what’s inside: