The semiannual Sony lens and accessory deals are back!

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Sony semiannual deals are back! Check out the very long list of deals at BHphoto page (Click here) and Adorama page (Click here).

One special mention goes on the new $50 price drop on the 50mm FE f/1.8 lens which now sells for $198 only at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera. At Focus you also get few nice additional free extras.

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony 21mm f/2.8-22 Ultra Wide Converter Lens at Amazon.
$25 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony VCLECF2 10-13mm f/2.8-22 Fisheye Lens Fixed Prime Fisheye Converter at Amazon.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony VCLECU2 12-16mm f/2.8 Petal Shaped Fixed Ultra Wide Converter for SEL16F28 and SEL20F28 at Amazon.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$100 off on the Sony Adaptor Kit with Microphone at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Amazon.
$25 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Amazon.

Video samples shot on the new $10,000 Zeiss 21-100mm E-mount zoom!

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The new Zeiss 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 Compact Zoom LWZ E-mount lens is now available for preorder at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping January 2017. A Video sample shot ont he FS7 can be seen at the bottom of the post.

And if you wanna get the feeling what it is like to work with a $10,000 E-mount zoom watch those videos posted by Zeiss and the test posted by Ninon Leitner on Cinema5D.

THE CIRCLE from Adi Geisegger on Vimeo.

The Circle – Behind the Scenes from Carl Zeiss Lenses on Vimeo.

Here are all other preorder links to the new Sony and Tamron stuff:
Sony 50mm f/2.8 FE macro lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and FocusCamera. And in Europe at Cyberport and Wexphotographic. Will begin shipping Fri, Sep 30.
Also the new 150-60mm Tamron A-mount lens can be preordered at Bhphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Wed, Sep 28.
Sony MDR-1000X Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Sun, Oct 16.

New Sony Lens rebates! Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 for $198.

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The Sony 50mm f/1.8 FE got a $50 price drop and now sells for $198 only at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera. At Focus you also get few nice additional free extras.

Sony US launched plenty of new lens deals an overview of which can be seen on a special BHphoto page (Click here) and Adorama page (Click here).

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony 21mm f/2.8-22 Ultra Wide Converter Lens at Amazon.
$25 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony VCLECF2 10-13mm f/2.8-22 Fisheye Lens Fixed Prime Fisheye Converter at Amazon.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony VCLECU2 12-16mm f/2.8 Petal Shaped Fixed Ultra Wide Converter for SEL16F28 and SEL20F28 at Amazon.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$100 off on the Sony Adaptor Kit with Microphone at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Amazon.
$25 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Amazon.

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Gold Box deal on the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 E-mount lens!

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There is a new Godl Box deal on the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 APS-C E-mount lens at Amazon US (Click here).

Newly announced Sony, Tamron and Zeiss on preorders:
Sony 50mm f/2.8 FE macro lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and FocusCamera. And in Europe at Cyberport and Wexphotographic. Will begin shipping Fri, Sep 30.
Zeiss 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 Compact Zoom LWZ E-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping January 2017.
150-60mm Tamron A-mount lens can be preordered at Bhphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Wed, Sep 28.
Sony MDR-1000X Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Sun, Oct 16.

Amazon Gold Box deal on the Godox Thinklite TT685S TTL High Speed Flash for Sony

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The Godox Flash for Sony is on Gold Box at Amazon US (Click here).

Newly announced Sony, Tamron and Zeiss on preorders:
Sony 50mm f/2.8 FE macro lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and FocusCamera. And in Europe at Cyberport and Wexphotographic. Will begin shipping Fri, Sep 30.
Zeiss 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 Compact Zoom LWZ E-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping January 2017.
150-60mm Tamron A-mount lens can be preordered at Bhphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Wed, Sep 28.
Sony MDR-1000X Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Sun, Oct 16.

Curiosity: Last APS-C E-mount lens was announced over 3 years ago!

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First curiosity: You should check out the top seller lenses list at Amazon US (Click here). And you will notice a surprise. The three best selling Sony lenses are not GM or FE lenses but all APS-C E-mount. Surprised? Me not!

Second curiosity: Back in August 27, 2013 Sony announced the very last ASP-C E-mount lens, the Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS. And just like it happened with A-mount Sony stopped every ASP-C E-mount camera development and release to focus on the FE lenses. Sony’s big argument for that step is that FF E-mount lenses can be used on ASP-C E-mount cameras too. But obviously there are three caveats with this:

  1. FE lenses are designed for a specific FF focal length. Example: The 24-70mm FE lens is going to be a pretty useless 36-105mm lens on the A6300.
  2. FE lenses are more expensive than ASP-C lenses (mainly because they have to be bigger)
  3. FE lenses are unneccessary bigger because they are designed to cover a much larger image circle. This means you end up with things like this: The 85mm f/1.4 GM is a lot bigger than the Fuji 56mm  f/1.2 lens (84mm FF equivalent)

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Image via Camerasize.

This post is simply a reminder for Sony to not forget proper APS-C lens development! You know…you probably will sell them all anyway! :)

You can now preorder the new Sony 50mm FE Macro lens in USA and Europe! Ships on September 30

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You can now preorder the new Sony 50mm f/2.8 FE macro lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and FocusCamera. And in Europe at Cyberport and Wexphotographic. The lens will start shipping out on September 30.

Also the new 150-60mm Tamron A-mount lens can be preordered at Bhphoto (Click here).

And this is how close you can go with the new macro function: