This week SAR readers photos selection


Calvin Taylor Lee
Super storm/thunderstorm at Humber Bridge
Finally the big boy strike out
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Sony A7rII with Sony 16-35mm

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On Monday Sony will sell the remaining 5% Olympus stake

Back in 2013 Sony bought 11% of Olympus. They helped the company recover after the huge Olympus fraud scandal. Sony now announced that  it will sell the remaining 5% shares on Monday. Reuters reports:

Sony Corp is selling its 5% stake in Olympus Corp back to the Japanese medical equipment maker for 80.4 billion yen ($762.88 million),

Sony said in a statement it decided to sell “considering that the initial purpose of the capital alliance to establish collaboration between Sony and Olympus has been accomplished and after reviewing the rationale for owning the Olympus shares.”

 

Samyang 18mm f/2.8 FE officially announced!

Samyang has officially announced the new 18mm f/2.8 FE lens which is available for preorder at BHphoto, Adorama.

Press:

An ultra compact lens weighs only 145g, with a wide field-of-view of 100˚ on full-frame. 8 out of the lens’s 9 glass elements are specialized, and a linear STM motor provides fast and precise autofocusing. Every unforgettable moment can be captured with exceptional quality. Broaden and deepen your photographic world with the AF 18mm F2.8 FE – an innovative wide-angle AF lens that offers new possibilities.

Sony has officially announced the new A6100 and A6600 cameras, 16-55mm f/2.8 and 70-350mm lenses

Sony has officially announced four new APS-C products! Here is all the info you need (post will be continually updated):

Preorders:
Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
Sony A6100  at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 16-55mm F2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama , FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.

Whats hot:
– Sony A6600 has 14 bit RAW!
– We got the very first GM classified APS-C lens!

Surprise:
There will be one more camera announcement soon…A7sIII?

Previews and hands-on:
Hands-on by Sony Ambassadors on Alphauniverse.
Sony A6100 vs A6400 vs A6600 – The 10 main differences (Mirrorlesscomparison).
Sony A6600 review so far (CameraLabs).
Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 G Hands-on Photos (PhotographyBlog).
Sony A6600 hands-on photos (PhotographyBlog).
First look at Gizmodo.
Hands-on by Engadget.

Official press releases:
A6600/A6100 press release on SAR.
Lens press release on SAR.
A6600 product page at Sony.
A6100 product page at Sony.
E 16-55mm product page at Sony.
E 70-350mm product page at Sony.
Press on Explora.

Sony A9 firmware 6.0 will be available in September:

Difference between A6100, A6400 and A6500:

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