(SR4) Two upcoming Sony announcements (One on April 23 and another one in June)

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So far we got info about two upcoming announcements from Sony:

1) One on April 23 at the NAB show
2) Another product announcement event around June

Regarding the June announcement: I have no exact date yet. Keep in mind that sometimes Sony shifts products announcements by few weeks in the very last moment. Last year the Zeiss FE 50mm F1.4 was announced on July 11 while the Sony press text contained the June 29 date. So I hope to confirm exact date and the June month in the coming weeks

What to expect?

I still don’t know exactly what new camera and lens will be announced on which event. Of course if there is a new A7sIII it would make sense to announce it on April 23. All we know for sure so far is that Sony registered two new cameras in Asia. One camera is rumored to be a new High Speed Low Megapixel camera (Dual SD card, around 20fps and around 20MP) and one is rumored to be a new RX (maybe RX1III with same 42MP sensor, IBIS, same 3.68MP Leica Q EVF and 4K video???).

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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Lunar transit of the ISS, 4 Feb 2017 (Shot on the Sony A7s).

Contax G 45mm Zeiss Planar f/2 weird ring (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony Expands HDR Production Capabilities for its Professional Products (Sony UK).
Sony A7rII review by Atamadnan.
New Shogun and Ninja Flame Recording Monitors from Atomos (Explora).
85mm FE test at Mapcamera.
Model Turned Photographer, Kendall Jenner (Adorama Learning Center).
Exposure Triangle: Making Sense of Aperture, Shutter Speed & ISO (Phototraces).

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(SR4) Inevitable: New generation A7 cameras has touchscreen…and bugs :)

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So far the only new generation E-mount camera with touchscreen is the Sony A6500

A source just sent me this:

New update that I would like to share with you SAR. The new A7 series coming includes touch screen controls. Next A7 is also coming in a few months as its still being optimized by the engineer and software department for issues like bugs, which they ran into recently.

It’s unconfirmed yet when the new A7 generation cameras will be announced. All we know for now is that Sony’s next press announcement is on April 23 and that Sony registered two cameras in Asia (but it may take til May/June before we see those).

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85mm f/1.8 FE review by Admiringlight: “the lens exceeded my expectations”

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Image courtesy: Admiringlight.

Jordan Steele from Admiringlight tested the new 85mm f/1.8 FE Sony lens ([shopcountry 57214]). The final conclusion is:

Given the very reasonable $598 price tag, the lens exceeded my expectations.  The nearest competitor is the outstanding Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8, which provides similar sharpness and bokeh with slightly lower levels of chromatic aberration, but at double the price. For the vast majority of shooters, the Sony 85mm is going to be the lens of choice between these two.  It’s an outstanding value and an excellent lens. Sony has produced a winner with the 85mm f/1.8, and it has earned a spot in my bag.

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For EU readers: Gold Box on the A5100, FE 85mm and RX100II

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Today only EU readers get the A5100 kit for 449 Euro and the RX100II for 299 Euro at Amazon Germany (Click here). And  in the afternoon they will be also able to grab those two deals on the A5100 and 85mm FE (Click here and scroll the horizontal bar).

Seems like Europeans are finally getting a lot of love from Sony. We saw plenty of Sony deals the past two weeks. And don’t forget the A7rII and A7sII got an up to 600 Euro(!!!) discount all across Europe too:
A7rII for 2999 at [shopcountry 56901] (600 Euro off)
A7sII for 2999 at [shopcountry 56902] (400 Euro off)

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