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These images are the made by me at the beginning of November 2016 during a trip to the Dolomites
Sony Alpha SLT-A99 + Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8

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Sony A7rII for $2,799 at Amazon US

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This sets a new record low price on the A7rII: You can have it for $2,799 via Cardinal Photo at Amazon US (Click here).

Reminder:
New Sony US trade-in program is now running at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Up to $300 savings on Sony cameras and lenses (Overview of all rebates at BHphoto and Adorama):

Sony A7 cameras:
$300 off on the Sony A7rII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$300 off on the Sony A7sII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7II at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $100 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $50 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $25 gift card), BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and 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 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera.
$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 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$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.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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Schneider announces new Xenon FF-Prime Cine-Tilt Lenses for the Sony E-mount

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Schneider announced a new line of Xenon FF-Prime Cine-Tilt Lenses that are made for the Sony E-mount system only! The lenses are 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm – all at T2.1. The lenses will ship in Spring for a yet to be determined price.

Press text:

New Xenon FF-Prime Cine-Tilt Lenses from Schneider-Kreuznach
World’s first Full Frame Cine Primes to offer dynamic Tilt functionality

To enhance today’s dynamic cinematography, Schneider-Kreuznach introduces Xenon FF-Prime Cine-Tilt lenses. This groundbreaking new version combines similar form-factor and capabilities of the company’s popular Full-Frame Primes with added tilt function up to ±4°. By sustaining the field of view during focus and tilt actions, the new Cine-Tilt design makes possible previously unimaginable images from the freely moving and tilting focus planes. The new lenses offer the potential to utilize out-of-focus areas in the frame, especially when tilt is used with large apertures. A 4° tilt angle at the sensor plane corresponds to an 80° focal plane, which varies according to the focal length and aperture setting selected.

Like Schneider’s standard Xenon FF-Primes, the new version answers today’s practical needs yielding full-frame imagery, beyond 4K, in a lightweight and compact, uniform dimension package. The color-matched lenses feature minimized breathing and a bokeh reminiscent of classic Hollywood. Designed and built in Germany, the new design provides sophisticated mechanics for smooth and accurate tilt action. The lens’ tilt is controlled via a high precision ring with 120° rotation that is as intuitive to operate as pulling focus. Due to the common 0.8 module gear, the Cine-Tilt is usable with standard follow-focus systems.

Cine-Tilt lenses offer the multifold benefits of standard Xenon FF-Primes plus tilt functionality, so there’s is no need to swap out lenses during a shot. With the tilt set at 0° the Cine-Tilt lenses provide identical images as the standard FF-Primes. The consistent set comprises focal lengths of 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm – all at T2.1.

Cine-Tilt FF-Primes will be available this spring individually or as a set, in Sony E-Mount.
Background information and applications examples can be found at www.facebook.com/SchneiderKreuznachCINE. For the US contact: Schneider Optics, NY: 631-761-5000, CA: 818-766-3715, or visit www.schneideroptics.com

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony a6500 User Experience Review

Canon 28mm Serenar (SonyAlphaForum)
Podcast: Ethics of Landscape Photography, with Ryan Dyar and Adam Burton (Explora).
Art and Activism: How to Photograph Marches, Protests and Rallies (Adorama Learning Center)
Tokina Firin 20mm FE review at Mobile01.

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Galen Crout:Testing the Zhiyun Crane, A7S (Cine4) and Zeiss Batis 25mm on the streets of Taipei. It’s a quick clip. Let me know what you think!
https://www.facebook.com/gcrout1/videos/10102012163470797/

Zack:I live and work in NYC, which happens to be the corporate headquarters for Sony’s US operations. Inside their headquarters is a space called Sony Square where they demo all of their new tech. This includes the playstation, their home theater products, and all of the latest photo equipment.
The nice thing is, they let you test out the gear for free as long as you bring it back by closing time. They put a 15% hold on your card for the item you’re taking out, but refund at the end of the day.
Hope this helps other Sony shooters in the NYC area / tourists coming into the city.

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Now you get a new Sony FF for just under $1,000!

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Just a small curios note: Thanks to the new Sony US price drops you can now get a new Full Frame camera for $999 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. Amazing!  In a few years we might get a medium format camera for under $2,000? :)

$300 off on the Sony A7rII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$300 off on the Sony A7sII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7II at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

And Adorama gives you an additional $200 gift card on the A7rII  and on the A7sII

And those are the new Sony and Zeiss lens savings ordered by focal length:

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $100 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $50 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $25 gift card), BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and 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 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera.
$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 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$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.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$25 off on the Sony 21mm f/2.8-22 Ultra Wide Converter Lens at Amazon.
$25 off on the Sony VCLECF2 10-13mm f/2.8-22 Fisheye Lens Fixed Prime Fisheye Converter at Amazon.
$25 off on the Sony VCLECU2 12-16mm f/2.8 Petal Shaped Fixed Ultra Wide Converter for SEL16F28 and SEL20F28 at Amazon.
$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.

The new Sony US trade-in program is now running at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

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The X1D is now shipping but Hasselblad is in total tumoilt!

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This is the kind of camera that creates history: The new Hasselblad X1D is now shipping in the USA (preorders at Bhphoto). It is the world’s first medium format mirrorless system camera using the Sony 51MP sensor. And it has just about the same size of the A7rII:

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So far so good. But now comes the bad news:

Mirrorlessrumors reports that Hasselblad CEO Peer Oosting resigned from his post. He was the key person who moved Hasselblad away from the stupid Sony clone strategy and created the new X1D and 100 Megapixel H6D cameras. Probably the recent takeover from DJI played a major role in this. The future of long time Sony partner Hasselblad is very uncertain right now….

Just a personal crazy note:
I will now officially challenge Sony to hire Peer Oosting to make a medium format mirrorless camera too! But not with the X1D 44x33mm sensor but with the larger 53,7×40,4mm sensor. That would be amazing (and expensive)

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