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Sony Portrait Battle: GMaster 85 1.4 vs. Sony 70-200 F4

Revisiting the Sony FD85, how does it hold up nearly 20 years later? (Imaging Resource).
a6500 vs RX100 V (Digitalrev).
70-200mm GM lens review by Focus Numerique.
Touch and try Sony’s latest prototypes incorporating cutting-edge technologies (Sony Blog).
7 Ways to Protect Your Camera in the Rain (Adorama Learning Center).
10 Recommended Full-Sized Tripods (Explora).

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Florian: “I’ve release my new short film Hortéus. I hope that this new journey will please you. https://vimeo.com/203727988”

Anson: “Please read these two personal-view topics talking about the difficult to edit GH5 footage, and idea for sony and panasonic recording mode:
http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/16471/panasonic-and-sony-please-implement-a-4k-10bit-420-recording-mode
http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/16454/what-cpu-and-gpu-to-edit-10bit-4k-video”

 

 

 

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Open Box Sony A7rII for $2,600 at BestBuy!

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Best Buy is selling the Open Box Sony A7rII for $2,609 only on their eBay Page (Click here). Open Box means it’s in perfect new condition with full Sony US warranty.
You pay even less if you get one grey imported with 1 year seller warranty sold by a [shoplink 56066 ebay]NYC store on eBay[/shoplink].

Reminder:
You save up to $400 on A6500-A6300-A6000 bundles sold by BHphoto (Click here to see the list).
Up to $300 savings on Sony cameras and lenses at BHphoto and Adorama.
New Sony US trade-in program is now running at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

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 and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama 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, 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.

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First full size image samples shot with the new Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 and 65mm f/2.0 FE lenses

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DSLmagazine shared the first set of full size image samples you can download here:

40mm f/1.2 FE at DSLR magazine (Click on the thumbnails).

 

Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/1,2 – 1/100 s – ISO 100 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/1,2 – 1/100 s – ISO 100 © Albedo Media Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/1,4 – 1/80 s – ISO 100 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/1,4 – 1/80 s – ISO 100 © Albedo Media Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/2 – 1/60 s – ISO 200 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/2 – 1/60 s – ISO 200 © Albedo Media

 

Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/2,8 – 1/60 s – ISO 400 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/2,8 – 1/60 s – ISO 400 © Albedo Media Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/4 – 1/60 s – ISO 800 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/4 – 1/60 s – ISO 800 © Albedo Media Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/5,6 – 1/60 s – ISO 1.600 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Nokton 40 mm f/1,2 Aspherical a f/5,6 – 1/60 s – ISO 1.600 © Albedo Media

 

65mm f/2 FE at DSLR magazine (Click on the thumbnails).

Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/2 – 1/80 s – ISO 320 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/2 – 1/80 s – ISO 320 © Albedo Media Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/4 – 1/80 s – ISO 1.250 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/4 – 1/80 s – ISO 1.250.  © Albedo Media

 

Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/2 – 1/80 s – ISO 125 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/2 – 1/80 s – ISO 125 © Albedo Media Imagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/4 – 1/80 s – ISO 500 © Albedo MediaImagen tomada con Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65 mm f/2 a f/4 – 1/80 s – ISO 500. © Albedo Media

DSALRmagazine writes that they like the bokeh and the contrast of the 40mm lens. The 65mm has beatiful bokeh but it has some chromatic aberrations.

What are your thoughts on these lenses so far?

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New 100mm STF and 85mm f/1.8 FE lens tests

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Sony 85mm f/1.8 first look by Imaging Resource:

It’s amazingly comfortable and lightweight considering what you’re getting in return. Significantly lighter than traditional 85mm f/1.4 lenses, it even sports a convenient “focus hold” button (more on that in our forthcoming review). And the beefier hand grip of the A7 Mark II as compared to the original A7 is a big bonus with a lens like this, making for a well-balanced combination.

Sony FE 85 mm f/1.8 – “günstiges” Portrait-Objektiv für Sony FE im Hands-On Test (ValueTechTV).
Sony STF test at Techbang.com

New Sony FE lens preorder links:
85mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon DE. Amazon UK. Amazon IT. Amazon FR. Amazon ES. PhotoPorstNeuwied.
100mm f/2.8 STF FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon DE. Amazon UK. Amazon IT. Amazon FR. Amazon ES. PhotoPorstNeuwied.
HVL-F45RM Wireless Radio Flash at BHphoto, Adorama. PhotoPorstNeuwied.

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Meike 6.5mm f/2.0 Fisheye E-mount Lens in Stock at Amazon

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The new Meike 6.5mm f/2.0 Fisheye E-mount Lens is in Stock now at Amazon US. It will be in Stock soon at Amazon DE and Amazon UK.

These are the key specs:

  • Ultra-wide 190 degree diagonal field-of-view for APS-C size image formats
  • With a minimum focusing distance of 5 centimeter ,the lens enhances close-up shots
  • Featuring supeiror multi-layer nano coating reduce the flares
  • Two prime lens cap,rear and front protect the lens body from dust and damage
  • Compact-size lens body makes it easier to carry and us

 

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The up to $200 savings on E-mount lenses is expiring soon!

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The up to $200 E-mount lens savings will expire on March 4 at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here) and FocusCamera (Click here).

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.
You save up to $400 on A6500-A6300-A6000 bundles sold by BHphoto (Click here to see the list).

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
 $100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, 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, 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, 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.

Reminder:
New Sony US trade-in program is now running at BHphoto, Adorama and FocusCamera.

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