(SR5) Good news for FS camcorder owners: New Sony APS-C E-mount PZ lens to be announced soon!

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[shoplink 51035]sony_pxw_fs5k_pxw_fs5_xdcam_super_35_1185425[/shoplink] Image above shows the current [shoplink 51035]Sony PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS E-mount lens[/shoplink]

I have good news for FS E-mount camcorder owners!

A trusted source just told me that something “much better” than the current [shoplink 51035]Sony PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS E-mount lens[/shoplink] will be announced next week! This will be a high performance new APS-C E-mount PZ lens.

As reported previously here on SAR Sony will live stream the IBC press conference on Friday, September 9th at 9am CET (Berlin time). You can watch the event live here on SAR!

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Press: Status of Sony Group Manufacturing Operations Affected by the Earthquakes in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture

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This is the latest Sony press text about the Kumamoto sensor production facility:

Status of Sony Group Manufacturing Operations Affected by the Earthquakes in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture

(Tokyo, September 1, 2016) The impact of the earthquakes that occurred at 7:46 PM (local time) on August 31 and at 6:33 AM (local time) on September 1, 2016 in the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture is as follows:
Operations at Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Kumamoto Technology Center (located in Kikuchi Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture), which primarily manufactures image sensors for digital cameras and security cameras as well as micro-display devices, were halted in order to inspect the site’s building and manufacturing equipment. The site’s building and manufacturing equipment did not sustain any damage. Work is currently underway to sequentially restart the manufacturing equipment, and production is expected to resume during the morning of September 3, 2016.
Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Nagasaki Technology Center (located in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture), Oita Technology Center (located in Oita City, Oita Prefecture), and Kagoshima Technology Center (located in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture) are unaffected by these earthquakes and have continued their production operations.No material impact from these earthquakes is anticipated on Sony Corporation’s consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

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Sony Tidbits…

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180/200mm prime comparison on the Sony A7rII (Phillip Reeve).
new album shot in Hong Kong with our Laowa 12mm f/2.8 E-mount (Google Drive).
Venus Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Review (ePhotozine).
Sony a6300 + 70-200mm f4 G OSS : un couple redoutable ! (PCH)
8 Mistakes I Have Made In Photography and How You Can Avoid Them (Explora)
A7RII + Gmaster 85mm 1.4 (SonyAlphaForum).

To write a guest post on SAR follow the instruction on that page.

Scott: “I filmed this short in Golden Gate Park last weekend with the a7rII, Zeiss 135mm f/1.8 ZA, in PP7 at 120fps w/ Clear Zoom. It’s incredible how well this all works, even handheld! https://vimeo.com/179863600“

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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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Zeiss Batis 18 Mm F/2.8 & Zen DP-200 Dome review by Phil Rudin

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The following is a guest post from Phil Rudin (http://www.uwpmag.com/). To write a guest post on SAR follow the instruction on that page.

Zeiss Batis 18 Mm F/2.8 & Zen DP-200 Dome review by Phil Rudin

Zeiss the company founded by Carl Zeiss in the mid 1800s’ is among the most renowned of lens manufacturers. The company offers a wide range of optical products ranging from vision care and medical use to camera and cine lenses. Among the Zeiss products is a line of lenses for the Sony FE mount mirrorless cameras. The Zeiss “Batis” line of auto focus lenses recently expanded
to include an [shoplink 51094]18 mm F/2.8[/shoplink] rectilinear lens of exceptional quality.

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Igor Pavloff on SonyAlphaForum
sony A7s 55mm fe + 16-35mm + 85mm 1.8 batis

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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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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.

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