The russian site Gavriloart published the first images of a Zenit 50mm f/0.95 prototype lens. There is no info about the release date and price of the lens. I hope it can exceed the optical quality of the direct competitor the [shoplink 46954 ebay]Mitakon Speedmaster (here on eBay)[/shoplink].
Quick Sony a6300 Test from Daniel Peters on Vimeo.
So I Killed Another A7R2 . . . ADH Replacement Saga (SonyAlphaForum).
Camslinger Streetomatic Bag Review (Dsphotoblog).
A Few Thoughts About the Camera Market (Photographylife).
Sony RX1R2 – A photographers perspective – Manila to India (f8photography).
Tips for tethered shooting (Vanguardworld).
A Quick Look at the SWIT S-8972 Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery for Your Sony A7-Series Camera (4kshooters).
Bernie Aniciete: “Sony a6000 with 16/2.8 and wide-angle adapter. https://www.facebook.com/BnEPhotography/posts/10209366716512030”
Stan Moniz: “A beautiful afternoon at the Crrizo plains national monument. Shot entirely with the Sony A7rII and Tokina 100mm f2.8 & 24-70mm f2.8 mounted to the A7rII via the Metabones Mark IV adapter. Hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/aafOXxt1yc4“
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The Zeiss 55mm FE super deal is back: The grey imported lens sells for $699 at [shoplink 46962 ebay]GetDigital eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It does come with a 3 year US seller warranty which equals the Sony warranty service (so they write).
And as you know Sony US is running a major rebate action on many A and E-mount lenses and Sony accessories. You can see the special overview pages at BHphoro (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And also be aware that there is a long list of Open Box Sony deals that can be found on that BestBuy eBay page.
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[shoplink 46453 ebay]A7rII[/shoplink] vs [shoplink 46766 ebay]Canon 5DIII[/shoplink] size comparison (CameraSize).
Last week I reported that a highly trusted source confirmed Sony will launch a higher than A7 model (let’s call it “A9” for now). It will have [shoplink 46602 ebay]dual XQD card slot[/shoplink] and unlimited RAW burst. The same source also added a small info about the camera size:
“The size will be bigger than [shoplink 46453 ebay]A7RII[/shoplink], but smaller than conventional DSLR, such as [shoplink 46766 ebay]5D3[/shoplink].”
The source did not tell us when the camera will be announced. As you know on Sunday at 2pm Las Vegas time Sony has a major product announcement event. But it’s absolutely unclear if the Sony A9 will be announced on Sunday or much later at Photokina. I know the NAB show is for broadcasters. But Sony introduced the A7s at the NAB show two years ago. And the A9 certainly would have a lot of advanced new video features. So it’s not illogical that Sony could use this event for a new A9 launch. But that said…this is all pure speculation. So don’t dream too much, there may be “only” new camcorders on Sunday :)
SAR readers are welcome comment this post with their wish list for the A9 camera! And join the Sony A9 facebook group ;)
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Japan just got hit by the strongest quake felt in Japan since 2011 Tohoku disaster. The earthquake also hit the Sony CMOS fab in Kumamoto. Bloomberg reports:
Sony has evacuated employees from its Kumamoto image-sensor factory as a precaution, spokeswoman Mami Imada said by phone. There are no reports of fire or injuries at the facility and the company will assess the extent of damage on facilities, she said.
Good to here there wer no injuries. Wish all affected Japanese friends a quick recovery from that shock.
Preorders:
in USA at BHphoto. Adorama. FocusCamera.
in Europe at Amazon.de. Photo Porst. ParkcamerasUK.
Zeiss Lens Shade for Batis 18mm F2.8 Lens at Adorama.
Key Info:
Ships on May 1 in Europe and May 5 in USA. Costs 1499 Euro/Dollar
Hands-on previews:
Explora. ThePhoBlographer. Hands-on at Adorama.
Diglloyd posted a full review of the lens (for subscribers only). And his conclusion is:
The Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Distagon is the finest 18mm lens ever to be produced for full frame cameras.
Brian Matiash posted an introduction with image samples:
All in all, I was exceptionally impressed with the performance of this lens and the image quality it produced.
Image samples:
Image samples on Flickr. Adorama. Explora.
Press text:
Press text on SonyAlphaRumors. Specs sheet (pdf file). Presentation page at Zeiss. Presentation page at Lenspire. Updated Batis leaflet.
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