First 70-300mm FE lens hands-on review by Ryan Mense

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Ryan Mense (Fstoppers) posted a first hands-on review of the new 70-300mm FE lens:

All in all, I think this lens is best suited for the landscape and travel photographer and can see quite a few of them dropping their current FE 70-200mm f/4 to pick up this lens for the extended reach. For action, wildlife, and wedding photographers, the sharpness and autofocus capabilities are there, but I think you’ll have to dig in a bit to see if it’s a good pairing for your particular style.

FE 50mm f/1.8 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany. WexUK. Jessops.
FE 70-300mm at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany. WexUK. Jessops.

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BestBuys sells the Zeiss 55mm FE lens for $719!

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You get the Open Box Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE lens for $719 only at [shoplink 46504 ebay]BestBuys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. You get full 1 year Sony warranty on those!

Reminder: Sony USA has launched new lens and accessory rebates. A full overview can be seen on that BHphoto page. In detail we have:

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.

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.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$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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(SR3) First A7rIII rumors: 70/80 Megapixel and improved IBIS

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I got first hints about the next A7rII successor. The source said that Sony Japan managers said the

“a7Riii the new sensor will be between 70 – 80 Megapixels. They are working on improved IBIS as well. Although officially the new lenses per the 24-70 F2.8 GM and the others have been tested for QC at 60+ Megapixels and 6K+ Video they achieve even better results than that.“

Well sounds likely this could be the A7rIII (or A9)!

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24-70mm GM reviews by RoseCharles and Fred Miranda.

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We have two new 24-70mm GM tests:

Fredmiranda is comparing the zoom with other FE lenses in the range. He writes:

So far, I’m quite impressed. At 24mm, center and mid-field is quite strong wide-open. Yes, extreme corners improve at f/4 and are optimal at f/5.6. The zoom performs better from 24-35mm wide open. At 50mm there is a slight drop in resolution. In my opinion, the 70mm FL looks great. It’s very good at f/4 with a sweet spot at f/5.6. (Perhaps f/6.3). That’s is surprising as I thought it would not perform this strong at 70mm.

RoseAndCharles tested the lens and this is his Pros and Cons list:

Pros

  • Excellent build quality with gaskets and weather sealing
  • Silent, accurate and fast autofocus
  • Quite sharp even wide open at F2.8
  • Very sharp when stopped down a little
  • Smooth background blur with round bokeh balls out to the corners
  • Good colors and rendering

Cons

  • Very expensive at $2200
  • Somewhat heavy and large
  • Some vignetting at wider apertures (correctable)
  • Can have chromatic aberration near edge of frame (correctable)
  • Can flare strongly in some situations

Gm lens store links:
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Amazon Germany. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Amazon Germany. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

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Sony USA launches new E-mount lens and Sony accessory savings!

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Sony USA has launched new lens and accessory rebates. A full overview can be seen on that BHphoto page. In detail we have:

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.

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.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$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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Nikon D5 vs Sony a7R II: ISO 3 MILLION 4K video quality test!

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Nikon D5 vs Sony a7R II: ISO 3 MILLION 4K video quality test!

Tony Northup made a carzy 3 Million ISO comparison between the Sony A7rII and Nikon D5. He writes:

Nikon’s first 4K video camera, and it offers up to ISO 3,276,800–which is *7* stops beyond what the Sony a7R II offers. It’s not the low-light champ you’d hope, though. We tested the a7R II in full-frame mode, even though it offers 1 stop better quality in Super 35 mode. We wanted to start testing with the worst case scenario for the Sony… but since it won even while handicapped, I don’t see the need to continue testing.
The a7S offers another stop beyond that, so it would be about 2 stops better than the D5. The a7S II offers still another stop improvement, so it whould be about 3 stops cleaner than the D5.

A7rII store links: [shopcountry 46453]
D5 store links: [shopcountry 46454]
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