You can now preorder the new Leica M autofocus adapter at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And here is a new video test of the adapter from Steve Huff:
via Photorumors (Thanks Louis)
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The official Sony partner Store Secondipity listed plenty of new refurbished E-mount cameras. All do come with full 90 day US warranty:
$400 off on the Sony A7rII sold on their [shoplink 45607 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon (Click here) store.
$400 off on the Sony A7s sold on their [shoplink 45609 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon (Click here) store.
$400 off on the Sony A7II sold on their Amazon (Click here) store.
$400 off on the Sony A7II kit sold on their [shoplink 45608 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] store.
$324 off on the Sony 70-200mm FE sold on their Amazon (Click here) store.
New preorders:
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Sony E at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
Tamron 90mm SP A-mount lens at BHphoto.
Sigma MC-11 Mount Adapter for Canon EF Lenses to Sony E Cameras at BHphoto.
I hate to give you bad news rumors. So I really hope I am wrong on this. But I got reliable info the expected early 2016 A99II launch got postponed. Here is the story:
Back in late autumn two trusted sources got told by Sony that a High End camera would be announced within the next couple of months. One of the trusted sources actually said he expected the announcement to happen in January-February-March. And the camera would be A-mount!
At that point I want to underline that both sources sent me the correct info about the Sony A68, Zeiss Batis, 24-70mm and 85mm GM launch. So they are usually spot on and reliable when sharing those kind of rumors.
What happened to the A99II:
Recently one of the two trusted sources confirmed that Sony told him no A-mount camera would be announced any time soon. Sony did NOT tell him the reason for the launch delay. So we can only guess that maybe the recent Nikon Canon DSLR announcement changed the cards on the table. Or Sony wanted to give the GM lens launch a proper spotlight. We really don’t know yet.
A-mount strategy:
Both sources asked Sony about the A-mount strategy. Sony did not tell them anything yet but assured A-mount is well alive and they will keep developing products for the A-mount line. And that has been officially confirmed last week via Sony itself (read here). And at last the A68 is going to be available for preorder on Monday in USA too (Click here).
Summary: If the rumors we got are correct than we can only hope Sony will take a look to the latest Nikon Canon DSLR announcement to offer a serious and highly competitive new High End A-mount camera. But I admit it’s very frustrating to get only “marketing A-mount word support” from Sony. We need “real” new products Sony!
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Hands-On Review: a6300 with comparison to a7R II
New A6300 keep being posted on the web. And the camera will ship tomorrow according to Amazon!
Hugh Brownstone (Click here) did ,ount Canon’s Stonkin’ 300mm f/2.8L USM II to Sony’s New a6300. He also posted a a6300 Low Light Test, Rolling Shutter Test, Sony’s New G-Master Lenses, and Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 test.
Cinema5D (Click here) posted a comparison between the Sony a6300 vs. Sony a7S II Image Quality:
When we compare the Sony a6300 vs. Sony a7S II, we see that the latter has slightly better quality in terms of dynamic range and low light capabilities, but the Sony a6300 certainly excels when it comes to fine image details and sharpness.
Sony a6300 Review (also 24-70 f/2.8, 85mm f/1.4) by Tony Northup.
Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
JCH Show Episode 5: Lens talk with Arato Ogura
Considering switch to mirrorless a7R2 (SonyAlphaForum).
A brief assessment of the Sony FE 90/2.8 G (DearSusans).
Slow motion with RX10 II (Mirrorlessons).
Sony a7ii vs Sony a7 (Phillip Reeve).
German Sony-Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8 review by Spuel Beck.
Martin: “I’m a photographer from Germany, who switched last year from Canon to the Sony A7RII. In my blog, I write about my experiences with the Sony system (and other topics around photography). I published an article about the Sony FE 28/2 lens http://www.spuelbeck.net/sony-fe-28mm-f2/”
Tomiga: “I have just poste E-mount Lens Overview article. It is series of text dedicated to novice users about APS-C lenses. First part is dedicated to fixed lens manufactured by Sony. tomiga.wordpress.com. Original article is in Polish but it can be autotranslated by Google services.“
BHphoto (Click here) is running a long list of WPPI specials. Certain specials are valid with the coupon code “BHWPPI16”. The hottest deals are:
Free $200 Gift card with the A7rII (Click here).
Free $200 Gift card with the A7sII (Click here).
$300 off on the Zeiss Touit 12mm E-mount lens (Click here).
Save $50.00 On Sigma MC-11 Mount Converter/Lens Adapter (Click here).
$100 off on the 35mm f/1.4 ART A-mount lens (Click here).
Up to $447 off on Rokinon lenses (Click here).
Up to $100 off on cards from Lexar, Sandisk, Transcend and Sony.
And you can now preorder the world’s most compact 30X zoom compact at BHphoto (Click here).
We got plenty of reviews to share today!
1) The Canadian team from TheCameraStoreTV posted the A6300 video review I embedded on top of this post. Perhaps one of the biggest statements made by Chris is that the A6300 autofocus is at least as good as the [shoplink 45619 ebay]Canon 7D[/shoplink]. And that’s exactly the goal Sony had when developing the camera. If mirrorless autofocus is as good as DSLR there is one less argument to not switch over to Sony!
Sony a6300 with Metabones Speed Booster and the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 (image by Cinema5D)
2) Cinema5D posted an update to their ongoing A63000 review:
Many people who saw our first review asked how it performs in low light, particularly compared to the Sony a7S II. I used ISOs between mostly 3200 and 25,600 and to my surprise, the low light capability of the camera is exceptional. We observed that the internal noise reduction of the camera seems to be working a little differently, calculating the difference between frames – which results in some ghosting with fast movement. This might be down to inferior processing power in the camera compared to the Sony a7S II.
Sony a6300 Low Light Test – graded from cinema5D on Vimeo.
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3) And if you have a free day than watch the two(!) hours long Sony a6300, 24-70 f/2.8, 85mm f/1.4 Q&A video from Tony and Chelsea!
4) Sony A6300 Video Autofocus Test – Sports/Face Detection/Tracking by Max Yuryev
Few more tests:
Sony a6300 hands in German by Jens Knotte.
Christoph: “<em>I just got my A6300 and tested it with the LA-EA3 adapter and various A-Mount lenses (Zeiss 50 1.4, Tamron 24-70 & 70-200). You may be surprised by the results…
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3976376”
Sony a6300 8 fps Live View Burst Demo (Dpreview on Youtube).
Sony A6000 vs Sony A6300 vs Fujifilm X-Pro 2 noise (CameraLabs).
A6300 sample photos at Fotopolis.
Sony G Master f/2.8 vs. Sony FE Zeiss f/4 REAL Hands On Lens Challenge and Review by Jason Lanier on Youtube.
Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
