It’s back: $200 off on the refurbished 55-210mm E-mount lens!

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This one sold out quickly last time. So grab it now if you need that lens: Save $200 on the refurbished 55-210mm E-mount APS-C lens sold by [shoplink 44184 ebay]BuyDig on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It is covered by a 1 Year Parts & Labor warranty.

More deals:
Up to 10% reward offer running on both Sony cameras (Click here) and Sony-Zeiss lenses (Click here).
$230 off on the [shoplink 44049 ebay]Black Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink] $230 off on the [shoplink 44050 ebay]Silver Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
$200 gift card for free on the Sony A7rII sold by BHphoto (Click here).
Open Box Sony A7 for $829 at [shoplink 43893 ebay]BuyDig (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $280 saving.
Refurbished Sony FE 70-200mm lens for $1,199 at [shoplink 43896 ebay]Secondipity eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $300 saving.
$100 off on the Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here).

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This is what Fuji thinks about Sony: “big advantage on sensors, weak in lenses”

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New X-PRO2 vs A6000 size comparison (via Camerasize).

Dpreview interviewed Fuji and this is what they think about Sony:

Toru Takahashi: “Sony has a big advantage, they make their own sensors. That is a very big advantage for them, but they are weak in lenses.”
Toshihisa Iida: “And they are weakened by having so many formats. APS-C, full-frame, [across both] DSLR and mirrorless. So their lens division must be under a lot of pressure!”

And after the interview Barnaby Britton from dpreview added an editor’s note: “representatives from more than one manufacturer have suggested to me privately that they doubt whether Sony is serious about sub full-frame formats in the long term

Now I am curious to read your comments on this :)

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Sony RX1R II Hands-On Field Test by TheCameraStoreTV

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Our Canadian colleges from TCSTV tested the new RX1rII. They compared it with the Leica Q:

The [shoplink 44171]Leica Q[/shoplink] has a better manual focus ring and better overall handling, larger battery, higher resolution EVF.
The [shoplink 44135]RX1rII[/shoplink] is smaller and the RAW image quality is way better (better sharpness, high ISO, Dynamic range)

Overall conclusion: Chris says he likes the Leica Q better “as a camera” but the Sony is the best bang for the buck. It is the better purchase between the two.

Sony RX1rII store links to [shopcountry 44135]

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Sony offers free RX1RII “light leak” issue repair!

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Owners of the RX1RII with the serial number between “6310198” and “6311127” will gte a free repair to fix the light leak issue. This is the official info via Sony Support:

Thank you for being a loyal Sony customer. We work hard to ensure your experience with our products and services exceeds your expectations.
Unfortunately we have found that in rare bright conditions, some of our DSC-RX1RM2 cameras may produce image files with unwanted light.
If you experience this problem and your camera falls within the serial range listed below, please contact us at 1-239-245-6360 for a free inspection and service. Please note this free inspection is available until March 31, 2018. If your serial number does not fall within this range, we can assure you that your camera will not present the symptom described above.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you may experience.

It’s also good to hear that our source was right on the issue mention. Now dear source let’s hope your A6100 rumor becomes true soon too ;)

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Sony Tidbits…

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Jona (video on top):I am a young 19 Years old Filmmaker from South Tyrol (Italy). I shot a lot of videos with my Dji Phantom 3 Professional over the last year and now I released my new video with all the amazing of the Dolomites. It is so difficult to share the videos, It would be so amazing if you help me sharing it !

Sony DSC-RX10 Mark II tested at Photoreview.
Best Wireless Microphone Solution for A7RII? (SonyAlphaForum).

TheSpaniard:While this isn’t strictly Sony, it is a story from our favourite lens manufacturer for our Somy cameras, Carl Zeiss. They’ve made a Smart glasses, ala Google Glass.
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/zeiss-smart-glasses/

Immodoc:Hi, the world’s first comparison of version 1 and version 3 of the VOIGTLÄNDER Heliar 4,5/15 on the SONY A7RII in difficult lighting conditions:
http://www.dslr-forum.de/showthread.php?p=13711226#post13711226

Roderick:Hi there, here is something I shot during my holiday last year in Costa da Caparica(Portugal) in between surfing, using A7s and mainly Noct Nikkor 58mm F/1.2 and 24mm AF-S F/1.4, and a 100mm AIS Nikkor E with a 2x extender for the kite surf shots. It was shot pretty much run and gun, but the surf shots were done using a monopod for stability. Mainly 1080p24 and 720p120 for the surf shots. https://vimeo.com/137879865

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New Capture One Pro 9 book available for preorder

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As you know Capture One has a special relation with Sony. So if you use this software you may get this one too: The new Capture One PRO 9 ebook is available for preorder at Rockynook or at Amazon. There is also a free webinar with David Grover (info on SAF).

More deals:
Up to 10% reward offer running on both Sony cameras (Click here) and Sony-Zeiss lenses (Click here).
$230 off on the [shoplink 44049 ebay]Black Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink] $230 off on the [shoplink 44050 ebay]Silver Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
$200 gift card for free on the Sony A7rII sold by BHphoto (Click here).
Open Box Sony A7 for $829 at [shoplink 43893 ebay]BuyDig (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $280 saving.
Refurbished Sony FE 70-200mm lens for $1,199 at [shoplink 43896 ebay]Secondipity eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $300 saving.
$100 off on the Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here).

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There is a “Sony event” coming the first week of February

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I have been told there is a major Sony event during the first week of February. The sources have not been told by Sony if there will be new product announcements. But we can speculate the chances are good that Sony will “show something”. So let’s recap the rumors we got so far:

(SR5) A6100 coming
(SR5) New FE lenses: fast prime (85mm f/1.4?), telephoto lens and probably fast zooms (GM).
(SR5) Zeiss will announce the Batis 18mm
(SR4) Another “mirrorless” camera (not clear if they mean a classic A-mount or a sort of A9 E-mount camera or whatever)
(SR4) HX400 successor

But there is still room for some more camera/lens surprise as I got word this Sony event is quite….BIG :)

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