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The Sony A7rV Startup and shutter sound check from Asobinet

November 27, 2022
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Sony A7rV store links:
In US at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BeachCamera, Buydig.
In EU at Fotokoch, Amazon EU, FotoErhardt, Calumet DE, WexUK. ParkCameras UK.
In Australia at CameraPro, Camerahouse, Sony.

You really have to be a camera-nerd to enjoy these ;)

via Asobinet

DpreviewTV: The best cameras for wildlife photography (at 3 budgets)

November 27, 2022
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Wildlife is a challenging subject to photograph, and few cameras are up to the task. Chris Niccolls walks you through his picks for the best wildlife cameras at three different budgets.

European Black Friday reminder: Up to 10% off on nearly everything at Foto Erhardt and NEW Sony rebates!

November 27, 2022
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The general Black Friday deal pages are up and running at Amazon US, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL, Amazon SE, Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, WexUK, Digidirect AUS.

HOT NEW DEAL: up top 10% off on everything at Foto Erhardt (except Sony and non in Stock products!):

Mit dem Gutscheincode „CYBER22“ erhalten unsere Kunden bis zu 10% auf fast alle Produkte
[10% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* bis 499,99€ und 5% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* ab 500€!] 10% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* bis 499,99€ und 5% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* ab 500€!
20% Rabatt Bilderrahmen & Fotoalben bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „RAHMEN20“
15% auf fast alle Samyang Produkte bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „SAMYANG15“
20% auf fast alle Walimex Produkte bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „WALIMEX20“
10% auf fast alle Videndum Produkte bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „VIDENDUM10 “

This means for example that you save 5% on Tamron lenses on top of their regular BF discount at Foto Erhardt:

NEW Sony rebates! What’s new today is that in EUROPE Sony launched new rebates at Amazon DE, Calumet DE, FotoKoch, FotoErhardt DE, Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Italy, Amazon Spain. Special mentions:

$120 off on the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 II at Amazon DE,
$170 off on the Samyang 135mm f/1.8 at Amazon DE, Amazon ES.
$150 off on the Sony 12-24mm G at Amazon DE, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Amazon UK, WexUK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES.
Sony A7IV rebates at Ipln France.

FotoKoch:

Massive Sony rebates at FotoKoch.

Software deals:

Save $478 on the entire Topaz Photo AI+Video AI app collection (Click here). You can also get the single Photo AI App with a $300 discount (Click here) or the Video AI app with $140 discount (Click here). The deal runs til December 2. Owners of existing products will be offered pro-rated bundles.
Skylum launched a special Black Friday deal on their Luminar software (Click here).
DxO launched an up to 50% discount on all their software (Click here).

Germany:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon Germany.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon Germany.
There is also a 200€ rebate on the Sony A7IV sold by Amazon Germany.
Save on Adobe software at Amazon Germany.
All photo deal on that Amazon Germany page.
18% off on the Samyang 135mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon Germany.
Sony A7III for 1549 Euro at Fotokoch.
Samyang/Vilrox/Sony lens rebates at Foto Erhardt.

UK:

Save Big on photographic gear at Amazon UK.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon UK.
Black Friday at WexUK.

France:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon France.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon France.

Italy:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon Italy.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon Italy.

Spain:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon Spain.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon Spain.

Australia:

Up to 20% off on Sony/Sigma/Tamron gear at Digidirect AUS.

USA:

Up to $150 off on Sigma lenses sold here at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save big on Sony, Samsung, LG Tv’s at BHphoto, Amazon,
Save big on Apple gear at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
35% off on the great Sony WH-1000XM4 headset at Amazon.
Get up to $500 if you trade-in a camera or lens at BHphoto and Adorama.
Up to $200 off on Tamron lenses sold here at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Up to 50% off on Field Made caps (use code “905DFB8C179” at checkout).
Save big on Rokinon lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save big on Zeiss lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save big on SLRmagic lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save up to 25% on Prograde SD cards at BHphoto.
All Sony gear rebates on this BHphoto page.

Curious (unverified) rumors about the future Canon R5II having in some aspects same A7rV specs!

November 26, 2022
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Canon is rumored to announce the new R5II in mid 2023. Those are not reliable specs but if the rumor is true than this camera will have very similar A7rV specs in some key areas:

New 61MP CMOS BSI sensor
Same 8-stop IBIS
New High Resolution mode similar to pixel shift shooting found on Sony/Fujifilm
Focus breathing correction for video
9.44M-dot EVF
New design of vari-angle LCD monitor optimized for video shooting

Other specs (different from the A7rV)

New overheat prevention design similar to EOS R6 Mark II, at least 40min for 8K video, and over
60 min for 4K video
Dual CFexpress type B card slot
2x/4x/8x digital tele-convertor
Same Dual Pixel CMOS AF II from EOS R3 and EOS R6 Mark II
Internal 8K 60p video recording (8K RAW video spec to be confirmed)
Internal 4K 30p/60p/120p video recording (all by oversampling)
FHD 240p video recording
Standard HDMI port
Dual USB-C port
Dual DIGIC X processor
30 FPS electronic shutter with tracking / 12 FPS mechanical shutter
Launch time: 2023 Q2

via CR

Adapting a Pentax Q Lens for Full Frame Macro Photography

November 26, 2022
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Sean tested out those little funny Pentax Q lenses on the Sony!

HOT new European Black Friday deals: Up to 10% off on nearly everything at Foto Erhardt and NEW Sony rebates!

November 26, 2022
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$120 off on the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 II at Amazon DE,
$170 off on the Samyang 135mm f/1.8 at Amazon DE, Amazon ES.
$150 off on the Sony 12-24mm G at Amazon DE, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Amazon UK, WexUK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES.
Sony A7IV rebates at Ipln France.

HOT NEW DEAL: up top 10% off on everything at Foto Erhardt (except Sony and non in Stock products!):

Mit dem Gutscheincode „CYBER22“ erhalten unsere Kunden bis zu 10% auf fast alle Produkte
[10% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* bis 499,99€ und 5% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* ab 500€!] 10% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* bis 499,99€ und 5% Rabatt auf fast alle Produkte* ab 500€!
20% Rabatt Bilderrahmen & Fotoalben bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „RAHMEN20“
15% auf fast alle Samyang Produkte bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „SAMYANG15“
20% auf fast alle Walimex Produkte bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „WALIMEX20“
10% auf fast alle Videndum Produkte bei Foto Erhardt mit Gutscheincode „VIDENDUM10 “

FotoKoch:

Massive Sony rebates at FotoKoch.

Software deals:

Save $478 on the entire Topaz Photo AI+Video AI app collection (Click here). You can also get the single Photo AI App with a $300 discount (Click here) or the Video AI app with $140 discount (Click here). The deal runs til December 2. Owners of existing products will be offered pro-rated bundles.
Skylum launched a special Black Friday deal on their Luminar software (Click here).
DxO launched an up to 50% discount on all their software (Click here).

Germany:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon Germany.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon Germany.
There is also a 200€ rebate on the Sony A7IV sold by Amazon Germany.
Save on Adobe software at Amazon Germany.
All photo deal on that Amazon Germany page.
18% off on the Samyang 135mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon Germany.
Sony A7III for 1549 Euro at Fotokoch.
Samyang/Vilrox/Sony lens rebates at Foto Erhardt.

UK:

Save Big on photographic gear at Amazon UK.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon UK.
Black Friday at WexUK.

France:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon France.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon France.

Italy:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon Italy.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon Italy.

Spain:

Save Big on Sony and other photographic gear at Amazon Spain.
Save big on Sandisk SD cards at Amazon Spain.

Australia:

Up to 20% off on Sony/Sigma/Tamron gear at Digidirect AUS.

USA:

Up to $150 off on Sigma lenses sold here at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save big on Sony, Samsung, LG Tv’s at BHphoto, Amazon,
Save big on Apple gear at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
35% off on the great Sony WH-1000XM4 headset at Amazon.
Get up to $500 if you trade-in a camera or lens at BHphoto and Adorama.
Up to $200 off on Tamron lenses sold here at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Up to 50% off on Field Made caps (use code “905DFB8C179” at checkout).
Save big on Rokinon lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save big on Zeiss lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save big on SLRmagic lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save up to 25% on Prograde SD cards at BHphoto.
All Sony gear rebates on this BHphoto page.

Black Friday: 20% off on the Heipi Tripod, 30% off on Albert Dros editing course, and tons of storage deals at Amazon!

November 25, 2022
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Also today you have NEW Black Friday deals you can find here at Amazon US, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL, Amazon SE, Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, WexUK, Digidirect AUS.

What’s new today:

Save big on Macbook Air M1 at Amazon US. Save big on Macbook PRO’s at Amazon US.
Hot deal ending soon: Save $478 on the entire Topaz Photo AI+Video AI app collection (Click here).
Til Monday you save 30% on Albert Dros editing course (use code “BLACKFRIDAY22”).
Up tp 20% off on the world’s lightest 3in1 tripod from Heipi (Click here).

Sony Camera/Lens deals:

Sony Camera/Lens Black Friday on those pages at Bhphoto, Amazon (camera deal page here / lens deal page here), Adorama.
Get up to $500 if you trade-in a camera or lens at BHphoto and Adorama.
Up to $150 off on Sigma lenses sold here at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Up to $200 off on Tamron lenses sold here at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save big on Rokinon lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save big on Zeiss lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save big on SLRmagic lenses at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Up to 50% off on Funleader lenses.
Up to 40% off on Viltrox lenses.
Up top 50% off on Pergear lenses.
Up to 40% off on Zy Optics lenses.
Up to 40% off on Laowa lenses at Venusoptics.
Save big on Samyang/Rokinon E-mount lenses at Amazon US.

Storage deals (SD cards and hard disks):

Save big on Sandisk SD cards and WD storage at Amazon US.
Save big on Seagate drives at Amazon US.
Save big on Lexard SD cards and storage at Amazon
Save big on PNY SD cards and storage at Amazon
Save big on ProGrade SD cards and storage at BHphoto
Get up to $500 if you trade-in a camera or lens at BHphoto and Adorama.

Software deals (actually the best deal on this Black Friday event):

Save $478 on the entire Topaz Photo AI+Video AI app collection (Click here). You can also get the single Photo AI App with a $300 discount (Click here) or the Video AI app with $140 discount (Click here). The deal runs til December 2. Owners of existing products will be offered pro-rated bundles.
Skylum launched a special Black Friday deal on their Luminar software (Click here).
DxO launched an up to 50% discount on all their software (Click here).
20% boss on Adobe Creative Cloud Apps at Amazon
Save $110 on Capture one Pro sold by BHphoto.

More Black Friday deals:

Save big on Sony, Samsung, LG Tv’s at BHphoto, Amazon,
Save big on Apple gear at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
35% off on the great Sony WH-1000XM4 headset at Amazon.
70% off with the code “RUMOR” on the Complete Capture One Tools Bundle from Alexander Svet.
You now save up to 30% on all Peak Design gear (Click here).
Get 10% off sitewide at KEH.com.
up to 22% off on all Camera/skin cover from AlphaGVRD.
Up to 25% off on ThinkThank gear.