New Mitakon Creator 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro lens announced (for Sony E and A mount)

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Well…we got a new A-mount lens today ;)

Mitakon announced that the new Creator 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro lens will be available for Sony E and Sony A mount:

Zhongyi Mitakon 85mm f/2.8 1-5X Super Macro Lens has a wide magnification range (from 1X to 5X) allowing photographers to capture subjects at different sizes. Users no longer need to DIY or use any extension tubes to reach high magnification shooting. The lens is also designed to have one of the longest working distance for ANY super macro lens. The closest working distance at 5x magnification is 3.93” (10cm) and 10.7” (27.2cm) at 1x magnification. This working distance is so much longer than traditional macro lenses in the market. Photographers can now start shooting macro objects without getting too close and scare them away. The extended working distance also implies lighting can get to the subjects easier. It is also more friendly to use on video shooting. This new super macro lens also has a near telecentric performance which is a big advantage when it comes to macro image stacking photography or industrial usage.

The new 1x-5x Super Macro lens incorporates a 12 elements in 8 groups structure which delivers impressive resolution from corners to corners. The chromatic aberration is also controlled to the minimum (APO design). Weighing merely 1.65 lbs (750g) and 6.7cm long, it is a perfect companion for both wildlife or indoor lab shooting. It is relatively compact in its class which allows photographers to capture extremely fine subjects or patterns with different sizes. Greater magnification can also be achieved by stacking extension tubes or bellows. The high magnification is extremely useful for scientific purposes. The lens can only be used in macro distances and cannot focus to infinity. A 58mm filter thread is also available.

The enclosure of the lens is made of metal to strengthen its durability. Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony FE, Sony Alpha, Pentax K, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds, Fuji X mounts are available.

Sample Images

5 years warranty only covers the lens but NOT the accessories (i.e. tripod collar & LED light)

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Save up to 450 Euro on Sony Cameras and Lenses at Calumet Germany

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At Calumet Germany you get up to 450 Euro off on the following Sony gear:

Save 180 Euro on the Sony DSC-RX100 VA
Save 230 Euro on the Sony Cyber-shot RX10 IV
Save 110 Euro on the Sony Alpha 6400 Kit mit SEL 18-135 schwarz
Save 450 Euro on the Sony Alpha 7 II inkl. SEL-24-70 Zeiss-Objektiv
Save 400 Euro on the Sony Alpha 7R II Body, 42,4 MP, 4K Video
Save 236 Euro on the Sony 16-35 mm/4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar T* FE Zeiss
Save 190 Euro on the Sony SEL 55 mm/1,8 Zeiss E-Bajonett Vollformat
Save 136 Euro on the Sony SEL 70-200 mm/4 G E-Bajonett Vollformat
Save 400 Euro on the Sony Alpha 7R III Body, 42,4 MP, 4K Video
Save 300 Euro on the Sony Alpha 7 III Body, schwarz, 24,2 MP,
Save 400 Euro on the Sony Alpha 7III-SET: A7III-Kamera + SEL-2470Z

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All E-mount gear Black Friday deals listed in this page. The Sony A6000 is once more the Black Friday topseller :)

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Years do pass by and the A6000 still rules the Black Friday Amazon sales chart (Click here). What an amazing history…I wonder when Sony will stop producing that little camera!

You can find today’s new Black Friday deals on those special pages at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.

Save up to $600 at BHphoto (Click here) and below you can see you get 15% reward on some of those deals at Amazon (Click here to see full list).

Sony Cameras:
$200 off on the Sony A7III at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
$300 off on the Sony A7rIII at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
$500 off on the Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera.
$600 off on the Sony A7II at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$400 off on the Sony A7sII at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$400 off on the Sony A7rII at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$400 off on the A6000 dual kit at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$150 off on the Sony 6000 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$150 off on the Sony 5100 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.

Sony FE lenses:
$100 off on the 12-24mm f/4.0 lens at Bhphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony 24-105mm FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon, Focuscamera.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$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.
$50 off on the Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony APS-C lenses:
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Sony E PZ 18-110mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
$100 off on the 18-135mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
$50 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Voigtlander US launched new up to $150 savings on FE lenses:
$150 off on the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 FE at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 110mm f/2.5 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 E-mount lens at Amazon and BHphoto.
$100 off on the  Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$50 off on the Voigtlander 65mm f/2.0 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$50 off on the Voigtlander 15mm Skopar at BHphoto.

Zeiss Batis:
You save up to $500 on Zeiss Batis FE lenses sold at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Up to $300 off on Samyang/Rokinon E-mount lenses:
Save $300 on the 14mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
Save $70 on the 18mm f/2.8 FE at BHphoto, Adorama.
Save $150 on the 24mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon.
Save $155 on the 35mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon.
Save $300 on the 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon.
Save $50 on the 45mm f/1.8 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
Save $220 on the 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
Save $80 on the 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.

Up to $220 discount on Venus Optics E-mount lenses:
Save $220 on the Venus Optics Laowa 105mm f/2 Smooth Trans Focus Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Save $100 on the Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Save $100 on the Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Save $150 on the Venus Optics Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Save $100 on the Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

Sigma FE lenses:
$200 off on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Amazon, FocusCamera and Adorama.
$100 off on the Sigma 70mm macro at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.

Sigma APS-C E-mount lenses:
$50 off on the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon.

MC-11 autofocus adapter:
$100 off on the MC-11 Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter at Amazon, FocusCamera, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA4 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the HVL-F43M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$100 off on the HVL-F60M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC1EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC3EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony ECM-CG60 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100 underwater housing at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

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Hot Black Friday deal: Save 30% on Capture One PRO!

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From now til December 1 you save 30% on Capture One PRO and Capture One PRO for Sony (including bundles, upgrades and subscriptions) when using the code “BLACK-FRIDAY-19“! And you will get the new Capture One PRO 20 software as a free update when it’s released!

More Software Black Friday deals:

Skylum just launched this new Luminar 4 Black Friday Offer (click here) that will be available from November 27 through December 2.

You get 3 bundles:
• Bundle #1 (US$79) – Luminar 4 + 2 bonuses of your choice
• Bundle #2 (US$99) – Luminar 4 + 5 bonuses of your choice
• Bundle #3 (US$129) – Luminar 4 + All bonuses

List of bonuses:
• PDF Expert – $80 value
• 2 Look Packs (Skylum) with free presets – US$50 value
• Rocky Nook free book of your choice – US$44.99 value
• Clipchamp 3-month subscription to the Create account – US$30 value
• Xpozer discount – US$75 value
• ViewBug 1-year Pro plan – US$118 value
• Envira Gallery Basic plan + 30% off other plans – US$29 value + up to US$90 discount

Adobe deal:

You can find a whole set of new Black Friday special at Adobe (Click here). It runs worldwide!

TopazLabs deal:

53% off on the Topaz AI products!

 

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Sony a6600 review at Dpreview: “Amazing autofocus, acceptable ergonomics”

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Dpreview published the full Sony A6600 review and concludes:

The Sony a6600 has an industry-leading autofocus system, is capable of excellent images and video, comes with very useful in-body image stabilization and has the best battery life of any mirrorless camera on the market at this time. However, its sensor is getting a bit long-in-the-tooth, and competitors have caught up or surpassed it regarding video quality and features, resolution and handling. But for family photography and even some sports and action, it’s easily worth your consideration.

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New European Sony Black Friday deals!

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Amazon Europe has new Black Friday deals on those pages at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

Specific for Sony we got those new deals today:

Sony : Jusqu’à -65% sur une sélection d’appareils photo, objectifs et caméscopes (Amazon France).
Sony: jusqu’à 400€ remboursés pour l’achat d’un objectif (Amazon France).
Sony rebates at Amazon Italy. Sony cashback at Amazon Italy.
Hasta -20% de descuento en selección de fotografía Sony (Amazon Spain).
Tamron 28-75mm FE for 599 pounds at Amazon UK.

Amazon Spain has great FE lens deals:
24mm f/1.4 GM for 1279 Euro at Amazon ES.
85mm f/1.4 GM for 1300 Euro at Amazon ES.
50mm f/1.8 FE for 149 Euro at Amazon ES.
35mm f/1.8 FE for 512 Euro at Amazon ES.
50mm f/1.4 FE for 1125 Euro at Amazon ES.
70-350mm FE for 696 Euro at Amazon ES.

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