Zero interest from Sony to buy Olympus Camera Business Know-How

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The past weeks there were rumors saying that Olympus might close down their camera business. And it was also said that Olympus would sell their Know How to Samyang or Sony.

As far as I hear from Sony managers there seems to be no interest at all from Sony to get involved in Olympus also because it looks like those rumors are way over hyped and Olympus has NO plans to sell their business.

I will take this chance to propose a crazy idea:

I would LOVE if Olympus would join the E-mount system launching a full frame OMD camera and some nice ZUIKO PRO lenses. I think both Olympus and Sony would gain a lot from this. We would finally get some differentiation in camera designs. Olympus builds very good looking, solid (weatherproof) and user friendly cameras. I think Olympus would sell many of those! And Sony would benefit from this too as it would attract a new kind of potential buyers that usually lean more towards Nikon or Canon…

Yeah call me crazy…but let me know in the comment system if you would think this would be a good idea :)

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New Black Friday deal: Save up to 75% on the new Luminar 4 superbundles

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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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European Black Friday deals roundup (many new Sony FE lens savings)

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Amazon Europe launched their Black Friday  deals on those pages at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
The specific photo and accessory deals can be see on those pages at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

What’s new are these FE lens deals at Amazon Spain (all EU readers can buy from there):
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.

Special mentions:



Amazon Germany:
Buy the A6600, A6500, A6400, A6100 and save 150 Euro on the lens at Amazon Germany.
Bis zu 25% reduziert: Speicherprodukte von SanDisk at Amazon Germany.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1TB | 1 Jahr for 79 Euro at Amazon Germany.
Save up to 35% on transcend SD cards at Amazon Germany.
Bis zu 25% reduziert: SSD at Amazon Germany.

Amazon UK:
Tamron 28-75mm FE for £599 at Amazon UK.
Tamron 17-28mm FE for £719 at ParkCameras.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1TB for 69 pounds at Amazon UK.

Amazon FR:
Sony: jusqu’à 400€ remboursés pour l’achat d’un objectif, offre valable du 18 octobre au 07 janvier sous conditions at Amazon FR.
Sony: 150€ remboursés pour l’achat d’un boitier plein format, offre valable du 18 octobre au 07 janvier sous conditions at Amazon FR.
Sony: Jusqu’à -37% sur une sélection d’Appareils Photo Numérique & Numérique Hybride at Amazon FR.

Amazon IT:
Rebates on Sony cameras at Amazon IT.
Promozione SONY CASHBACK at Amazon IT.
Save on cameras and lenses at Amazon IT.
Sony 28mm FE for 299 Euro at Amazon IT.

Amazon ES:
Sony 16-35mm GM lens for 2055 Euro at Amazon ES.

At Amazon Germany and Amazon France you get up to 200 Euro Amazon coupon code for free with a lot of Sony gear. Click on those links and than be sure to check the line I marked on the screenshot on top to see what you get from Amazon:

Sony A7III sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 24-105mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 24-240mm sold at Amazon Germany.
Zeiss 24-70mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 90mm FE sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 70-300mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 28mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.

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Hottest Black Friday deal: Sony A7 III $1528 After 15% rewards at Amazon US

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Since yesterday the hottest  Black Friday deal is definitely the Sony A7 III $1530 at Amazon US after 15% rewards when using Amazon Prime Rewards Visa or Amazon Store Card. This reward runs on a large  Stock of items at Amazon US (Click here to see them all).

Black Friday deals:

Sony USA launched their Black Friday deals! You  save  up to $600 at BHphoto (Click here) Here are all Sony savings in detail:

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.

FF E-mount lenses (ordered from widest lens first):
$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.

APS-C E-mount 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.

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.

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.

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.

Luminar 4 has now been officially released (all info here). Use our coupon code “SAR” at checkout to save $10 (or 10€).

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RUMOR: Sony’s next announcement might give us a fast GM wide angle lens!

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A reliable source shared these two info:

1) Sony will announce a high quality lens in early 2020
2) The source isn’t yet 100% sure but he thinks this is a new GM wide angle lens!

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There is yet no info about a possible A7IV release in February….but I hope to get some info about this soon too!

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National Geographic picks the Sony A6600 and RX100VII among the “Best new compact cameras for travelers”

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National Geographic selected the ten best cameras for travelers. We have two Sony cameras:

RX100VII:

The seventh-generation RX100 line is packed with features yet each camera fits inside a jacket pocket. This version comes with real time AF, from Sony’s pro line, giving photographers highly reliable eye/face autofocus that now works with animals as well as people. No other camera in this size has autofocus or shoot speeds close to this little wonder. We’re talking 20 frames per second (FPS) with real-time autofocus/auto exposure. Thanks to new sensor tech borrowed from Sony’s flagship a9 series, this model also shoots electronically with almost no distortion of moving subjects. In practice, this means silent shooting and high shutter speeds for working in bright light. The RX100VII also sports a 24-200mm equivalent zoom lens that, while not as bright as I would like, covers a wide range for the traveler. I have regularly described this camera line as my “desert island” choice. Is it a high price for such a small camera? Yes, but it does deliver performance in spades.

A6600:

The a6600 is the first Sony APS-C camera to use the larger Z-style battery that powers all of Sony’s newer generation full-frame mirrorless cameras, pushing through roughly 800 shots on a single charge. It’s also Sony’s first APS-C camera to have IBIS. Additionally, this model’s best-in-class autofocus technology, borrowed from Sony’s professional FF cameras, makes it easy to capture critical moments, like your kid’s big soccer goal or a majestic falcon’s soaring flight. That alone makes the a6600 a solid choice.
Tip: Pair the a6600 with the 16-55mm F/2.8 (24-82mm equivalent) lens

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Sony Tidbits…

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Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE lens review with samples (Full-frame & APS-C)

Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art review so far (CameraLabs).
Cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel Explains 3 Different Camera Lenses (Mirrorlessrumors).
Photo Tips and Favorite Gear for Successful Fall Foliage Pictures (Explora).
LanParte Factory Tour (Personal View).
Sony Imaging Edge Mobile App – Transfer Photos to Mobile Device and Remote Control Camera Using Sony RX100 VII (SonyAlphaLab)

Laurent:

I’m attaching a link that might interest some of your video centric crowd. It’s a trailer, it’s in 4K, French spoken but with English and Spanish subs.

https://vimeo.com/314210603

I directed and shot this web-series, that will be presented at the MIPCOM film market next week, using a Sony a6500 and an a6300 as B-camera. Lenses were a mix of Zeiss glass Touit, Batis as well as some Sony-Zeiss. I chose those cameras for the autofocus speed/size ratio, and they did not disappoint. Setting was SLOG2 as I felt that with the 8-bit and 4-2-0 (about time to step things up on that regard Sony!!) it was more satisfying in tests compared to SLOG3.

The video files were post-produced in UHD by adding a layer of very slight 4K Film Grain, a layer of diffusion to selectively blow the highlights and a final letterboxing layer as we were delivering in the 2.0 aspect ratio. Edit was done in FCPX. The episodes were then graded on DaVinci Resolve.

We produced a DCP and did a premiere on one of the biggest screens in Paris (the Max Linder Cinema), which it turns out had a 2.0 ratio. So the image was projected on a roughly 110 square meter screen. At first I was afraid the grain structure would be as thick as basketballs, turns out the quality was impeccable.

I was happily surprised how well a little 900€ camera you can buy on Amazon held up to the rigours of a film set and produced a quality image. The a6500 is already a bit old by now, I certainly hope the A7S3, although there is no perfect camera, does stand tall in front of the competition, at least codec wise.

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