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SAR reader Ramos sent us what could be the craziest Sony deal I have ever posted. If you buy the A77 you will get a second A77 for free! I never saw a deal like that on any camera.

One more Sony deal in Thailand: You get the LA-EA2 for free when purchasing the NEX-6 (Source Pantip).

Image courtesy: Zeiss.

Now also Bhphoto is accepting preorders on the new Zeiss for NEX lenses:
32mm f/1.8 at BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Uniquephoto (Click here).
12mm f/2.8 at BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Uniquephoto (Click here).

Zeiss Acessories:
32mm Lens shade at Adorama (Click here).
32mm Zeiss Front Lens Cap Adorama (Click here).
12mm Lens shade at Adorama (Click here)
12mm Zeiss Front Lens Cap Adorama (Click here).

Image samples:
Youc an see some image samples with the new Zeiss lenses here (12mm) and here (32mm).

Tamron:
Tamaron is celebrating Mothers Day by providing up to $50 Mail In Rebates on select A-mount lenses at Adorama (Click here).

The negative reactions on my previous rumors about the death of the SLT technology lead to some dramatic and irrational reaction by people believing the A-mount series is coming to an end too. And my repeatedly statements that this isn’t absolutely true didn’t convince some of the SAR readers.
This is now pushing me to work with my sources to gather the first info on the new A-mount roadmap. I think some good A-mount rumor is the only way to convince some of these “negative thinkers” that the A-mount is going to have a bright future

A-mount lenses:
First of all the A-mount lens roadmap didn’t change at all. And in these days I have been told by very good sources that there will be many new lenses coming within the next 10-12 months. Of course there is the already mentioned 70-200mm upgrade. But there is also a new 400mm f/4.0 lens coming too. A source wrote: “It has an entirely new design. It will be the same SSM motor as the 500 f4, and will have Nano Coatings and some weatherproofing. It is being designed to be affordable to advanced amateurs. There ‘may’ also be a 400mm f2.8 lens, but as far as I know it is still in debate.“. Another source told me that he expects at least 6-7 new A-mount lenses to come within the mentioned 10-12 months. And most of them are high quality glass!

A-mount cameras:
I Still have no specs and names about the new cameras. I only got a confirmation from more sources that the next A-mount cameras are due for an early 2014 release. The only system camera to come in 2013 is the NEX-7 successor. The A-mount cameras coming in early 2014 will bring a considerable and visible improvement. That’s all I have been “promised” by trusted sources.

In Summary, four years ago SonyAlphaRumors was the first website to report about the new SLT tech coming in Sony A-mount cameras (here is the article from December 2009). Almost no one believed me at that time. And now that I am telling you that the next huge A-mount change is coming I hope you give me a bit more credit

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Message to sources: If you have A-mount news to share you can send me more info anonymously by using the contact form you see on the very right of your browser. You can also contact me directly at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

Sony NEX. DSLR quality without the difficulty – Foreign Correspondent

The funny guys from Sony Australia posted two more videos for the “DSLRgear no idea” campaign. Both are embedded here in this post. Enjoy watching them!

P.S.: great work guys!!!

Sony NEX. DSLR quality without the difficulty – Sideline Hero

And finally you can preorder the new Zeiss lenses in USA! Here are the links with price:

The 12mm f/2.8 lens can be preordered for $1,250 at Uniquephoto (Click here).
The 32mm f/1.8 lens can be preordered for $900 at Uniquephoto (Click here).

Let me know if you find more preorder options in US and other countries! Thanks!