The new Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens is now in Stock at BHphoto. Adorama. FocusCamera.

Marc Alhadeff tested the lens and concluded:

It would have been a perfect macro lens if we had hard stop for min distance and infinity and a magnification scale but Sigma has chosen to equip the lens with an Declick aperture ring quite useful for portrait and video, making it more versatile but less focused on the macro aspects in term of ergonomics

• If macro ergonomics are very important for you then the Sony FE 90 f2.8 Macro G OSS has the edge over the Sigma.
• If you give more importance to pure optical image quality then the new Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN (750 euros) and the Voigtländer 110mm F2.5 Macro Apo Lanthar (1200 euros – pure manual lens) are better choice
• If you want the best quality for money then the new Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN is certainly the best one among all
• In term of versatility Macro/portrait the Sigma is the best one

Reminder: Sony US launched a ton of new savings and you can see a full overview on this BH page. Some of them are here for the very first time like:

• Sony A7III for $1,698 only at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
• $200 off on the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Here are all the new Sony US camera deals:

• $500 off on the Sony A7rIV at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon, BuyDig.
• $300 off on the Sony A7III at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
• $1000 off on the Sony A9 at Buydig, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera.
• $500 off on the SonyA7rIII at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
• $500 off on the SonyA7rIII at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.

Here are the new Sony US lens deals:

• $200 off on the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the Sony/Zeiss 24-70mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f/4.0 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 85mm f/1.8 FE at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
• $50 off on the Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE G at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. FocusCamera.
• $300 off on the Sony 24-105mm FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BuyDig.
• $50 off on the Sony 35mm f/1.8 FE at Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BHphoto.
• $100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
• $100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
• $100 off on the 12-24mm f/4.0 lens at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon.
• $100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

The new 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 APS-C E-mount lens is now in Stock at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

And Marc Alhadeff is the first publishing a full review of the lens with the following conclusion:

The 7 Artisans 35mm F0.95 (249$) for E mount (APS-C = A6xxx) is certainly the best 7 Artisans lens for Sony I have tested so far.
Build quality is top notch , price is very reasonable for a F0.95 lens (249$) specially when you compare it with the Mitakon 35mm F0.95 Mark II (649$) that does not do better globally (even less in term of color rendering)
The sharpness is already good wide open and you can get perfectly sharp eyes or object details at f0.95 with a very good contrast. Background blur is very creamy in most cases and color rendition is excellent
A must have at that price

You can now preorder the new Capture One 21 on this page (Click here) with a 20% discount. It’s a bit tricky to preorder it so here I explain how to do it for C20 owners:

1. Login to Capture One
2. Go to the upgrade page and enter your license number
3. Upgrade to C21 and get the 20% discount using the checkout code “PREORDER2020“

If you do own C12 or older version you first have to purchase C20 (with no discount code). And they will than get C21 update for free.

DxO announced the totally new PhotoLab (Click here to read all info and get the 30% discount). You can also download the free trial (Click here) if you want to test it before to buy it!

Topaz released the new Gigapixel AI v5.2 update and added limited time 20% discount (Click here). Don’t forget you can also use the free trial if you want to test the results.

Reminder: Sony US launched a ton of new savings and you can see a full overview on this BH page. Some of them are here for the very first time like:

• Sony A7III for $1,698 only at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
• $200 off on the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Here are all the new Sony US camera deals:

• $500 off on the Sony A7rIV at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon, BuyDig.
• $300 off on the Sony A7III at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
• $1000 off on the Sony A9 at Buydig, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera.
• $500 off on the SonyA7rIII at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
• $500 off on the SonyA7rIII at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.

Here are the new Sony US lens deals:

• $200 off on the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the Sony/Zeiss 24-70mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
• $200 off on the Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f/4.0 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 85mm f/1.8 FE at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
• $50 off on the Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE G at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. FocusCamera.
• $300 off on the Sony 24-105mm FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BuyDig.
• $50 off on the Sony 35mm f/1.8 FE at Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BHphoto.
• $100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
• $100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
• $100 off on the 12-24mm f/4.0 lens at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon.
• $100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

For this weekend only you save 26 Dollars/Euro on the entire Albert Dros Image editing course at www.edityourlandscapes.com (use checkout code “HALLOWEEN” to get the discount).

As you know Albert Dros is a well known Sony Alpha Ambassador This is his introduction text for the SAR community: