New Sony 600mm and 200-600mm European/Japanese preorders and price info

While US readers will have to wait til tomorrow our EU readers can place their preorder on the new lenses right away:

Sony 200-600mm FE at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.

In Japan you can preorder the 600mm GM directly at Sony Japan and the 200-600mm also at Sony Japan.

USA Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama.

 

Just announced: New Techart TCS-04 Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter with quick function button

Today Techart announced the new TCS-04 Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter. You can preorder it on Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT and Amazon ES.The main new feature is the addition of a quick function button.

The press release is only available in Chinese for now and this is the google translated text:

TCS-04 is a fourth-generation product with an electronic contact mount adapter for using Canon EF-mount lenses with Sony E-mount cameras. The TCS-04 is optimized for high-performance phase-difference AF sensors, and offers high-speed response even with EF-mount lenses. In addition, the function button has a “quick back function” that can store the focus position. When you want to catch it again, you can call the focus position with one push, you can focus quickly, and it is useful for shooting dynamic scenes such as animals, sports and events.

[Supported mount]
Correspondence lens mount: Canon EF (※)
Supported camera mounts (models): Sony E (Sony α 9 | Sony α 7 R III | Sony α 7 III | Sony α 7 R II | Sony α 7 II | Sony α 6 500 | Sony α 6400

[Features]

  • Electronic control of Canon EF mount lens, AF photography are possible (we can attach to lens of EF-S standard)
  • Equipped with “Quick back function” by function button
  • Supports camera shake correction mechanism (Canon “IS”, Sigma “OS”, Tamron “VC”) in the lens
  • Compatible with internal camera shake correction mechanism
  • Information such as focal length and exposure of captured image is recorded as Exif data
  • Compatible with Continuous AF (AF-C)
  • It supports “face detection” “pupil AF”
  • Firmware can be updated via USB connection with a PC terminal
  • Control internal reflection by flocking inside the adapter
  • With removable tripod seat, the bottom of the tripod seat is compatible with AlcA Swiss.

[Function button]

  • Quick back function: memorize focus position with function button
    This function is useful when you want to remember the focus position of the subject when shooting dynamic scenes such as animals, sports, and events.
  • When the subject is far away: Double-click the function button to near infinity. The focus can be moved to near infinity instantly with the function button, which is useful for lenses with a large amount of focus movement and lens extension, such as telephoto lenses and macro lenses.

Ending tonight: 95% off on the 5daydeal video bundle

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Kickstarter projects:

  1. You can now preorder the new Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 E-mount lens for $199 on Kickstarter.
  2. New Peak Design superlight tripod on Kickstarter.

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Sigma US launched those new discounts:

Full Frame:
$125 off on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.

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

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

It’s back: Up to $120 off on Sigma E-mount lenses and MC-11 adapter!

Sigma US launched those new discounts:

Full Frame:
$125 off on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.

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

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

Sony US superdeals

Sony cameras:
$1000 off on the Sony A9 at Buydig, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera.
$400 off on the SonyA7rIII at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
$400 off on the Sony A7rII at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$400 off ($600 off with kit lens) on the Sony A7II at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$150 off on the Sony 6300 at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the Sony 6000 at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$150 off on the Sony 5100 at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the A6000 dual kit at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.

FF E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 12-24mm f/4.0 lens at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus 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, BuyDig.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, 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.
$100 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.
$50 off on the Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.