The big Sony US savings will end on Sunday. The full list can be seen on those pages at BHphoto and at Adorama. In detail we have:

Sony A7 cameras:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

Sony A6300-A6000-A5100:
$150 off on the A6300 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$100 off on the A6300 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$300 off on the A6000 Dual lens kit sold by Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A5100 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$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.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$30 off on the Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRC1M Radio Control Wireless Commander at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVL-F60M Wireless Shoe Mount Flash with built-in LED light at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Grip for Alpha a7, a7R and a7s with built-in LED light at Adorama, Amazon.

And for the next 30 hours only you save up to $250 on those two Rokinon E-mount lenses sold by Adorama (Click here)

The new Sony FE lenses preorders:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.

The new Sony FE lenses preorders started today:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.

Some of you might have missed that for around two hours Amazon was selling the 16-35mm for $1,698 (screenshot below). I don’t know if Amazon will honor this or cancel your preorders. Just to be sure place another preorder Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy if you don’t want to get a bad surprise. Still, fingers crossed you might got some luck this time :)

You can finally preorder the two new FE lenses here:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.

Support SAR! I would appreciate if you would use those affiliated links to preorder the lens. I get a small commission and you don’t pay any cent more than the normal price. It’s the best way to finance my work on SAR. Thanks!
Note that since October all our lens rumors proved to be correct (Click on the lens name to read the rumor): 100mm STF, budget 85mm, 100-400mm FE, 16-35mm GM. Thanks sources!

A more detailed coverage of the lenses can be found on SAR here (16-35) and here (12-24). To sum up some of the lens highlights:

16-35mm:
– It is the first Sony lens with a new fly by wire mechanism. It allows reliable manual focusing!
– Unusual for a wide angle zoom is that it has a 11-blade circular aperture which contributes to even greater bokeh quality
– The new GM lens weights only 160g more than the slower Zeiss 16-35mm f/4.0 lens. Good job Sony!

12-24mm:
– The lens weights half as much as the Sigma 12-24mm or Canon 11-24mm lens! And MTF graph is on par with the Sigma…promising!
– It is only priced $100 more than the Sigma. This is just to say that unusual for Sony pricing seems to be fair in this case :)
– Just like the new 16-35mm GM also the 12-24mm lens has a new fly by wire focus mechanism
– In first testings this lens is surprisingly resistant to flare. Unusual for such a wide angle zoom.

Of course we have to see some more reviews from independent sources. But so far I am impressed about what I saw from these lenses. And also the price of the lenses is pretty reasonable compared to the competition. While the 16-35mm GM is probably the one lens I will buy I have to admit the 12-24mm is very tempting too mainly because of the very low weight (I am a hiker).

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SAR reader Christopher Engell created that new Rubber Eyecup Soft for Sony A6500. You can buy it on [shoplink 58397 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Here are two reviews of the Eyecup:

1) A6500 Eyecup review by Sully Cortez  https://youtu.be/E3r9Ab4NqBg

2) https://youtu.be/4hME3n8Lkbs at 4:12 that1cameraguy talks about my Eyecup with using it with the Sony 2X teleconverter and 1 issue you get noticeable shake in the lens “and here’s something really cool because I did buy that eye viewfinder piece EVF cup that goes around your eye on the Alpha 6500 it did help tremendous balance the camera out and record video.

The imported Sony A7rII (with US seller warranty) is selling for $2,179 only on eBay US (Click here).

Profoto announced the new B1X off camera flash and it is in stock and ready to ship. Additionally, all orders are automatically entered into their $500 Gift Card giveaway:
Profoto B1X 500 AirTTL TO-Go Monolight Kit $2095.00 with Free Shipping
Profoto B1X 500 AirTTL Location Kit $4148.00 with Free Shipping
Profoto TTL-S Air Remote for Olympus Cameras, 2.4GHz Frequency Band, Up to 1000′ Wireless Range $419.00 with Free Shipping
Profoto Li-Ion Battery MKII for B1 and B1X $295.00 with Free Shipping
Profoto OCF Zoom Reflector $149.00 with Free Shipping
Profoto OCF Magnum Reflector $199.00 with Free Shipping

Adorama Learning Center Article on the B1X

We also got a deal on the Aurora package sold by Macphun (Click here). If you click on the link and then insert the promo code “SAR” you will get an additional $10 discount.

Sony launched a new site named sony.com/stories where you can share your stories. And one of you will win a RX100V camera

This is Sony’s press text:

Have a Sony camera that you love? Maker is offering Sony users a chance to tell their story. Share your photos or videos and you could be featured on Sony.com and/or win a brand new RX100v camera. Showcase your work with this unique opportunity to be a part of Sony’s global online community.

The savings on those three E-mount lenses will end tomorrow:
50mm f/1.4 Autofocus FE lens for $499 ($200 off) at Adorama.
50mm f/1.2 for $399 ($100 off) in Sony E-Mount – Black or Sony E-Mount – Silver.
20mm f/1.8 for $429 ($170 off) at Adorama.

You save $100 on the Sigma MC-11 Canon EF to Sony E-mount adapter sold by Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
You can find a long list of A7 cameras and E-mount lenses on Open Box offer on that BestBuy page.

New Sony Full Frame USA deals:

Sony A7 cameras:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$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.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.