Batis 18mm lens at Foto Video Klein (Facebook).

The Batis 18mm is now shipping in Germany. European readers can find a few lenses on eBay Germany at [shoplink 47338 ebay]Foto Petzold (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 47339 ebay]Foto Birwe (Click here)[/shoplink].

UPDATE: German readers have plenty of A and E-mount Wallimex lenses on Gold Box at Amazon Germany (Click here).

SAR reader Remi is one of the lucky super early owners of the lens:

I’m really lucky to be one of the first to have access to the new #ZeissBatis 18mm! I will use it on my new expeditions, and hopefully capture some amazing landscapes. Are you ready to follow me in #NewZealand in a few weeks? #Sony #a7rii #Zeiss #Batis18 #batis85 #SonyAmbassador #ZeissAmbassador

Ein von Remi Chapeaublanc (@remichapeaublanc) gepostetes Foto am 27. Apr 2016 um 1:01 Uhr

Batis 18mm at [shopcountry 47045].

Sony Germany launched a new rebate program. You save up to 80 Euro at Amazon.de (Click here to read all details).

Sony US officially reduced the A7II price. It’s now $200 off in all US stores like Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Also the first generation A7 got a $100 discount and sells for $998 at Amazon (Click here).

Also be sure to check out the many Sony Open Box deals from BestBuy (Click here to see them all). There is also a bunch of 55mm FE lenses for $719 only!

They may become a classic after all….the Hasselblad clones! And now you can have them for a very low price…soemtimes lowers than Sony’s originals!

Hasselblad LF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens sells for $149 at BHphoto (Click here). That’s almost half the price of the Sony version!

The Hasselblad Stellar sells with a $1,546 discount at BHphoto (Click here). Still more expensive than the “original” Sony RX100. But the Hasselblad comes with sexy Wooden box, leather wrist and shoulder strap, cleaning cloth and 2 year warranty.

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Ending soon:
$170 off on the Sony FE 24-240mm at [shoplink 47118 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the Sony A7sII at [shoplink 47285 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].

BestBuy is once again offering great new Sony Open Box deals (Click here to see them all). This includes the new Double zoom A6000 kit for $644 only!

And nwo the bad news:

If you managed to preorder the Sony A7 sold for $398 at Adorama (Click here). well there is bad news. As suspected this was indeed an error made by the store. Your orders will be cancelled.

This is a super crazy deal guys!!! You get the Sony A7 for $398 only at Adorama (Click here to see and believe it and buy it). UPDATE: Adorama just removed the $398 price. It was likely a mistake and I guess your orders will be canceled :(

Reminder: Most of the grey imported deals sponsored by the official eBay US deal page (Click here) are ending today:

$700 off on the Sony A7rII at [shoplink 47061 ebay]eBay US (1 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the Sony A7sII at [shoplink 47167 ebay]eBay US (1 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the Sony FE 55mm at [shoplink 47062 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink]
$180 off on the Sony 18-200mm at [shoplink 47166 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink]
$170 off on the Sony FE 24-240mm at [shoplink 47118 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
$150 off on the Sony 6000 kit at [shoplink 47168 ebay]eBay US (1 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
$114 off on the Zeiss FE 16-35mm at [shoplink 47165 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink]

European readers can grab some Gold Box deals on Samyang lenses (name Wallimex in Europe) through Amazon Germany:
Wallimex 12mm f/2.0 APS-C E-mount lens (Click here)
Wallimex 12mm f/2.8 Fish-Eye A-mount lens (Click here)
Wallimex 8mm f/3.5 Fish-Eye A-mount lens (Click here)