4th of July deals at BHphoto!

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A long list of 4th of July deals has been posted on a special BHphoto page (Click here). A special mention goes to the big price drop on the Manfrotto Agile II Sling Bag (Star White).

Reminder: The A7II Gariz cases fit on the A7rII too! Get them here at Amazon US (Click here) or on eBay here:
Alcantara case in [shoplink 38168 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 38169 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink].
Leather case in [shoplink 38164 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 38165 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 38166 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 38167 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink].

RX100m4 is in Stock for the first time today at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.

The Sony RX100m4 now in Stock!

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The brand new amazing (and a bit expensive) RX100m4 camera is in Stock for the first time in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
The Sony RX100 Mk IV Puts 4K In Your Pocket (Adorama).
RX100m4 Gariz cases on [shoplink 38234 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV real-world sample gallery posted (Dpreview).
RX100m4 review at Cinema5D. Video below:


Barber brothers, shot on a Sony RX100 IV from Johnnie Behiri on Vimeo.

A7rII and RX camera preorder list:
In USA:
A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX10m2 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX100m4 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at:
A7rII at Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX100m4 at Amazon DE and Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX10m2 at Amazon DE and Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at:
A7rII at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX10m2 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX100m4 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

Zeiss Batis will ship from July 17!

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Both new Batis lenses will ship from July 17 according to BHphoto (Click here). And as I told you yesterday the 90mm FE lens is now in Stock at Amazon and BHphoto.

And there is a new test made by Brian Van Der Beek:

25mm Batis: “The lens is quick to focus, and while it may look a tad big on the A7II, it’s comfortable to hold and makes shooting a breeze. Bokeh (ahhh the “B” Word!) is actually not that shallow because of the wideness of the focal length, but you get some nice shallow depth of field when the subject is close to the camera. What can I say? I’m sold!”

85mm Batis: “It compresses facial features nicely and gives a nice fall off to the background. The Batis 85mm f1.8 has all the hallmarks of a great portrait lens. I’ve always preferred the f1.8 versions of 85mm lenses as the 1.4 versions tend to be too shallow to be of much use. The 1.8/85 is fast to focus and easy to work with.“

Preorder links:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
In Europe and Asia the Loxias can be found in Stock via [shoplink 36456 ebay]eBay sellers (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev (Click here).

Gariz Leather and Alcantara case for the new Sony A7rII.

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If you need a case for your brand new Sony A7rIi camera well there is good news: The current A7II Gariz cases suite perfectly for the A7rII too. Gariz now has them for sale in both leather and alcantara versions:
Alcantara case in [shoplink 38168 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 38169 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink].
Leather case in [shoplink 38164 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 38165 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 38166 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 38167 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink].
As this is the same A7II case you can buy them all also at Amazon US (Click here).

I highly recommend the [shoplink 38169 ebay]Alcantara case[/shoplink] over the Leather version for the following reasons:
– It feels like leather but it is not.
– Increased durability and stain resistance over leather.
– It doesn’t make you sweat.
– It’s flame retardant in case your camera gets launched in an open fire :)

P:S.: Alcantara is composed of about 68% polyester and 32% polyurethane and is very much used in Sports cars because it feels good but you don’t sweat in it.

A7rII and RX camera preorder list:
In USA:
A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, Uniquephoto.
RX10m2 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Uniquephoto.
RX100m4 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at:
A7rII at Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX100m4 at DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX10m2 at DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at:
A7rII at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX10m2 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX100m4 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

New A7rII now available for preorder at SonyStore US. Says it ships on August 26.

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The new Sony A7rII is now available for preorder at SonyStore US too (Click here). The official Sony site also reports the estimated ship date which is August 26. Reminder: Today in Stock for he first time is the 90mm FE at Amazon and BHphoto.

A7rII and RX camera preorder list:
In USA:
A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Uniquephoto.
RX10m2 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Uniquephoto.
RX100m4 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at:
A7rII at Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX100m4 at DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX10m2 at DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at:
A7rII at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX10m2 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX100m4 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

New Sony 90mm FE lens now in Stock at BH and Amazon. First SAR readers tests.

The new Sony FE 90mm macro lens is in Stock for the first time un USA via Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). And here are a few new tests:

1) First SAR owners tests posted on SonyAlphaForum (Click here). Louis Berk: “Bottom line, this is a very sharp lens, with very nice colouration. It compliments my A7R very well and I suspect it will also be very good on the upcoming A7RII. The AF to Manual override is very well thought out, you pull back the focus ring and it engages the distance scale. The scale itself is not only very clear but shows both the distance and the macro magnification factor (e.g. 1:1, 1:2 etc). The focus throw is large and very accommodating for macro purposes. The focus is very smooth but in my opinion not stiff enough. This means it is easy to overshoot your target but I expect with practise I will become more accurate. Viewfinder magnification and focus peaking are automatically engaged when manually focussing (although the magnification is a preference set in the camera and can be turned off). From these samples I cannot fault the image quality, the colouration or the ergonomics of the lens. But beware it is a very big object and will take up the space equivalent to a large zoom lens in your camera bag.”

2) Gustav posted some early shots at Dyxum: “this new macro-lens is really great , the built-quality is very good , i love the AF-MF ring , when you push the ring to you ,you have MF , when you push back (to the sunhood) you have AF , very easy to work with…the price of the lens is high ..very sharp picture`s even in low light ,normal with post-procesing in RAW you must sharp your picture`s to a level , now it was almost already there.”

3) The Japanese site Yodobashi also poste a review with amny nice image samples.

90mm links:
In USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, [shoplink 37938 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
In Europe at [shoplink 37991 ebay]Fotomundus[/shoplink], Amazon Germany, Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
In Asia at Digitalrev, Sony Australia.

Refurbished A6000 double lens kit for $629. Sandisk/lexar specials.

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Among the best new refurbished/Open Box deals we have that [shoplink 38088 ebay]Refurbished A6000 with double lens kit at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink]. It sells for $629 and comes with 30 days guarantee.

There is also a SD card action at Adorama:
SanDisk Specials at Adorama (Click here).
Lexar Specials at Adorama (Click here).

More Refurbished/Open Box stuff:
[shoplink 38075 ebay]Open Box A7s at Samys (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38076 ebay]Open Box A7r at Samys (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38078 ebay]Open Box A5000 with kit lens at Henrys (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38079 ebay]Refurbished A99 at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38080 ebay]Refurbished A7r at Henrys (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38081 ebay]Refurbished A7r at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38082 ebay]Refurbished A7 with kit lens at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38083 ebay]Refurbished A7 at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38084 ebay]Refurbished A6000 with double lens lens at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38086 ebay]Refurbished RX10 at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38087 ebay]Refurbished RX100m3 at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38088 ebay]Refurbished A6000 with (different) double lens lens at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 38089 ebay]Refurbished 35mm Zeiss FE lens at Secondipity (Click here)[/shoplink].

A full list of Sony refurbished cameras and lenses can be found on Amazon too (Click here).