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If you are mad for speed there is nothing better than get the newly updated Speedmaster 50mm f/.095 “Dark Knight” edition that is for the first time in Stock via Hong Kong sellers on eBay:
[shoplink 28563 ebay]Breguet Camera (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28562 ebay]Imake store (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28564 ebay]Qy Camera (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28565 ebay]Roxen store (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28566 ebay]Muchmall store (Click here)[/shoplink],

And it will ship soon at BHphoto (Click here) too.

As reported before these are the improvements of the new version:

1. Improved lens coating, which makes the lens have better performance
2. Filter thread changed to 67mm from 58mm
3. New bayonet lens hood to prevent light flare and improve “back light “s situation performance.

And here is the first unboxing video of the enw Speedmaster Dark Knight edition:

I am among those people who highly praises Sony effort to innovate but actually wonders of gadgets like the ILCE-QX1 actually will really drive $cash$ into Sony’s pocket. Well according to the latest Amazon US sales ranking (Click here to see them) Sony is actually taking many orders of those QX1 cameras! It scores third in the mirrorless ranking beating “hot” mirrorless cameras like the Fuji X-T1 and the Sony A7 series. P.S.: Note that the ranking counts both sales and preorder numbers and changes hourly.

UPDATE: Sony also updated the Playmemories app. You can get it here on iTunes or Google Play.

I am also surprised our readers actually like the camera. See the poll results here (if you didn’t vote…vote to see them):

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Preorders of the new QX cameras (Click on store name to open the exact product page in a new tab):
E-mount QX1 in USA at Amazon, SonyStore US, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.
E-mount QX1 in Europe at Sony DE, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony ES, Sony IT, Sony NL, Sony NO, Sony BE, Sony PT, Sony SE, Sony FI.
E-mount QX1 in Asia at Digitalrev.
QX30 in USA at Amazon, SonyStore US, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.
QX30 in Asia at Digitalrev (Click here).

APS-C E-mount cameras are literally dominating the Amazon mirrorless ranking (list here).

We are all waiting to see the new stuff at Photokina. But in the meantime …for months now(!) the most sold popular Sony camera at Amazon US (Click here to see the ranking) is the Sony NEX-6.
It’s a bit pity that only Sony E-mount FF lenses are about to be announced soon (16-35mm Zeiss, powerzoom lens and the Zeiss Loxia). Sony should really try to support those many APS-C E-mount owners and make some lenses for them too.

P.S.: Of course they can use the FE lenses too, but it’s really not the same thing (increased weight, increased price, missing focal lengths and so on…).

Reminder: Sony US is selling plenty of discounted ref. cameras:
$700 off on the [shoplink 28308 ebay]RX1R (Click here)[/shoplink].
$80 off on the [shoplink 28309 ebay]RX100 (Click here)[/shoplink].
$120 off on the [shoplink 28310 ebay]A77 with kit lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
Few [shoplink 28311 ebay]A900 bodies (Click here)[/shoplink].
$74 off on the [shoplink 28312 ebay]QX100 (Click here)[/shoplink].
Samys sells Open Box and $300 off [shoplink 28313 ebay]A7r bodies (Click here)[/shoplink].