Our friend David from Photoclubalpha got a confirmation from Sony that the Sony A7s has a complete silent shutter mode! Early beta testers of the A7s got a firmware upgrade that adds the feature. The firmware fixes and upgrades are:

– α7S now offers a ‘Silent Shooting’ mode
– ISO range for Movie Shooting extended to ISO100 – 102400, expandable to ISO100 – 409600
– Dynamic Range extended to 15.3 stops as sensor RAW output

David writes:

This is not the same as the Electronic First Curtain shutter found on the A7, A99, A77, A6000 and so on but conspicuously absent on the A7R. Nor is it the same as the near-silent leaf shutter terminated exposure mode of the RX100 models, RX10, or RX1 models. It’s completely free of all mechanical action and totally silent.

Sounds terrific!

A7s and RX100M3 Preorders:
Sony A7s preorder in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s EU pages: Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
RX100M3 preorders in USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA.
RX100M3 preorders in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PT. And Wex UK,
RX100M3 in Asia at Amazon Japan and Sony Australia.

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You can save up to 200 pounds or 245 Euro if you purchase a Sony RX camera from Sony UK (Click here). Just use the code “DISUMMER2014” at checkout! And please Sony, extend that deal on all Europe!

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If the new Sony RX100M3 is way to expensive for your wife pocket you can grab that RX100 with seven free accessories for $433 only at [shoplink 26952 ebay]6ave on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Don’t forget there are deals on the A7-A7r:
Sony A7 body only for $1498 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
Sony A7 with 28-70mm lens for $1798 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
Save $200 on the A7r with lens too at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here). You also save $250 on the A7r with LA-EA4 adapter at Amazon (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).

There is a very long list of new and extended Sony deal at Amazon US (Click here to see them all). Here are the direct links to the single deal pages:

Buy the Sony A7R Interchangeable Lens Camera and Save on Select Lenses and Accessories (Click here).
Save up to $500 on Sony Alpha A99 Digital SLR Bundled Purchase (Click here).
Save up to $100 on Select Sony Digital Cameras (Click here).
Save up to $200 on Sony Interchangeable Lens Cameras (Click here).
Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Save up to $250 on Select Sony lenses (Click here).
Save up to $200 on Select Sony Interchangeable-Lens Digital Cameras (Click here).
Save up to $300 on Select Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras (Click here).
Save up to $300 on Select Sony Lenses with a Qualifying Sony Compact System Cameras (Click here).
Free 32 GB Memory Card with Sony RX100M2 Digital Camera Purchase (Click here).
Save up to $50 on Select Sony Action Video Cameras (Click here).

Really a lot of deals to choose from!
Save $50 on the Sony RMLVR1 WiFi Remote with Sony Action Video Camera Purchase (Click here).

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Also Europeans can enjoy a new Sony deal: They can save 250 Euro on the Sony A6000 with Zeiss 32mm f/1.8 combo sold by [shoplink 26896 ebay]Fotomundus Germany on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

And in the meantime the very first Tamron SP 150-600mm for Sony is now in Stock and for sale on [shoplink 26897 ebay]eBay (via Hong Kong)[/shoplink]. And the A77II is in Stock at Digitalrev too (Click here).

Popularity ranking:
What mirrorless camera is the most popular on the world largest online store? The A6000 A7s or any other new camera? For weeks now the real hotseller at Amazon US is the NEX-6 (Click here to see it on top of the ranking). As you can see price matters and the NEX-6 with lens sells for $529 only!
When it comes to the overall digital camera ranking (Click here) you see that compact cameras are still the most sold. This includes the new RX100M3.

Triple Sony US eBay deal:
Refurbished VG900 for $2,474 sold by [shoplink 26903 ebay]Sony itself on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
RX100 II Digital Camera + 2 Batteries, 16GB & More for $574 on [shoplink 26904 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
NEX-5T with 16-50mm Lens + Flash for $479 on [shoplink 26905 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

This week we had new A7, A7r and A7s USA deals. A great chance to join into the new Sony Full Frame E-mount system! Here is the list:
Adorama (Click here and then click on “buy together and save” to see it) is still the only worldwide store offering a bundle deal on the new A7s.
Sony A7 body only for $1498 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
Sony A7 with 28-70mm lens for $1798 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
Save $200 on the A7r with lens too at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here). You also save $250 on the A7r with LA-EA4 adapter at Amazon (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).