More RX1R tests on Dpreview. RX100 deals in USA and Europe.

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DPreview (Click here) added the Sony RX1R Dynamic range and Noise pages. As you can see there is very little difference between the RX1 and RX1R. Anyway, Pixel Peepers may be happy with that 1-2% resolution increase :)

If you don’t care about the tiny bit extra resolution and want to save some dollars you may get the Open BOX RX1 which is sold by [shoplink 19424 ebay]Beachcamera (Click here)[/shoplink]. You save $283! And the RX100 got a slight price drop ans sells for $565 at [shoplink 19425 ebay]BigValue (Click here)[/shoplink].

New RX preorders:
RX1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
RX100MII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.

New Metabones Nikon G to E-mount Speed Booster announced. And Rokinon 16mm in Stock.

It’s definitely a Speed Booster day! A couple of hours ago I wrote you about the new A to E-mount Speed Booster coming in August. And now Metabones announced a Nikon G to NEX adapter too! it’s already in Stock and shipping on their store (Click here). Now you can tell your Nikon friends that they have no excuse anymore to switch over to the NEX system with their G lenses :)

And another new product is in Stock for the first time: The Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 for A-mount ships now at BHphoto (Click here).

 

Zeiss 50mm in Stock at Adorama (and first owners feedback). Bower TS also in Stock.

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The new Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 SSM lens is right now in Stock and shipping at Adorama (Click here) and on their [shoplink 19371 ebay]eBay store (Click here)[/shoplink]. Another new lens is in Stock, the Bower Tilt Shift lens at BHphoto (Click here).

And here is the first feedback from SAR readers:

Anonymous: “There are many samples at the topic here http://sony-club.ru/showthread.php?t=63681&page=43“.

Joel: “Received the new Sony Zeiss SAL50F14Z today.  It did not come with the usual premium lens case.  No lens case at all.  That was quite a big disappointment for such a lens with a premium price.  Is this how Sony hopes to shore up their digital imaging business?”

Jonathan: “Just received my SAL5014Z.  The AF-D focus option is not available when using the new Zeiss 50mm on the a99 body.  I suspect it’s because each lens, in order to work with that feature, requires firmware specific to that lens.  It’s hard to imagine Sony releasing this premium lens without a plan to upgrade the firmware on the a99, to make it fully functional with the new 50mm.  So, let’s keep our eyes out for that new a99 firmware update.”
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All Sony deals of the day at DealsRunner.com.

Catching up with Sony US deals (Tamron-Sigma-A99-RX100 and more).

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I have to catchup with a long list of new Sony deals for US readers. To be always up to date and if you have some deals to share be sure to use DealsRunner.com. Here is the deals list:

1) Sony A99 for $2.327 at [shoplink 19340 ebay]Big Value (Click here)[/shoplink].
2) $50 off Sony A65 with the (NEW!) DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM II Lens at BHphoto (Click here).
3) Save up to $200 on Sigma lenses for Sony at BHphoto (Click here).
4) Save up to $100 on Tamron lenses for Sony at BHphoto (Click here).
5) $100 off on the Sony NEX-3N with 16-50mm Lens at BuyDig (Click here).
6) And here are the ongoing four Amazon deals:
– Save up to $200 on Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras
– Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha NEX Compact System Camera and Save $100 on the Sony E 55-210mm Lens
– Save up to $40 on Select Sony Cyber-shot Digital Cameras
– Save up to $100 on Select Sony Handycam Camcorders

Done! Now back to rumor work :)

Closer look on the RX1R and RX100R image quality. And full US, Canada, UK, and Europe pricing and preorder list.

noise performance graph by Techradar.

 

Finally we have pricing and preorders options for Canadians and Europeans too. Here is the updated preorder list:
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RX1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
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RX100MII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
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Sony HVL-F43M TTL flash at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony VFA-49R1 Filter Adapter for the for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-1R at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony AG-R1 Attachment Grip for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-100M2 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony Premium Leather-Like Jacket Case for RX-100 & RX-100M2 at Adorama.

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Image quality:

Sony RX1:
It’s Dpreview (Click here) that gives us a good idea of how much sharpness you gain with the absence of the Anti Aliasing filter on the RX1R. They write:

“The RX1R does seem to offer a genuine (albeit not enormous) increase in resolution over the RX1.”

As you can see from their comparison you gain a little sharpness. Certainly not reason enough to switch to the RX1R if you already own the RX1.

Sony RX100MII:
Techradar (Click here) is the first website having published a full camera review. They write:

“We were excited to test out the Sony RX100 Mark II’s new backlit sensor, and both our labs results and real-world samples indicate that Sony has made some significant improvements to the performance of the sensor, making it an incredibly useful camera to use in low light.”

Imaging Resource: Example of RX100 (image here) vs RX100MII (image here).
Sample Gallery at Dpreview.
The RX100MII definitely shows a better image quality!