Well it’s 2016 now! I wish all folk an exciting new 2016!

LOoking back: Those were the most read SAR posts fo 2015:

Sony announces the new A7rII, RX10m2 and RX100m4!
Sony A7sII announced!
Sony US lists crazy low prices: A7r for $199 only! $11,700 off on the 500mm G!!!
Sony releases a new firmware update for the A7/A7r/A7s and A6000!
Sony is ready to launch a new “secret” high end camera!
Zeiss announces a new BATIS lens line for Sony FE: 25mm f/2.0 and 85mm f/1.8 to ship in summer!
All details we know so far about the new FE lenses coming in February…
Sony introduces α68 A-mount camera with 4D FOCUS!
Sony announces the new RX1RII with worlds first variable low-pass filter!
Here is the worldwide single first full size image sample of the a7rII!

Wide Angle Macro and the Venus/LAOWA 15mm Macro Lens

Sony Tops Most Rented of 2015 at Lensrental.com
Zeiss 135mm f2 APO – As good as OTUS? (Matt Granger on Youtube).
Sony A7 + LA-EA4 + Soligor AF Macro 100/3.5 (SonyAlphaForum)

Doug: “Both Gordon Laing (CameraLabs.com) and I also picked the a7R II as our camera of the year at All About the Gear: http://thisweekinphoto.com/2015-wrap-up/ (audio and video podcast).”

Jared: “It’s one of the most in-depth reviews you will ever find on the RX100 IV. I included all the full res exports as well as 8 RAW files straight from the camera. http://froknowsphoto.com/sony-rx100-iv-review/”

Vangelis: “This is the link to my new photography book, which I think you and your readers might find interesting. All the images in it, were created exclusively with Sony mirrorless cameras over the past four years. Hope you like it. http://issuu.com/vangelisdelegos/docs/vangelis_delegos_-_mirrorless_photo”

Darin: “I just wanted to share this little film that’s in the finals for a “best short film” for kayaking. It was shot on a Sony NEX-5r infrared converted to 720nm so one could say it’s a different approach for sports video. It’s video #2 “Cherry Sundae”.
http://www.kayaksession.com/short-film-2015-voting/“

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Mario Marez shared this beatiful Moonlit video on our SonyAlphaForum:

Finally got to test out the A7SII in Norway. I struggled going from stills to video the entire trip. Using the A7RII for stills and SII for footage. Just a short film documenting the workshop with Lofotentours.com. They did an amazing job, five stars!

A7sII store links: [shopcountry 43594]

Sony A7r II focus modes by Gary Friedman

7 Tips and Tricks to Master the Sony a7R II (Explora).
New firmware feature request for all A7, a remedy for dust? (SonyAlphaForum)
Review of Zeiss Batis 25mm with full size sample shots at Pixelmania.
2015 ZeissImages Contest winner!

Elmar: “I am a photographer and im using Sony cameras A7rII /7MII i love underwater photography as well as landscape, events, wedding people, sports, and more.
I thought maybe my work is interesting to see the result of the combo underwater, for me it is the best combination for underwater macro photography.
I m using the new underwater housing from Nauticam for the A7rII+Macro G OSS FE90mmF2,8, 2x Inon strobes,2x lights from Sola light & motion ports and on some of the pictures the SMC(super macro converter) from Nauticam.
I went on a trip to Bali in November on the link below you can enjoy some of the pictures.
http://www.blueworldpixel.com/#!macro-art/cml2“

The seller of the Commlite Nikon F autofocus adapter for Sony E-mount contacted me and told me this: The adapter will cost $359 with international shipment cost included in the price.

Preorders will start on early January with first shipment by mid of January

An anonymous source told me this:

Speaking to the guys in XXX (Editor’s note: removed name and location) yesterday, one of them said a new manufacturer is releasing lenses for FE mount next year, and its “not who’d you think”, i checked and he didnt mean voigtlander, but would tell me no more other than “price point a bit below Zeiss level”.

Not sure what company this could be. Let’s hope “below Zeiss level” also means that these lenses will be high quality just like Zeiss lenses.

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