On Saturday I received two new babies. One is a real baby (a daughter) and one is my own new Sony A7rII :)

The reason I am disclosing this personal event is that my mail box is exploding with messages I didn’t answer yet. And the next few days I will keep not answering most of your messages to spend more time with my newborn. So please excuse me for the next 1-2 weeks if I do not answer you. I will catch up by end of this month. Some sources also hinted to me a Sony announcement is not far away so I will still work on the rumor front to get some info about the new cameras and lenses.

First personal A7rII test: I used the A7rII for the first time on Saturday night when my baby was born. I will not post these images for obvious privacy reasons. But I want to say having a silent shutter was super! And so the ability to shoot 4K videos! I loved the new EVF and it made it very easy for me to manually focus with my favorite lens which is the [shoplink 39461 ebay]Canon FD 55mm f/1.2[/shoplink]. A personal thanks to Sony for creating a camera capable to shoot such beautiful images and videos.

The present I would like to get from readers :)
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P.S.: Message to real sources and Sony itself: Of course a nice present would be to get some real new camera and lens rumors :)

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

A7rII case:
Gariz leather case in [shoplink 39113 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39108 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39110 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39111 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39112 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Gariz Alcantara case in [shoplink 39094 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39095 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Lim’s case in [shoplink 39107 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39102 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39103 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39104 ebay]Yellow (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39105 ebay]Navy Blue (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39106 ebay]Khaki (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).

Sony RX10 II 4K 100Mbps Outdoor Video Test #SonyRX10ii

Some simple upscaling tests with a a7r (Wmjaeger).
First day in theatre (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony 28mm f/2 Street Photography Review (MikeOnTheStreet).

Jones: “sony.com.hk pre-sale of A7rII (with SF-64UZ 64GB class 10 SD and carrying bag) at HK$23,490 (US$3,011) with optional discount for HVL-F32M flash (HK$1399/US179), LA-EA3 adapter (HK$990/US$127) and Metabones MB_EF_E_BT4 adapter (HK$2,790/US$744).”

Anoynmous: “Sony camera apps format reverse engineered. Non Sony apps available and loadable
https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE
https://sony-pmca.appspot.com
This works. I loaded the sample app on my a6000 and if potentially huge news.
SAR note: Please be cautious on that. I didn’t try it and do not invite you to try this out. I post this only for pure informative reasons if someone is a hacker or so and wants to check it out!“

Zeiss posted that video to explain you how the OLED screen on the new Batis lenses works. And here are also two new lens reviews:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Review at Photgraphyblog and ThePhoBlographer.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/1.8 Review at ThePhoBlographer.

Batis store 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.

Andreas Elste
Sony A7 + Zeiss FE 55 1.8
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Sony SEL28f20 FE Lens Review

Sony A7R for bird photography (yes it works!) at SonyAlphaForum.
Why you totally need a Flat Lens on your SONY Action Cam! (Actioncamerarumors).
Sony F65, ARRI Alexa, RED Dragon, Varicam 35, Canon C500 comparison on Vimeo.
Will the Transition to 4k Be Slower than the Hype Suggests? (Adorama).
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Tokyo(Zoom) on Youtube.
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Bridge(Custom) on Youtube.
PlayMemories Camera Apps “Time-lapse” & “Angle Shift Add-on” : Sydney(Custom) on Youtube.
The world’s first selfie? – “Beatle” George Harrison in front of the Taj Mahal (TheNakedCamera).

A couple of rumor sites and some fake copy cat rumor sites (LOL) report that the Sigma 24mm ART lens for A-mount is now available for preorder at BHphoto since yesterday (Click here).
Many SAR readers asked me why I didn’t report this. After many requests I decided to explain you that this is a false news! The lens is on preorder since MAY 4 and I reported this on MAY 4 on SAR (see article on SAR here). So this is a no-news :)

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Sony stated that they will keep A-mount and somewhat hinted that it would kept alive in the very high-end segment. We are eagerly waiting to get news about the A99II and I really do hope Sony will give as a “WOW” with that camera as they did with their recent A7rII release.  That said, I am curious to hear from you what your “feeling” tells you about the A-mount future:

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This is a list of features I hope to see on the new A99II:
– 50+MP sensor
– Really really really fast autofocus which works reliably in low light (much better than the A7rII).
– Best EVF in class
– Really really really long battery life (much better than the A7rII).
– 4K with no overheating issues (thanks to larger body)