At last we got some info about the next Loxia 35mm shipment in US (no info in EU and Asia yet). It will ship from February 5 at BHphoto (Click here). And the 50mm Loxia will ship on January 22 at BHphoto (Click here).

Sony after Christmas Open Box and Refurbished deals reminder:

Open Box:
$200 off on the A7 with kit lens sold by [shoplink 32507 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$150 off on the A7 sold by [shoplink 32508 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$900 off on the RX1 sold by [shoplink 32506 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the RX1R sold by [shoplink 32504 ebay]Adorama on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$130 off on the Zeiss 55mm FE sold by [shoplink 32509 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 E-mount sold by [shoplink 32510 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Refurbished:
$1,200 off on the RX1 sold by [shoplink 32514 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the A7r sold by [shoplink 32515 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the A7s sold by [shoplink 32513 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the A7 with kit lens sold by [shoplink 32516 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the A7 sold by [shoplink 32517 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$250 off on the A99 superkit sold by [shoplink 32512 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the RX1 sold by [shoplink 32505 ebay]BeachCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Angelo Pelle who makes leather cases for many cameras sent me that press text. You can find most of his cases for sale on [shoplink 32312 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Angelo Pelle, a handcraft company based in Florence is proud to announce the new 2015 hand made half case for Sony A7s A7 A7r and A7II

We are proud to announce our new 2015 case for Sony A7s A7r and A7 (a version for A7II will be available soon). The new case is fully handstitched, it will offer 360° protection to camera and it included a removable LCD backdoor and a deluxe neckstrap. New kinds of leather are available (camouflage, embossed leather, snake skin and limited editions)

The case will be produced in a limited quantity each month.

The cases can be bought directly from the producer on the site: www.angelo-pelle.com

One of the lenses on Sonys roadmap (details here) is the 90mm f/2.8 OSS FE macro lens. The Chinese site Nphoto spotted a Sony patent describing the lens design. Here it is:

Clear? :)

Gateway to the Ganges from Brandon Li on Vimeo.

Brandon (video on top): “My new video just got a Vimeo Staff Pick. An intense and personal look at daily life on the Ganges River at the foothills of the Himalayas. Shot entirely on Sony A7s.”

Working with Sony A7s for broadcast (Cinema5d). Story shot with BBC on Vimeo (Click here).
a7s can use Canon batteries (Vimeo).
The World’s Very First REAL-TIME Northern Lights Captured in 4K Ultra High Definition by Ronn Murray (Youtube).

Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
A7s Gariz leather case in [shoplink 27569 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27570 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27571 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 27572 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink].

Sony Alpha 6000 hands-on review – Squeezed Lemon Studio

Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 OSS review on Admiring Light.
Hands – On Sony’s Action Cam AS1000V at CES 2015 with Sean O’Kane (ActionCameraRumors).
Sony FDR-X1000V 4K Action Cam Unveiled; Hands-On Report (Photographybay).
The 2014 Zeissimages contest winning photo was taken with a Sony RX1 and 35mm Sonnar.
Japanese 16-35mm FE lens review at Itmedia.
Sony UK Announces Six New Imaging Ambassadors (Photographyblog).
Japanese Heliar 12mm review on Sony A7 at DC.watch.

Colin: “I just wanted to share with you the video I did with an old swiss lens the switar 50/1.4 who cover the APS-C crop in 120 Fps converted to 24 fps, during a music festival. It was a stress test for the Slog-2, High iso, high contrast with light & shadow. The bundle was very compact, I could put back my camera in my jacket and drink some beers :)
The video is very short (1:30) https://vimeo.com/114569160“

Fotodiox just launched a new TOUGH E-Mount Signature Edition 2015. You can already buy it on Amazon US (Click here). Fotodiox writes:

The TOUGH E Mount Signature Edition – now in a limited edition brass finish! We have been overwhelmed by the response we’ve gotten to our mount replacement kit. Replace Sony’s original plastic & metal combo mount, with our solid brass TOUGH E Mount. We’re only doing a limited run of these all-brass versions. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

The “normal” non signature version costs $10 less and is also available on Amazon US (Click here).

UPDATE: The lens can be preorderes at BHphoto:
135mm f/2.0 for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).
135mm t/2.2 Cine for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).

Samyang just announced two 135mm lens versions. One f/2.0 and one Cine T/2.2 lens. UPDATE: There is a first review of the lens at Lcap.tistory.com.

Samyang 135mm F2.0
– Telephoto lens and Extra low dispersion lens(ED)
– Bright F2.0 aperture
– Circular aperture with 9 blades
– Floating type design
– Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) technology of Samyang Optics

Samyang 135mm Cine lens T2.2
– Telephoto cine lens and Extra low dispersion lens (ED)
– Bright T2.2 aperture
– Uncoupled aperture and focus gear ring
– Circular aperture with 9 blades
– Floating type design
– Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) technology of Samyang Optics
– Samyang Optics VDSLR II Cine Lens Line Up

The full press text of the 135mm f/2.0 can be read here:  syopt.com/en/camera/photo-lenses-135mm-F2.0-ED-UMC.php
And the Cine lens version here: syopt.com/en/camera/cine-lenses-135mm-T2.2-VDSLR-ED-UMC.php
UDPATE: Link to the Sites not working yet (crashed or removed?)

via Dicahub.