Sony’s Full-Frame a7R compared to Fuji | Brian Smith – What’s in the Bag | Photofocus

Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Sony donates to Nepal (Sony Japan).
Lightroom 6: First Impressions (Michael Fry).
Sony Exmor Generations (Image Sensor World).
Impressive A99 landscape pics at SonyAlphaForum.

Javier: “Let me invite to watch «Involution!», a Letterpress clip filmed with my dear RX10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kn1RP2nHzs”

Mattia Abe Abeni: “A7s in APS-C Mode can still produce some very beautiful looking images. This was all shot in a few hours and with the 18-105 G that makes it a wonderful run-and-gun lens with it’s zoom range. The OSS also works like a charm and AF too. 60fps helped of course :) https://vimeo.com/126130081“

Miguel Quiles‎: “Just completed my article and video for Rangefinder Magazine. In it you can see how I shoot beauty images using the Sony #‪#‎a7ii‬. Check it out! http://blog.wppionline.com/…/miguel-quiles-goes-behind-the…/“

If you already own the A7s and you want to shoot 4K under water there is good news for you! Nauticam just announced the new housing for the Shogun. You can see a great first 4K video shot with it at Vimeo (Click here).
I attached the full press text below. Don’t forget that if you bundles the A7s with the Atomos Shogun you get $500 back! More details at Amazon and BHphoto.

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The following is a guest post from Drasko. And has been first posted on SonyAlphaForum.

Sony A7II + Minolta APO 100-300mm
by Drasko Stojadinovic

Here is my first impression with the [shoplink 36290 ebay]Minolta APO 100-300mm F4,5-5,6 Telephoto Lens[/shoplink]:
First or all i got this 15 year old lens from a local photostore very cheap for only 70€. You can probably get it even [shoplink 36290 ebay]cheaper on ebay[/shoplink].
This lens is very lightweight and small for 100-300 mm zoom. I was really impressed it still fits in my old, small Sony Bag with the A7II.

I didn`t expect anything from this tele lens for that small price but I’ m really surprised how well it performs. Its not uber sharp like a modern lens but it delivers good enough quality and no sharpening is needed in lightroom. You have to boost the colors, saturation quite a lot. Make shure you get the right Adapter for this lens with aperture dial!
This lens works great in manual with my A7II and the 5axis IBIS.

Click on the images to enlarge:

The lens cna be found used on [shoplink 36290 ebay]eBay (Click here to see current auctions)[/shoplink].

Andreas Elste‎
Sony A7 + Zeiss FE 55 1.8
@55mm | F2.8 | 1/200s | ISO50

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Sony will no more be able to repair a broken [shoplink 3028 ebay]Sony A850 camera[/shoplink]. The parts necessary to fix the A850 are no more in production. SrapDsign reports on SonyAlphaForum:

I got 2 a850 and had use it almost 4 years since i bought it. I was very disappointed when i send my a850 to sony service to replace it with a new shutter box because my shutter count already reach the limits. They told me that the parts are no longer been produce because sony decided to stop it.

So if you still own the A850…take care of it!

Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F4 Lens Review by John Sison.

Using APS-C Lenses on Alpha 7 (SonyAlphaForum).
You wouldn’t ask a plumber to work for free, why ask a photographer? (InMyBag).
DSLR users: what’s stopping you from switching over to a mirrorless system? (Mirrorlessons).
It’s not the smartphone that killed the compact cameras (MirrorlessRumors).
Full ZM 35/1.4 review at DearsSusans.
a7II IBIS with the 180mm Apo-Telyt-R (Kasson).
Sony A7 II as an Accessory: Can it Turn a Classic 180mm f/2.8 Into a Keeper? (Diglloyd).
Voigtländer HELIAR 40mm F2.8 test at Yodobashi.
QX1 shooting report at Yodobashi.
α7 + UW-Nikkor 20mm F2.8 (DC.watch).
Pictures from A7 MK II + Mitakon 50mm f0.95 at Pantip.

As reported earlier Sony Australia launched the “move to mirrorless” micro site. And now it uploaded the five video on youtube to promote the mirrorless future. One of them shows an exploding giant mirror. And one of the (A-mount) followers asked the Sony X group what that video means for A-mount . The answer was: “Our focus in Australia is on mirrorless“.

Here are the five videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8waM16cPMyc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqrBXPrUNXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGWwwyL-jYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG3sejZYMvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VltJG4jm7I