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.

Switching To Sony From Canon or Nikon Easily by Gary Fong.

ProMediaGear introduces L-plates for Sony A7 series (Planet Alpha).
Arri accessories for the FS7 (Newsshooter).
My first five years with NEX cameras (SonyAlphaForum).
Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Nissin Di866II for Sony is no more in production (Thansk Christian for sharing the info).
Zhongyi Freewalker 24mm f/1.7 Lens Review (ePhotozine).
Enable uncompressed or lossless compression RAW files on the A7 cameras and future (F)E mount cameras (Change.org).
α700 test at DC.watch.

Martyn: “Sony FS7 film camera just before Christmas https://vimeo.com/115970587“

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Sony A7 with the new Zeiss 28mm f/2.0 FE lens..

The same FE lens mockups that were shown at Photokina have been shown at CES too. You can see the new pictures over at Dpreview (Click here). They share some info about the lenses:

90mm f/2.8 OSS macro: “Due to be available in March, this lens features a focus limiter and inbuilt OSS optical image stabilization. Build quality is high. ”

Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA: “is a gorgeous thing. The manual aperture dial is sure to appeal to experienced photographers. This aperture dial can operate in click detents, or smoothly (the latter being ideal for aperture adjustment during video capture). You can switch between the two modes using a click on/off switch on the lens barrel. ”

So far the “unofficial” info is that:

– 28mm f/2.0 G should cost 499 Euro (February shipment)
– 35mm f/1.4 Zeiss should cost 1399 Euro (March shipment)
– 90mm f/2.8 G macro should cost 999 Euro (March shipment)
– 24-240mm f/3.5-6.4 should cost 1099 Euro (March shipment)
– both converters should cost 229 Euro each (March shipment)

I guess Hasselblad really wants to focus on the “fashion” aspect of their camera business. At least that could be the reason why they choose Perry Oosting as new CEO. Hasselblad just recently announced the Stellar II which is their fourth Sony based luxury edition cameras after the [shoplink 22672 ebay]Hasselblad Lunar (here on eBay)[/shoplink], [shoplink 22673 ebay]Stellar (here one Bay)[/shoplink] and the Hasselblad HV (here at BHphoto). Now let’s see if and how they will continue to expand that kind of business with the new CEO.

Here comes the full press release from Hasselblad:

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The Koran company Gariz announced the new A7II lleather case. You can buy it in [shoplink 32354 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 32396 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink],  [shoplink 32355 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 32356 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink]. A7II Gariz case sellers can be foudn with that general eBay search.

And the A7II is now in Stock in USA via Bestbuy as sole [shoplink 22691 ebay]body (Click here)[/shoplink] or with [shoplink 32402 ebay]kit lens (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder:

eBay Sony deals:
1) A7r sells for $1,599 via [shoplink 32388 ebay]CameraLand on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s $500 off!
2) FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens + 3 Year USA Warranty for $799 on [shoplink 32369 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. At the moment of writing that deal is on hold (says out of Stock). But it should be back soon I hope! Anyway, 6av sells the same lens for only a ouple of bucks more..[shoplink 32376 ebay]$817 on their eBay page (Click here)[/shoplink].
3) Open Box Sony A7 for $1,150 at [shoplink 32378 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
4) Refurbished RX100M3 for $664 on [shoplink 32371 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
5) RX100 II Digital Camera + 2 Batteries, 16GB & More for $534 on [shoplink 32370 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
6) Refurbished NEX-5T double lens kit for $399 on [shoplink 32372 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].

Amazon Sony deals:
– Save $200 on the Sony A77II Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save Up to $400 on the Sony A7 Family of Interchangeable Lens Cameras (Click here)
– Save $100 on the Sony A5100 Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $100 on the Sony A6000 Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $50 on the Sony A5000 Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $50 on the Sony RX100MII Fixed Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $50 on the Sony QX Family (Click here)
– Save Big on the Sony Family of Action Cameras (Click here)

That image has been shared by Sony in a presentation somewhere in China. It shows how Sony sees the “equivalence” between the E and A-mount cameras. Not all makes a lot of sense to me like:
A7 below the other A7 cameras
or A7 equivalent to A77II.

Anyway as you see the A-mount low-end segment misses some of the equivalent E-mount cameras. And there is till room on top for PRO cameras…tiny spot left out for the A9? :)