First an important note: This is not an ANTI-Canon bash post. I love many of the Canon features and wish Sony would learn a thing or two from them. And a camera doesn’t just get defined by its Image Quality. But…

…the time when Canon could relax on their throne might be definitely over. Dpreview tested the new 6D Mark II. And I think it’s the first time in years I see a Canon camera not receiving at least a Silver award:

For the same price, Nikon’s D750 offers nearly the same resolution, loads more dynamic range and a far more sophisticated autofocus system. Same goes for the Sony a7 II, though that camera is even cheaper.
Let’s be clear: The EOS 6D Mark II is, like so many other cameras, capable of outstanding images in the right hands. But even considering all the traditional Canon bonuses like great color, ease of use for video capture and comprehensive lens ecosystem, the 6D II falls too far short for us to recommend it over the competition, and therefore it doesn’t merit our highest awards.

Canon has to do something to catch up with the Sony sensor quality. I bet the new A7III which could hit the market by end of 2017 or early 2018 will widen the gap between Sony and Canon sensor quality.

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Renowned in-body filter maker STC has released their Astro-Multispectra light pollution clip filter for Sony Alpha 7 (all models) and 9! They’re now available at Cyclops Optics at the following link: Cyclopsoptics.com

Now if only Sony would definitely fix the Star Eating issue…there is even a Change.org petition for that!

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Thanks Robin!

One Year Later with Sony Mirrorless – From Shooting Canon to Sony

Photography Tips from professional photographer Bob Holmes (by Marc Silber).
Sony a6000 Light Painting Tutorial-Long Exposure Photography (That1CameraGuy).
Sony a6500 + Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 + MC-11 Video AF Test (Jason Vong).
Cube 6x from Seercam for the Sony A6xxx camera series.
Portrait Photography and Children (Adorama Learning Center).
NPAN BLOG: Does Expose to the Right Apply at Night? (Explora).

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All three Rokinon autofocus FE lenses got new discounts:

The Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 FE sells for $525 at Amazon and $549 at BHphoto.
The Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 FE sells for $629 at Amazon and BHphoto.
The Rokinon 34mm f/2.8 FE sells for $349 at BHphoto.

New deals:
FS5 is $1,000 off at Adorama and Bhphoto.
The new Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM is back in Stock at Amazon US (Click here).
The new Voigtlander 65mm macro lens is in Stock for the first time in USA via BHphoto (Click here). It will be in Stock the next few days at Amazon and Adorama too.
The new Sony FE 100-400mm GM lens is now shipping out from all US store: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.
J.B. announced the new Grip-Case Pro for Sony A9 (here on Amazon) and A7II Series Bodies (here on Amazon).

You can now preorder the new Laowa 15mm f/20 FE lens at Venuslens.net (Click here). This is yet the world fastest E-mount wide angle lens!

Bastian just posted the full lens review and the conclusion is:

When I first heard about this lens I thought it sounded almost too good to be true. But despite the few shortcomings this is in fact a pretty astonishing lens Laowa have put together. I also tend to think it is the most versatile ultra wide angle lens I have used so far: It lets me take crazy close up shots, I can use standard filters on it, build quality is top notch, the size makes it a lens I want to put in my bag and yes, it can also be used for astrophotography.

Sony FE 100-400mm Lens Unboxing

Field Test: Sigma 14mm f/1.8 + 24-70mm f/2.8 ART Lenses (Allan Weitz).
Sony 12-24mm FE test by Focus Numerique.
Samyang 35mm FE review at Ryadguelmaoui.com
Best SD Cards for Sony a6500, a6300, a6000, a7rII, a7sII etc…(Jeff Ello).
Sony GM FE100-400 lens: initial Tests of my lens & with TC’s (SonyAphaForum).
Selling Your Photography (Adorama Learning Center).
Hit that Sweet Spot with the Dracast BoltRay LED Lights (Explora).

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

Sigma released a new firmware update for the MC-11 adapter. It addscompatibility woth the Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens. And US readers save $40 on the Open Box MC-11 sold by Pixel Connection on eBay.

Sigma MC-11 at [shopcountry 60822].