We finally got a date! If you preorder the new Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens now you will get it by October 29 at BHphoto (Click here). And the good news is that very ealry preorders from may 11 shipped today!

P.S.: Tom F Watson tested the Zeiss Batis and Loxia lenses in Hong Kong. Check it out!

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.

Samyang-Cine-Lens-Review by Mark Galer. Full article here http://www.markgaler.com/samyangcine

Anyone using a 500mm lens? (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony RX10 II review: This Swiss Army knife of the camera world boasts even more tools than ever! (Imaging Resource).
Beach trip with the Sony a6000 and a few lenses (movetomirrorless).
Shootout: Sony FE 55mm Sonnar, Zeiss Loxia 50mm Planar, Leica 50mm Summilux-M Compared (Talkemount).
High ISO camera concept (SonyAlphaForum).
CanonFD 300mm 1:4 L tested on the A7 (Phillip Reeve).

Gantico: “A night with almost full moon at the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley, Italy. Shot with a Sony A7S, a few Canon lenses, ISO between 100.000 and 200.000. Low angle camera movements created with Shootools Skate Dolly. Edited in Premiere Pro, noise reduction made wit Neat Video v4, custom regrain. Hope that you find interesting to share:
https://vimeo.com/132752811”

Meng Keat: “Share a video did by my friend for Sony Malaysia for the launching of RX100M4. A great little camera! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi94dnEC8tk“

Phillip Reeve on SonyAlphaForum.
Canon nFD 4/300 L

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Size Comparison: Sony FE 28mm f2 with SEL075UWC 21mm Ultra Wide Converter

Sony RX100 IV – Slow Motion London (Nicholas Goodden).
Solving Exposure Problems Using Colorchecker: Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace (Adorama Learning Center).
7 Extra Features Sony Cameras Can Do Through Apps (ThePhoBlographer).
New Recsea Housing for Sony RX100 IV (Divephotoguide).
135mm for A7ii (SonyAlphaForum).

Joshua Crater‎: “A7Rii Day 1 – First Video out of the box, 1080p not 4K. Shot on Sigma 70-200mm with LAEA3 adapter.- Few more photos here from Day 1 with A7Rii – https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaChristopherPhotography — with Joel Gelin and Lee Johnson.”

Lous: “Hello! I just wanted to share a fun timelapse video I made using the app on the Sony A6000. The app really is great fun! Hope you enjoy it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvdODsICkAY“

The new Sony A7sII can now be preordered at Sony A7sII at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama and in Europe at WexUK. In Asia soon at Digitalrev.

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Bruno from Lesnumeriques posted those slides from the official Sony A7sII presentation. There are a couple of interesting insights:

1. The Large sensor video camera market is increasing (P.S.: larger than 2/3 inch sensor)
2. In Europe most A7s buyers were professionals
3. A7sII has 2 stops ISO advantage over the new A7rII

Still Planet5D has some doubts about the new A7sII: “The New Sony A7s II is Great, But Is It Awesome Enough To Get You To Upgrade?”.

Adobe released the new Photoshop and Premiere Elements 14 software. You can download it at Adobe or at BHphoto. A detailed new features overview with videos can be seen on that special Adobe page (Click here).

Slow motion with Sony RX100M4 and RX10M2 by CameraHoarders

Metabones released a new firmware update on their EF adapters to fix a bug with IS lenses.
Sony RX100 Mark IV field tested: More camera for more money (Cardinalphoto).
Sony A7R II with the Sony FE 28-70mm Sample Images (Photographyblog).
The Sony A6000 and its continuous autofocus (Joerg Haag).
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro OSS G Lens Review (SonyAlphaLab).
Lowest price ever on the FE 28mm at Amazon Italy.
Hasselblad Appoints New CMO (Photographyblog).
90mm FE lens test at PChome.
Sind Objektivadapter ein sinnvolles Zubehör oder doch nur ein Notbehelf? (Abenteuerdslrfotografie).

Jean: “Is this where people share sony related links with you? If so, here’s a little video I shot day after I got my RX100m4. Really enjoy this camera. All shot on RX100m4 in HFR 250fps and 4K 24fps. P.S. Youtube compression really kills the image quality in high motion areas (water…) Original is MUCH better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zXvpqF-mj4”

Bernie Aniciete: “Music NSFW. Quick video of a few choreographer friends dancing. Used the Sony NEX-6 and RX100ii. https://www.facebook.com/BnEPhotography/posts/10207495939863783“