Sony stated that they will keep A-mount and somewhat hinted that it would kept alive in the very high-end segment. We are eagerly waiting to get news about the A99II and I really do hope Sony will give as a “WOW” with that camera as they did with their recent A7rII release.  That said, I am curious to hear from you what your “feeling” tells you about the A-mount future:

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This is a list of features I hope to see on the new A99II:
– 50+MP sensor
– Really really really fast autofocus which works reliably in low light (much better than the A7rII).
– Best EVF in class
– Really really really long battery life (much better than the A7rII).
– 4K with no overheating issues (thanks to larger body)

Today at 2pm New York time (20:00 in Berlin) you can follow the Sony A7rII live panel discussion organized by BHphoto (full info here). You can send your questions via #BHPhotoLive. On the panel we also have Sony manger Kenta Honjo so be sure to ask him precise simple questions about some of the A7rII issues we found out in those days. We need to be sure Sony fixes them as soon as it gets.

You can also watch the live stream here on SAR:

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

A7rII case:
Gariz leather case in [shoplink 39113 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39108 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39110 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39111 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39112 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Gariz Alcantara case in [shoplink 39094 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39095 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Lim’s case in [shoplink 39107 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39102 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39103 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39104 ebay]Yellow (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39105 ebay]Navy Blue (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39106 ebay]Khaki (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).

Note: A7rII is in Stock and shipping worldwide at Digitalrev.

From Canon to Sony. Almost. (Josh Anon).
Sony A7rII: ISO 5000 and up in silent mode (Mike Kobal).
Kids At The Park: A Sony a7RII Video (MovetoMirrorless).
Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7R II in low light – Speed Booster Shootout (EosHD).
Sony A7R II with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Sony A7R II with the Sigma Art Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Assessing Dynamic Range on a Scene that Exceeds the Camera’s Ability (Diglloyd).
Japanese A7rII report at (Yodobashi).
Sony ILCE-7RM2 – #alphaddicted Teil 1 / Part 1 (Joerg Haag).
5 Questions for Daniel Watson About the Sony A7R II (Explora BHphoto).

Robbert: “Shot my first real shoot with the new A7Rii yesterday and it performed fabulously. Used it connected to my MacBook Pro running Capture One and the files where transferring to the laptop pretty fast. The autofocus was running perfectly and the files that are coming out of the camera are rich, detailed just beautiful. Also thumbs up for Sony for the new cable management thingie that’s in the box with the Rii!! The first result of the shoot can be found here: https://flic.kr/p/xc44eR”

Gilles: “Something interesting: On the A7R we had to use the sony adapter la-ea4 to gte good results. The AF was slow but accurate. I saw Brian Smith explaining early that with the A7RMK2 it’s highly preferable to use the sony adapter la-ea3 because the AF is handled directly by the body. Sounded great. I got a la-ea3 on Saturday and was surprised to find that my Zeiss 1.4 85mm was not recognized as an AF lens. Then tested all my lenses and got weird results. The Sigma ART 35 works fine. The Sigma ART 50 tries to get focus and then restarts, never able to focus completely. 1/3 of the Zeiss lenses are working (Sony-Zeiss Alpha A-Mount 24mm f/2 SSM does but neither the 85mm nor the 135 mm work). The Tamron 150-600 works like a charm. The store where I bought the adapter talked to a Sony rep this am who confirms that the adapter has incompatibility issues. If that is true Sony A-mount lens users have a real problem. Painful, inexplicable and inexcusable. We should find more from Sony engineers.”

Ryan: “I just posted a blog post with some sample images and initial thoughts on the new A7Rii. I will also be running this camera through its paces in the studio today with the Profoto B1 strobes. Tomorrow I’ll be shooting environmental portraits with the A7Rii and Profoto B2 strobes. http://www.sniperphotoblog.com/2015/08/sony-a7rii-high-res-samples-lets-see.html”

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

A7rII case:
Gariz leather case in [shoplink 39113 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39108 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39110 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39111 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39112 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Gariz Alcantara case in [shoplink 39094 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39095 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Lim’s case in [shoplink 39107 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39102 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39103 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39104 ebay]Yellow (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39105 ebay]Navy Blue (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39106 ebay]Khaki (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).

Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens Review

Review of the A7 II + Mitakon 50mm F0.95 at weddings by Will Chao.
Discussion about a strange Zeiss Loxia 50mm Focus Ring noise (SonyAlphaForum).
FE35 2.8 ZA Lens Hood fail (SonyAlphaForum).

Alexander: “Maybe your readers might be interested how the video looks like with the new codec: https://vimeo.com/132654072. I said a few things about it on my blog: http://passportsandlenses.com/los-angeles-making-of-sigma-50mm-1-4-art-review-sony-a6000-xavc-s-test/”

J.C.: “I got a lens for a very good price from Amazon & I am so amazed by the proformance VS the cost, I thought every e-mount user should own one ! I have a lot of lens like konica,minolta, sony, zeiss , & more that I shoot daily.This new lens rivals some of my best& outperforms many that cost much more!  The lens is an 85mm F1.8 all manual, solid build metal& glass lens with hood & caps, brand new with E-Mount Adaptor for 109.00USD from Opteka. It comes in cannon EF mount, hence the Fotoga EF too Emount Adaptor.
You can get it here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W87UZ6W?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
Images here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jay514/sets/72157654573405918”

Cynthia: “Here’s a new Sony FS7 review video I just found: https://vimeo.com/133101155“

And now it’s official: The new Samyang Cine lens line “XEEN” has been announced. And full specs and preorder are available at BHphoto:
Rokinon Xeen 24mm T1.5 Lens (Click here).
Rokinon Xeen 50mm T1.5 Lens (Click here).
Rokinon Xeen 85mm T1.5 Lens (Click here).

There is also a first impression review at BH Explora (Click here):

I found the Rokinon XEEN Cine Lenses to be well made, easy to work with, and overall I enjoyed the image quality. They rendered naturalistic images with good contrast and a pleasing, slightly warm feel. Intercutting between the lenses required no additional color correction beyond applying the same LUT to the footage. It is my preference to shoot more closed down than wide open, and I did feel the lenses performed best starting around T4, but I was still satisfied with footage shot at T1.5. Overall, I was pleased with the XEEN lenses and look forward to working with them again.

Sandro Cecchini
Baikonur photospace with Sandra Twigg
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The Cinema Lens market is booming and so it’s not a surprise that Samyang will officially unveil their new XEEN Cine lens line on August 10. We already have details about the first three lenses:
There will be a 24mm T/1.5, 50mm T/1.5 and 85mm T/1.5 lens in native E-mount. The price for each of those lenses will be $2495.

Cinescopophilia via Mirrorlessrumors.