Sony World Photography Awards 2014 Exhibition Overview

First A7r case made of italian leather on [shoplink 26392 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
A6000 review at PCmag.
review of the wood hand grip for the RX1 at Rohuphoto.
Sony A5000 low light video test on Vimeo.
Some cool imaging sensor supplier statistics at Image Sensor World.
Sony 70-200 F4 FE Lens thoughts at Proimagenz.
Sony patent for a translucent mirror that reflects more light to the AF sensor in the center (Egami).
How a Lens Hood Restored My Faith in Mankind (Photo.net).
Hier ein Video-Test von der A6000 mit dem 50mm 1.8 (umgekehrt „montiert“): http://youtu.be/m1j_yTbJdc8
Sony won 4 Tipa awards (Sony Press).
Zeiss 16-70mm lens review at SonyAlphaLab.

If you want to knwo how your A7, A7r or future A7s look inside watch the video above posted by Sony!

Meantime do not forget to preorder the new $799 [shoplink 26501 ebay]Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 FE lens on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] if speed is what you need. You will still have to wait a couple of months before Sony-Zeiss will launch their first very fats prime.

Reminder: Up to $650 off on the Full Frame A7/A7r bundles at Amazon US (Click here) and Sony US (Click here).

A couple of SAR readers contacted Sigma to ask if the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 A-mount lens will inded ship in May as previously stated by Sigma. They got a positive answer and expected first shipment for end of May! So if you want to preorder it click over at the Sigma page on Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

Note that also Redcoon Germany (click here) says the lens will ship by End of May:

Reminder: DxOmark tested the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens and said:

The Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM A remains an outstanding example of what’s achievable with modern lens designs. And at $799, it’s reasonably accessible in price as well.

Reminder_2: The very best Sigma lens, the new 50mm ART can be preordered at Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here)

In collaboration with ViewBug (Click here) I organized a photo contest for SAR readers:

Share your best photos taken with a fast shutter speed setting in this free photo contest hosted on ViewBug for chances to have your photo featured on SAR and win more prizes:
Year of ViewBug PRO
Limited Edition Photo Storage Hub
Large Canvas Print
150 Reward Points

The contest will close on May 31st for submissions and voting closes on June 15th. I can have the winner’s image for the second post on June 29.

Wish You Good Luck! :)

Today SAR reader Sam Li has a great story to share!

Sam: “I follow your website religiously. It’s what made me decide to sell all my Canon gear to purchase the Sony a7. I recently just came back from a 22 day roadtrip across the west coast and shot these beautiful photographs with the Sony a7 + Zeiss 35 2.8.”

Pedro Santos
Game of colours
A7r + Leica Summarit 75/2.5

Plenty of SAR readers are sharing their best shots on our facebook wall (Click here). These are just some of them I found particularly interesting this week:

Sony A77 II AF Speedtest

A6000 review at Digitalversus.
Sony A7r review at Steve Digicam’s.
A600o test at Capacamera.
Sony 24-70mm review at Focus Numerique.
irst Look: Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8 Makro-Planar: Aperture Series ‘Glistening Rocks’ (Diglloyd).
Some answers about the Pentax 645Z with Sony MF sensor at Newsshooter.
Sony RX10 Field Diary: All in One? (Outbackphoto).
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 Review (ePhotozine).
Sony expects huge loss after bailing on PC business (Engadget).
Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS Review (Photographyblog).
Zeiss 24-70mm review at SonyAlphaLab.
Sony A6000 + Zeiss 16-70 F/4 – Prueba de campo at DSLRmagazine.

An interesting post in a forum, posted a few hours ago, about the low light focusing capabilities of the a7s, from a show in China: http://www.latinfotografia.net/foros/index.php?topic=48779.0
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Edward: Wanted to share my unboxing and overview of the Sony FE 70-200 G Lens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldUeYTMOVpg