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DC.watch (translation here) posted that cool image of the [shoplink 24632 ebay]Horseman[/shoplink] “Axella” and “VCC PRO“. You can shoot in a real “large format” style with your Sony A7-A7r! If you shoot large format you can use this to compose your images. Pretty handy!

The “Axella” costs 600,000 Yen (around $5,900) and is fully equipped for tilting, swivel, rise/fall and swing. The “VVC PRO” can tilt only but costs much less, around 150,000 Yen (around $1,400).

P.S.: It may come to a surprise for you but I am still a large format shooter. I hope I can try this one day :)

A99+70-400G by Lili Feher Attila Kovacs

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“Fallen Star” | Vila Nova de Milfontes, Alentejo (Portugal) by José Ramos.

Vitré (District Fougères-Vitré) Bretagne, France. Sony Nex 7 & Zeiss 24 1.8 1/320 s. f 4.0

Sony Nex-7 + CZ24mm f1.8 panorama by Sergey Kuznetsov

“Lago Pehoe, Torres del Paine”, Chile Sony A77 + Sony 16-50 2.8 by Olivier Garnier

NEX-7 + Lens Turbo + Nikkor 85/1.8 by Linh Nguyën

Ally in Morocco a99 cz24-70 by Mel Hagai

sony a77 + dt 1650 by Juan R Torres Torres

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Thank You all!

There is also a Silver version of the A6000. But the weird thing you can see from these pictures is that the Silver of the camera actually doesn’t match the Silver of the lenses. It’s more of a goldish-bage silver than real silver.

New A6000 tests: Preview and image samples at Dpnow.  DCfever (translation here) posted a short A6000 ISO test.

This is the updated preorder list with US and Europe links:
Sony A6000 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama, BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here). In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT, WexUK.
Silver A6000 at WexUK (Click here).
Sony A6000 with lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama, BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here), Sony Canada (Click here), WexUK (Click here).
Silver A6000 with lens at WexUK (Click here).
Sony 70-200mm FE at Amazon (CLick here), BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here). In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT

DSC-H300 at  Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-H400 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-HX400 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-WX350 Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-WX350 White at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-W800 Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-W800 Silver at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).

One Week with SLR Magic anamorphot (OM-D & Sony A7) from Seb Farges on Vimeo.

Sony a3000 Review at Steve Digicams.
Amateur Photographer Magazine & What Digital Camera magazine Awards. Sony wins plenty of prizes! List at CameraWorld.
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro HSM C Sony tested at DxOmark.
Camera Duel: Sony RX100 Mk II vs Panasonic Lumix GM1 at Digitalversus.
HDR-AS100V Action Cam with Zeiss optic on Youtube.
Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Sony tested at DxOmark.
New Beta APPS available at Playmemories.
Nikon D5300 uses a Sony sensor (Chipworks).
RX1 vs Leica M by Elio Marchi on Flickr: I compared some shots taken with my RX1 and a Leica Monochrom used during an event in my town. The file I converted my RX1 with lightroom B / W without altering any parameter. I was struck by the difference in yield to 6400 and what the difference really unexpected sharpness of the two lenses 35mm.
Amazing the result of RX1! If we also compare the price difference, I do not know how to justify the fact. I do not see any benefit of a sesore B / W, it is also not possible to use color filters during the development of Lightroom RAW.
One thing that I envy Leica is the management of Auto ISO! Sony updated please!”

Scott: “I’ve written a short article about my experiences with the RX1 over the course of 2013 if you’re interested: http://www.onemorelens.com/2013/12/how-rx1-made-photographer-out-of-me.html”

Desy: “Not a rumor, just wanted to share a photoset! http://desycheng.com/love1/2014/1/5/parker-mackenzie”

Chandler: “Just a submission to Reader’s Work Roundup. Here’s a new short film I was DP, Camera Operator, and Colorist for called “Bright Eyes” (http://bit.ly/1eh3C8r). The camera we used was the Sony a65. Despite the camera’s obvious flaws in video performance, the film came out quite nice! Video: http://bit.ly/1exO4cV .”

J.Pepper: “I would like to introduce my website which I try to post something new daily. I primarily use a Sony RX1, Fujifilm X-E1 and the latest addition, the Sony a7R. I only have adapted lenses a Zeiss C Sonnar f/1.5 50mm and a Zeiss Planar f/1.4 85mm. I would some fellow SAR readers may be interested in shots taken with this combo.
http://jkspepper.tumblr.com/
http://jkspepper.tumblr.com/tagged/A7R
http://jkspepper.tumblr.com/tagged/RX1“

A6000 vs T5 (1200D) at Camerasize.

Here at SAR we often complain about the issues of some Sony cameras but we also do often forget that Sony is really leading the innovation in the digital camera industry unlike so many other companies. This week for example we had the Sony A6000 (specs here at Amazon) and the Canon T5 (specs here at Amazon) announcement.

Well Nofilmschool compared the two cameras and more in general the two companies and writes:

It’s simply stunning how much more tech Sony is fitting into their camera than Canon is in theirs. Not to harp on Canon (because Nikon isn’t much better), but Canon has essentially released the same 18MP camera over and over again for the last 3-4 years.

No doubt that Sony did shake the camera industry but Sony stills struggles to increase the market share in the system camera market. Innovation alone is not enough yet. They should create confidence by releasing more “mature” products and deliver a better support too. But more important they should unveil clear A and E-mount lens roadmap (for both FF and APS-C system). That’s the one thing to do to create a long term confidence. I hope the next Sony announcement scheduled for late March will also include new lenses!

Updated A6000 preorder list with US and Europe links:
Sony A6000 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama, BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here). In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT, WexUK.
Silver A6000 at WexUK (Click here).
Sony A6000 with lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama, BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here), Sony Canada (Click here), WexUK (Click here).
Silver A6000 with lens at WexUK (Click here).
Sony 70-200mm FE at Amazon (CLick here), BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here). In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT

DSC-H300 at  Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-H400 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-HX400 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-WX350 Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-WX350 White at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-W800 Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DSC-W800 Silver at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).

DC.watch posted this images of a real world Hasselblad HV A-mount camera which is based on the A99. And also via DC.watch you can see how a 35mm sensor wafer from Sony looks. Just click on the images to see them in full size:

The Hasselblad HV page can be found here: http://www.hasselblad-hv.com/

And the other Hassleblad-Sony products can be found here: [shoplink 22672 ebay]Hasselblad Lunar (on eBay here)[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 22673 ebay]Hasselblad Stellar (on eBay here)[/shoplink]

A Sony Hong Kong poll asks readers if the like a non existing SEL18F18 lens. I bet this is an error from Sony. That said if it would be not I would certainly welcome a new 18mm f/1.8 E-mount lens :)