Sony Alpha Tips: Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm 1.2 FE Lens by Miguel Quiles.

Today only: Up to 20% off on SD cards at Amazon Germany (Click here to see the list).
A5100 is the best mirrorless camera for beginners (Engadget).
Sony A7s 6 cages review at Cinema5D.
Cheap lenses are not good II (Joerg Haag).
Sony A7R II with the Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Sony α7S Flashback (Akihabara).
RX10m2 4K video sample by Camerahoarders.

Amin: “I did a comparison of all the Sony 35mm lenses here: http://www.talkemount.com/threads/13393/”

Alex: “I just received my ​Di700A+Air1 kit this saturday. 20 minutes in to the session, the hot shoe broke. The fitting with the provided bracket is loose and, the woble of the flash with a diffuser and on a tripod was enough to break it. I was very disappointed with the plastic hotshoe and its weak design. I even went to check my i40 and for my surprise, the hotshoe was also plastic although the website describes a metal hotshoe as a key feature. ​Here you can see the pictures: http://www.marchetti.fot.br/clientes/nissin/​
The plastic hotshoe is too weak for such a big unit, specially considering that it was conceived to be used of camera.
I hope they provide me with a hot shoe piece to replace it. So far my emails came back. The hk email address does not exist an the japan email address returned the email with the photo attached. I big deception and awful begining to Nissin´s so expected flash line :-/”

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Cineasy sent me that press text for their new Video Button Enhancement product for the new Sony A7rII, As7II and A7II cameras. You can buy the button on eBay in [shoplink 40657 ebay]Black color (Click here)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 40658 ebay]Red color (Click here)[/shoplink].

PRESS TEXT:

We now have new models for the Sony A7SII/A7RII/A7II Cameras. We have two colors for this new model, Red & Black. It also has a more sleek, stylish design.

The Sony A7S is one of the best video cameras in the market. The Sony A6000 is one of the best selling crop sensor cameras in the market. The new line of A7SII/RII models promise even better video quality and more features. But all of these cameras have a challenge when using the video feature. The video record button is too small, awkwardly placed and slightly recessed. This makes it very difficult to activate without much fumbling around. You usually have to remove your eyes from the viewfinder to even locate the button. All this searching and fumbling around can cause shaky footage or missing the action all together.
Cineasy have come up with a low cost solution called the Cineasy Touch Button Enhancement. The Cineasy Touch installs in just minutes and offers a much more intuitive and responsive experience. It provides a larger point of contact which can easily be found without removing your eye from the view finder. It simply attaches to the neck strap eyelet nearest the video button with the included screw. The nylon resin material is resistant to vibration which minimizes the risk of bumping and accidentally engaging the video button.

Current models for the A7S, A7R, A7, A7SII, A7RII, A7II and A6000 can be purchased directly from http://www.cineasytouch.com or on [shoplink 40657 ebay]Ebay (search for cineasy touch)[/shoplink]. For more info please watch the video at: https://vimeo.com/128038653.

See it used here on BBC Project
https://www.cinema5d.com/working-with-the-sony-a7s-for-broadcast-part-ii/

EBAY Listings
A7S/A7R/A7 Black
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A6000 Black
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A6000 Red
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A7SII/A7RII/A7II Black
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A7SII/A7RII/A7II Red
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Chris (video on top): “OFF THE BEATEN TRACK – Episode 2 – The land of the Maasai.
I’m very excited to launch the second episode of OFF THE BEATEN TRACK. In this second episode we travelled to the Masai Mara to find out how Kenyans were protecting their natural environment. Watch it in fullscreen with Headphones if you can. Hope you’ll enjoy it and share it around!
Vimeo link for HD: https://vimeo.com/135330120
This film was shot using my regular photographic gear:
– Sony a7r – Sony a7s – Sony a99 – Sony FE 28mm 2.0 – Sony FE 35mm 2.8 – Sony FE 16-35mm 4.0 – Sony FE 70-200mm 4.0 – Sony G 500mm f/4.0 – Sony G 70-200mm SSMII f/2.8″

Sony Presents its Solid-State RGB-IR Solution (Image Sensor World).
Sony FE 1.8/55 ZA T* Review (Phillip Reeve).
Sony A7R II with the Zeiss Loxia 50mm Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Sony A7R II with the Zeiss Loxia 35mm Sample Images (Photographyblog).

Kuroki: “I found a great video that was filmed in RX100m4. SONY RX100M4 | KOBE JAPAN Night View https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cwh22nbUmM”

Vasilios: “Not sure where to share this, but my shot using the Sony A7M2 with the Sony 90mm F2.8 G OSS lens made Explore.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/96510326@N04/19474527784/in/datetaken/“

Sony just released the new 1.10 firmware update for the Sony A7rII. You can download it here
Windows: sony.com.sg/support/download/607881/product/ilce-7rm2.
Mac: sony.com.sg/support/download/607899/product/ilce-7rm2

But don’t be too excited yet as the promised 14 Bit RAW feature has yet NOT been included in that version: The benefits of this update are:

1. Improved a symptom to rarely become front focus depend on shooting scene.
2. Decreased chroma noise when long exposure NR is set off.
3. Improved Hi continuous shooting speed when using with the flash.

P.S.: Thanks Idros for sharing!

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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).

This morning Samyang (named Rokinon in US and Wallimes in EU) announced two new APS-C E-mount lenses. But I just learned through their site that there are actually Cine and Non Cine versions of each lens. And the very first 21mm f/1.4 image samples can be seen at the spanish DSLRmagazine site (shot on X-mount version). For now only the “non-cine” versions can be preordered at BH or Amazon:

Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Black) at BHphoto (Click here).
Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Silver) at BHphoto (Click here).
Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Black) at BHphoto (Click here).
Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Silver) at BHphoto (Click here).

Samyang press text:

This is a good day for APS-C E-mount camera owners. We just got two new lenses from Samyang (Rokinon). The 50mm f/1.2 and 21mm f/1.4! Both are manual focusing lenses and I have o doubt they will be of very good optical quality (as usual with Rokinon). Here are the full specs of the lenses and preorder links to BHphoto:

Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Black) at BHphoto (Click here).
Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Silver) at BHphoto (Click here).
Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Black) at BHphoto (Click here).
Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 Lens for APS-C E-mount (Silver) at BHphoto (Click here).

via Mirrorlessrumors.

Sony RX10m2 DJi Ronin M Run Test

Long exposure work with A7s (Mirrorlessons).
Roeschlein-Kreuznach Telenar 90mm f/3.8 (SonyAlphaForum).
Converter lens test at Ascii.jp.
Sony RX100 IV vs Samsung Galaxy S6 – 4k Camera Comparison (Youtube).
Im Praxis-Check: Sony Cybershot DSC-RX10 II (Photoscala).

Maciej Galas: “Professional production made entirely with Sony A7R with lenses by Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1.8 55 and Carl Zeiss Sonnar 2.8 35. The film is fun – the whole placement of products from high-end brands – including Calvin Klein, Rosenthal and many others. Black and white picture with high contrast achieved by the special function in A7R – creative styles – black and white high contrast. HD Format recorded in slow motion (50 frames per second). Camera Sony A7R was stabilized by the gimbal and slaider. Working on the set lasted 10 hours. The author is Maciej Galas – author of articles on Sony A7R and Carl Zeiss lenses.
Link to the video on YT: https://youtu.be/K2VjswLrPXY
Home to the test lens by Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1.8 55 – http://maciejgalas.com/?p=311”

Fernando: “Hi, I found this page where recommend Sony A7S to make photo of Milky Way.
they say: “Some of the best performers of the last couple of years have been the Sony A7R, Nikon D810 and the absolutely brilliant Sony A7S, which is known for its amazing low light capability.” http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-do-milky-way-photography-a-comprehensive-tutorial/”

Hugh: “Thought your readers might get a kick out of this very short short we did for a client, shot on a Sony a6000. What’s really interesting is that you can see in the gear list how big my cameras were before downsizing to my new favorite camera — it’s sitting on a honking Cartoni Focus tripod with fluid head!”

Joe: “I would like to share a wedding video that Jeffrey, my teammate, shot on 2 weeks ago.  He used 3 cameras, RX100m4, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and Canon XF300.  The majority footages are from RX100m4 with slow mode. https://youtu.be/U4gBa86R8C4“