Bit of history: 15 years ago Sony announced the Qualia 016 (the real RX0 predecessor)

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The real Sony RX0 predeccessor was this Qualia 016 announced exactly 15 years ago! The original price was $3,200 but you still have to pay $800 to get it [shoplink 72636 ebay]used today on eBay[/shoplink].

Key specs:

2.1-megapixel
41mm f/2.8 lens (FF equivalent)
4x digital zoom
0.55″ color LCD
Size: 69.1 x 24 x 16.8 mm (HWD)
Sony Memory Stick Duo flash card
optional 1.4x telephoto and 0.7x wide angle conversion lens
Price $3,200

Sony press text. Japanese launch event coverage at pc.watch.impress.co.jp. Press text at Dpreview.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony 55mm 1.8 best lens for video

Sony A7III + 50mm f1.2 Golden Hour Portrait Behind the Scenes (Julia Trotti).
Olympus Zuiko 21 f3.5 – A tiny classic? (Theweekendlens).
Pelican MPD40 Mobile Protect Duffel Bag: The Perfect Gear Bag (Explora).
Tamron 28-75 mm f2.8 FE: prueba de campo (Photolari).
Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Lens Real World Shooting Review- the new Wide Aperture Bokeh Monster Lens! (Jason Lanier).
Exposure strategies for the a7RIII — numbers (Jim Kasson).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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New $300 trade-in bonus to buy the A9-A7rIII-A7sII-A7rII

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There is a new up to $300 bonus at Adorama, BuyDig, BHphoto. That’s what you save on the four elegible cameras:

$300 off on the Sony A9 at Buydig, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera.
$300 off on the SonyA7rIII at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
$200 off on the Sony A7rII at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the Sony A7sII with free extras at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Hamed Shahnam
Sometimes photography is being in the right place at the right time…
Saint Mary of Health in Venice
Sony a7riii 16-35mm f4 lens
https://www.instagram.com/hamed_shahnam/

1) You can submit one single picture per week only.
2) To submit your picture for the weekly readers roundup post you can choose one of the following three options:
– Instagram: Follow @sonyalphagallery and tag us on your picture to give us the permission to repost your image on the instagram gallery and on SAR (we will credit you)
– Facebook: Submit your picture on our group: facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera. Please add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ” to grant the permission for reposting on SAR. Without the hashtag we will not add your picture!
– Forum: Submit your picture on the SonyAlphaForum image section and add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ”
3) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: instagram.com/sonyalphagallery, facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera and on SonyAlphaForum.
4) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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