33% off on the Sony 128GB SF-M dual card pack sold by Adorama

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This special SD card offer is running for a limited time now at Adorama (Click here).

Voigtlander up to $150 rebates on four FE lenses:
Save $150 on the Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save $150 on the Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save $100 on the Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save $150 on the Voigtlander 65mm f/2.0 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

All software deals:
1) You save 50% + additional 10% with our coupon code “AMBSAR” on the Capture One 2018 Styles Bundle (Click here). It includes 8 styles packs with a total of 112 styles.
2) Skylum launched the new Luminar 2018 with Sky enhancer tool. For a limited time you get this package with a $10 discount using our code “SAR” and extra Bonuses (see list below).

New Sigma E-mount lens preorders:
1) Sigma 40mm f/1.4 FE lens at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.
2) Sigma 56mm f/1.4 APS-C E lens at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.

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Nikon is confident they can beat Sony&Canon and become Number 1 in Full Frame “quite soon”

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I still have a fresh memory of the days when Samsung was claiming they would become the number one company in the system mirrorless camera world. Well it didn’t end well for them. I hope the following Nikon statement will not bring them bad luck too. In an interview released at Dpreview Nikon said:

“Our goal is to become number one in the full-frame market. We believe that we can achieve the number one position maybe quite soon”

Quite soon? Let’s pack folks, the game is over. Nikon won and your E-mount stopped to work as of today :)

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On a serious note: My bet is Canon will still lead the pack in 3 years from now…

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Voigtlander 21mm f/3.5 FE Color-Skopar Review at Photographyblog: “excellent wide-angle prime lens”

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Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 E-mount lens at Amazon and BHphoto.

Photographyblog tested the new Voigtlander FE lens and the conclusion is:

The super-compact and very lightweight Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 Color-Skopar is an excellent wide-angle prime lens that delivers great image quality. Shooting at the maximum f/3.5 aperture does reveal a very minor reduction in sharpness in the centre of the frame, but this is quickly resolved by stopping down to f/4. The edges aren’t quite so sharp, though, with f/8-f/16 producing the best results.

In addition to the edge sharpness, there are a couple of other image quality drawbacks to the Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 Color-Skopar. Vignetting is obvious wide-open at f/3.5, and still fairly evident at f/5.6, although in real-world use it’s less of a problem than when photographing a white wall/test-chart. The lens also suffered from some rather obvious purple and green fringing in high-contrast shots. The Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 Color-Skopar does deliver nice sun-stars though thanks to its ten-blade aperture.

The Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 Color-Skopar is a veritable pleasure to use, thanks to its superb build quality, smooth focus ring and tactile aperture ring. As this is a manual-focus only lens, you’d expect this aspect of the operation to be intuitive, and so it proved. Together with the A7R II’s excellent Peaking and Manual Focus Assist features, the Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 Color-Skopar delivered a very high percentage of keepers. The 20cm minimum focusing distance also makes the lens surprisingly versatile when shooting close subjects.

We did miss having a de-clickable aperture ring, though, which recent Voigtlander lenses designed from the ground-up for the Sony FE system have offered, making this lens less suitable for video use.

In summary, the Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm F1.4 is a very compact, extremely well-built and affordable wide-angle prime lens for full-frame E-Mount Sony owners. Highly Recommended!

Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 E-mount lens at Amazon and BHphoto. In Europe at PCHstore.

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New European Black Friday deals on the Sony A6300 and accessories

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Today we got a new bunch of European Black Friday deals. Full deals list on those pages at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

Some Highlighted deals:

Sony A6300 for $699  at Amazon Germany.
Bis zu 25% reduziert: Solar-Powerbanks at Amazon Germany.
Bis zu 25% reduziert: Ausgewählte Multi-Kartenleser at Amazon Germany.
Bis zu 35% reduziert: Speicherprodukte von Transcend at Amazon Germany.
100 Euro off on the Sony LA-EA4 at Amazon Italy.
Save 10% on SMALLRIG Camera Cage at Amazon France.
Hasta un 20% de descuento en selección de estabilizadores Moza at Amazon Spain.

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Sony Tidbits…

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PhotoPlus Expo 2018 – Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master Lens

How To Import 4K or 120p Videos From The Sony A7 On To An iPhone Or iPad (Zeipad).
Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2 Biogon: Final Review (Dustin Abbott).
What’s In My Bag: Rachel Ross’ Kit For Landscapes & Astroscapes On A Backcountry Trek (Alphauniverse).
A Brief History of Paranormal Photography (Explora).
First specs of the new YN450 Yongnuo system camera (MirrorlessRumors).
Panasonic announced it’s first “8k organic sensor” camcorder. Might be coming on future S cameras too! (L-rumors.com).

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

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Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

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In Stock tomorrow: Tamron 28-75mm and Sony 24mm GM at BHphoto

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If you preorder them now both the Tamron 28-75mm (Click here) and the new Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM (Click here) will ship tomorrow from BHphoto.

And since yesterday we got new Voigtlander up to $150 rebates on four FE lenses:
Save $150 on the Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save $150 on the Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save $100 on the Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save $150 on the Voigtlander 65mm f/2.0 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

All software deals:
1) You save 50% + additional 10% with our coupon code “AMBSAR” on the Capture One 2018 Styles Bundle (Click here). It includes 8 styles packs with a total of 112 styles.
2) Skylum launched the new Luminar 2018 with Sky enhancer tool. For a limited time you get this package with a $10 discount using our code “SAR” and extra Bonuses (see list below).

New Sigma E-mount lens preorders:
1) Sigma 40mm f/1.4 FE lens at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.
2) Sigma 56mm f/1.4 APS-C E lens at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.

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