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Sony a6000 Video Tutorial Hack: How to Record Longer than 30 Minutes Record Limit

Sony a9 Pre AF battery draw (Jim Kasson).
On the Court with the Pro-Caliber Sony Alpha a9 Camera by Shawn C. Steiner.
Laowa 15mm f/2 FE: Rolling Review and Comparisons (Fred Miranda).
Firmware update for the Sony FS5
Sony A9: fotografiando saltos de trampolín con la sin espejo más rápida del mercado (Photolari).
Where to Show and Sell Your Photography (Adorama Learning Center)
Top Tips for Shooting in Extreme Conditions (Explora).

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
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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It really worked: Amazon is honoring your 16-35mm GM preorders for $1,700!

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Screenshot of the original wrong pricing at Amazon

Back in May Amazon made the mistake to let you preroder the new 16-35mm GM lens for $1,698 only instead of the real $2,198 price. Plenty of SAR readers preordered the lens for that price but there was some concern that Amazon would “correct” the price once it ships. Well I have good news for you:

Our reader Trunip confirmed that his lens shipped today for the origina $1,698 price:

Well, you now saved $500 thanks to SAR’s quick tip ;)

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The new lens is now shipping out at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy and Amazon. In EU the lens is already in Stock since a while at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.

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Sony 12-24mm review by LL: “it is not a G-Master, but it should be.”

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Luminous Landscape posted their full Sony 12-24mm lens review

The 12-24 Sony lens is not a G-Master, but it should be.  It passed with flying colors for the kind of work I do.  It makes shooting wide-angle fun.  I often find myself taking this lens out of the bag and just having fun with it. I have complete confidence that it will give me sharp images with good contrast and no more distortion than expected. And, I know I can use Capture One to correct for some distortion, especially keystoning.
If you have a Sony system or are thinking of getting one, make sure this lens is in your kit. The price is more than fair when compared to Nikon and Canon. The weight will make using this lens a joy. I tip my hat to Sony for making such an incredible lens that I know many shooters will thoroughly enjoy.

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Sony a6000: Meike 50mm F2 Review & Guide

Sony A9 retested with Sigma 150-600 and Canon 70-200 and Metabones and Sigma MC-11 adapters (Dmitry Brodsky)
Meet A Pro: Cradoc Bagshaw on Why Photography is a Feeling, Not a Thought (Adorama Learning Center)
Nikon patented a 35mm f/2.0 lens for a mirrorless sytem camera with curved Full Frame sensor (MirrorlessRumors)
Sony Unveils Variable-Speed Global Shutter Sensor (Image Sensor World).
Sweet 16: The most popular lenses of 2017…so far (Imaging Resource).
Samyang AF 35 mm f/2,8 FE – Prueba de campo (AlbedoMedia).
The Camera Phone is 20 Years Old! (Explora).

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
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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$50 off on the new Rokinon 35mm FE lens at BuyDig

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You get a $50 discount on the new Rokinon 35mm FE lens if you use the coupon code “C117722270” on checkout at BuyDig (Click here).

And today you save $150 on the Zhiyun-Tech Crane sold by BHphoto (Click here).

Deals:
The new Sony FE 100-400mm GM lens is now shipping out from all US store: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.
J.B. announced the new Grip-Case Pro for Sony A9 (here on Amazon) and A7II Series Bodies (here on Amazon).
Grey imported Sony A7rII sells for $2,199 only at NYC Department store on eBay.

 

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(SR5) New Zeiss Biotar 75mm f/1.5 for E-mount to be announced soon. First “schematic” image leaked!

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Note: This post has been updated twice with new information:

The image on top shows the “schematic” of a new Biotar 75mm f/1.5 lens. A trusted source told me that some people from Meyer Optik are involved in a special project to bring back to live this old [shoplink 61146 ebay]Zeiss Biotar 75/1.5[/shoplink] lens. The new Full Frame lens will be available in different mounts including Sony E-mount. And of course it will be manual focusing only.

It’s quite unusual to see that Zeiss licensed one of their old lenses to a third-party company.

Image below shows the old original [shoplink 61146 ebay]Zeiss Biotar 75mm f/1.5 you can still find on eBay[/shoplink].

 

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I hope to get some more specs and images soon!

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