Size comparison: Samyang 35mm FE and the Zeiss 35mm FE lens

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You can preorder the new Samyang lens at BHphoto, Adorama.

The new Samyang (Rokinon in USA) 35mm f/2.8 FE AF lens is 3mm shorter than the twice as expensive Zeiss lens. Above you can  see the image somparison via CameraSize. Here is one more size comparison by Gippsland:

Just my two cent: Instead of doing a Zeiss clone for half the price I would have done a f/4.0 pancake lens half the size of the f/2.8 Samyang and for $199. This would have been a real headliner don’t you think?

You can preorder the lens at BHphoto, Adorama.

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Beautiful Sony A6500 unboxing in Sign Language by Mic Bergsma

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Mic Bergsma switched from Canon to Sony and also he highlights a very important advantage of mirrorless vs DSLR. He shares his emotion of unboxing the A6500 camera with his passionate sign language. In a world full of youtubers talking fast (and too much) this looked so genuine and authentic:

Sony A6500 at [shopcountry 59286] Sony 18-105 at [shopcountry 59820]

thanks DEL for this!

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North Korea Spy Drone uses Sony SLT cameras

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Naver reports about a North Korean Spy Drone that was found in South Korea in 2014. The curios aspect: The North Korean Army used a Sony SLT camera to take Spy pictures. The Drone has a length of 2-3 meters and fled at a relatively low altitude to escape the Radar.

I wonder why they did use SLT instead of E-mount cameras…

 

Thanks llynymelys!

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Sony Tidbits…

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How to Adapt a CHEAP FILM CAMERA LENS to a Mirrorless camera

Shooting Glaciers with Sony a7ii (SonyAlphaForum).
SmallRig Sony a6500 Cage User Experience Review (Jason Vong).
Sony A6500 Recovering OverExposed Image Davinci Resolve (MrCheesyCam).
100mm STF review by Photographyblog.
Adventures in Photography: My Home, Wild New Zealand (ALC).
NAB 2017: Top 5 Audio Picks (Explora)

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up to $400 off on SLR Magic E-mount lenses

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You save up to $400 on SLR Magic E-mount lenses and on their filters:
SLR Magic 35mm T 0.95 Hyperprime Cine Lens  – $899 (Reg Price $1,299)
SLR Magic 50mm F1.1 Cine Lens for Sony FE Mount – $279 (Reg Price $399)
SLR Magic Cine 75mm F/1.4 Lens for Sony E-Mount – $349 (Reg Price $499)
SLR Magic 52mm MK II Variable Neutral Density (ND) Filter – 0.7 to 1.8 (2.3 to 6 stops) – $109 (Reg Price $159)
SLR Magic 62mm MK II Variable Neutral Density (ND) Filter – 0.7 to 1.8 (2.3 to 6 stops) – $119 (Reg Price $169)
SLR Magic 77mm MK II Variable Neutral Density (ND) Filter – 0.7 to 1.8 (2.3 to 6 stops) – $129 (Reg Price $179)
SLR Magic 82mm MK II Variable Neutral Density (ND) Filter – 0.7 to 1.8 (2.3 to 6 stops) – $139 (Reg Price $189)

New Sony USA deals:

Sony A7 cameras:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

Sony A6500-A6300-A6000-A5100:
 $100 off on the A6500 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$150 off on the A6300 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$100 off on the A6300 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$300 off on the A6000 Dual lens kit sold by Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A5100 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$30 off on the Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRC1M Radio Control Wireless Commander at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVL-F60M Wireless Shoe Mount Flash with built-in LED light at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Grip for Alpha a7, a7R and a7s with built-in LED light at Adorama, Amazon.

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(SR4) Sony A7III to be announced this fall has 24MP sensor and same A9 autofocus system!

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Image above shows the A7II with Gariz case

A trusted source who gave me as first the 100mm STF lens specs just did send me the first A7III specs:

1) First of all he confirmed what other sources already told me: The camera will be announced this fall (sometimes between October-November).
2) He also confirmed the A7III has a new 24MP sensor (seems like it has the same Sony A9 sensor)
3) It also has the exact same Sony A9 autofocus system
4) But unlike the Sony A9 the A7III has NOT the crazy fps rate

Overall this sounds like a “budget Sony A9” without the 20fps frame rate. It’s unclear if the A7III will have the same A9 body or stick to the current A7II body design

Note: The rumor is rated SR4 because it’s from a source who share correct info in the past. But we have to wait for other sources to confirm this. Moreover the camera will be announced in 4-5 months only so we have to see if Sony will change some specs in the meantime.

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Tests on Sony E-mount cameras with new firmware

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Sony A7rii Firmware Update (TheDigitalDigest)

Here are just a couple of new feedbacks on the new major firmware update. Feel free to add your findings on the comment system:

Matthew “Hey Andrea, just put together a quick and dirty video testing the differences (if there are any) between firmware 1.02 and 1.03 for the a6500 using a manual-focus telephoto. Not sure if the update helped performance of the IBIS or not. It may have just improved performance when IBIS is used in conjunction with a lens’ OSS. See video description for more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD1bwU9uUYQ.”

TickTock: “I’ve just posted a YouTube video showing my results from a quick test out in ~80 degree Fahrenheit weather (shaded located for the camera position): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TACuw64kNhI.I hope this can be of some help on what users can expect as well as another user report.”

Firmware links:
A9: Sony Japan, Sony Support, Sony Australia.
A7rII: Sony Japan, Sony Support, Sony Australia.
A7sII: Sony Japan, Sony Support, Sony Australia.
A7II: Sony Japan, Sony Support, Sony Australia.
A6500: Sony Japan, Sony Support, Sony Australia.
A6300: Sony Japan, Sony Support, Sony Australia.

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