Really Right Stuff Base Plate, JB grip and Easycover case for Sony Alpha A9

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We will soon get four new A9 accessories:

  1. Really Right Stuff Base Plate for the Sony Alpha A9 can now be preordered at BHphoto (Click here). There is yet no image of the plate but it will look nearly no different than their A7rII plate (here).
  2. J.B. Camera Designs announced on facebook they will make a woodden grip for the A9
  3. Easycover will soon launch their A9 protective case
  4. And Smallrig did share the first A9 render images on our Sony A9 facebook page.

Sony A9:
Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

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 A6300-A6000-A5100:
$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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New Sony A9 tests (with banding test by Diglloyd. Ryan Brenizier swtiches from Nikon D5 to Sony A9)

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Shooting the Sony A9 Blindfolded and in the Dark by Patrick Murphy-Racey

Diglloyd made a banding test of the camera. The problem is the Red Channel which does show some banding:

I state here (as before) that for most color images, the pattern noise that I show is unlikely to be an issue for “ordinary” usage, since the green and blue channels blend with red in a color image (thus masking noise), plus subject color, type of lighting, and exposure also contribute substantially. The Sony A9 makes a very fine camera for what it is designed for (very high frame rate).

As stated by Jim Kasson in previous noise tests the problem is that the noise behaviour isn’t random enough. This is something Sony could work out by processing images in a slightly different way.

Sony A9: Australian Review (Gizmodo).
How to take AMAZING portraits in the harsh midday sun | Featuring the Sony A9! (Video by Manny Ortiz).
Une première expérience avec ma Sony A9 (Adobe Spark).
Sony A9 & Sigma 135mm F1.8 Art Test – MC-11 Adapter (Video by Dan Watson).
Sony a9 — multiple ACD operations? (Jim Kasson)
Behind The Scenes Shooting In The Studio With The New Sony a9 (Video by Miguel Quiles).
Sony A9 – Erste Erfahrungen (Mysticalpics).
Banding on the Sony A9 with LED Lighting- a Test in the “Cocaine Room” of the Waldo Hotel (Video by Jason Lanier).
David Fliss spotted the A9 in the White House.
Low light tests on the Sony Alpha 9 (Video by Visual Impact).

Ryan Brenizer is ditching Nikon D5 for Sony A9 and here is the one hour long video where he explains why he is doing so:

Sony A9:
Sony A9 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 with Grip Extension Kit at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
Note: US readers preordering the A9 at BHphoto or Adorama using our links (and our affiliated links only!) have a chance to win a Sony A9.

And the fastest SD cards are now in Stock:
Sony SF-G 128GB: BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. In EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonFR, AmazonIT, AmazonES.
Sony SF-G 64GB: BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. In EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonFR, AmazonIT, AmazonES.
Sony SF-G 32GB: BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.

The new Sony FE lenses preorders:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Billchenphoto on SonyAlphaForum
Bride in the city

1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors/photos_stream?tab=photos and on SonyAlphaForum.
3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself!

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Save $400 on the Open Box 24-70mm GM

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You save $400 on the Open Box 24-70mm GM lens sold by BestBuy on eBay (Click here). More Open Box and Reconditioned deals:
Save $115 on the Open Box A7 with kit lens sold by BestBuy.
Save $200 on the Reconditioned 85mm f/1.4 GM lens sold on Amazon and eBay.
Save $200 on the Reconditioned 50mm f/1.4 Zeiss lens sold on Amazon.
Full list of Sony Open Box stuff on BestBuy (Click here) and reconditioned stuff on Amazon (Click here).

You save up to $500 on Sony E-mount camera and lenses sold by BHphoto (Click here to see the full list). The great camera savings are back in USA:
$200 off on the A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$100 off on the A7sII at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$50 off on the A7II at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$50 off on the A7 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$100off on the A6500 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

And we have a $1,000 mail in rebate on the Sony PXW-FS5 sold by BHphoto and Adorama.

You can now preorder the new Samyang/Rokinon 35mm FE lens at BHphoto (Click here).

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New Sony 12-24mm and 16-35mm lens reviewed by Alin Popescu “amazing performers”

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Alin Popescu tested both new wide angle lenses and posted many image samples and comparisons on his website:

16-35mm test:

The lens is straightforward to use, with excellent handling and smooth zoom and focus ring movement. They’ve said the drive by wire was improved and I must agree.
The lens is an amazing performer starting wide open. And very resistant to flare and resolves all scenes with minimum Chromatic Aberration.

12-24mm test:

Serious resistance to flare and minimum aberrations with superb contrast. I have found it even better compared to the G Master when it come to Chromatic Aberration handling.
Sharpness wise, this lens is a performer. It’s very sharp corner to corner, ignoring the normal distortions for a 12mm.

The new Sony FE lenses preorders:
16-35mm GM at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
12-24mm G at Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon. In EU at Calumet DE, WexUK, Jessops.
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony Lover vs. Sony Hater

NAB 2017: Sony’s Katsunori Yamanouchi Brings Global Perspective to U.S. Market (Sportsvideo).
Skyline of Singapore during bluehour (SonyAlphaForum).
Watching Someone Make a Camera Lens From Scratch Explains Why No One Makes Camera Lenses From Scratch (Gizmodo).
DJI Ronin 2 Gimbal, NAB 2017 (Personal View).
10 Reasons why we need External Monitors (Wolfcrow)
Cinema Lenses: What Are You Paying For? (Explora).

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I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors!

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 A7sIII 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.

Igor: “I just edit a video in Panamá with the sony A7rII and maybe you are interested in sharing with the people in your website. https://vimeo.com/215237212“

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