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Sony Focus Hold Button Basics: The Breakdown with Miguel Quiles

Sony Alpha A99II – Part Review, Part WTF (Dan M Lee).
Sony Introduces Extended Life Solid State Drives for Professional Video Recorders (Sony Blog).
Sony | PlayMemories Camera Apps | Stop Motion+ | “Sweet Dreams” (Sony Channel)
Cine Lens Mania: Primes versus Zooms (Explora).
Entaniya Fisheye 250 E on Sony a6500 Back to Back (Entapano).
Techradar says the new Nikon D830 (or 850) may get a Samsung sensor (Nikoneye).

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Amarate: “I did short comparisons between Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 and Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 and post in my facebook page. Please feel free to share if you want.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/gift.of.light.photo/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1007582002708026

Mariusc:Recently I took a trip to Tenerife and recorded a Slow Motion Travel Film that I’ve posted on my YouTube channel. I think it would be a nice thing to show the abilities of the camera to your audience. Here is the link to the film: https://youtu.be/bgMZspjuvO0

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Free extras on many Sony cameras (and Big Rokinon deal savings)

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On top of the great US savings you alsop do get a lot of free stuff at BHphoto (Click here to see the full list) and at Adorama (Click on the “free accessories” button). In total you save up to $400!

And you got two days left to grab those Adorama exclusive deals on the Rokinon E-mount lenses:
50mm f/1.4 Autofocus FE lens for $499 ($200 off) at Adorama.
50mm f/1.2 for $399 ($100 off) in Sony E-Mount – Black or Sony E-Mount – Silver.
20mm f/1.8 for $429 ($170 off) at Adorama.

The new Batis 135mm FE lens is now in Stock at BHphoto too.

You save $100 on the Sigma MC-11 Canon EF to Sony E-mount adapter sold by Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

And do checkout the great savings on the Sony Open Box stuff sold by BestBuy on eBay:

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.

Sigma MC-11 deal found via BrianSmith

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Sony 500mm $13,000 lens smashed on the floor!

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Jon Devo smashed a $13,000 Sony 500m lens on the floor! His comment on Instagram is:

£12.5K worth of ouch. Not taking care when mounting large telephoto lenses can be a costly mistake. 🙈

I guess (and I hope) this lens was covered by his insurance. It’s also hard to replace this lens as you need to order it welll in advance and it will ship to you only within 1-2 months (Check at [shopcountry 58571]).

This is the 500mm G lens on a Sony A99II:

Thanks to the anonymous source who sent me this!

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Sony patented a Dual Pixel sensor similar to the Canon version

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I just found that new Sony patent describing a sensor with Dual Pixel technology for Phase detection Autofocus. It sounds very similar to the tech used by Canon: cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/technical/eos_70d_technology.do. The current Canon EOS-M series and a few DSLR have Dual Pixel sensor.

Having such a sensor would improve the autofocus tracking performance. But for now we don’t know if and when Sony will use that patented tech on a Sony camera.

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Sony 18-110mm PZ E-mount lens tested at ePhotozine and Cinema5D

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ePhotozine tested the Sony 18-110mm PZ OSS f/4.0 E-mount lens. The conclusion:

This is a lens that crosses the requirements of two worlds of photography, stills and video. It can quite easily be used for both, with the proviso that to do so for stills could be quite an expensive option.
Having said that, it is very well made, very versatile, can be set up to suit the purpose and handles like a dream. Regardless of the price, it has to be Highly Recommended.

Cinema5D also tested the lens and writes:

Whether you’re working in video, cinema or something in-between (as most people do nowadays), I think this lens is really worth a close look. There’s currently no other lens that compares to it in terms of versatility, price and physical design. Furthermore, I found the optical quality achieved in tandem with Sony’s internal electronic solutions and automatic lens compensation to be really impressive.

Sony E PZ 18-110mm is in Stock at Amazon, Adorama., BHphoto and Calumet.de.

 

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New A9 tests (Hugh Brownstone, Gary Fong, Pcmag)

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Here is a new A9 news and test roundup:
Sony α9 – First Impression by Jan Tichy
The Sony a9 5x Slow Motion (120fps) by Gary Fong.
Sony Removes SLOG on Sony a9? (ThatCameraGuy)
Sony A9 – Not so hot on second look? (PeterGregg).
Sony A9 4K Video ( low light test ) at Cameras Tested.
100-400mm preview by PCmag.
Electronic shutter evolution: Sony A9 and Olympus OM-D E-M1 II (Mirrorlesscomparisons).
Canon, Nikon, Sony : on compare les prix (Focus Numerique).
Kurz ausprobiert: Sony Alpha 9 (Photoscala).
Sony a9 offers powerful pro-level customization (Dpreview).
Sony Alpha A9 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera – First Look by Cameta Camera

The Belgium PCH Store is doing a Sony A9 Pre-order gift. For each a9 Pre-order they give for free the battery Grip and a free battery till the end of June !

Sony A9:
Sony A9 at BHphotoAdorama, 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.

100-400mm GM:
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

Sony A9 accessories:
Sony A9 battery grip at Adorama, Bhphoto, Amazon. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 Glass screen protector at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
NP-FZ100 battery for the A9 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Jessops.
GP-EX1 grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
FDA-EP18 eye cup at Adorama, BHphoto.
MQZ1 multi battery charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
BCQZ1 Z-series Battery Charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.

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Win an AMEX card ($4,500) at BHphoto:
US readers preordering the A9 at BHphoto using our links (and our affiliated links only!) have a chance to win an AMEX card mathching the value of the Sony A9 ($4,500). The winner will be randomly selected by BHphoto by end of June after the preorders shipped out!
The conditions and legal notes of the sweepstake can be read here: sonyalpharumors.com/official-bh-sonyalpharumors-a9-launch-sweepstakes-rules/

Win an A9 at Adorama:
If you preoder the Sony A9 at Adorama through our affiliated links only (it doesn’t work on links of other sites!) they will refund one lucky customer their $4,498 price on the A9! This will be for pre-orders. Once the orders start shipping (some time the end of May) Adorama will filter all the orders that came from SAR, and randomly select one A9 order and refund the customer their money. This is for the camera only and not the new 100-400mm lens or accessories.
The conditions and legal notes of the sweepstake can be read here:  sonyalpharumors.com/official-adorama-sonyalpharumors-a9-launch-sweepstakes-rules/

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Sony Tidbits…

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Camera Remote for the Sony Alpha a7S II a7R II a6500 a6300 a6000

Why It’s Still Worth Owning a Digital Camera (Time).
Shooting the Model Portfolio: Part One (Adorama Learning Center).
Quick Look: Teradek Sphere (Explora).
Impact of a magnet on the A7RII (SonyAlphaForum).
Fe85 F1.8 vs 85 F1.4 GM (SonyAlphaBlog).

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Robert:Shot on Sony a6000 converted to Infrared by LifePixel. There are three clips that were shot with my Sony a7sii. https://vimeo.com/204997571

Stan Moniz:https://vimeo.com/208192967 A weekend trip to witness the 2017 spring bloom in beautiful Borrego Springs, California. I had the new Sony RX100V handy and what not a better time to test out its 240fps video mode.
I have to admit this pocket of power has been quickly growning on me, making it one of those pieces of gear I can’t leave home without. I hope you enjoy the short video. Have a great week everyone! www.stanmoniz.com
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