Still running: Up to 1000€ Cashback on Sony stuff in Europe

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Check out these links for the big Cashback action which is still running: Amazon Germany special page, Wex UK, Sony Netherland, Amazon France.

Reminder: The past weeks we launched two special deals ofr our SAR readers:

1) We partnered with Phase One and we can now offer a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here) and Capture One 11 for Sony (Click here). Use the coupon code “AMBSAR“.

2) You have the chance to win a new 24-105mm FE lens (read the article here).

 

Finally it’s here! Our very first Giveaway for a brand new Sony 24-105mm FE lens ($1,300 value). This is the must have lens for travel photographers and the most versatile zoom of the FE lens range. – To Enter follow these rules: 1. Like this Post 2. Follow me @andrea_pizzini_photographer 3. Tag a friend in the comments below. Each tag is an entry. Enter as many times as you wish. —————————————————— Optionally you can also can “Turn On Post Notifications” for my IG Profile, so that you can learn of additional chances to win. – The Winner will be chosen at random on February 15th, 2018 This giveaway is not sponsored by Instagram or Sony. No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited. All Giveaway/Sweepstakes Terms & Conditions can be found in the link in my IG Bio. – #sony #sonyalpha #sonyimages #sonygear

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Andrea Photographer-Explorer (@andrea_pizzini_photographer) am

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Ken Fong‎
Davenportals…
Davenport Beach.

 

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/posts_to_page/ 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!


Jason Jakober‎
Chained
A7RIII
Samyang 14mm f/2.8

 


Bside123 on Sony Alpha Forum
Minolta “Alpha” Pre-Sony Kodak Film Portrait.
Minolta 35mm SLR – A9/Dynax9
Minolta Legacy 50mm f/1.4 Lens
Kodak Tri-X ASA 400 Film
Epson V700 Scanner

 


Guo Liang Duong‎
Everyone knows the common view on the famous Kirkjufell, but this one is from the little Pond just close to the waterfalls. The pond is really calm which makes it perfect for a beautiful reflection☺️ which Kirkjufell image do you guys prefer? ☺️
IG: https://www.instagram.com/visualsbygoli/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/visualsbygoli/
Sony A7II – Sony 16-35 GM 2.8
18mm – f/8.0 – 15sec – ISO100
ND filter + Polarizer — presso Kirkjufell.

 


Ilya on Sony Alpha Forum
Some shots from the mall (Sony a7rII + Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 ASPH)

 


Jonathan Ferland-Valois‎
Foggy Burrard Inlet
Sony A7R II + Samyang 135mm
Better quality on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/23wUw3c
Please note that I couldn’t go out to get the stars myself (lack of time and lack of good conditions), so I used a Creative Commons license photo.

 


‎Santosh Kulkarni‎
Sony A7RIII + 16-35 GM

 


‎Ignat Iulian‎
Photo = Carla
Photographer = Iulian Ignat
Gear = Sony A7ii + Batis 85

 


Rico Lee Wei-Jie‎
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Giappone
Sleepless Night
A6000 + SEL85F18
Gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bdrc1989/ — presso Roppongi Hills 六本木ヒルズ.

 

 


Willy Werner‎
“Cayolar” Basque Country
Sony A5000 + Sigma 19mm f2.8
https://www.facebook.com/artivisuel/

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Samyang firmware update for the 35mm and 50mm FE lenses improves AF performance!

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Our reader Mike spotted a new firmware update for the 35mm and 50mm FE lenses. He also added some first impression commentary:

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Just wanted to let you know that there are firware updates for the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE and the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE over at their website. For the updates their lens station is neccessary, which is currently available in the UK.

Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE v02

Improvement:
– Improved autofocus performance in low light | I can confirm this on the a6500 & a7II in VERY low light – WOW!
– Improved AF-C tracking speed | I can confirm this on the a6500 & a7II, but it was already very good before

The AF35 focuses incredibly fast anyway in all modes including with eye-AF (tracks faces/eyes faces right to the very edge of the screen in AF-C), but what it can do now in darkness is unbelievable! I have some portrait shots on my office wall (faces are 1:1) and the AF35 instantly aquired the eye on those 2D faces with just a 25W LED lamp on at the other end of the room – and it stayed on it in AF-C!

That is just a sweet lens – I love it even more than my AF50 :-)

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE v30

Improvement:
– Improved autofocus performance in low light | I can confirm this on the a6500 & a7II in VERY low light – WOW!
– Fixed shutter delay problem after focus confirmation when strobe was installed   FINALLY! This has bugged me forever with the GODOX X1T-S/AD-600 combo
– Automatically switch to manual focus in video mode on α5000, NEX-F3, NEX-C3, NEX-7, NEX-5, NEX-5N, and NEX-3N.

AF on the AF50 is nearly the same as the AF35 in darkness now (including the portraits on my wall), plain awesome!
As you can see these firmware updates are major.

Links to all Samyang/Rokinon FF E-mount AF lenses:
50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
14mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

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