Today only: Coupon code gives you 15% discount (max $100) on all eBay products including all Sony gear!!!

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Today only you save 15% (with max $100 discount) on all eBay products including Sony gear with the coupon code “PMAY4TH“.

How to redeem your Coupon:

  1. Shop for eligible items. (See below for exclusions).
  2. Pay for your item by 4:00 PM Pacific Time on May 4, 2018
  3. Enter the Coupon code in the redemption code field: PMAY4TH

Terms & Conditions:

This Coupon is a 15% discount off a minimum purchase of $50, valid from 8:00 AM PT May 4, 2018 until 4:00 PM PT on May 4, 2018. Discount applies to the purchase price (excluding shipping, handling, and taxes) of eligible items on eBay.com and ebay.ca, and will be capped at a maximum value of $100. Eligible items exclude items from the Coins & Paper Money, Gift Cards & Coupons, and Real Estate categories.

Coupon must be used within a single transaction (and can include multiple eligible items), while supplies last. Max one-time use. Only eBay users registered with an address located in the United States, Canada, Latin America, or the Caribbean are eligible for the Coupon. Valid only for purchases from eBay.com and ebay.ca. Any unused difference between the discount amount, as shown on the Coupon, and the purchase price of an item(s) in a single transaction (or cart) will be forfeited.

Coupon is subject to U.S laws, void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, has no face value, and cannot be combined with any other Coupon, or when paying with PayPal Credit Easy Payments or Gift Cards. eBay may cancel, amend, or revoke the Coupon at any time.

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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Eric: “We sat down with a prominent local sports photographer and got his story on his switch from Canon to Sony. Must watch. https://youtu.be/GJk0zqIc5uM“

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(SR3) Zeiss rumored to launch the world’s first lens with ALON elements? It’s a 35mm f/1.8 FE pancake?

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Image on top shows a lens from the famous Pentax limited Full Frame pancake series

I just got this rumor that made me jump off the chair. The source writes that Zeiss is going to launch a new pancake lens series:

They are preparing to announce a new compact lens series with astonishing image quality at smaller lens size. Think premium pancake lens.
The first lens of the new series will be an 35mm f1.8 with a total length of under 4cm…..
has developed a lens where several elements are made out of Aluminium oxynitride (ALON for short)

This Material has a diffractive index of 1.79 that is high compared to normal glass (1.4-1.5)
Also it is highly scratch resistant having a MOS hardness of 9
Because of the difficulty in manufacturing it will only be used in the front element and two highly diffractive elements.

And now you wonder…what is ALON? Surmet writes:

ALON® or Aluminum Oxynitride is an amazing and unique transparent advanced ceramic that is polycrystalline (made from powder) with a cubic spinel crystal structure. In the popular media and in the Star Trek community, it is commonly referred to as Transparent Aluminum.

These are the advantages of using ALON elements:

– far less weight and thickness than normal glass
– High optical transmission (>85%) near-UV to mid-IR wavelengths (0.25 to 4.0 μm)
– Excellent clarity and no inherent birefringence
– Outstanding hardness, scratch resistance and high strength
– Excellent Refractive index homogeneity over large areas

My opinion on this …WOW! That’s exactly what’s needed in the FE system: Fast and compact primes. The big question is if those lenses will have autofocus or not…

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