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image above shows the current A77II
Zhang Qianli is China’s most famous Sony Artisan (375K followers). He tested the Sony A99 prototype back in August 2012. And last year two weeks before Photokina he said “you need two kidneys for Photokina this year” when teasing the new A99II camera launch (Source: Weibo).
And now he is teasing another camera launch and writes at Weibo:
“A new camera with very fast burst rate and AF speed, at least one telephoto lens, not the A7 series, not on CP+”
Because he is an A-mount shooter he might be talking about the new A77III. But also the new A9 or so… Let’s hope he will spill out some more info soon!
I just got the following note:
Being told by two friends who shoot for Sony that next week will be a few new product announcements. Hinting at pro E mount announcement. Hoping this is true!
Now as usual Sony is very hush hush and no other source has yet confirmed the rumor. That’s why I give it yet 50% chance only. But if there is an announcement I think it’s highly likely we will get new FE lenses. This is what we could get:
Very likely:
16-35mm f/2.8 GM
New budget 85mm FE lensUncertain:
A7 mark III (it is rumored to ship this summer but announcement date is unclear)
A77 mark III (A-mount with 24MP sensor)
New High End PRO E-mount camera
400mm f/4.0 FE
But I repeat…so far I got no 100% reliable confirmation from trusted sources! I hope Sony sources can confirm the announcement and spill out some details by contacting me at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Or if you prefer use this anonymous contact box:
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Thanks!
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With temperatures here in Minnesota hovering around 0°F (-17°C) I used the Sony A7R2, Metabones IV and a Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 macro lens to film soap bubbles in the act of freezing. This was over the course of 8 nights in an unheated garage. I felt it was best to leave the camera and lens out in the cold instead of subjecting it to large temperature variations. The A7R2 performed superbly in these cold conditions.
The footage was all filmed in 4k, then down-sampled and sometimes cropped into 1080p. I will let the footage speak for itself.
Thanks
BHphoto is offering up to $2300 gift cards on those three Sony cameras:
Free $200 gift card on the Sony A7sII.
Free $100 gift card on the Sony A6300.
Free $100 gift card on the Sony RX100V.
Reminder:
New Sony US trade-in program is now running at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Up to $300 savings on Sony cameras and lenses (Overview of all rebates at BHphoto and Adorama):
Sony A7 cameras:
$300 off on the Sony A7rII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$300 off on the Sony A7sII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7II at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $100 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $50 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $25 gift card), BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 18-105mm 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.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 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.
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Stepan: “For two decades I was using camcorders as my primary tool and cameras as secondary. Now I switched to Sony A6500 to do it all for me: https://youtu.be/0Fuq2-JMEXo”
Roman: “I shot the following video a while ago using the Sony PXW-FS5 and the wonderful Tokina AT-X Pro AF 28-70 f/2.6 (Version 1). https://vimeo.com/195638933“
Yesterday after exactly 11 months the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM lens was in Stock for the first time at BHphoto (now 7-14 days delivery). And today another hard to get lens is in Stock: The Zeiss Loxia 85mm FE is in Stock at BHphoto too. 5 months after the announcement! So it’s now time for both Sony and Zeiss to announce their new lenses: 16-.35mm GM, 85mm f/1.8 FE, new Batis telephoto lens and many more!
Reminder:
New Sony US trade-in program is now running at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Up to $300 savings on Sony cameras and lenses (Overview of all rebates at BHphoto and Adorama):
Sony A7 cameras:
$300 off on the Sony A7rII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$300 off on the Sony A7sII at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7II at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sony A7 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $100 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $50 gift card) and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama (extra $25 gift card), BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
