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Sony Alpha a6500 Unboxing and First Look

Sony A-mount vs Sony E-mount: battle of the a99II & a7rII (Douglas Rahden)
Buying Guide: Gear for All Your New Year’s Resolutions (Adorama Learning Center)
User review of the Fujifilm GFX 50S and GF63mm F2.8 by Keith Wee Kheng (MirrorlessRumors).
Canon user asks: Should I make the switch? (SonyAlphaForum).
New “mygearvault” app helps photographers keep track of and insure their cameras and gear (Froknowsphoto)
Triggertrap Going out of Business FAQ (Medium.com).

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Fivepin: “In the last year I purchased a Sony A77ii to fill the spot of my aging a77 apsc camera. The new model was a wonder of technology and a fantastic tool. That being said however I noticed using the same high end glass on the new camera as the original A77 was not giving me the same results. Many of the shots were not as sharp as they should have been. Well after doing many hours of testing on the system I figured out what is going on. I am not sure why the new camera with its new technology has this issue, but I can show you what feature is causing the issue, show you examples and show you how to solve the problem. You will have to shut off a new feature to fix this problem. I made this video months ago and have had hundreds of others confirm the issue with their A77ii. What I would like to see is if this issue persists in E mount or the new A99ii. As a community we need to test this further and work with Sony to fix the software. Shutting off the software will work. But in the end it would be nice to use the stabilized shutter feature as I am a nature photographer and shoot a lot of long lenses. Check out the video below to see my test comparison and results. Leave me message on the video link and lets get this resolved! https://youtu.be/8NE-E9GMnGo”

 

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100mm STF and 85mm f/1.8 FE hands-on video with El-Deane Naude, Miguel Quiles, Brian Smith and Dpreview

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The new Sony lenses and flash are now finally available for preorder:
85mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
100mm f/2.8 STF FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
HVL-F45RM Wireless Radio Flash at BHphoto, Adorama.

New hands-on videos and lens presentations:

El-Deane Naude walks through the key features of the new 100mm F2.8 STF G Master, 85mm F1.8 and HVL-F45RM flash:

Hands-on video from Miguel Quiles and Brian Smith:

Miguel Quiles On The 100mm F2.8 STF G Master Lens

And Dpreview posted a new video too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcHpPZ9kaQ

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Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE image samples and MTF graph

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The Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE has the potential to quickly become one of the favorite lenses of the FE range. On the downside it is more expensive than the Nikon 85mm or Canon 85mm equivalent lenses. But I guess that like it happened with the 50mm FE the lens will get some price drop later. Moreover this is a new lens designed for high-resolution sensors (and the MTF graph is promising). So here are a couple of interesting bits about that lens:

Lens design and MTF graph:

Image samples:

More info about that lens at Sony.net

Preorders start 10am NYC time Thu Feb 9:
100mm f/2.8 STF FE at BHphoto, Adorama.
85mm f/1.8 FE at BHphoto, Adorama.
HVL-F45RM Wireless Radio Flash at BHphoto, Adorama.

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Preorders started: 100mm STF and 85mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto!

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You can now preorder the new FE lenses and the Radio Flash:
85mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
100mm f/2.8 STF FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
HVL-F45RM Wireless Radio Flash at BHphoto, Adorama.

Boith lenses will start shipping out on March 30.

Reminder:
The 70-200mm GM lens is now in Stock at Amazon and at Adorama.

BHphoto (Click here) published the detailed WPPI specials list. A few special mentions:
$300 off and free $200 gift card on the A7rII (Click here).
free $100 gift card on the A6500 (Click here).
free $100 gift card on the RX10III (Click here).
$300 off and free $100 gift card on the A6300 dual lens kit (Click here).
free $200 gift card on the RX1rII (Click here).
$100 off on the 70-200mm FE (Click here).
$200 off on the Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Lens (Click here).
$110 off on the Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens (Click here).
$20 off on the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan (12 Month Subscription, Download Card)

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Closer look on the new Sony 100mm f/2.8 STF FE with “Breathtaking Bokeh”

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Note: At 10am New York time the new FE lenses and the radio flash will be available for preorder here:
100mm f/2.8 STF FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
85mm f/1.8 FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
HVL-F45RM Wireless Radio Flash at BHphoto, Adorama.
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Sony announced two new FE lenses: 100mm f/2.8 STF FE at BHphoto and the 85mm f/1.8 FE at BHphoto. Now let’s take a close look on the exciting 100mm STF lens. Sony claims this is the Fe lens with the bext bokeh!

Short description:

Delivering both smooth bokeh and fine sharpness, the FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS Lens from Sony is a short-telephoto prime featuring a unique, yet sophisticated optical design. Separating itself from other portrait-length lenses, this 100mm f/2.8 features Smooth Trans Focus technology, which uses an apodization filter to realize notably smooth bokeh with rounded out-of-focus highlights in both the foreground and background. Contributing to a high degree of sharpness and clarity, the lens also incorporates one aspherical element and one extra-low dispersion element to suppress both spherical and chromatic aberrations. Additionally, a Nano AR coating has also been applied to reduce lens flare and ghosting for greater contrast and color fidelity when working in strong lighting conditions.

Lens construction and MTF graph:

Image samples (Click on it to enlarge):

More info about the new 100mm FE lens at Sony.net and BHphoto.

Preorders start 10am NYC time Thu Feb 9:
100mm f/2.8 STF FE at BHphoto, Adorama.
85mm f/1.8 FE at BHphoto, Adorama.
HVL-F45RM Wireless Radio Flash at BHphoto, Adorama.

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