Techart M-mount to E-mount autofocus adapter is now in Stock at Amazon/BHphoto

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The Techart M-mount to E-mount autofocus adapter is now in Stock at BHphoto and Amazon. Who would have expected years ago that you can use autofocus with your M-mount glas?

You save up to $220 on the A6000 camera kits sold at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

This one is for SAR readers only: If you click on those links and enter the special coupon code “SONYALRUZEBAT100” you will get an instant $100 savings:
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 for $1,199 instead of the $1,299 at FocusCamera (Click here).
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 for $1,099 instead of the $1,199 at FocusCamera (Click here).

All new Sony stuff on (pre)order:
Sony A99II at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Calumet Germany and WexUK.
A6500 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.
RX100m5 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.
New Underwater housing for all RX100 cameras at BHphoto, Adorama.
Loxia 85mm f/2.4 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Tamron 150-600mm G2 A-mount lens at Bhphoto.Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount lens at BHphoto.
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 autofocus FE lens at Amazon and BHphoto.
Lensbaby Trio 28mm E-mount lens at BHphoto, Adorama and WexUK.

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(SR5) Sony FS7II E-mount camcorder announcement on November 9

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I got the information the new E-mount camcorder (FS7II) will be actually announced on November 9. And it’s really not secret that Sony will announce a new camcorder because they invited many known video bloggers at an event in Barcelona. I just got this via SAR reader P.:

Today Sony has reunited most of the video bloggers in barcelona. That includes Dan Cheung, Philip Bloom and Emmanuel Pampuri among others to launch a new camera from sony pro europe. All of them signed an NDA.
You can check them all trying to say that they’re on vacation in Barcelona: https://www.facebook.com/epampuri/videos/10155035117114796/

The question now is how long do we have to wait for the next Sony announcement?

  1. We know the 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens is coming soon but I guess Sony will first have to sort out their 70-200mm GM production issues related to the “unexpected high demand” of this lens.
  2. The A7 mark III is likely to be announced in Q2 2017
  3. The new High End E-mount camera with larger body and dual XQD card slot (could be named A8 or A9 or maybe A7rIII?) could be announced first half 2017.
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RX100 V tested by Dpreview: “most capable camera in its class”

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Dpreview posted the Sony RX100mV review:

The Sony RX100 V builds on a camera that was already class-leading in many respects and crams 24fps burst shooting, oversampled 4K video and a 315-point autofocus system into this new pocket-sized companion. But there are no updates to its design, ergonomics or user interface that would ease direct control of its immense feature set. It’s the most expensive pocket zoom camera on the market today, and there are other models that we find nicer to use in practice, but the RX100 V remains the highest-specced and most capable camera in its class.

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RX100m5 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.

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Sony Tidbits…(with Miguel Quiles invitation)

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Sony vs Watson NP Battery Showdown Part 2

Miguel ” I wanted to see if you could share the news of my upcoming class for Creative Live this Thursday (Its free if people watch live on Nov 3rd and 4th). I’ll be showing over the course of 2 days how I set up my shoots, take portraits using different Sony cameras, and then retouch them all on day 2. It should be an interesting class for Sony users and DSLR doubters that somehow still think you can’t get pro results with these cameras.
https://www.creativelive.com/courses/powerful-portraits-using-mirrorless-cameras-miguel-quiles ”

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro Review (Photographyblog).
Sony Recognized as a Leader in Combating Climate Change in the CDP Japan 500 Climate Change Report 2016 for 2nd Consecutive Year (Sony.net).
Field Report of the Sony RX100 IV by Hendrik Morkel.
Techart PRO Autofocus Adapter on Sony A7r2 with a lot of manual lenses (Khalidinhophotography).
Test – Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS (Focus Numerique).
Adobe Releases Photoshop and Premiere Elements 15 (Explora).

To write a guest post on SAR follow the instruction on that page.

Del: “Brandon Li shares his Sony A7S II, A6300 gears for filmaking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7m9rpp-dYw
He also shares a video in which he is using “shitty” kit lens for a6300 but the result turns out great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u8GuGUSRIw“

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Up to $220 off on the Sony A6000

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You save up to $220 on the A6000 camera kits sold at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

This one is for SAR readers only: If you click on those links and enter the special coupon code “SONYALRUZEBAT100” you will get an instant $100 savings:
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 for $1,199 instead of the $1,299 at FocusCamera (Click here).
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 for $1,099 instead of the $1,199 at FocusCamera (Click here).

All new Sony stuff on (pre)order:
Sony A99II at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Calumet Germany and WexUK.
A6500 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.
RX100m5 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.
New Underwater housing for all RX100 cameras at BHphoto, Adorama.
Loxia 85mm f/2.4 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Tamron 150-600mm G2 A-mount lens at Bhphoto.Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount lens at BHphoto.
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 autofocus FE lens at Amazon and BHphoto.
Lensbaby Trio 28mm E-mount lens at BHphoto, Adorama and WexUK.

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Yosuke Aoki (Sony) says they will not go medium format yet

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Sony A7rII vs Hasselblad X1D size comparison (CameraSize).

Yosuke Aoki (Sony) got interviewed by the folks from Focus Numerique (google translation here). When asked about the possibility fo Sony making a medium format camera he said:

Naturally, we can not talk about future products … However, we believe the 24×36 sensor currently has more potential. This is our most versatile opinion, and we are focusing our research on this type of sensor. Once again, we are vigilant and we look at the development of other sectors.

camera-sensor-size-comparison-650x492Sensor size comparison by Photographylife

I think the image quality difference between FF and the small 44×36 Medium Format sensor is too small to make a real difference. As reported by photographylife:

  • Full-Frame is 236% larger than APS-C and typically 2x-4x more expensive
  • Medium Format Small (Pentax 645Z, Hasselblad X1D-50c, Fuji GFX 50S) is 167% larger than full-frame and typically ~3.7x more expensive
  • Medium Format Large (Hasselblad H6D-100c) is 149% larger than Medium Format Small and 3.7x more expensive

The Full Frame system has much more potential in terms of flexibility, portability and costs for now. But if Sony is reading me…a fixed lens RX medium format camera with the larger 53.7 x 40.4 101 Megapixel sensor…well that would e quite a story! Do it do it do it! :)

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A bunch of new official Sony A6500 videos

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Sony uploaded a bunch of new official A6500 videos:
Sony | α | α6500 – High quality 4K movie ”Tezutsu (Large hand-held Cylindrical) Fireworks” (Youtube).
Sony | α | α6500 – 5x Slow Motion in Full HD ”Tezutsu (Large hand-held Cylindrical) Fireworks” (Youtube).
Sony | α | Fast Hybrid AF in 4K movies (Youtube).
Sony | α | α6500 – Product Feature (Youtube).

A6500 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Amazon.de. Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.

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