This runs today only: Save up to $220 with Rokinon and Samyang Instant Rebates sold by Adorama (Click here).
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The new Sony FE 100-400mm GM lens is now shipping out from all US store: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.
J.B. announced the new Grip-Case Pro for Sony A9 (here on Amazon) and A7II Series Bodies (here on Amazon).
Marc Alhadeff posted his full Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM review. The conclusion:
The new Sony FE 16-35 F2.8 GM is a jewel that will be a must have for all landscape and architecture photographers
Its build quality is very good , very light to handle , very fast and reliable AF
Compared to the FE 16-35 F4 Zeiss , quality is the center is roughly the same but borders and corners are way better
Using it at F2.8 is a pleasure with very nice 3D effect and beautiful blurry background, but sometimes quite nervous
So it is worth 2 times the 16-35 F4 Zeiss? With the added F2.8 creative possibility and very high quality of borders / corners : Yes
Lens store links: [shopcountry 60804]
Andreas-Joachim Lins
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Sony A7rII // Zeiss Batis 85mm @F1.8 // ISO 100 // 1/2000s
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Save $300 on the Open Box 70-200mm GM sold by BestBuy on eBay. There is only a limited quantity available. The lens sells with full 1 year Sony US warranty.
And you save $200 on the refurbished 85mm GM lens sold by Secondipity on eBay .
J.B. announced the new Grip-Case Pro for Sony A9 (here on Amazon) and A7II Series Bodies (here on Amazon).
The new Sony FE 100-400mm GM lens is now shipping out from all US store: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.
Save up to $220 with Rokinon and Samyang Instant Rebates sold by Adorama (Click here).
DxO tested the new Sony 100-400mm GM lens and has only good words to spend for it:
Sony’s longest lens in the lineup, the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS performs exceptionally well, especially given that it’s a tele-zoom. It has very high levels of sharpness, low fringing and vignetting, all helping it achieve a high DxOMark score. In terms of optical performance, it outperforms the popular Sigma 120-400mm F4.5-5.6 and the Canon EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS II, and ranks alongside a couple of the pro favorites — the Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 EX DG on the Nikon 800E, and the much pricier Canon EF 200-400mm F4L IS USM. It’s even not far behind the latest iteration of the Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 (the DG OS HSM S model). More interestingly perhaps, in terms of sharpness levels, it outperforms them all, even those mounted on the Canon EOS 5Ds R with its higher pixel count sensor.
Sony’s new FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS stands out not only for its seismic shift in sharpness, but also for being not much different in size to the FE 70-200mm F2.8. Best of all, perhaps, is that for once there’s a tele-zoom that offers seriously impressive image quality at that prized 400mm focal length.
Lens store links: [shopcountry 60806]
Sony removed the download of the new FS5 4.0 firmware. Cinema5D got an email from Sony explaining why they had to remove the firmware update:
Sony has temporarily suspended the new firmware updates for PXW-FS5 and PXW-Z150 due to a minor issue found during testing within the HDR function in the Picture Profile menu. These will be fixed in a new firmware version, v4.01 for the PXW-FS5 and v2.01 for the PXW-Z150, which will be released in the coming weeks.
If the most recent firmware version has already been downloaded we advise to download v4.01 or v2.01 as soon as it becomes available. If there are any further questions please contact the Prime Support team on 00800 7898 7898 and they will be happy to answer your questions.
Nauticamannounced their new housing for the Sony A9: nauticam.com/product/17419/.
Here is the Press Text:
Aimed squarely at professional image makers, the Sony Alpha 9 provides 20 frame per second continuous shooting with full autofocus and UHD 4K Video. A new 24 megapixel full frame Stacked CMOS sensor with excellent image quality, even at high ISO, and ultra-fast readout that enables the blazing speed this camera is capable of.
A professional housing befitting of a flagship camera, the NA-A9 underwater housing provides fingertip access to all key camera controls in a rugged and reliable aluminum underwater housing. Critical camera parameter changes are made from the handles, without awkward reaches.
A patented port locking lever allows lens changes to be made in seconds. Opening the housing for quick battery and media changes is fast and easy with the locking housing latches.
Sharing the same lens port accessories as the Nauticam NA-A7II housing, a list of thirteen Sony FE mount lenses are currently supported. An adaptor allows the entire N120 DSLR lens lineup to be used as well, supporting the popular Canon EF lenses attached to the A9 with an EF to Sony E mount lens adapter. Also available is an adaptor to attach the water contact UW-Nikkor series lenses originally used on the Nikonos underwater range finder systems. From ultra wide fisheye lenses to long macros, the Nauticam A9 system has all focal lengths covered.
Inspired by the water contact lens designs of decades before, Nauticam is continually developing new optical accessories that raise the bar of what is possible in underwater imaging. Designed with modern lens design software, and fully optimized for in water use, these lenses provide significantly better performance than an in air lens behind a dome or flat port alone.
The Nauticam vacuum check and leak detection system is shipped with NA-A9 as standard equipment. Combined with an accessory vacuum valve (PN 25624), this monitoring system provides constant updates on the water tight and safe-to-dive status of the housing. A simple color coded LED lighting system lets the user know that the vacuum is solid, or that the housing is losing vacuum. Leak detection is built into the same circuit, so if there is water intrusion, an audible and visual indication will occur.
The Nauticam system is temperature compensated, eliminating false alarms caused by a change in outside temperature, or from a camera heating up on an action packed dive.
The standard optical glass viewfinder is very good and travel friendly, but many photographers prefer the ease of a magnified viewfinder with adjustable diopter. Nauticam produces a “straight” 180º enlarging viewfinder and a 45º angled enlarging viewfinder to enhance the ease of close quarters work often associated with macro shooting. Both viewfinders have high quality optics, and allow bright viewing of the entire image. A patented external dioptric adjustment allows personal adjustment to a sharp-as-a-tack standard underwater and viewfinder changes can be executed in less than 30 seconds without using tools. Exceptional composition and focus accuracy have never been more accessible.
An optional LED flash trigger (26302) provides rapid fire strobe triggering with optical slave strobes over fiber optic cables. Flash systems that use electrical sync cables are connected to a Nikonos Bulkhead and Hotshoe (25056).
Nauticam build quality is simply unmatched, using cutting edge product design and modern, innovative manufacturing techniques that result in trouble-free reliability. A bit like a fine Swiss time piece, the complexity under the hood results in a trouble free user experience that just works, and keeps working for years to come.
