Sony now more popular than Nikon at Lensrentals

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Sony FF sales in Jan&Feb

LensRentals reports that Sony passed Nikon at the largest online camera gear rental business in the US.  Fstoppers made this resume of the key findings:

  • Canon lenses were far and away the most popular, taking up 9 of the top 10 spots, with the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM coming in at 5th and the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II being the most popular overall, while the Canon 50mm f/1.2L was the most popular prime and 6th most popular overall. The first Nikon entry on the list was the 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S VR II at 11th. 
  • Sony is now a more popular rental brand than Nikon.
  • Sigma continues to gain ground, having become 20 percent more popular than in 2016. Fuji lenses skyrocketed, showing 96 percent more rentals. Sony lenses also increased 22 percent, while Canon and Nikon decreased 8 and 10 percent, respectively. 
  • Nonetheless, Canon remains the most popular system at 37 percent, with the Sony E mount coming in second at 13 percent.

Preorders:
Sony A7rIII at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK. Sony Australia.
Sony 24-105mm at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK.

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Technical note: disqus allowed occasional intrusive and non allowed ADS on mobile devices

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Few SAR readers reported me that they got full size ADS on mobile devices while surfing on SonyAlphaRumors. We investigated the issue and found out that the Disqus comment system did unintentionally allow to display full size ADS that blocked some of you from reading SAR.

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New Sony A7rIII test roundup and panel discussion video

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Today preorders have started and new tests and videos have been posted. Here is the full roundup:

Preorders:
Sony A7rIII at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK. Sony Australia.
Sony 24-105mm at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK.

New tests and articles:
Sony Alpha A7R Mark III Hands-On Review (ePhotozine).
First Impressions: Sony A7R III (Sample Images Included) by ThePhoblographer
Hands-on at Photogearnews.
Sony A7RIII – more than a skin deep upgrade (Photoclubalpha).
Sony A7RIII: Did anyone notice the little “lock graphic” next to the Custom 3 Button? I did :) by Patrick Murphy-Racey.
Toma de contacto y Muestras del Sony FE 24-105 mm f/4 G OSS (Albedomedia).

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Adorama launches trade-in bonus to buy the Sony A7rIII

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Adorama Trade in your Gear and get a credit towards the New Sony A7R3 (click here for details). They will pay up to the following prices depending on the condition:
Sony a7R $650 // Sony a7RII $1200 // Sony a7 $400 // Sony a7SII $1350 // Sony a6300 $420 // Sony a6500 $650.

Preorders:
Sony A7rIII at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK. Sony Australia.
Sony 24-105mm at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK.

New PhotoPlus Specials:
There is a very long list of Photoplus specials listed by BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

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A7rIII and 24-105mm lens USA preorders now open!

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You can finally preorder the new Sony stuff in USA, EU and Australia:
Sony A7rIII at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK. Sony Australia.
Sony 24-105mm at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK.

Join the A7rIII facebook group to discuss the camera features and tests!

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First A7rIII RAW images by Photographyblog, Imaging Resource, Philip Bloom, Alin Popescu

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We finally got real full size images shot with the new a7rIII and the new 24-105mm lens. Pixel peepers tell us your findings on these:

JPEG and RAW Full size samples at Imaging Resource.
Photographyblog posted JPG and RAW images shot with the A7rIII
Philip Bloom shared a set of full size JPG images
Alin Popescu also posted JPG images
JPEG images samples at Dpreview.
24-15mm FE image samples at ePhotozine.

Preorders now live!
Sony A7rIII at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK. Sony Australia.
Sony 24-105mm at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK.

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