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Hybrid Shooting with Sony Alpha Overview – a9 a7S II a7R II a6500 a6300

Sony a9 write speed (Jim Kasson)
Here’s How One Photographer Keeps His Sony Camera Cool (PetaPixel).
To Connect with my Subjects, I Head to the Kitchen (Adorama Learning Center).
How to Pick a Focal Length for Macro Photography (Explora).
14 Hidden Lightroom Shortcuts (Creative Photographer).
Some fun: New 0,001 megapixel Camera from Casio (Mirrorlessrumors).

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Ilya:Have tried Leica Summarit 50/1.5 (1952) on my a7rII, and fell in love (with this lens). sonyalphaforum.com/topic/7553-fairytale-portrait/

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Save $400 on the Open Box 24-70mm GM lens

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You save $400 on the Open Box 24-70mm GM and on many other cameras and lenses at on that BestBuy page.

New deals:
The Sony SF-G 128GB card does come with a free USB reader on Amazon US and FocusCamera.
Free Sandisk cards and/or other extras with the Sony A9 sold by BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
From June 27 til June 30 you save $20 on the Aurora HDR software (Click here).
ShutterBands Enhancement Kit for Sony E-Mount at BHPhotoAmazon
ButtonBumps Pro Pak at BHPhoto, Amazon.

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New Samyang 35mm f/2.8 FE autofocus lens pictures

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Here are a few more product images and image samples and reviews of the new Samyang 35mm FE lens you can preorder at BHphoto, Adorama.

Nic Taylor tested the lens:

Looking at the test images that I’ve shot below it’s easy to see that this lens performs well to lock on focus with good colour reproduction. The lens does suffer a little from barrel distortion which is evident in the picture of the stone columns taken at St George’s Hall in Liverpool. However, this may well be down to the optics in the pre-production lens that I was given to test but is nevertheless easily corrected in Lightroom or Photoshop. The sharpness and overall image quality of this lens is pretty good but not on par with the other Samyang AF lens that I’ve tested (50mm f1.4). However, the AF 50mm f1.4 is very much a more substantial lens in terms of size and with that the construction contains more optical components therefore the images differ in quality. There is very much a gap in the market right now for a more affordable line of full-frame, autofocus lenses for the Sony A7/A9 series FE mount cameras. Samyang has spotted this and are taking full advantage while producing great value lenses that perform well whereas other third party lens manufacturers are left falling by the wayside.

ePhotozine reviewed the lens:

Some lenses are a real pleasure to use, and the Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE falls into this category. The technical quality is excellent, the AF is fast and accurate and the results look punchy with superb colour rendition.
In terms of value, it’s hard to argue with such a modestly priced lens when it performs so well. Weather resistance would be nice, as would full-time manual focus in AF mode, but apart from that the lens pretty much hits the spot. It is certainly an excellent match for the Sony mirrorless range for which it has been designed.

Gippsland posted new image samples.

Product images:

Image samples:

 

Image by Ryad Guelmaoui

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Mirko Pasqualini on SonyAlphaForum
Natural light shoot with A7ii and Zeiss 85/1.8 and Sony 35/1.4
Ig: @mirco_in_nyc

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2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors/photos_stream?tab=photos and on SonyAlphaForum.
3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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It’s back: Grey imported A7rII for $2,199

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You can have the grey imported A7rII with 1 year US seller warranty for $2,199 on eBay (Click here).

New deals:
The Sony SF-G 128GB card does come with a free USB reader on Amazon US and FocusCamera.
Free Sandisk cards and/or other extras with the Sony A9 sold by BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
From June 27 til June 30 you save $20 on the Aurora HDR software (Click here).
ShutterBands Enhancement Kit for Sony E-Mount at BHPhotoAmazon
ButtonBumps Pro Pak at BHPhoto, Amazon.

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Check out this cool interactive Sony A9 system chart

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Sony did add the new Sony A9 camera and accessories to their interactive system chart (Click here).

Sony A9:
Sony A9 at BHphotoAdorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 with Grip Extension Kit at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.

Sony A9 accessories:
Sony A9 battery grip at Adorama, Bhphoto, Amazon. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 Glass screen protector at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
NP-FZ100 battery for the A9 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Jessops.
GP-EX1 grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
FDA-EP18 eye cup at Adorama, BHphoto.
MQZ1 multi battery charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
BCQZ1 Z-series Battery Charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.

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