For SAR readers only: Free $100 gift card and $100 rebate on top A and E-mount lenses at FocusCamera.

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We have a special deal that runs for our SAR readers only. Added to the Sony $100 rebate you get an additional $100 gift card for free if you buy one of the lenses listed below and insert the coupon code “SONYALRULENSGC“. The offer expires 7/9:

Full Frame E-mount:
Sony 90mm FE macro lens
70-200mm FE
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE
Zeiss 16-35mm FE
Zeiss 24-70mm FE
Zeiss 55mm FE

APS-C E-mount:
Zeiss 24mm f/1.8
Sony 18-200mm Zoom Lens (Silver)
Sony 18-200mm Zoom Lens (Black)
Sony 10-18mm f/4 OSS
Sony PZ 18-200mm OSS Lens

A-mount:
Zeiss 135mm f/1.8
Zeiss 24mm f/2.0
Sony 35mm f/1.4G
Zeiss Vario 16-80mm
Sony 16-105mm DT

Big 4th of July deals day: See the super long list of deals at Bhphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

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Eric Naso tries to get rid of the A6300 overheating issue

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Eric Naso tried to get rid of the overheating issue. In the first posted article he wrote:

With the Sony a6300 no fans are available inside to cool it down. So what if the camera could write files faster? Or if the card was faster maybe it wont heat up because it has more headroom. Would that help? Well… YES IT DOES!

But after a few days he changed it and wrote:

I’ve updated this post twice since it was published so if you’ve already read it go to the bottom of the post starting with UPDATE header for new info. I’m not sure the faster cards are helping. Today’s testing was crazy and I was getting wildly inconsistent results.

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Sony E-mount camera used for virtual reality

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Image source: autumnvr.com

Above you can see the image showing a Sony A7r virtual reality “helmet”. It’s used to record Jesus VR — the Story of Christ (Source: Engadget).

And Tim Tilden sent us the image below:

A production company was at our hang launch this week. They were capturing 360 VR with this rig. Consisting of 5 6300’s with fish eye Lens babies with an adapter. Got some great video of my friend launching in his hang glider. Looking forward to seeing the completed project.

Subversive 360 Camera Rig

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Eyelead sck-1b sensor cleaning gel kit for Sony is on sale in Europe!

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To clean the sensor like a PRO you can now buy the Eyelead sensor gel cleaning kit on [shoplink 22691 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it. Watch the video below to see how it works.

A word of warning: US readers will find the “Eyelead sck-1” on sale at Amazon US (Click here). But be aware that this is the non Sony-version which you can recognize from the Blue gel color. You need to get the “Eyelead sck-1b” version with the red gel otherwise you risk to damage the filter on the sensor. I have yet not found the red gel Sony version on sale in any US store :(

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Skin Tones – Sony 85mm GM vs Canon 85/1.2 L, Zeiss Batis 85, Fuji 56/1.2 & Panasonic Leica 42.5/1.2

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This is a guest post from Rick Birt. To write a guest post follow the instructions on that page. Thanks!

By Rick Birt of Romeo Bravo Photo

This is a follow up to my previous posts:

My Take on the New Sony 85 GM

Like most serious photographers, I mostly shoot RAW.  However, both my wife and I have clients that just want jpgs straight out of the camera.  This wasn’t a problem with my wife’s old Canon 1Ds mkII that I first started with, but it was with my Sony a7R II.  The out-of-camera (OOC) jpg files produce less than desirable skin tones.  I’ve exchanged quite a few emails with Sony Pro support over this, and it turns out (after much testing), that my camera had an issue with either the sensor, or the software.  This has now been fixed, so this post is partly a test to see how the new camera is doing – with various lenses.  However, I also decided to rent a Fujifilm X-Pro2 with a 56/1.2, and an Olympus Pen-F with a Panasonic Leica Nocticron 42.5/1.2.

I wanted to judge skin tones in both OOC jps, and after processing RAW files in Lightroom (my version of Capture One doesn’t recognize the new Fuji RAW).

So, I grabbed my wife, and fellow photographer, Kelly Williams and we shot all Saturday afternoon.

First lets look at the OOC jpgs…

From the Sony a7R II using the “Standard” color profile (l did try all of the other profiles, but this seems to be the best)

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OOC Sony 85GM

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This week SAR readers photos selection.

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I took these photos in my little garden.
Gear infor: A7RM2 – SEL35F14ZA
High quality: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCSJUhT

1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
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.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself!

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