Enter the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards today

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The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards, the 10th anniversary of the world’s largest photography competition, is now open for entries.

Free to enter and open to all photographers, each year the Sony World Photography Awards attracts both emerging talent and established artists and presents the world’s best photography from the past 12 months to a global audience.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Awards, with exciting new categories in each of the competitions.

“We are extremely proud to reach our 10th anniversary. We are committed to challenging photographers to push their creative boundaries in the years to come.”  – Scott Gray, CEO, World Photography Organisation

Photographers are welcome to enter their work for free into any of the awards’ four competitions: Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus.

“The award changed my life and beyond the great visibility obtained allowed me to create solid relations of friendships and professional collaborations that I otherwise would not have been able to obtain” – Andrea Rossato, 3rd Place, Professional, Candid, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards


The National Awards
An expert panel of judges is also tasked with uncovering and honouring the best single image taken by a photographer from each National Awards country. Entries submitted to the Open competition are automatically entered into the National Awards based on nationality (please check if your individual country is participating).

worldphoto.org/swpa

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony RX10 Mk III Takes on Sony a6300 and Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8! Full review at Hughbrownstone.com

Lens Test: Rokinon 21mm F/1.4 ED AS UMC (Popular Photography).
Adaptador Sigma MC-11, prueba de campo (DSLRmagazine).
Review: Godox Thinklite TT685S TTL (ThePhoBlographer)
Review: Flipside 10L AW (Video) on SonyAlphaForum.
Sony A7rII review by Naturewindowsphoto.
4K Time Lapse Technique – Bob Krist | Artisan of Imagery | Sony Youtube

Mark Hadden‎: “A look at my first year with the A7Rii so far with weddings in the Netherlands http://www.markhaddenphotography.com/blog/wedding-photography-with-sony-a7rii”

Juha Hansen‎: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4_N9eBggs This is a short film we shot on RX100IV in HFR and on A7R with Zeis Batis 18mm a few day back in Brussels. It is a snippet/production diary for a longer doc we shoot in UK on A7R and S cameras at the moment. Feel free to comment.“

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The new Sony 24-70mm GM is in Stock at BHphoto!

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After a very long waiting time the new Sony 24-70mm GM lens will be in Stock today at BHphoto (Click here). Thanks Terry for spotting this!

Reminder:  Electronicsvalley is selling the superb Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE lens for $699 on eBay US (Click here). This is a grey imported item but it does come with full 1 year US seller warranty.

55mmFE

 

Accessory rebate deals on six FE lenses. This is how it works:

  1. Select on of the FE lenses below:
    Zeiss 16-35mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 24-70mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 55mm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 70-20omm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 90mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
  2. Once you are on the BHphoto page click on the green “Build Bundle” button (below the price info and add to cart button). If you are at Adorama click on the link above the price box.
  3. Now add the Sony accessories you like and enjoy the rebate :)
  4. Note that Adorama gives you an additional up to $100 free gift card on the lenses above and also on those lenses not eligible for the accessory deal:
    Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE at Adorama.
    Sony 24-240mm FE at Adorama.
    Sony 28-70mm FE at Adorama.
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Christian Schätzle proves the next Loxia lens will be around 1cm longer than the 21mm Loxia.

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As you may know Zeiss recently announced a new special case for Loxia lenses (available for $386 on BHphoto). The case is made to carry four Loxia lenses. Which means there is one more Loxia lens to be announced soon as we only have three in the range yet:
Loxia 21mm at [shopcountry 46456].
Loxia 35mm at [shopcountry 47046].
Loxia 50mm at [shopcountry 47047].

SAR readers Christian Schätzle got the chance to “test” the new Loxia bag and actually discovered a small interesting detail. The fourth “free spot” is actually around 1cm deeper than the 21mm Loxia spot (which is the longest lens of the three). This is another small indirect confirm that the next lens will be a tele lens (85mm likely) with 8cm lens length. Here is the video he shared today:

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(SR5) Kumamoto earthquake aftermath: No Sony ILCE camera shipment til late July in Australia

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A source working for a major Australian store told me that due the Kumamoto earthquake that halted the Sony sensor production for over one month we will get the following camera shipment delay:

1. Nikon DL compacts are delayed till October
2. Limited production and supply of D750, D810
3. Not expecting new shipments of all Sony ILCE until late July or August

That is very bad news. I guess this also means there will be no new A7m3 or A99II or A9 product announcement in June/July.

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Sony Tidbits…

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What’s In My Bag – Bob Krist | Artisan of Imagery | Sony

24-70mm GM lens review by ThePhoBlographer.
Best Cameras of 2016: RX10 III / ZS100 / A6300 (TheDigitalDigest)
2016 Roundup: Interchangeable Lens Cameras around $500 (Dpreview).
Northern Lights (Meteor, Satellite and Aeroplane) at SonyAlphaForum.
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Review at Movingelectrons.net
Sony Group to Provide Additional Support for Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Efforts (Sony.net).
Best 300 mm f/2.8 & adapter for my A7R II (SonyAlphaForum).
Batis 18mm review by Naturewindowsphoto.

Josselin Cornou‎: “Yo sony bros, here is a new one from the A7r2 about antarctica. check more : http://instragram.com/untitledshot, to know more about the trip !”

 

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Zeiss 55mm FE lens for $699!

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Electronicsvalley is selling the superb Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE lens for $699 on eBay US (Click here). This is a grey imported item but it does come with full 1 year US seller warranty.

Reminder: Accessory rebate deals on six FE lenses. This is how it works:

  1. Select on of the FE lenses below:
    Zeiss 16-35mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 24-70mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 55mm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 70-20omm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 90mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
  2. Once you are on the BHphoto page click on the green “Build Bundle” button (below the price info and add to cart button). If you are at Adorama click on the link above the price box.
  3. Now add the Sony accessories you like and enjoy the rebate :)
  4. Note that Adorama gives you an additional up to $100 free gift card on the lenses above and also on those lenses not eligible for the accessory deal:
    Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE at Adorama.
    Sony 24-240mm FE at Adorama.
    Sony 28-70mm FE at Adorama.
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