Sony releases firmware update for the A7r, A7rII, A7s, A7, A7II, A6000 cameras!

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Sony released a new firmware update for almost all E-mount cameras to add support for the new lenses. Download here:
A7rII at eusupport.sony.com.
A7r at eusupport.sony.com.
A7II at eusupport.sony.com.
A7s at eusupport.sony.com.
A7 at eusupport.sony.com.
A6000 esupport.sony.com.
A5100 esupport.sony.com.

A7rII-A7II-A7r-A7s Improvements over version 3.00:

  • New lenses are supported.
  • Phase-detection AF is supported
  • The AF can be used in movie recording mode with the SEL85F14GM

A6000-A7 Improvements over version 2.00:

  • New lenses are supported.
  • Phase-detection AF is supported
  • The lens name will be correctly recorded in the EXIF
  • The AF can be used in movie recording mode with the SEL85F14GM

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Thanks “Del” for finding and sharing this!

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This is the 24-70mm GM lens box. New lens and A6300 tests.

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24-70mmGM

The image above from Blog Naver shows the 24-70mm GM lens box. So this is the first thing you will see when you receive your box at home :)

And here is a list of GM related news:
‘Let’s Dance’ – a video shot entirely using autofocus with the Sony a6300 (Newsshooter).
Sony’s Master plan – new 85, 24-70, 70-200 and more at Photoclubalpha
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM first shots (Dpreview).
The G Master lens presentation page at Sony.
Popular Photography: Sony G Master Lens Sample Image Gallery
Sony’s precision aspherics (Photoclubalpha)
G Master 24-70 raw files by our reader Ben (Thanks!) on Dropbox.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

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New Sony QX patent (but will Sony continue to launch QX products?)

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I am not sure Sony will keep pushing the [shoplink 45779 ebay]QX idea[/shoplink]. We haven’t seen any updated on those cameras lately and I don’t think the [shoplink 45780 ebay]Sony QX1 E-mount[/shoplink] sales are going fine neither. Anyway, seems like Sony is still working on improving the QX concept. Egami spotted that patent showing a new way to attach the QX camera on mobile devices.

But the question right now is if Sony will ever release a new QX camera or not. So that we can keep having fun with this kind of setups…LOL:

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Sony Tidbits…

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Head-to-Head: Sony a7 Series vs. Sony FS7

Voigtländer 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar review (Phillip Reeve).
Test – Sony PXW-FS5 : nos conclusions (Focus Numeriques).
20/4.0 Nikkor with Zhong Yi LensTurbo (SonyAlphaForum).
Carl Zeiss Batis Lenses Review – Two Glass & Metal Gems (Movingelectrons).
A comparison of the Zeiss 85 Milvus and Batis 85 (Jorge Torralba).
My A7sii video set up inc BM Video Assist (SonyAlphaForum).

Rafael: “Hello, I’ve been working with film and photography for almost 20 years and I’m shooting a feature documentary with an A7II and an A7S. You can see the footage from the research phase right here: https://vimeo.com/154487628
I actually wanted to see if you guys could post this on your website because I’ve just started my campaign for an extremely important project on intolerance in Brazil called “Some kind of hatred”. Brazil was always associated with heartwarming, welcoming people, but progressively this great nation is becoming scarred but acts of incredible intolerance and hatred. I’ve left Brazil when I was 11 years old and I came back 23 years later only to find a country I no longer recognize. This is a documentary that Brazil desperately needs! Please take 5 minutes to read about it in our campaign page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/some-kind-of-hatred/x/13352131#/“

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Sigma MC-11 test by Jason Lanier

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Here is another Sigma MC-11 electronic adapter test made by Sony Artisan Jason Lanier. It’s really a nice adapter, but I hope Sigma will make native FE lenses too! Sigma’s new MC-11 adapter cost $249 and will ship in April according to BHphoto (preorder here).  European readers can preorder it at Amazon DE (Click here) and Wex UK (Click here).

One more thing: The new Sigma 30mm E-mount can be preorderd now at Amazon US too (Click here). More preorder links at BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK,  Amazon.de, Calumet Germany.

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First Commlite Nikon F autofocus adapter review

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[shoplink 45489 ebay]Bildschirmfoto 2016-03-04 um 13.35.18[/shoplink] Commlite Nikon F Lens to Sony E-Mount Autofocus adapter on [shoplink 45489 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

SAR reader Thomas (tommyphotography.com) posted a detailed Commlite Nikon F autofocus adapter review. And the conclusion isn’t that favorable:

As much I appreciate Commlites efforts to do a Nikon F to Sony E adapter they really have much work to do. They may be on the right path, but the current version of the AF adapter is not really useable in my opinion (maybe it’s a faulty copy?). The build quality is good, but has its flaws (Tamron 24-70 only mountable with detached tripod plate). Only two out of four lenses worked, and one of them had some bigger issues. Nonetheless I had a bit of fun using the two 24-70 lenses on the A7 Mark II. I do not know which firmware version was installed on mine, but I assume it is the latest as I got the adapter very late after several delays.

Commlite Nikon F Lens to Sony E-Mount Autofocus adapter on [shoplink 45489 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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