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Chiara Melì with Pierluigi De Rubertis.
Melì & Pier con Nuri at WAVE Management
editoriale per MINT Magazine
http://www.mintmagazine.it/2016/11/webitorial-melipier.html
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Did you realize the most sold lens at Amazon is the 18-105mm E-mount?

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Every week I do check the Amazon lens sales ranking (Click here) and through all the year 2016 one lens kept remaining steadily on top. It’s the Sony 18-105mm E-mount lens. Surprised?
If you wonder why this lens sells fine just read the review conclusions just posted by Photozone:

The broad zoom range is highly useful for applications such as travel photography. It’s also a natural mate to the Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS. And unlike Sony’s full format lenses, the Sony E 18-105mm f/4 G OSS is also surprisingly affordable (600US$/500EUR). So all in all we haven’t seen greatness in this lens but it is an attractive package nonetheless.

Reminder: Once again I ask Sony engineers and marketing guys to also focus on the development of new APS-C E-mount lenses. Thanks!

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Sony Tidbits…

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a7R II & a6300 Smooth Rack Focusing Tip Video

Inon Announces Mount Base Accessory for Sony FDR-X3000 Action Camera (Divephotoguide).
Tascam DR-10L Pocket-Sized Digital Audio Recorder with Lavalier Mic (Explora).
RX1R II & 70-200mm f/2.8 GM Win 2016 Lucie Technical Awards (Alphauniverse).
Tamron SP 150-600mm f5-6.3 VC G2 review (CameraLabs).
What Was Your First Camera? 10 Top Photographers Share Theirs (Dpreview on Youtube).
How (Not Why) I Switched from Canon to Sony, and Had Some Fun with It (PetaPixel).

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Steve:NOVEMBER CRAZY SALE!! You CANNOT miss it!
ZY Optics is running a 10% off promotion for all Speedmaster lenses.
Enjoy a 10% off for all Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster Lenses during 1-30 Nov 2016 in our official webstore.
Link: https://goo.gl/bxHYfd
Coupon Code: NOV16
Applied Items:
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 25mm f/0.95
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 (II)
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2

 

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Gold Box deal on the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 FE autofocus lens at Amazon!

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There is a Gold Box deal on the new Rokinon 14m f/2.8 FE autofocus lens at Amazon US (Click here). You save $150! And there is also a long list of accessories on Gold Box at Amazon (Click here and scroll the list). Including $50 off on the Datacolor Spyder5EXPRESS monitor calibrator (Click here).
In Germany there is a Gold Box deal on the Sony SEL20F28 at Amazon.de.

More new deals:
$10 off on the Lexar 128GB SD card sold on Amazon.
$100 off on the Rokinon 100mm T3.1 Macro Cine DS Lens for Sony E-Mount at BHphoto.
Up to $100 off on Vello Auto Focus & Accelerator Lens Adaptors sold by BHphoto.
Full list of BH deals can be see on that page.

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Sony A99II manual is now available for download

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You can download the A99II manual here: helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1630/v1/en/print.pdf. English PDF: helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1630/v1/en/print.pdf. Follow the link below and you’ll find the compatibility list for all Sony and Minolta lenses. Click on a lens and you’ll see, which options will work with the A99MII: http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/lens_body/index.php?mdl=ILCA-99M2&area=gb&lang=en&id=hg_stl (Thanks Lars!)

The new A99II is already shipping in Europ and SAR reader 111elf just sent me this:

“Just received my a99m2 and tried it out. The biggest advantage at the menu: you can assign the menupoints at the ‘fn’-menu. So here you can build your individual menu for fast access. WELL DONE!”

And at Dyxum you can see a couple of new image samples too. Quick ISO test at Dpreview forum.

German readers can also watch those two A99II hands-on videos:
Sony Alpha 99 II – Lohnt der Umstieg? Vergleich mit A77 II – A99 – A7r II
Sony Alpha 99 II – 12 Dinge die Du wahrscheinlich noch nicht kennst

Sony A99II preorders at BHphoto, Adorama. AmazonPhotoPorst, Calumet Germany and WexUK.

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Tamron also designed the Zeiss Batis 18mm lens?

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Egami spotted a Tamron lens design patent. Teh design and the specs are exactly the ones of the Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens. So it looks like Tamron designed that Zeiss lens too (yes also may other Zeiss lenses have a Tamron design). Anyway, not really a big deal: This lens is supersharp and one of the best lens you can buy today.

Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 at [shopcountry 47045].

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