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Sony A6300 Custom Settings Tutorial

Sony A7 II First Impressions-Switched from Nikon to Sony?! (Eric Rossi on Youtube)
How to grab a still picture from a video with Adobe Lightroom (Adrian Rohnfelder)
Sealife DC 2000: Neue wasserdichte Foto- und Videokamera mit 20 Megapixel (Heise.de)
ZERO – Follow Focus Lens Gear by Broken Anchor Design (Kickstarter).
Sony FDR-X3000R: análisis (Photolari).
Sony A6500- REAL World Touch Screen Stills and Video Test with the Sony 85mm G Master (Jason Lanier)

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The Graphite Sony A6000 is now available for preorder in US stores

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The new Graphite A6000 is now available for preorder at Amazon, BHphoto and BestBuy.

Big Amazon deal reminder:

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There is a special 15% back offer on Sony products at Amazon US (Click here to read the details). And click those links to see the full list of elegible cameras (here) and lenses (here). This is how it works:

Through December 10, get 15% back on select Sony products shipped from and sold by Amazon.com when you pay in full with the Amazon Prime Store Card. That’s a 10% bonus in addition to the everyday 5% back you can earn on all Amazon.com purchases. This 10% Sony bonus excludes Sony PlayStation, video games, and digital content.

Example: If you buy the Sony A7rII you get $480 back on your amazon prime card to spend on other stuff!

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The 2017 Sony camera roadmap (A7mIII, A77mIII, A9, A5300)

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An imaginary Sony A9

Sony had a very difficult 2016 mainly because of the Kumamoto earthquake that forced them to revise and delay their camera launch roadmap. So hopefully in 2017 things will go smoothly and this is the possible (and impossible) 2017 camera roadmap based on the rumors we got the past months:

  1. Highly Likely: New Sony A7 mark III (New 24MP sensor, maybe dual SD card slot, improved autofocus)
  2. Highly Likely: New Sony A9 (or A7 mark III?). Larger body, duals SD (or XQD) card, unlimited RAW recording, new High Resolution Megapixel sensor (around 70MP?)
  3. Likely: New A77 mark III. New 24MP sensor, faster autofocus system
  4. Uncertain: New A7s mark III. Not sure it will be announced in 2017. Early 2018 is more likely.
  5. Uncertain: Sony A5300. It’s unclear if Sony wants to continue that series or simply keep the A6000 as entry-level camera.
  6. Uncertain: RX5 APS-C camera with zoom lens
  7. Wishful thinking: RX camera with Sony’s 101 Megapixel medium format sensor

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sigma MC-11 Adapter with Sigma and Canon lenses on Sony Mirrorless Cameras

Shooting Dog Portraits with the Sony a6300 (Dpreview).
Can you make money selling your photos (Mike Moats).
What is a ‘standard’ lens? How I use the 35mm & 45mm Tamron VC (Matt Granger)
What’s In My Bag: Paul Gero For Family Portraits (Alphauniverse).
My Sony A6000 Timelapse – Lac-Brome starry night (SonyAlphaForum)
Loxia 85mm test at DC.watch.

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Sony A7II and A6000 price drop is “permanent”

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The A6000 is definitely the best Sony Christmas deal. And now there is a new even better deal: You get the A6000 kit with a free $50 gift card at Amazon US (Click here).

And the big Sony camera and lens deals are officially over but I noticed the Sony A6000 and Sony A7II $200 price drop now became “permanent”. The new A7II price is now definitely $1,499 at Amazon (Click here). And if you buy it with the Amazon Prime Store card you even get $15 of the value back ($225!!!).

Big Amazon deal reminder:

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There is a special 15% back offer on Sony products at Amazon US (Click here to read the details). And click those links to see the full list of elegible cameras (here) and lenses (here). This is how it works:

Through December 10, get 15% back on select Sony products shipped from and sold by Amazon.com when you pay in full with the Amazon Prime Store Card. That’s a 10% bonus in addition to the everyday 5% back you can earn on all Amazon.com purchases. This 10% Sony bonus excludes Sony PlayStation, video games, and digital content.

Example: If you buy the Sony A7rII you get $480 back on your amazon prime card to spend on other stuff!

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Stores are now shipping out the 70-200mm GM August preorders

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The Sony 70-200mm GM Lens was announced 10 months ago and it’s still impossible to find it in Stock anywhere in the world. The small good news is that it seems something changed this week: SAR readers informed me that August preorders on various US stores are now shipping out.

I have no reliable info about the cause of that huge delay. My guess is that Sony had to fix some sort of issues on the production line or on the lens design. Meantime check out the Sony 70-200 G-Master Video Review by That1cameraguy to learn more about the lens that one day might be yours :)

USA:
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Focuscamera.
Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Focuscamera.
Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Focuscamera.
Europe:
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens at Calumet.de. Amazon Germany. Cyberport.de. PhotoPorst. Jessops. WexUK.
Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter at PhotoPorst. Jessops.
Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter at PhotoPorst. Jessops.

UPDATE: And here is the full review from John Sison:

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