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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Sony Tidbits…(Zeissimages 2016 contest)

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Sony a7Sii a7Rii a6300 Color Tests

Quick note: Jorge Torralba launched the annual Zeissimages.com contest (Click here)!

Early autumn in Scotland (SonyAlphaForum)
The Future of Photography (Fstoppers).
Murata Manufacturing and Sony Sign Definitive Agreement for the Transfer of Battery Business (Sony.net).
Sony QX Lens patent (Freeepatentsonline).
A glimpse of hope: September system camera sales almost as good as last year sales (Mirrorlessrumors).
The future is bright: technology trends in mobile photography (Dpreview).
Capturing the Milky Way with a Phone, Compared to the Sony a7R II (PetaPixel).
Porträtshooting mit dem Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM Ein Erfahrungsbericht (Photoscala).

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Evan:This one is a B&W low key lit shoot.  Shot with the Sony a7RII, Sony 85mm 1.4 GM lens, and Phottix lighting for a 8 page spread in Residence Magazine.   https://youtu.be/7WBxp6CZfO0

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Deal of the day: 26% off on the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan at Amazon

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We are getting closer to Black Friday and we can already find new Photography deals: Today only you save 26% on the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan (Photoshop CC + Lightroom) at Amazon US (Click here).

More new deals:
$10 off on the Lexar 128GB SD card sold on Amazon.
A few Sony accessoires on Gold Box at Amazon (Click here and scroll the list).
$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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