Imported deals: Sony A7rII for $2,699 and Zeiss 55mm for $699

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Two grey imported deals are back:
$500 off on the new Sony A7rII on eBay (Click here). Has 1 year US seller warranty.
$300 off on the new Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE lens on eBay (Click here). Has 1 year US seller warranty.

All new Sony stuff on preorder:
Sony A99II at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Calumet Germany and WexUK.
Loxia 85mm f/2.4 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Tamron 150-600mm G2 A-mount lens at Bhphoto.Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount lens at BHphoto.
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 autofocus FE lens at Amazon and BHphoto.

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Sony 101 Megapixel sensor tested at dpreview and imaging resource: “It’s stunning and sensational”

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Image of the Sony 101MP sensor by Exclusivearchitecture

Sony conquered the medium format world with their new CMOS medium format sensor. The biggest sensor is the new 54x40mm 101 Megapixel sensor which is also a referred as to be a true Full Frame Medium format. Unlike the one used by the Hasselblad X1D and Fuji GFX which do use a smaller44x33mm sensor.

The new Sonys ensor has a 2.5 larger area than Full Frame. And the question is…does it really make a difference? Well both Dpreview and Imaging Resource posted a first review of the Phase One IQ3 back with the Sony 101MP sensor. And that’s what they say:

Dpreview writes the performance is “sensational”:

  • The amount of detail it can capture is astonishing, but what I appreciated more was the 3D quality that so many pixels dedicated to a tonal transition can create
  • One of the greatest elements of the back is the dynamic range though, which allows the deepest shadows and the brightest highlights to be recorded in a single frame and made visible (via tonemapping) in the fabulous Capture One software.
  • The need for neutral density graduated filters with this camera is greatly reduced, and it is actually quite difficult to get an exposure so wrong that a decent image can’t be produced: just like the days of color negative printing

Imaging Resource writes the performance is “stunning”:

  • Holy moly, this camera can capture some insanely detailed photographs! I could pretty much just stop there. The images are incredible.
  • I was able to recover tons of detail in the highlights, if I found myself with blown-out, overexposed areas. On the other end, I was also able to lift up the shadows to reveal lots of detail without introducing much noticeable noise.

It is interesting to note that both sites mention that handheld shooting is a challenge mainly caused by the big mirror movement. I can see the market for a mirrorless system camera with such a sensor. Why don’t you do it Sony? :)

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(SR2) Two rumors from new sources: A9 and A6500 ???

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The following rumors have been sent to me via new sources and not via our trusted sources. So please take it with a big dose of caution. The reason I am posting them is that sometimes new sources are spot on. And I think it’s better to post a wrong rumor than miss a good one! But remember, don’t hold me accountable for those low ranked rumors:

Rumor 1:

α6500 with 5-axis image stabilization in October.
Please check with your trusted source.
α9 …hmmm maybe, maybe unveiling at CP+ 2017.
I’m sorry when I different.

Rumor 2:

I heard it from a person who have connection with sony.
SONY A9 20FPS 70MP
I don’t know A9 is one version which have 70MP with 20FPS, or there are two version 70MP version and 20FPS version.
In any case A9 is far out, he said.

Of course I would be veeeery surprised to hear Sony has already a new A6300 successor! The rumor is so strange that it almost looks to be true. Usually fake rumors sound…”real”. This one doesn’t sound like that…

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Sony Tidbits…

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NYC Shoot with Elliana – HSS with the Sony a7RII (4K) – Article at Evanwasherephotography.com

14 days in Iceland only with A7r2 & 24-70 2.8 GM (SonyAlphaForum)
Moving from Stills to Video: Helpful Tools (Explora).
5 Myths of Digital Photography (Photoshelter).
Sony Professional: Filming under pressure with FS7 (Youtube).
Zeiss 50mm FE test at DC.watch.
Zeiss Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA Lens Review (ePhotozine).
A review of the a7R II + Techart Pro + Vintage Minolta Lenses (Adobe Spark).
To write a guest post on SAR follow the instruction on that page.

Emin:Today – Lens test – Gaumont Kalee Bloomed 1.9/241 mm + Sony A7RII https://www.facebook.com/emin.kuliyev.54/posts/10211169948029639

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The Sony A99II is selling well (but the A68 is selling even better)

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I was just checking the sales ranking of all new cameras at Amazon US (Click here). The ranking counts both items that are available and preorders. Well the small and unexpected surprise is that the A68 is selling even better than the new A99II. Nope, A-mount isn’t dead yet :)

All new Sony stuff on preorder:
Sony A99II at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Calumet Germany and WexUK.
Loxia 85mm f/2.4 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Tamron 150-600mm G2 A-mount lens at Bhphoto.Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount lens at BHphoto.
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 autofocus FE lens at Amazon and BHphoto.

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(SR5) Be prepared folks: Sony has one more E-mount surprise in October/November!!!

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Trusted sources confirmed that Sony has scheduled one more E-mount product announcement this year. The timeframe for the announcement is October/November. As usual the exact date is hush hush.
But we can be confident the rumor has an extremely high chance to turn out to be true! This is the very same kind of trusted sources who just recently leaked the to us the 18-100mm E-mount image, said the A99II was ready to be announced and also shared the exact A99II specs.

The sources did yet not share WHAT will be announced by Sony (they only told me it’s definitely “E-mount”).

From other trusted sources we know that Sony has developed a new High End E-mount camera placed above the current A7 series. But I have no confirmation yet if that’s the camera they will announced in October/November. Still, the specs we know about that camera are from one of the highly trusted sources:

“The next generation flagship mirrorless camera from Sony will be a giant leap. It will drop a huge bomb in the imaging industry. It will not be A7III or A7RIII. It will be a new model above A7 series. I would say A9 (let’s name it as the new model). So the new A9 will have [shoplink 46602 ebay]dual XQD card slot[/shoplink], no CFast version, only XQD. A9 can do UNLIMITED RAW burst, UNLIMITED. The camera wont pause for buffering. The size will be bigger than [shoplink 46453 ebay]A7RII[/shoplink], but smaller than conventional DSLR, such as [shoplink 46766 ebay]5D3[/shoplink].”

But I repeat, I am sure there is an “E-mount” announcement in October/November but I am not sure if this will be for the new High End Camera (A9 or A8 or whatever) or a new A5300 or A7m3…

Don’t forget to join the A9 facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sonya9/

These are the rumors (from SAR and not from other sites!) that were correct the past 12 months:
Leaked image of the new 18-110mm E-mount lens
Leaked images of the new Tamron 150-600mm A-mount lens
New Zeiss Loxia
RX1rII specs.
A99II specs.
A99II ready to be announced
New A6xxx (or A7xxx) is weather sealed and gets fastest autofocusing of the world.
Sony 85/1.4 G to be annound in September/October?
A6xxx announcement again(!) delayed til February 2016.
Trusted source: Yes, Sony will launch a 85mm G lens soon (creamy bokeh)
This is the logo of the new Sony “G-Master” lens line! First lens is the 24-70mm f/2.8.
New Zeiss Otus is a 28mm lens!
Zeiss to announce a new Loxia 21mm f/2.8 FE lens in mid October.
There is a “Sony event” coming the first week of February
The new A6100 looks just like the “old” A6000.
Sony to announce a new A68! To be unveiled in early November already!
First image leaked of the new Sony Action Camera.
First rumors about the upcoming new f/2.8 FE zoom lenses!
First image of the new Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens!
HX80 specs
Sony A6xxx will ship in March!
Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens
Sony will announce a new A-mount camera in early November!
New Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 FE lens gets listed at Sony Assist system!
Next Batis will be a new 18mm wide angle lens.
24-70mm f/2.8 FE will ship in March?
Another fast FE prime will be announced in 2016 (It was the Zeiss 50mm Planar).
Sony price increases will start on August 1!

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First images of the new Voigtländer 65mm macro lens on the Sony A7rII

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At Photokina Vogitlander displayed the new Voigtlander 65mm f/2.0 FE macro lens. Mathieu Gasquet posted a new video showing the lens on the Sony A7rII. It’s really a huge lens! What’s also unique on this lens are the colored stripes on the front. Personally I don’t like those…

Watch from minute 2:40 to see more about the lens:

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