You get the Sony A7sII for free(!) with the F5 sold by Adorama.

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If for any chance you plan to buy the Sony F5 know that you get the A7sII for free if you buy it at Adorama. Not bad :)

More deals:
16-70mm Zeiss lens for $699 at BHphoto (Click here).
Hasselblad 18-200mm E-mount lens sells for $499 only (Click here). $350 less than the Sony version.
Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens costs $100 less than the Sony version.
Sony A7s: $300 off at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
The A77II now sells for the lowest price ever: $848 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
There is a very large Stock of Sony refurbished items sold though their Secondipity partner page on eBay (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).

There is a growing amount of grey imported Sony stuff on sale on eBay. Here is a short list of deals which do include a full US valid seller warranty. You save up to $780 compared to regular non-imported prices:
$780 off on the [shoplink 42031 ebay]A7rII with Zeiss FE 55mm and Sony G 70-200mm bundle with 1 year US seller warranty and lot of free extras at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].
$580 off on the [shoplink 42029 ebay]A7rII with Zeiss FE 55mm bundle with 1 year US seller warranty and lot of free extras at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].
$365 off on the [shoplink 42027 ebay]Sony FE 70-200mm with 1 year US seller warranty at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].
$340 off on the [shoplink 42094 ebay]Zeiss 16-70mm E-mount lens with 1 year US seller warranty at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].
$330 off on the [shoplink 42030 ebay]Zeiss FE 24-70mm lens with 1 year US seller warranty at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].
$300 off on the [shoplink 42025 ebay]A7rII with 3 year US seller warranty and lot of free extras at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].
$250 off on the [shoplink 42026 ebay]Zeiss FE 55mm with 3 year US seller warranty at GetDigital[/shoplink].
$170 off on the [shoplink 42028 ebay]Zeiss FE 35mm with 1 year US seller warranty at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].
$130 off on the [shoplink 42093 ebay]Sony E 55-210mm with 1 year US seller warranty at DealsAllYear[/shoplink].

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(SR3) Sony working on Internal Compressed raw set of codecs for the FS cameras.

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The Sony E-mount FS series is having a huge success among filmmakers. And this certainly helps to make the E-mount system as a whole even more popular. So let’s hope the following rumor turns out to be true:

A source told me Sony is developing an Internal Compressed raw set of codecs which will be released when the FS5 gets its (most probably paid) update. An internal raw would be huge for these cameras. He called it “FS Raw”.

This would certainly be a big news! And it would be even more impressive if it could be added on the A7sII too. But honestly I really think that’s just me dreaming. Don’t think the A7sII hardware could even handle this…

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(SR1) The 99% fake High End specs :)

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Another rendring of a high end A9 DSLR alike camera (SonyAlphaForum).

A few days ago I told that trusted sources told me that Sony is about to announce a new High End camera. But other than that I have no reliable info about the possible specs of it. In those last couple of days I got some info from anonymous sources which I think are at 99% wrong. But I figured that you might want to read what I got in my mail box. Maybe a miracle will happen and one of those will get true  one day :)

Anonymous Source 1:

I wanted to tell you that I saw a new mounting system on a lens. It was not A or E mount nor Nikon or Canon but advertised as for Sony. Judging from the specs of the lens it is for Full Frame 35mm, but a pinch smaller.
The engineers told me they can not disclose what for it is…

Anonymous Source 2:

8k video recording with 32 mega pixel still shot from each frame.
Native iso below 50.
Instant connectivity via wifi & Bluetooth to most popular phone apps, Apple and Android.
Flexible touch screen.
Super hi Rez EVF, higher beyond A7ri
Minimum 100 mega pixel.
Built in 1trb flash storage with usb3 & C output
More to follow.

Anonymous Source 3:

You are close … Just
Not A mount , E mount
And the Key is true 16 bit ?  
Massive Picture quality increase.
N+C don’t expect it…

Anonymous Source 4:

I believe there will be a CML (compact mirror less) “A9” or “A7-Pro” with BSI 56-58 Mp (effective) in appr.late November. Also a mirror less A 99 II with same BSI sensor 56-58 Mp. OLED-EVF! In spring 2016 an A 88 II, equiv to Pentax K 1 FF, will appear. Same BSI sensor but scaled down to 42 or 36 Mp. Sony now uses only two FF sensors – one BSI appr 60 Mp, one FSI appr 50 Mp. All FF cameras are scaled from those.

Anonymous Source 5:

The new secret weapon camera to be unleashed is a medium format Rx style camera with changeable lenses and evf.
It comes with the Sony 50 Mp backlit sensor and instead of zooms it will have a 50mm, 80mm and 150mm primes. It is aimed at landscape artists. A new 55mm lens is also being made which will have tilt/shift to facilitate architectural photography which requires a high format and tabletop photos for ads.

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It only rarely happens that anonymous sources are spot on with rumors. Last time this happened was in January when a source shared the Zeiss Batis lens specs. id dint’ belive him…but at the end he was 100% spot on!

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Sony A7sII gets reviewed by Philip Bloom at BBC. Sony rooftop event with Tony Gale.

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Let me catch up with some A7sII and A7rII news!

Tony Gale is presenting a RoofTop Sony event in New York (Twitter info here).
Filmmaking guru Philip Bloom tried out Sony’s latest low-light champion the a7s ii for the BBC. Watch the full video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34788539
The secret of how to shoot with a 2/3 broadcast lens on the Sony a7R II in 4K (Newshhooter).
Completely Mobile with the A7rII by Spencer Pablo.
Sony A7R II Field Test Part II: Off to the Big Apple for some night-shooting fun! (Imaging Resource).
Sony a7S II vs. a7R II Test – Which One Is Right for You? (Cinema5D).
For the first time Amazon Germany is having both camera sin Stock: A7rII (Click here) and A7sII (Click here).

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A7rII store list:
In USA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Wex UK and ParkCameras.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

A7sII store list:
In USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama.
In Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony FS5 First Impression (Filmed with a7S II in 4K)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500 Review (ePhotozine).
Sony FE 3.5-5.6/28-70 OSS: Der Wert eines Kit-Objektivs / The value of kit lens (Joerg Haag).
Some Batis 25 Images (SonyAlphaForum).
new Sony A6000 bag (Dc.watch).
Converter tested at Asahi.

Robbert: “This may be interesting to some of the readers of sonyalpharumors. Yesterday I did my first production combining footage from the A7RII and the DJI Inspire 1 Pro (X5). I recorded with the sony in Super 35mm mode with a 24mm E-mount lens in AF mode on a DJI Ronin M. Shot in the Cine2 profile and it worked beautifully together with the footage from the drone.
All worked great and we had a blast making my first video using aerial footage. Here is the link to the video: https://vimeo.com/143479222”

Jonathan: “My visit to Turkey was just a day long, walking the streets in a caffeine-fuelled haze. But I’m glad I visited, just barely scratching the surface of the thankfully peaceful side of a troubled country. Turkey Album.
Russia is also troubled, of course, but there were no indications in St. Petersburg, where I spent a week with my friend Vladimir, who flew up from the Siberian city Ekaterinburg, Russia’s third-largest.  The architecture and history of St. Petersburg were fascinating. North America has nothing comparable.  The subway systems in St. Petersburg and Moscow are also impressive.  People move in a smooth, uninterrupted laminar flow.  I wish we had such an efficient and highly-used system in Los Angeles.  But what really left an impression on me was Russia’s character.  Once you get past the requisite public frowns, people are truly warm and the culture is welcoming.  I even began to enjoy salted frozen pig’s fat accompanied by vodka and sometimes dried horse meat.  On my way to Mongolia, I made the most of my 9-hour Moscow layover by visiting Red Square and the Kremlin. Russia Album.
Mongolia represented Matt’s and my third trip together, bringing travelers from around the world.  We had a full tour with 12 people from 5 continents, and in spite of some weather woes (an early snow in the Gobi, brutally windy and dusty conditions at the Eagle Festival in the far west, a cancelled return flight to Ulaanbaatar), everybody held up remarkably well.  Unfortunately, my brand new camera did not, and I just sent it in for repair.  I hope to get it back before I head to the Amazon in two weeks to Valle de Candamo, known as the “Last Jungle without People.”
Mongolia Album“

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Dpreview claims the Sony A6000 is the best Interchangeable Lens Camera within the $500-800 price range.

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Dpreview established the Sony A6000 as the best system camera within the $500-$800 price range:

“We really cannot say enough good things about the Sony a6000. Though we have it in the $500-800 category, due to its MRSP, it can often be acquired, body only, for closer to $500. And what does that get you? AF performance in line with the best in its class, great image quality, solid video quality/features with AF and no hunting, and a nice EVF, packed into a compact, enthusiast-friendly body.”

Probably that’s the reason why Sony didn’t hurry with the A6000 successor release. There is yet no real competition…

Sony A6000 store link list:
Sony A6000 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStore. In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT, WexUK.
A6000 Gariz case on eBay in [shoplink 26006 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 26007 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 26008 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 26009 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink].

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