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WIDE OPEN!! Shooting at f/1.1 with the SLR Magic Cine 50mm Lens at the Screaming Tunnel

Iceland pics on SonyAlphaForum
Sony A6300 Review From The Field – A Great Bear Camera (Luminous Landscape).
Moza Lite 2 Gimbals Stabilize Cameras up to 8.8 Pounds (Explora).
The Definitive Guide To Photographing Lightning (Alphauniverse).
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Lau: “Samyang local distributor just give us the FE 50mm F/1.4 AF lens to us to test the lens.
We can it on different camera, from 1st generation Nex 5 to a7, your fans may love to see the result on NEX 5 camera, it is fast than I excepted and work very well, no black screen.
Here are the link and the article in Chinese (article will release tomorrow 9am in Hong Kong time)
Camera AF test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EESVF3xk-Q
On Nex5 test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z__PNtr6XcQ
Our 1st impression:
http://advancegearbymx.com/wordpress/?p=1406“

Stan Moniz: “https://youtu.be/oZmWEc0MxJQ. GUYS & GIRLS!!! This is a must see! I couldn’t believe my eyes. It happened last night around 830pm while I was filming for a short movie I’m working on about a day and night in Laguna beach. Please share with family and friends. WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!! Shot on the Sony Alpha a7sII and Tokina USA 24 – 70mm f2.8.”

Emin: “Short lens test -EIKI 101mm f1.6 + Sony a7RII — 22 times cheaper than Nikon 105mm f1.4. https://www.facebook.com/emin.kuliyev.54/posts/10211058035911906“

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The semiannual Sony lens and accessory deals are back!

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Sony semiannual deals are back! Check out the very long list of deals at BHphoto page (Click here) and Adorama page (Click here).

One special mention goes on the new $50 price drop on the 50mm FE f/1.8 lens which now sells for $198 only at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera. At Focus you also get few nice additional free extras.

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony 21mm f/2.8-22 Ultra Wide Converter Lens at Amazon.
$25 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony VCLECF2 10-13mm f/2.8-22 Fisheye Lens Fixed Prime Fisheye Converter at Amazon.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony VCLECU2 12-16mm f/2.8 Petal Shaped Fixed Ultra Wide Converter for SEL16F28 and SEL20F28 at Amazon.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$100 off on the Sony Adaptor Kit with Microphone at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Amazon.
$25 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Amazon.

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Video samples shot on the new $10,000 Zeiss 21-100mm E-mount zoom!

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The new Zeiss 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 Compact Zoom LWZ E-mount lens is now available for preorder at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping January 2017. A Video sample shot ont he FS7 can be seen at the bottom of the post.

And if you wanna get the feeling what it is like to work with a $10,000 E-mount zoom watch those videos posted by Zeiss and the test posted by Ninon Leitner on Cinema5D.

THE CIRCLE from Adi Geisegger on Vimeo.

The Circle – Behind the Scenes from Carl Zeiss Lenses on Vimeo.

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Here are all other preorder links to the new Sony and Tamron stuff:
Sony 50mm f/2.8 FE macro lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and FocusCamera. And in Europe at Cyberport and Wexphotographic. Will begin shipping Fri, Sep 30.
Also the new 150-60mm Tamron A-mount lens can be preordered at Bhphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Wed, Sep 28.
Sony MDR-1000X Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones at BHphoto (Click here). Will begin shipping Sun, Oct 16.

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(SR5) Good news for FS camcorder owners: New Sony APS-C E-mount PZ lens to be announced soon!

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Image above shows the current [shoplink 51035]Sony PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS E-mount lens[/shoplink]

I have good news for FS E-mount camcorder owners!

A trusted source just told me that something “much better” than the current [shoplink 51035]Sony PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS E-mount lens[/shoplink] will be announced next week! This will be a high performance new APS-C E-mount PZ lens.

As reported previously here on SAR Sony will live stream the IBC press conference on Friday, September 9th at 9am CET (Berlin time). You can watch the event live here on SAR!

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Press: Status of Sony Group Manufacturing Operations Affected by the Earthquakes in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture

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This is the latest Sony press text about the Kumamoto sensor production facility:

Status of Sony Group Manufacturing Operations Affected by the Earthquakes in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture

(Tokyo, September 1, 2016) The impact of the earthquakes that occurred at 7:46 PM (local time) on August 31 and at 6:33 AM (local time) on September 1, 2016 in the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture is as follows:
Operations at Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Kumamoto Technology Center (located in Kikuchi Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture), which primarily manufactures image sensors for digital cameras and security cameras as well as micro-display devices, were halted in order to inspect the site’s building and manufacturing equipment. The site’s building and manufacturing equipment did not sustain any damage. Work is currently underway to sequentially restart the manufacturing equipment, and production is expected to resume during the morning of September 3, 2016.
Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Nagasaki Technology Center (located in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture), Oita Technology Center (located in Oita City, Oita Prefecture), and Kagoshima Technology Center (located in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture) are unaffected by these earthquakes and have continued their production operations.No material impact from these earthquakes is anticipated on Sony Corporation’s consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

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Laowa Water Repelling Frog Eye Coating (FEC)

180/200mm prime comparison on the Sony A7rII (Phillip Reeve).
new album shot in Hong Kong with our Laowa 12mm f/2.8 E-mount (Google Drive).
Venus Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Review (ePhotozine).
Sony a6300 + 70-200mm f4 G OSS : un couple redoutable ! (PCH)
8 Mistakes I Have Made In Photography and How You Can Avoid Them (Explora)
A7RII + Gmaster 85mm 1.4 (SonyAlphaForum).

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Scott: “I filmed this short in Golden Gate Park last weekend with the a7rII, Zeiss 135mm f/1.8 ZA, in PP7 at 120fps w/ Clear Zoom. It’s incredible how well this all works, even handheld! https://vimeo.com/179863600“

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New Sony Lens rebates! Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 for $198.

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The Sony 50mm f/1.8 FE got a $50 price drop and now sells for $198 only at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera. At Focus you also get few nice additional free extras.

Sony US launched plenty of new lens deals an overview of which can be seen on a special BHphoto page (Click here) and Adorama page (Click here).

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony 21mm f/2.8-22 Ultra Wide Converter Lens at Amazon.
$25 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$25 off on the Sony VCLECF2 10-13mm f/2.8-22 Fisheye Lens Fixed Prime Fisheye Converter at Amazon.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony VCLECU2 12-16mm f/2.8 Petal Shaped Fixed Ultra Wide Converter for SEL16F28 and SEL20F28 at Amazon.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$100 off on the Sony Adaptor Kit with Microphone at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Amazon.
$25 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Amazon.

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