Sony interview at Optyczne: New A-mount and APS-C E-mount products are being developed

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The Polish site Optyczne.pl (google translation here) interviewed Masaaki Oshima and Yann Salmon-Legagneur from Sony.

Here are a couple of interesting info:

1) Astro-tracer function (known from the Pentax K-3 II):
Sony says they are currently investigating how to apply it in future products.

2) Touchscreen:
Once Sony has reached a high level of quality of the touchscreen technology they will implement it on high end cameras too (The A5100 is already touchscreen).

3) RX with APS-C sensor:
There is yet no plan to make a RX camera with ASP-C sensor.

4) A6000 successor:
Sony said they are continuing to develop APS-C cameras. They cant of course comment about a possible release date of the A6xxx.

5) A-mount:
Just like APS-C E-mount also A-mount is being developed.

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New Sony cashback action in Germany and UK!

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Sony Europe launched a new cashback action! Some info:
Up to 200 pounds off at Amazon UK (read details here).
In Germany you get up to 100 Euro off on lenses (Source: Fotogena). But I didn’t find yet details about how to claim the rebate. Maybe you can help me to find it? And I think other EU countries have that as well.

Three more Sony Germany deals:
Special A6000 deal at Amazon DE (Click here).
Bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf den Kaufpreis beim Kauf einer ausgewählten Sony Kamera at Amazon DE (Click here).
​Sony Alpha 7 Kamera mit gratis Flashstar Rucksack at Amazon DE (Click here).

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Deal of the day: Open Box A6000 with kit lens for $499!

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You save $150 on the Open Box A6000 with kit lens sold by [shoplink 41738 ebay]BuyDig on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

And BHphoto (Click here) is offering the lowest price ever on Sony SD cards! For example you pay $54 only for the 128GB card (Click here).

Sony A7rII savings:
$310 off on the Grey imported an 1 year seller warranty Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41498 ebay]Deals-All-Years eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the Open Box Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41497 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$$$ of feee extras on the normal US warranty A7rII sold at [shoplink 41500 ebay]BuyDig eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Leica launches the Sony A7 competitor. Claims to have world’s fastest AF!

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The new Leica SL surely is expensive (preorders and specs at BHphoto) but it’s also surprisingly capable! Leica claims that the SL is the world’s fastest autofocusing camera. It records 4K video, plus it has a massive 4.4MP EVF and 11 fps. If it wouldn’t be for the very high price the camera would certainly be a strong Sony competitor!

All news about that camera can be read at Mirrorlessrumors.com now!

Leica SL camera and lens specs at BH/Adorama:
Leica SL camera at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Leica SL 24-90mm at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

UPDATE: What we failed to see about Leica by Jorge Torralba.

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New reviews and preorders of the new stuff (A7sII, RX1rII, Loxia 21mm, Otus 28mm and Sigma 20mm).

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There will be soon new product announcements from Sony: early November for the A-mount camera and maybe earlier for the new FE lenses. But before to talk more about the future stuff I have to catch up with tests and reviews done with the newly announced cameras and lenses:

New A7sII, RX1rII, A7sII, Loxia 21mm news:
Hands-on with the Sony a7S II (Dpreview).
Loxia 21mm FE image samples by Christian Dandyk.
Sony announces new RX1R II (WexUK).
Sony’s new rx1r ii variable optical low pass filter – could the new technology eliminate aliasing and moire in video forever? (Newsshooter).
Sony RX1R Mark II: First Impressions (Planet5D).
Sony Alpha 7S II: Erster Eindruck und Fotos des High-ISO-Monsters (Photoscala).
Sony RX1R II: la compacta que querrás comprar (Quesabesde)

New RX1rII, A7sII, Loxia 21mm and Sigma 20mm store links:
Sony A7sII is now shipping in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama. And in Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Nikon F mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Canon EF mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Loxia 21mm FE lens at BHphoto and Adorama. In Europe at WexUK.
RX1rII at Bhphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

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Say hello to the Leica A7 :)

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Leica SL et objectifs

Mirrorlessrumors just leaked the first images and specs of the new Leica SL. It is the first Sony A7 competitor (mirrorless, autofocus and Full Frame). And the design somehow reminds me also of the …Sony A7 :)

The Leica SL has a 24MP sensor and costs $6900 Euro (twice the price of the A7rII and 4 times the price of the A7II). It’s certainly a niche product. But what could be a bit more interesting is that Panasonic is part of the project and delivers plenty of tech to Leica (4K video, processor, autofocus and so on). There might be a chance that sometimes in the not so distant future Panasonic will use the same mount to launch their first FF camera. And that would certainly be a worthy Sony competitor.

P.S.: Follow the Leica presentation live blogging on Mirrorlessrumors at 19:30 berlin time.

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Sony A7rII tests with firmware 2.0 (Buffer test, image quality, file size)

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Sony A7r II – Buffer Test with compressed and uncompressed RAW

Sony A7rII firmware 2.0 is out (Download here for Windows or Mac). I checked the first tests done by the community and so far that’s what people noticed when shooting uncompressed RAW images:

1) You get 80+ megabyte files
2) Buffer size is much less (You can shoot around 10 frames of RAW until you reach the limit on a fast card).
3) Image quality difference is only visible in extreme conditions (when you push files at +5EV). Artifacts in high contrast situation are gone.

More test links:
Sony A7R II Uncompressed RAW with Adobe DNG Converter (Photographylife).
Sony a7r II uncompressed raw file support in Camera Raw and Lightroom (Adobe).
First impression by Ricky Ban.
Bulletproof Guide to firmware upgrade by Brian Smith.
First comment by Diglloyd.
Comments on SonyAlphaForum.

For German readers -> [shoplink 41753 ebay]Batis 85mm in Stock at Foto Siegl eBay[/shoplink].

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.

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