Zeiss Batis gets Cosina warranty in Japan (so now you know who builds them).

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[shoplink 40067 ebay]Batis_cosina[/shoplink]

Zeiss stated many times that the new Batis lenses are manufactured in Japan without to mention the exact company. And of course we already highly suspected Cosina is the one making those. One more proof of that is that the first Batis lenses are now for sale on [shoplink 40067 ebay]eBay Japan (Click here)[/shoplink] and they come with a 1 year Cosina(!) warranty.

Last week Zeiss also promised that they will increase the production of Batis lenses. Let’s hope you can get your preorder soon! I already spent my $$$ on the 90mm FE…

Batis store links:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.

90mm links:
In USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, [shoplink 37938 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
In Europe at [shoplink 37991 ebay]Fotomundus[/shoplink], Amazon Germany, Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
In Asia at Digitalrev, Sony Australia.

Found via SonyAlphaCameras.

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Why Sony Sees Its Next Big Hit at 1,000 Photos a Second (Bloomberg). And Canon announces a 250MP sensor.

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EXmorRS

Bloomberg reports that Sony is focusing on sensors that take photos at least 10 times faster than the human eye can see. Sony is working with Nissan Motor Co. and a Tokyo University to create an affordable 1,000 fps sensor for the automotive market.

What is really cool to see is the superfast tracking system that keeps the object in focus and in the center of the image:

The video is made by the University of Tokyo with whom Sony iw working with. It would be amazing to have a focus tracking system like this on a camera for sports and wildlife photography!
(Found via Image Sensor World.)

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And today Canon Japan also announced a new 250 Megpaixel APS-H sensor! Full press release at MirrorlessRumors.com. Now we know the A7rm3 will have at least 200MP..LOL ;)

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(SR3) Sony has a 4K camcorder prototype with same A7s sensor and internal 4K recording.

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Image on top shows the Sony A7s sensor.

This comes via one of my highly trusted sources. He got news about a new Sony camcorder prototype having the same Sony A7s sensor and internal 4K recording. The source added that he doesn’t know yet when that camcorder will be announced. Let’s hope that is the new FS camcorder that Sony will announce on September 11.

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Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
A7s Gariz leather case in [shoplink 27569 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27570 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27571 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 27572 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony RX100IV Unboxing

Lowets price ever on the A6000 at Amazon Germany (Click here).
Serengeti landscape (SonyAlphaForum).
Does Sony Capacity Expansion Imply Dual Camera for iPhone in 2016? (Image Sensor World).
Sony Alpha a7s Travel Photography: Filmmaker and Pro Surfer Cyrus Sutton (Adorama Blog).
Impossible Photography by surreal photographer and retoucher Erik Johanssen (SonyAlphaCameras).
Sony And Foo Fighters partnership (Sony.net).
Sony 90mm FE test at Quesabesde.
90mm FE review at ePhoto.sk.
A cool selfie can cost you your life (TheNakedCamera).

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$100 off on the A6000. A7s for $1,799.

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A6000

The A6000 got a $100 price drop on all US stores like Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. The A600 double zoom lens kit also got a $100 off via FocusCamera on Amazon (Click here). Let’s hope this means the A6xxx/Axxx is really coming soon!

You get a $700 off on that grey imported with 1 year seller warranty Sony A7s sold by [shoplink 39916 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

[shoplink 39916 ebay]Bildschirmfoto 2015-08-11 um 10.55.29[/shoplink]

Sony US lens deal reminder:

A special full overview page can be seen at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).And those are the savings in detail and with direct link to three major US stores:

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 16-35mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24-70mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-70mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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New Sony A7rII tests: Trick to save battery life at Fred Miranda. Scary review conclusion at DigitalKamera.

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Sony A7Rii Buffer Test, RAW and all Jpeg formats in High Continuous Mode by Jason Lanier

Fred Miranda: “There is a way to turn OFF the monitor LCD using a custom button. This method will turn off both EVF and Monitor and save battery life.
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1384552”

Florian: “The well know review portal digitalkamera.de (Martin Vieten is one of their reviewers) has tested the A7RII together with the 1.8/55 and they found out that it perform massively worse in the corners with the A7RII compared to the A7R. Wide open the resolution drops as low as 32 lp/mm and only gets back to the level of the A7R at around f4!!!
MTF and full review can be found here:
http://www.digitalkamera.de/Meldung/Bildqualitaetstest_der_42_Megapixel_Sony_Alpha_7R_II_mit_1_8_55_Zeiss/9614.aspx”

Kolarivision Sony A7R II with Leica M Lenses: Coming Soon (Diglloyd).
Test at German Chip.de.

New Photographyblog A7rII with EF lens tests:
http://www.photographyblog.com/previews/sony_a7r_ii_canon_ef_11_24mm_f4_photos/
http://www.photographyblog.com/previews/sony_a7r_ii_canon_ef_24_70mm_f2_8_photos/
http://www.photographyblog.com/previews/sony_a7r_ii_sigma_24_35mm_f2_photos/

3D-Kraft “Early in the morning in Hamburg’s Hafencity”
Vimeo (playable in 1080p, 4K download available): https://vimeo.com/137224849
YouTube (playable also in 1440p and 2160p): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrOIix3_Css

A7rII store links:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

A7rII case:
Gariz leather case in [shoplink 39113 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39108 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39110 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39111 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39112 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Gariz Alcantara case in [shoplink 39094 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39095 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Lim’s case in [shoplink 39107 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39102 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39103 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39104 ebay]Yellow (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39105 ebay]Navy Blue (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39106 ebay]Khaki (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).

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This week SAR readers photos selection.

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Иван Павлов‎ (SonyAlphaForum).
Batis 1.8/85 and Sony A7

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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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