BestBuy is selling a very long list of Open Box Sony E-mount cameras and lenses through their eBay page (Click here). Everything in perfect condtiion and with 1 year Sony US warranty.
P.S.:
The new Sony 24-70mm GM lens will ship in 1-2 weeks at BHphoto (Click here).
Venus Laowa 105mm f/2.0 STF FE lens is in Stock for the first time via BHphoto (Click here).
Hugh Brownstone interviewed Hasselblad manager Paul Claesson. Couple of interesting notes:
1) They managed to “squeeze out” one more stop of the 50MP sensor than the competition (it goes up to ISO 25,600)
2) Hasselblad says they don’t have on sensor image stabilization because it would degrade image quality
Preorders:
The Hasselblad X1D-50c at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 90mm F/3.2 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 45mm F/3.5 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
UPDATE: New videos via Newsshooter and Tony Northrup:
Newsshooter: Hasselblad X1D intro from Chuck Fadely on Vimeo.
UPDATE: it’s a TS adapter and not a TS lens as previously stated. Thanks source for clarifying this!
We all know Venus Optics for their really great Laowa 105mm STF E-mount lens. Well their next producst will be definitely a first in the E-mount range because it will be a Tilt Shift adapter lens! I have no details about pricing and specs yet.
Just for comparison: The [shoplink 49141 ebay]Canon TS-E lenses[/shoplink] are quite expensive. But I expect the Venus adapter to be priced lower than those. Here is a video showing how the Canon TS-E lenses do work:
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On left the 24-70mm f/4.0 and on right the 16-35mm f/4.0 lens (via CameraSize).
Lensrentals tested the two f/4.0 zooms and the conclusion is:
I will say I’m pleasantly surprised. The Sony FE 24-70mm f/4, while not a great lens is adequate (note I didn’t say adequate for the price, I said adequate) and its copy-to-copy variation isn’t bad. The Sony FE 16-35mm f/4actually is excellent for an ultra-wide zoom, and again, it seems to have decent sample variation. Would I buy them? Probably not the 24-70 f/4 unless I had no options, but I wouldn’t hesitate on the 16-35mm f/4.
I think Sony should remake the 24-70mm f/4.0 lens. Make it more compact and with higher image quality. I know I am aksing a lot but it would make the lens atrtactive again for those who don’t want to carry that big and expensive 24-70mm GM lens!
Store links:
24-70mm FE at [shopcountry 49022]
16-35mm FE at [shopcountry 49023]
Metabones just released a new firmware update for Canon EF to E-mount Smart adapters and Speed Boosters: “EF-Mount lenses are now capable of focusing quickly across the widest variety of mirrorless cameras with trusted Metabones precision and reliability. The smooth iris feature slows down the movement of the electromagnetic aperture diaphragm so that video footage transitions smoothly when the aperture changes, with reduced tick noise from the lens. The latest Canon and Tamron SP lenses have special support for this feature and Metabones® makes use of it if the lens supports it.”
Downloads links:
Firmware update for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA (Windows)
Firmware update for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA (Mac)
Firmware update for EF-M43 (Windows)
Firmware update for EF-M43 (Mac)
Here is the full press text:
DxOmark (Click here) just posted the full Sony A6300 sensor results. And unsurprisingly the A6300 features the best performing sensor of all Sony APS-C cameras.
The A6300 achieved a DxOMark score of 85 points, making it currently the best-performing APS-C size sensor in the company’s range. It shows performance gains over both the 24-Mpix A6000 and the A77 II, as well the highly-regarded NEX-7 (introduced back in 2011). The sensor has excellent low noise levels at base, resulting in a wide dynamic range of +13.7 EV, yet maintains both a relatively wide dynamic range and low noise at high ISOs, especially when compared to those earlier models.
Sony A6300 store links: [shopcountry 47396].
One more news: Max Yuryev also posted his A6300 video review:
Preorders:
The Hasselblad X1D-50c at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 90mm F/3.2 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 45mm F/3.5 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
A new Sony A7 contender?
We now have to deal with a new scenario: The Sony A7 series is no more the very top end in the mirrorless system camera business. With the new Hasselblad X1D there is now an expensive but still not crazy expensive “PRO” option. So let’s check out how the Hasselblad compares against the current best A7 camera, the Sony A7rII.
First a camera size comparison (images via Camerasize):
As you see the Hasselblad camera is bigger but not my that much!
And here is the sensor size comparison (Thanks Paul for sending this):
The X1D sensor size is roughly twice as big as the FF sensor. The real advanatge is that given the same number of pixels on both sensors the pixel size is double the size on the medium format sensor.
Features the Hasselblad X1D has and the Sony should add to the third generation A7 cameras
1) Dual SD card. I think the next generation of A7 series should have this too! The Sony A9 is rumored to have a dual XQD card support
2) USB 3.0. This is also something Sony definitely has to add-on the new A7 series
3) 16bit RAW. Not a big deal for 95% of the photographers out there. But PRO’s would certainly love to have that feature on Sony cameras too.
4) Touchscreen. really Sony…it’s time to add this!
More size comparisons and X1D introduction videos:
