Dpreview claims the Sony A7rII and A7II are better than the Canon and Nikon competition.

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Dpreview claims that the newest generation of A7 cameras is better than the Canon and Nikon DSLR competition

  1. The best Semi-Pro Interchangeable Lens Cameras is the [shoplink 47718]Sony A7rII[/shoplink]. Dpreview writes:
    “The a7R II overcomes inherent issues of many DSLRs and especially the shortcomings of its predecessor, and the sum total of innovations and features help get the camera out of the way, allowing you to focus on image-making. While we still have concerns over ergonomics, and mirrorless cameras still have shortcomings for sports photography, one cannot deny the sheer photography-accelerating technical prowess of the a7R II.“
  2. The best Full-Frame Interchangeable Lens Cameras within the $1200-2000 category is the [shoplink 42630]Sony A7II[/shoplink]. Dpreview writes:
    “The mirrorless a7 II is more adaptable, accepting a wide range of 3rd-party lenses via adapters, and focusing many of them quickly and continuously using on-sensor phase detection. There’s a growing family of high quality native E-mount lenses as well. Low light Raw performance lags behind most full-frame cameras, but the JPEG engine is one of the most intelligent in terms of sharpness and noise reduction we’ve ever seen. While not everyone will appreciate its user experience (or short battery life), the a7 II is an attractively-priced camera for those new to full-frame.“

Store links:
Sony A7rII at [shopcountry 47718].
Sony A7II at [shopcountry 42630].

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(SR4) Another fast FE prime will be announced in 2016

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Sony will announce new FE lenses at Photokina. A source told us one of them will be surely a new fast prime lens. Not clear yet what’s the focal length or aperture. But just in case let us know which one you would want to be launched as first:

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I would love to get a GM version of the  glorious [shoplink 48862 ebay]Canon 50mm f/1.2[/shoplink] lens. But I am sure Sony would charge a “glorious” price on it too. So let’s hope for a more affordable f/1.4 lens (it really should be below $1,000 to make us all happy!)

The three current GM lenses are:
24-70mm GM store links: [shopcountry 47915].
85mm GM store links: [shopcountry 48072]
70-200mm GM store links: [shopcountry 48791]

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With the Momo 28mm E-mount lens you get the 100 year old Vest Pocket Kodak “look”

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The Japanese company Yasuhara is known for their two E-mount lenses, the Nanoha 5:1 macro (Click here) and the Madoka 180 fisheye (Click here). And they are now launching their third E-mount lens project on Kickstarter. Their new MoMo Soft Focus Pancake Lens is based on the 100 year old [shoplink 48247 ebay]Vest Pocket Kodak lens design (here on eBay)[/shoplink].

This is their project description:

Yasuhara a Japanese lens maker, just launched their MoMo Soft Focus Pancake Lens for digital cameras on Kickstarter. The MoMo Lens is based on the single meniscus lens used in the Vest Pocket Kodak (VPK) camera from 100 years ago. It is designed to achieve the same dreamy, soft focus pictures with the convenience of today’s digital cameras.
The soft focus on the MoMo Lens is set at F6.4, but users can adjust the aperture through F22 to control the power of its effect. MoMo Lenses will work with mirrorless and DSLR cameras. It will be available with mounts for Micro Four Thirds, Sony NEX, Canon-EF or Nikon F-Series, and eventually Canon EOS-M as well as Fuji X cameras. Further specifications provided below:
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Full details and image samples can be seen at kickstarter.com/projects/65929745/momo-soft-focus-pancake-lens-for-digital-cameras

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Follow Focus Face-Off: Cinegears vs. Aputure vs. edelkrone

Follow Focus Face-Off: Cinegears vs. Aputure vs. edelkrone Starring the Sony FS5, Veydra 85mm T2.2, Panasonic GX8, and Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM (Hugh Brownstone).
How to Shoot Through Glass Without Unwanted Reflections (PetaPixel).
Three’s a charm: Sony RX10 III added to studio scene comparison tool (Dpreview).
24-70 GMaster Vs Batis 25mm f2 & 55mm f1.8 (SonyAlphaForum).
New Sony Alpha Magazine is available atm iTunes and GooglePlay.

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‎Andrzej Rudz‎: “Hi Guys, Maybe you will be interested to see new film that I made on old but still good a7s mark1. https://vimeo.com/166642578”

Sam Morse: “Slow motion video exclusively using the RX10 II for the visuals and adding sound captured with a Zoom H4n and Rode NTG-2 microphone. I shot it for National Police Week a few weeks ago. https://www.facebook.com/mountainhome.af.mil/videos/10156722673500478/”

 

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Tony Northrup speculates Sony will introduce two different A9 cameras at Photokina

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Based on his long experience Tony Northrup is guessing what’s coming next from the big companies (Sony, Canon and Nikon). He does believe Sony will actually release two different A9 models at Photokina. Those would be the specs:

A9

A9r

And in 2017 we would get three more FE cameras:

A7rm3 A7m3

A7sm3

Just for fun…

Which one of the five "speculated" models would you consider to buy?

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Don’t forget to join the A9 facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sonya9/

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