New Sony Wireless Radio Commander and Receiver now in Stock and shipping for the first time!

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It’s in Stock for the first time:
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander at BHphoto (Click here).
Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver at BHphoto (Click here).

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

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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.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera.
$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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You save $500 on the Grey Imported Sony A7rII sold on eBay US (Click here). It’s covered by a 1 year US seller warranty.

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DxOmark tests the new 85mm GM lens and says it has Otus-level image quality!

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DxOmark published the full Sony 85mm GM lens test. And it says the lens has an “Otus-level image quality”:

After the somewhat mixed results for the Sony FE 24-70mm f2.8 GM on the A7R, the second lens in the company’s new GM series, the FE 85mm f1.4 GM, has achieved a much more convincing performance, albeit on the latest-generation Sony A7R II with its new 42-Mpix sensor. Indeed, on the newer Sony body, the 85mm f1.4 is rated at a level similar to the Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4 (on a 36-Mpix Nikon D810), which lens is considered the benchmark in today’s optics for full-frame cameras. The Batis remains an option, given its competitive price and performance, but that takes nothing away from the outstanding performance of the Sony FE 85mm f1.4 GM.

Sony 85mm GM store links to BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Amazon Germany. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

The 85mm GM lens is not officially the best rated E-mount prime lens at DxO:

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DxO also tested the 50mm f/1.8 FE lens and writes:

Sony is working hard to fill gaps in the lens lineup, and until now, an affordable 50mm lens had been sorely lacking. While it’s unsurprisingly not in the same class as either the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8 or the Zeiss Loxia 50mm f2, its optical performance is comparable to the best of similar offerings from rivals. While there’s always room for improvement—it would have been great to see better uniformity, particularly at wider apertures, for example—the Sony does stand out in several areas. It has excellent control of troublesome lateral chromatic aberration as well as class-leading low levels of distortion. If you’re a stills photographer looking for a reasonably-priced 50mm with decent image quality for your Sony alpha mirrorless camera, then this model isn’t likely to disappoint.

Sony 5omm store links to BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.

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Sigma announces Eight new E-mount Cine Lenses!

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Sigma just announced six new Full Frame Cine E-mount lenses and two T/2.0 Super35 zooms! Full details about each single lens can be read at Sigmaphoto.com/cinema-lenses/:

  • Sigma 18-35mm T2.0 (Super 35)
  • Sigma 50-100mm T2.0 (Super 35)
  • Sigma 24-35mm T2.2 (Full Frame)
  • Sigma 20mm T1.5 (Full Frame)
  • Sigma 24mm T1.5 (Full Frame)
  • Sigma 35mm T1.5 (Full Frame)
  • Sigma 50mm T1.5 (Full Frame)
  • Sigma 85mm T1.5 (Full Frame)

And here is the full press text:

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Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 FE Lens Review | John Sison

More flora via adapted lenses on A7II (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony A7r II, a6300, Sigma MC-11 and 150-600mm Contemporary lens (Mirrorlessons).
My long struggle with Sony Service to fix my A7RII (Not fixed yet) at Velsphoto.
Why You Shouldn’t Study Photography and What You Should Do Instead (PetaPixel).
Why Photography Gear Wars are So Ridiculously Stupid by Jason Lanier
Zeiss Batis 85 Mini Sports Review (VLOG) by ThatCameraReview.
Wrap it Before You Snap it: Waterproof Camera Gear (Explora).
To write a guest post on SAR follow the instruction on that page.

Thomas: “My Sony A6000 Post Processing Guide for Lightroom Now Available wp.me/p4fLwX-18g“

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(SR5) Sigma E-mount announcement today!

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Sigma is going to make a major announcement today. UPDATE: Sigma announced 8 new FE Cine lenses! More info here: Sonyalpharumors.com/sigma-announces-new-e-mount-cine-lenses/

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(SR5) Leaked! First image of the new Sony 18-110mm f/4.0 G E-mount lens!

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A trusted source just sent me the image of the new Sony 18-110mm f/4.0 G PZ APS-C E-mount lens! The lens will be announced on Friday 9th September at 9.00am CET and you can follow the video live stream here on SAR.

The new Sony G PZ lens is made for the FS camcorder series and is way more useful on those cameras than the current [shoplink 51182 ebay]Sony FE PZ 28-135mm[/shoplink]. I have no price info yet.

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