Sony Europe changed the delivery date for the A7rII. If you preorder the camera now they will ship it to you in mid-August. European readers can also download that A7rII manual available in many different languages: http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4576983411.pdf (Thanks Martin for spotting this).
The brand new Nissin Di700a Speedlight Flash With Radio For Sony in Stock in Europe at Amazon Germany (Click here) and via plenty of sellers on [shoplink 38585 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. In US it will ship soon at BHphoto (Click here).
The video below has been hosted by Gary Fong Youtube channel. It’s an introduction to the brand new Nissin Di700a:
We had a lot of new (and expensive) FE lenses. But a short look at the Amazon Mirrorless Lens ranking (Click here) unveils how the low-cost APS-C E-mount lenses are the most sold in USA. It would certainly be nice if Sony and Sigma would in future release offer some low-cost FE lens. It’s something we really do miss on our FF lens lineup!
SAR reader Jordan Rubin realized that video gone viral on Youtube. He kindly explained me why he choose the Sony A7s to realize it:
As a huge Sony fan, we decided to shoot “The Drone ” at a friend’s house using my Sony A7s. It was a two day shoot and I was trying to accomplish the modern horror trailer look, with a very limited budget. Luckily my Zombeavers DP Jonathan Hall was available. He brought his set of Rokinon DS lenses which allowed us to pull focus legitimately. I love my Sony FE lenses, but the lack of geared focus and iris rings would have made it a nightmare for our 1st AC to properly follow the actors.
The A7s was great, obviously because it allowed us to shoot in low light conditions – plus, having been spoiled by shooting my first feature in ARRIRAW, it was exciting to be able to use the A7s picture profiles for more dynamic range and the RAW-like flexibility to accomplish legitimate color-timing in post. I didn’t want to limit my base ISO to 3200 (S-Log limitation on the A7s), so I chose these settings instead:
DAY SHOTS: PP4 Gamma = cine 4 Color = s-gamut Detail = 0 (default)
NIGHT SHOTS PP2 gamma = cine 2 Color = s-gamut Detail = 0 (default)
Some people recommend dialing down the detail and adding sharpening in post, but I prefer to keep it set at zero. We also rented a modest light kit and a speed rail slider to add some production value – and I colored the project with a combination of FCP, Premiere Pro and the FilmConvert plugin.
I was very happy with the result. I switched over to Sony from Canon about a year ago and I couldn’t be happier. I’m looking forward to getting an RX100M4 this week to experiment shooting 4k and super slow-motion with a pocket sized camera!
Jordan Rubin, Director
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].
If you can’t wait for the A7sII and want the A7s now than get the $50 reward at BHphoto (Click here). And if you don’t care buying it as grey imported and with 1 year seller warranty than you can buy if for under $2,100 at [shoplink 38474 ebay]BigValue (Click here)[/shoplink] and with lot of free etxras at [shoplink 38475 ebay]DealsAllYear (Click here)[/shoplink].
Reminder:
Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 FE lens now sells for a new low price record of $249 at [shoplink 38221 ebay]BestPriceOptics on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
A full list of camera deals can be found on those special Sony pages at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Zeiss delayed the USA release of the new Batis lenses. They will ship in mid August only according to BHphoto. In Asia the lens is already shipping. Don’t know if Europeans will have them in time or not.
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