Top 7 Facts About F55 Firmware v7.01
Loxia 35 review at DearSusans.
5 Lenses Sony Should Make Next (Mike On The Street).
An A6000 on visit in New York City (SonyAlphaForum).
A6300 test at DC.watch.
Front Curtain Stuck in Closed Position (SonyAlphaForum).
New 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM patent at Egami.
Loxia 21mm test at Focus Numerique.
Sony USA has launched new lens and accessory rebates. A full overview can be seen on that BHphoto page. In detail we have:
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.
$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.
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.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$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.
Nikon D5 vs Sony a7R II: ISO 3 MILLION 4K video quality test!
Tony Northup made a carzy 3 Million ISO comparison between the Sony A7rII and Nikon D5. He writes:
Nikon’s first 4K video camera, and it offers up to ISO 3,276,800–which is *7* stops beyond what the Sony a7R II offers. It’s not the low-light champ you’d hope, though. We tested the a7R II in full-frame mode, even though it offers 1 stop better quality in Super 35 mode. We wanted to start testing with the worst case scenario for the Sony… but since it won even while handicapped, I don’t see the need to continue testing.
The a7S offers another stop beyond that, so it would be about 2 stops better than the D5. The a7S II offers still another stop improvement, so it whould be about 3 stops cleaner than the D5.
A7rII store links: [shopcountry 46453]
D5 store links: [shopcountry 46454]
3Dkraft (Click here) posted a detailed comparison between the Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 vs Otus 1.4/28 vs Sigma Art 20/1.4 bs Zeiss 16-35mm FE vs Color Scopar 21/4 vs Ultron 21./1.8. And he writes:
The Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 is propably the best compromise between size, weight, low light capability and optical performance. It is a perfect fit for the A7-series, has excellent edge and border performance right from open aperture, rich colors and contrast, excellent back and stray light resistance due its perfect coating and it has a weather sealing. Some users critisize that there is only a small part of the barrel that you can grab when you mount it to the camera body. In the near range, it also provides nice options to play with a shallow depth of field. This little gem seems to be worth every cent you pay for it, if you like the 21mm viewing angle.
Loxia 21mm store links: [shopcountry 46456]
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BestBuy is selling a limited Stock of A6300 kits with a big $160 discount on their [shoplink 46428 ebay]eBay Store (Click here)[/shoplink]. On these Open Box items tou get full 1 year Sony warranty and BestBuy writes the condition of the package is:
“Excellent – Products in Excellent condition look brand new with no physical flaws, scratches or scuffs and include all original parts and accessories. The product will be in its original packaging or a suitable replacement box.”
And there are more of those Open Box deals at BestBuy, Samys and OneCall:
$400 off on the Sony A7rII at [shoplink 46399 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink].
$250 off on the Sony A7II at [shoplink 46393 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the Sony A7II with kit lens at [shoplink 46396 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE lens at [shoplink 46391 ebay]Samys (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the Sony A7r at [shoplink 46392 ebay]Samys (Click here)[/shoplink].
$150 off on the RX100m4 at [shoplink 46389 ebay]OneCall (Click here)[/shoplink].
$140 off on the Sony A7 with kit lens at [shoplink 46397 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink].
$120 off on the Sony A6000 at [shoplink 46394 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink].
$110 off on the Zeiss FE 16-35mm lens at [shoplink 46398 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink].
$70 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens sold by [shoplink 46429 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink].
$70 off on the Sony 16-50mm pancake E-mount lens sold by [shoplink 46390 ebay]Samys (Click here)[/shoplink].
I guess many SAR readers do own the great Zeiss 55mm FE lens. Here is a size comparison between the Zeiss and the new Sony lens.
Store links:
FE 50mm f/1.8 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany. WexUK. Jessops.
FE 70-300mm at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany. WexUK. Jessops.
RX10m3 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany. WexUK. Jessops.
New image samples:
Sony FE 50mm F1.8 samples & first impressions (Dpreview)
Sony FE 24-70 F2.8 GM real-world samples gallery updated (Dpreview)
via CameraSize
