Price increase on Sony cameras and lenses confirmed for all Europe

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I can now confirm via multiple sources that Sony is set to increase the price in the whole Eurozone area (including UK). One of the sources added an interesting note:

Due to exchange rate movements almost all camera products will increase in price by around 10%. However the August date for the increase may not be so true as Sony are trying to wait for the competition to raise there prices first. It seems that Sony don’t want to be seen as the bad company that started it. So now it is like a poker game to see which company will show their hand first.

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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10 Tips for Slow Motion Video – Foodporn (feat. Sony RX100 IV & RX10 III)

Developing Style and Vision in Street Photography (Explora).
Guide to Leica Wide Angle Lenses on Sony a7 Series Bodies (Lensrentals).
8 Essential Tips For Maintaining Your Memory Cards (ePhotozine).
50mm FE review by ePhotozine.
Venus Laowa 105mm review at PC-mag.
Sony RX10 III Review (Photographyblog).
Move from Canon EOS 5D MKII – which alpha? (SonyAlphaForum).
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(UPDATED) New Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Full Frame A and E-mount lens to be launched on Kickstarter on July 30!

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Venus Optics will soon launch a new lens that will come in two different Sony mounts (A and E-mount). It’s the Laowa 12mm f/2.8! This is their second lens after the really great 105mm STF lens (here on BH). UPDATE: The lens will be launched on Kickstarter to get the necessary fundings.

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The main specifications of the prototype from Venus Optics are the following:

Image circle: 24×36
Field of view: 121.96°
Optical formula: 16 elements, including 2 aspherical elements and 3 elements made of glass with anomalous dispersion, in 10 groups
Number of aperture blades : 7
Aperture range: f/2.8 – f/22
Manual focus
Minimum focusing distance: 0.18m
Maximum magnification: 0.2x
Maximum diameter: 74.8mm
Length: 82.2mm
Weight: circa 570g.

Image samples of the lens used on the Sony A7s can be seen on Flickr.

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Hummingbird Photography with Sony A6300 and FE 70-300 F 4.5-5.6. An easy backyard project ?

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Editor’s note: because of the large size of the original image samples I posted only low res samples in this post. To download the full size original samples click on that Wetransfer link.

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If you are fortunate enough to have Ruby Throated Humingbirds in your yard here is the method I used to photograph them, without complicated high speed multiple flash units

Camera…A6300
Lens….FE 70-300 F4.5-5.6

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Over o a period of 2 years I began training the hummingbirds to pose for thier pictures.

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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‎Vedran Tolić‎
Love on streets of Zagreb. :) Sony a99 and Zeiss 16-35mm f/2.8. Check my FB page: https://www.facebook.com/VedranTolicPhotography

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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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