RX1RII finally in Stock at BH. And the RX1 discontinued.

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The new RX1rII is finally in Stock at BHphoto (order today and ships on Monday). And the “older” RX1 is marked as discontinued. The batch shipping by BHphoto has no light leak issue.

And this one is still running too: Save $200 on the refurbished 55-210mm E-mount APS-C lens sold by [shoplink 44184 ebay]BuyDig on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It is covered by a 1 Year Parts & Labor warranty.

More deals:
$230 off on the [shoplink 44049 ebay]Black Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
$230 off on the [shoplink 44050 ebay]Silver Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
$200 gift card for free on the Sony A7rII sold by BHphoto (Click here).
Open Box Sony A7 for $829 at [shoplink 43893 ebay]BuyDig (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $280 saving.
Refurbished Sony FE 70-200mm lens for $1,199 at [shoplink 43896 ebay]Secondipity eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $300 saving.
$100 off on the Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here).

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(SR5) Sony to announce two compact cameras along the A6100: HX80 and HX350

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Image on top shows the current [shoplink 44224 ebay]HX300[/shoplink].

A small correction first. We reported earlier there would be a HX400 successor. The source corrected the info because the camera will replace the HX300 and not the HX400.

So far he heard of three cameras going to be announced soon by Sony:

Sony A6100 E-mount APS-C
Sony HX350 fixed lens compact
Sony HX80 fixed lens compact

Still no 100% reliable info about the “high End” stuff. But stay tuned…

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World’s first Nikon to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter is now in Stock on eBay!

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The world’s first Nikon F to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter is now in Stock for the first time on [shoplink 44210 ebay]eBay (Now sold out!)[/shoplink] and at Eachshot (Click here).

Main Features:
1. EXIF Parameter Transmitting;
2. Support AF (for AF-I, AF-S lens with lens’ internal motor only)
3. Support Aperture Control (Including the EMD and Pull-rod Aperture type Lens)
4. Support VR Stabilizer Function;
5. Compatible with teleconvertor lens even Aperture less than F8;
6. Support all Nikon F lens in MF mode;
7. Made of Aluminum Alloy, powerful and stable;
8. Standard 1/4 tripod baseplate at the bottom;

A test video can be seen here. Note that there is also a second adapter from Techart which is going on sale soon (test videos here).

This is the compatibility list:

UPDATE: Our reader Animalsbarry made me notice that there is a small disclaimer not that doens’t really sound too good. It says: “if you are worried about damage to your lens do not buy“.

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Kickstarter project modifies 50mm f/0.75 De Oude Delft lenses to be used on Sony cameras.

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Marc from Berlin sent me his Kickstarter project description:

We’re a small fine mechanics company from Germany and have worked on these two ultra high speed lenses for the last year or so. The result is one full frame Leica M mount lens, perfect for mirrorless cameras of any system, and one dedicated lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
Both are now ready and so we’ve started a kickstarter campaign to make them available.  I’m sure your readers are curious to find out more or even get one for themselves.
Here’s where people can find our project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1745517054/50-mm-f-075-the-fastest-photographic-lens-in-the-w
And here’s where they can find us: https://www.facebook.com/ExperimentalOptics/

What MArc does is take the current “Dutch” [shoplink 44189 ebay]De Oude Delft lenses (can be found here on eBay)[/shoplink] and modify them into M-mount lenses. That way the lens can be adapted on Sony E-mount. The great news is that it covers full frame without any vignetting! Image samples shot with the A7r can be seen on the Kickstarter site.

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Sony Tidbits…(Milvus 100mm tested on A7rII by Planet5D)

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What’s In Mark’s Bag? (Mark Galer).

Why on Earth Would I Mount a Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2M ZE for Canon EF on Sony a7r II? Answer: Magic (Planet5D)
Newborn Baby Camille (SonyAlphaForum).
Quinn Ryan Mattingly’s Day On The Coast With The Sony α7R II
Finally reviewed my Batis 25/2 (SonyAlphaForum)
The Perfectly Balanced FS5 Shoulder Rig – Zacuto FS5 Recoil (Cinema5D).
Sony FS5 Wedding Cinematography Review by Matt Johnson on Vimeo.

Toni: “New blog concentrating to Sony Alpha cameras and ZEISS E-mount lenses for one year: http://www.daysofzeiss.com/“

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It’s back: $200 off on the refurbished 55-210mm E-mount lens!

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This one sold out quickly last time. So grab it now if you need that lens: Save $200 on the refurbished 55-210mm E-mount APS-C lens sold by [shoplink 44184 ebay]BuyDig on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It is covered by a 1 Year Parts & Labor warranty.

More deals:
 Up to 10% reward offer running on both Sony cameras (Click here) and Sony-Zeiss lenses (Click here).
$230 off on the [shoplink 44049 ebay]Black Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
$230 off on the [shoplink 44050 ebay]Silver Tamron lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
$200 gift card for free on the Sony A7rII sold by BHphoto (Click here).
Open Box Sony A7 for $829 at [shoplink 43893 ebay]BuyDig (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $280 saving.
Refurbished Sony FE 70-200mm lens for $1,199 at [shoplink 43896 ebay]Secondipity eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $300 saving.
$100 off on the Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here).

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This is what Fuji thinks about Sony: “big advantage on sensors, weak in lenses”

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New X-PRO2 vs A6000 size comparison (via Camerasize).

Dpreview interviewed Fuji and this is what they think about Sony:

Toru Takahashi: “Sony has a big advantage, they make their own sensors. That is a very big advantage for them, but they are weak in lenses.”
Toshihisa Iida: “And they are weakened by having so many formats. APS-C, full-frame, [across both] DSLR and mirrorless. So their lens division must be under a lot of pressure!”

And after the interview Barnaby Britton from dpreview added an editor’s note: “representatives from more than one manufacturer have suggested to me privately that they doubt whether Sony is serious about sub full-frame formats in the long term”

Now I am curious to read your comments on this :)

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