Those were the most popular SAR posts of the year!

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Well it’s 2016 now! I wish all folk an exciting new 2016!

LOoking back: Those were the most read SAR posts fo 2015:

Sony announces the new A7rII, RX10m2 and RX100m4!
Sony A7sII announced!
Sony US lists crazy low prices: A7r for $199 only! $11,700 off on the 500mm G!!!
Sony releases a new firmware update for the A7/A7r/A7s and A6000!
Sony is ready to launch a new “secret” high end camera!
Zeiss announces a new BATIS lens line for Sony FE: 25mm f/2.0 and 85mm f/1.8 to ship in summer!
All details we know so far about the new FE lenses coming in February…
Sony introduces α68 A-mount camera with 4D FOCUS!
Sony announces the new RX1RII with worlds first variable low-pass filter!
Here is the worldwide single first full size image sample of the a7rII!

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Sony Tidbits…

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Wide Angle Macro and the Venus/LAOWA 15mm Macro Lens

Sony Tops Most Rented of 2015 at Lensrental.com
Zeiss 135mm f2 APO – As good as OTUS? (Matt Granger on Youtube).
Sony A7 + LA-EA4 + Soligor AF Macro 100/3.5 (SonyAlphaForum)

Doug: “Both Gordon Laing (CameraLabs.com) and I also picked the a7R II as our camera of the year at All About the Gear: http://thisweekinphoto.com/2015-wrap-up/ (audio and video podcast).”

Jared: “It’s one of the most in-depth reviews you will ever find on the RX100 IV. I included all the full res exports as well as 8 RAW files straight from the camera. http://froknowsphoto.com/sony-rx100-iv-review/”

Vangelis: “This is the link to my new photography book, which I think you and your readers might find interesting. All the images in it, were created exclusively with Sony mirrorless cameras over the past four years. Hope you like it. http://issuu.com/vangelisdelegos/docs/vangelis_delegos_-_mirrorless_photo”

Darin: “I just wanted to share this little film that’s in the finals for a “best short film” for kayaking. It was shot on a Sony NEX-5r infrared converted to 720nm so one could say it’s a different approach for sports video. It’s video #2 “Cherry Sundae”.
http://www.kayaksession.com/short-film-2015-voting/“

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Sony Holiday deals will expire on January 2.

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The Sony deals are expiring on January 2. And there is a special Sony rebate page on BHphoto (Click here) where you can see them all.

All current Sony Christmas deals:

10% reward:
BHphoto up to 10% reward offer is running on both Sony cameras (Click here) and Sony-Zeiss lenses (Click here).

$200 gift card from Amazon US:
There is a new “hidden” Black Friday deal offer: You get $200 off on all major Sony cameras  if you click on that Amazon link (Click here) and use the code “CAMERAGIFT” at checkout. Here are the detailed Instructions: http://amzn.to/1lLDni1
Plenty of photo accessory Gold Box deals at Amazon US (Click here).

Sony A6000:
Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera – Body only Deluxe Bundle at Amazon US (Click here).
Double zoom kit with lot of extras sells for $696 at BHphoto (Click here).

Sony A7rII :
Sony a7R II Full-Frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera, Body Only Deluxe Bundle at Amazon US (Click here).

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$150 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

A-mount lenses:
 $50 off on the 11-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 30mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 35mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 50mm DT lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm II lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 85mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 100mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 135mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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(SR4) Sony A6xxx will ship in March!

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Pardon my language: But the Sony A6xxx is my pain in the ass rumor of 2015 :)  The camera announcement got delayed twice:
First delay in Spring (Fact proven by the famous Wikileaks roadmap where the A6xxx was listed for a Sprin announcement – article here).
Second delay in Autumn (the same source who gave me the correct Sonys EU online store closure info told me afterwards the A6xxx release got delayed again).

But finally a couple of major store owners told me that Sony officially reported them the new A6xxx camera will ship in March! This means their A6000 Stock will get cleared. So in summary this is what to expect to be announced between January (CES) and February (CP+):

SR5: A99 successor (no specs known yet)
SR5: A6000 successor (no specs known yet)
SR5: New FE lens roadmap (probably at CP+)
SR4: New 24-70mm f/2.8 lens
SR4: New fast prime lens (probably 85mm f/1.4)

To all SAR readers: Wish you all the best for the new year!

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Sony Tidbits…(Sony A7r II focus modes by Gary Friedman)

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Sony A7r II focus modes by Gary Friedman

7 Tips and Tricks to Master the Sony a7R II (Explora).
New firmware feature request for all A7, a remedy for dust? (SonyAlphaForum)
Review of Zeiss Batis 25mm with full size sample shots at Pixelmania.
2015 ZeissImages Contest winner!

Elmar: “I am a photographer and im using Sony cameras A7rII /7MII i love underwater photography as well as landscape, events, wedding people, sports, and more.
I thought maybe my work is interesting to see the result of the combo underwater, for me it is the best combination for underwater macro photography.
I m using the new underwater housing from Nauticam for the A7rII+Macro G OSS FE90mmF2,8, 2x Inon strobes,2x lights from Sola light & motion ports and on some of the pictures the SMC(super macro converter) from Nauticam.
I went on a trip to Bali in November on the link below you can enjoy some of the pictures.
http://www.blueworldpixel.com/#!macro-art/cml2“

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