Gold Box deal on Sony E-mount, A-mount and RX stuff at Amazon Germany.

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A full list of German Gold Box deals can be found on that page (Click here). In detail we have:
at 9.30 55-300mm A-mount lens (Click here).
at 11:30 Wallimex 12mm f/2.0 E-mount lens(Click here).
at 15:30 the Sony RX1r (Click here).
at 18:30 the Sony 30mm macro E-mount lens (Click here).

More Sony Europe deals:
Sony UK launched a new Up to £400 cashback rebate program. Check out the deals at Amazon UK and WexUK.
Aktion: 15% Rabatt auf Original Zubehör und bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf Objektive (Amazon Germany).
Bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf den Kaufpreis beim Kauf einer ausgewählten Sony Kamera (Amazon Germany).
Gratis Halterung für Sony Alpha 7R (nur Gehäuse) (Amazon Germany).
Offre de remboursement Sony : Jusqu’à 100€ remboursés sur une sélection de produits Photo (Amazon France).

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New Sony Black Friday deals! A6000 superbundle. A7 gets $100 off, 4% reward and $248 free stuff. FE 24-240mm for $898 only.

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Here we got our very first Sony Black Friday deals!

1) New low price record on the A6000:
Body only for $398 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Camera and kit lens for $548 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
The A6000 two lens kit with Sony bag sells now for $699 only at BestBuy.

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2) New low price on the Sony A7:
Getting a Full Frame camera was never so cheap: The Sony A7 now sell for $999 only at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. And BH also gives you a 4% reward and free stuff for $248 value. The camera plus lens sells for $1,298 again at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

3) New E-mount lens rebates:
$100 off on the FE 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

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A7II AF performance firmware 1.21 vs. 2.0. Metabones fix coming tomorrow.

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A couple of days ago Sony released a major firmware upgrade for the A7II (Download for Windows / Mac). And here are a few early tests with the new firmware.

Raúl A. Sanjur González sent me this video (embedded on top) :

Nothing fancy. Just a comparison of AF speed between FW1.21 and F2.0 using the ILCE-7M2, LA-EA1 (APS-C) and SSM/SAM lenses (SAL50F14Z and SAL85F28 respectively). A77M2 is still ahead in terms of overall functionality (Tracking, performance, etc) but this is a very good option for Dual System users like me who keeps both A and E-mount cameras and lenses.

Some initial testing with adapted Canon lenses and two adapters on the Sony A7 II with Firmware 2.0 by Admiring Light:

I feel that the Firmware 2.0 truly makes many Canon lenses viable for everyday use on the Sony A7 II. You’re not going to get fully native speed and compatibility, but provided the lens works well with the adapter, you won’t be too far off in most cases. It’s a dramatic change for the better in using Canon lenses, and it opens up some options for the focal lengths that are lacking in the Sony FE lineup, or are too expensive to bother with. It really opens up the use of Canon lenses for everyday use on this camera and the A7R II, and vastly expands the available lenses that can be easily used with full autofocus capabilities.

On Monday Metabones will releasea new firmware to fix an issue with the A7II af performance (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony a7 II firmware 2.0 uncompressed Raw samples (Dpreview).
An Article Talking about a Major Omission to the Sony a7ii firmware upgrade (TheCameraProject).
A7ii review after 24 hours of installing Version 2.0 on Youtube.

Sony A7II store price check at [shopcountry 42630].

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This week SAR readers photos selection.

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Gift.of.Light on SonyAlphaForum.
2-8 “Spirit of Japan”
A7 + FE 70-200/4

1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors/photos_stream?tab=photos and on SonyAlphaForum.
3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself!

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A rare image: De Oude 50mm f/0,75 lens on the Sony A7r.

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This is a very rare image of a Sony A7r with an E-mount modified De Oude 50mm f/0,75 lens. More images can be seen on the [shoplink 42483 ebay]eBay auction of the lens (Click here)[/shoplink].

That said I think f/0,75 lenses are pretty unusable. It’s almost impossible to have a decent sharp image at that speed! I would be happy if Sony would give us some more f/1.4 FE primes instead.

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Sony Tidbits…(Win a Batis or Loxia lens at Zeissimages contest).

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Sony A7 Mark II Tips

Win a new BATIS, LOXIA or other Zeiss lens at Zeissimages contest!
The A7rII is the camera of the year for Trustedreviews.
The Sony A-mount gear by Jack Devant (SonyAlphaForum).
A test of the A7Sii in french (with graph and pictures) at Lesnumeriques.

Benjamin: “I’ve just tested one of the first available custom Play Memories Apps on my A7II. It’s still a beta, but seems to work as advertised. See
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3926463#forum-post-56782059”

Rasch: “I invite you to test the new Zeiss Milvus:
http://fototesty.pl/blog/315_zeiss-milvus-8514-test-rozdzielczosci.html
http://fototesty.pl/blog/312_nowe-makro-zeissa-.html
http://fototesty.pl/blog/311_zeiss-milvus-3520-test-rozdzielczosci.html”

Firoz Ahmad‎: “https://vimeo.com/144261222. “I will walk …” clips shot completely handheld with a7s in Slog2 picture profile with a Zeiss prime lens 55mm at Lucknow in India. Color graded in Magic Bullet Suite 12.
I was on my way to photo shoot and just dropped in a centre of differently-abled for twenty minutes and shot few clips and images of an inspiring differently abled girl. I hope that she sees herself open to endless possibilities in the future.”

Bernie Aniciete: “Lyrics NSFW. Music video filmed with A7s. http://youtu.be/q2Hf4Jnr0eM. www.BnEPhotography.com www.Facebook.com/BnEMediA”

Sony Europe deals:
Aktion: 15% Rabatt auf Original Zubehör und bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf Objektive (Amazon Germany).
Bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf den Kaufpreis beim Kauf einer ausgewählten Sony Kamera (Amazon Germany).
Gratis Halterung für Sony Alpha 7R (nur Gehäuse) (Amazon Germany).
Up to £200 cashback on a selected Sony Digital Imaging selection (Amazon UK).
Offre de remboursement Sony : Jusqu’à 100€ remboursés sur une sélection de produits Photo (Amazon France).

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