Photographyblog posted that size comparison picture between the new Leica SL and the Sony A7rII. Damn is that SL big …and for my taste a bit ugly :)
By the way, the Leica SL has Panasonic’s V-LOG and very likely also Panasonic autofocus system and other know how. A FulL Frame Gh camera may be on the way and this could certainly become a real Sony competitor.
The new A7rII book can be purchased at Gary L. Friedman site. Buy it if you want to learn everything about your A7rII!
–
Open Box Sony and Zeiss lenses for sale at Samys:
[shoplink 41436 ebay]$300 off on the A7rII on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41211 ebay]$500off on the 70-400mm SSM lens on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 41213 ebay]FE 24-240mm on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41214 ebay]FE 24-70mm Zeiss on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41215 ebay]E-mount APS-C 16-70mm Zeiss on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41216 ebay]E-mount APS-C 18-200mm on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 41437 ebay]Silver A6000 kit on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
New RX1rII, A7sII, Loxia 21mm and Sigma 20mm store links:
Sony A7sII is now shipping in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama. And in Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Nikon F mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Canon EF mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Loxia 21mm FE lens at BHphoto and Adorama. In Europe at WexUK.
RX1rII at Bhphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Sony A7rII savings:
$310 off on the Grey imported an 1 year seller warranty Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41498 ebay]Deals-All-Years eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the Open Box Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41497 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$$$ of feee extras on the normal US warranty A7rII sold at [shoplink 41500 ebay]BuyDig eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
I know for certain Sony is going to announce the new A-mount camera AFTER the Photoplus show. What I still don’t know is on what day exactly Sony will announce the new FE lenses. The PhotoPlus show is starting today so we may hear more about it the next 24-48 hours.
One small hint: Gary Fong just posted on Facebook:
“I told my agent that I’m coming down to the US for an unexpected meeting with Sony.”
So let’s hope this is for the new FE lenses!
The Polish site Optyczne.pl (google translation here) interviewed Masaaki Oshima and Yann Salmon-Legagneur from Sony.
Here are a couple of interesting info:
1) Astro-tracer function (known from the Pentax K-3 II):
Sony says they are currently investigating how to apply it in future products.
2) Touchscreen:
Once Sony has reached a high level of quality of the touchscreen technology they will implement it on high end cameras too (The A5100 is already touchscreen).
3) RX with APS-C sensor:
There is yet no plan to make a RX camera with ASP-C sensor.
4) A6000 successor:
Sony said they are continuing to develop APS-C cameras. They cant of course comment about a possible release date of the A6xxx.
5) A-mount:
Just like APS-C E-mount also A-mount is being developed.
Sony Europe launched a new cashback action! Some info:
Up to 200 pounds off at Amazon UK (read details here).
In Germany you get up to 100 Euro off on lenses (Source: Fotogena). But I didn’t find yet details about how to claim the rebate. Maybe you can help me to find it? And I think other EU countries have that as well.
Three more Sony Germany deals:
Special A6000 deal at Amazon DE (Click here).
Bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf den Kaufpreis beim Kauf einer ausgewählten Sony Kamera at Amazon DE (Click here).
Sony Alpha 7 Kamera mit gratis Flashstar Rucksack at Amazon DE (Click here).
[shoplink 41738 ebay]
[/shoplink]
You save $150 on the Open Box A6000 with kit lens sold by [shoplink 41738 ebay]BuyDig on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
And BHphoto (Click here) is offering the lowest price ever on Sony SD cards! For example you pay $54 only for the 128GB card (Click here).
Sony A7rII savings:
$310 off on the Grey imported an 1 year seller warranty Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41498 ebay]Deals-All-Years eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the Open Box Sony A7rII at [shoplink 41497 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$$$ of feee extras on the normal US warranty A7rII sold at [shoplink 41500 ebay]BuyDig eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
The new Leica SL surely is expensive (preorders and specs at BHphoto) but it’s also surprisingly capable! Leica claims that the SL is the world’s fastest autofocusing camera. It records 4K video, plus it has a massive 4.4MP EVF and 11 fps. If it wouldn’t be for the very high price the camera would certainly be a strong Sony competitor!
All news about that camera can be read at Mirrorlessrumors.com now!
Leica SL camera and lens specs at BH/Adorama:
Leica SL camera at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Leica SL 24-90mm at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
UPDATE: What we failed to see about Leica by Jorge Torralba.
