Sony Alpha digital cameras

New Sony A7rII news and tests roundup.

November 8, 2015
reviews
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The complete Sony A7r II Autofocus test with FE, A-mount and EF-mount lenses

Canon pro after one week with A7Rii (SonyAlphaForum).
Secrets: starring Rachel Alexander: shot with the Sony A7rII (Mike Kobal).
Hands-on video review by BHphoto (Youtube).
Sony A7RII VS D810 Vs 5DSR Revisited (Fstoppers)
Sony A7R II vs Sony RX1R II (World of DSLR).
Choosing between a D810 or A7RII (Jorge Torralba).
Sony A7r Mark II Review (SonyAlphaLab on Youtube).
Lucy: “.here is a link to some excellent work by a photographer who has moved from micro four thirds system to the Sony A7R II and shot on the streets of Istanbul with the Loxia 35mm (Footlessfish).

A7rII store list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Wex UK and ParkCameras.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

This week SAR readers photos selection.

November 8, 2015
news
17 Comments

Fabien Corrente‎
Muay-thaï fighters from ‪#‎Aubervilliers‬ in France, shoot I made with my brand new A7rII + Sony SEL 70-200 f4 G at 135 f4 1/250sec. 3200ISO.
Hope you like it smile emoticon best regards. Fabien Corrente Stil-Photos

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November 7, 2015
deals
22 Comments

[shoplink 42264 ebay] MK-A7II

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As part of the eBay Deals of the day you get the Meike Sony A7II-A7rII-A7sII grip with remote controller for $60 only on [shoplink 42264 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $20 off compared to the lowest price on Amazon.

New Sony RX1RII:
And the brand new Sony RX1RII first day sales are pretty good according to Amazon ranking (Click here). Not bad for such an expensive camera! Preorder the new RX1RII at Amazon US (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

New Sony refurbished stuff with 90 days warranty:
There is a very large Stock of Sony refurbished items sold though their Secondipity partner page on eBay (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).

Lowest A7rII price:
Grey imported (1 year US warranty) Sony A7rII now sells for $2,699 on [shoplink 42156 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].

News roundup: Hasselblad -DJI partnerhip. Sony Camera Remote Control released. New L-plate for Metabones adapter. Capture One adds uncompressed file support.

November 7, 2015
news
13 Comments

Sony released the new Remote Camera Control Ver.3.6 (Info at Sony UK).

The Drone make DJI just bought a minority stake of Hasselblad (Mirrorlessrumors).

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ReallyRightStuff announced the new Metabones L-Plate adapter for Sony cameras.

The last Capture one update (8.3.4) supports the A7rII uncompressed raw files.

Sony Tidbits…(PZ 18-105mm lens gets a firmware update)

November 7, 2015
news
3 Comments

Sony Zeiss 35mm 1.4 lens review

Sony released a new firmware update for the PZ 18-105mm lens (Dc.watch).
Samyang 50mm f/1.2 E-mount review at Lenswork.
BIRTV 2015: Aputure DEC Pro Canon EF to M4/3 or Sony E mount focal reducer with wireless control (Newsshooter).
Shoe-Mount Flash Buying Guide: The Best Right Now (Adorama).
Week 38: Jordan Drake talks A7sii and FS5! Also, where’s Rich??? (Brutoncoxvisuals).
Sony RX100 IV review – with 1080p this good, 4K is merely a bonus (EosHD).
Test sony fe 24-240mm (leMondedelaphoto).
Sony A7RII + Pentax Takumar SMC 35mm f2 – ring shot (SonyAlphaForum)

Kevin: “ I just wanted to pass along several videos shot exclusive on the SONY Rx10ii and most are in 240fps. Nothing like football shot in slow motion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRywygdN1JQ”

Boon: “I’ve done a few more threads using the Sony A6000 + Sony 500/8mm lens:
Lunar eclipse: http://myphotojourney.co.uk/lunar-eclipseblood-moon-28915/
Sony 500/8 + LA-EA4 continuous AF on Sony A6000: http://myphotojourney.co.uk/sony-500mm-f8-continuous-af/“

Hot US deals: $50 off on crazy 512GB card. Trick to get a free Canon printer with Sony cameras…and more!

November 6, 2015
deals
23 Comments

We have many interesting deals and here is the roundup of all of them:

Hasselblad E-mount lenses:
You cannot miss the great E-mount lens savings on Hasselblad Sony lens clones sold by BHphoto (Click here):
16-70mm Zeiss lens for $699 at BHphoto (Click here).
Hasselblad 18-200mm E-mount lens sells for $499 only (Click here). $350 less than the Sony version.
Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens costs $100 less than the Sony version.

Crazy 512GB Lexar card:
If you need the biggest 4K ready SD card on the market than get it at BHphoto (Click here). It just got a $50 price drop!

FocusCamera deals (with free printer):
Sony 64GB Class 10 UHS-1 Micro SDHC 70MB/s Memory Card (4-Pack) only $79.99 at FocusCamera (Click here).
If you purchase any Sony camera on this landing page (Click here) you receive a free Canon printer (here is the printer you get). Some of the cameras have an instant rebate already. The printer will show up when you add to cart.

New Sony refurbished stuff with 90 days warranty:
There is a very large Stock of Sony refurbished items sold though their Secondipity partner page on eBay (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).

Lowest A7rII price:
Grey imported (1 year US warranty) Sony A7rII now sells for $2,699 on [shoplink 42156 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].

Zeiss is working on five more new FE lenses!

November 6, 2015
rumors
234 Comments

Ilovehatephoto interviewed Zeiss managers and got those interesting answers:

1) About future FE lenses: “we can expect about 5 new Full-Frame E-mount lenses, including 2 to 3 new ones in 2016.”
2) About macro and tilt shift lenses: “We are well aware of the lack of specialty lenses in the FE-mount system and we are working on developing some for this system. ”
3) About the Batis backorder issue: “We have to admit that we have been surprised by how popular the A7 markII series (A7II, A7rII and now the A7sII) has become over the past few months. The demand for the Batis lenses have been a lot higher than expected. We are working on this to reduce the waiting time as quickly as possible.”
4) About wide angle lens development: “The short flange distance between the sensor and the rear element is an engineering challenge for ultra wide-angle lenses.”

Furthermore Zeiss stressed to say that their focus is on the Full Frame E-mount system and they do not plan to release any new Touit lens for the ASP-C system any time soon.

Links to all Zeiss made FE Loxia and Batis lenses:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* Lens for Sony E Mount at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama., WexUK, CameraPro.
Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* Lens for Sony E Mount at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, CameraPro.
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 FE lens at BHphoto and Adorama. In Europe at WexUK.