Sony organized a special “Sony Surprise” event in Stockholm (Source: sthlm.fotomassan.se). It scheduled on Friday at 11:00 local time. Journalists and photographers will attend the event to see new products. As reported by us Sony will certainly announce the new Sony A68 A-mount camera. Specs here:
SLT A-mount model (translucent mirror) 24 megapixel sensor 79 AF points 19 AF Cross points. 4D autofocus (seems to be the [shoplink 41697 ebay]same as the A77II[/shoplink]) LCD info display on top of the camera Price around $600 Announcement in November
It’s still unclear if the new A6xxx and new FE lenses will be announced on the very same day or on a later event in 2-3 weeks.
Stay tuned on SAR! More rumors and info coming the next hours!
Ted: “I wanted to also send you my review of the a7rii (including 4K footage) and ask if you might consider posting it as well. Here’s the review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX_rM3w8rTw”
Matt: “a7s + FE 16-35 + Ronin-M + Deluts by James Miller. I used a custom Picture Profile rather than S-log2 so I can have an easier time focusing. https://vimeo.com/136473156”
Anonymous: “there is a test between the cheaper Fotodiox adapter and $400 Metabones IV adapter for the Sony A7RII with AF tests and it seems like the Fotodiox is just as good as the Metabones and also has a quick release tripod mount. Thought it was good info that people can still get full AF and a solid adapter with the cheaper adapter on the A7RII. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEIkoRTSaHc”
Thomas: “I created a short video on time lapse with the Sony RX100 IV that may make good content to your viewers…. It would be an honor to have something I made on your site!! Link is here https://youtu.be/PE6LVLw67oQ”
Lior: “Took the RX100 IV for a holiday in Austria – around Salzburg. It turned out to be a great vacation tool for video and stills. So small but so advanced. The video was shot originally in 4K and exported to 1080p. Great scenery in the Austrian alps, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo5ojPn24gY”
Louis: “Big fan of the site since I discovered it while looking for the great RX100 (Mark I is still holding up excellently after 4 years) and I’m now a daily visitor of your site awaiting for news on the next A6100 or A7000 ;) I wanted to share these videos taken with my Sony cameras: – Underwater video in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, with the RX100 using the Ikelite Housing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M4CI7qCVAo – A really cool Timelapse of a passion fruit plant growing using the Timelapse App on the A6000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvdODsICkAY“
OneCall is having some cool Sony Open Box offer. All items come with regular 1 year US Sony warranty! We have:
[shoplink 42113 ebay]$200 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 42112 ebay]$220 off on the Sony A7II (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 42108 ebay]$700 off on the Zeiss 24-60mm f/2.8 A-mount lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 42110 ebay]$160 off on the 55-210mm E-mount lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 42109 ebay]$60 off on the A6000 with kit lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 42111 ebay]$30 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
Image on top shows the [shoplink 42118 ebay]70-200mm f/2.8 A-mount zoom[/shoplink]. A new E-mount version could come soon.
Three different sources sent me messages during the last couple of days saying that Sony is preparing the launch of the very first f/2.8 FE zoom. I am still not 100% sure about the specs and release date but so far I have been told:
1) Current FE zooms will get “updated” to be faster (f/2.8) and also of higher optical quality 2) One of those should be the 70-200mm f/2.8 FE lens. Reminder:Sony registered a new 24-70mm FE GM lens (SAR article here). 3) Announcement is likely to happen some time AFTER the Sony A68 announcement (scheduled for November 5th).
It is also unclear if Sony will announce those lenses for real or just on an updated roadmap with a real lens release in 2016.
And if you have some “rumor” to share just send me an anonymous messages here:
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Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor): SR1=probably fake rumor SR2=rumor from unknown sources SR3=50% chance it is correct SR4=rumor from known sources SR5=almost certainly correct!
AquaTech (info here) released a new underwater housing for both the A7/A7r/A7s and the newer A7II/A7rII/A7sII cameras. The housing will ship on December 1.
And here are some new A7rII and A7sII tests:
A quick overview of the A7II and a Leica 50mm Summilux (Jorge Torralba).
A7rII review By Adrian C. Murray.
Japanese A7rII review at Procameraman.
Sony A7s Mk II review at ThePhoBlographer.
Some helpful tips for new owners of the A7RII who have just switched over from the old style DSLR’s (Jorge Torralba).
Daniel: “My a7SII + Loxia 35 arrived. Decided to make a short about my coffee brewing process to test drive along with some new grading software. I’m a former a7S user and really appreciate the enhancements in the mark II as well as the addition of the Loxia. Its a nearly flawless combo. https://vimeo.com/144077089”
Joel: “I recently wrote an article about the A7R II/A7 system that I think both you and your readers will enjoy. From my perspective as a working pro, it’s about a rare “Wow!” moment when first looking at images out of the A7RII from an aerial shoot in Kauai. It sealed the deal for me and after almost 30 years of SLR/DSLRs as my main system, now it’s Sony mirrorless. Even if you don’t have time to read the article- take a look at the images! They’re all captioned.”
Arty: “We have shot a short halloween theme film – in case you may be interested, here is a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krYnpBKZnJk Shot on A7RII, Ronin m, Canon glass“
The Tokina 100mm T2.9 Macro Telephoto Lens now comes for E-mount (Mirrorlessrumors).
Samyang 21mm f/1.4 lens reviews at Lenswork.
New Voigtländer 1.7/35 tried on Alpha 7 (Phillip Reeve).
44 Tips to Improve Your Photography (Explora).
Dynamic Range Photography Explained (Adorama).
7 Years ago – The Sony A200 (SonyAlphaForum).
How To Clean your Camera Sensor (SonyAlphaCameras).
A 90 year old photo, taken with a “selfie stick”! (TheNakedCamera).
Sony RX100 IV Review: An ultra-portable but somewhat pricey powerhouse pocket camera (Imaging Resource).
Sony A7R II VS Panasonic GH4 (S-log 2 VS V-Log) Which one is better? (SonyAlphaCameras).
actress headshots – A7Rii, 90 Macro & Canon 85Lii and 135L (SonyAlphaForum).
Jose: “Libec is looking for still photographers with experience inside events, news, interviews, sports, and/or weddings. Libec is building a focus group to meet for 30 minutes or so on 11/23 and 11/24. Tentatively the meeting location will be held at the Libec office in Torrance, CA. For more details, please contact Libec at info@libecsales.com with subject Focus Group Candidate, thanks.”
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).
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