New Sony A7rII tests and a reminder: A few in Stock for $2,699 only!

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Hot reminder: $500 off on the grey imported and 1 year US warranty Sony A7rII sold by [shoplink 41931 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. Only a few left in Stock!


Fstoppers posted a Sony A7R II vs Canon 5DS R vs Nikon D810 Camera Shootout (video above). The conclusion is that switching system for the A7rII is yet not recommended:

The Sony A7RII is a great camera. If you don’t already have a lot of money invested in a camera system and 2.8 lenses aren’t a necessity right now, the A7RII may be a fantastic choice. I just didn’t feel like the Sony was able to outperform the DSLR competitors in an area other than 4k video recording. That leads me to conclude that the A7RII isn’t actually better than the D810 or 5DSR, it’s just a really great smaller option.

Sony 14 bit RAW. First impressions (DearSusans).
PIX2015 – Sony Alpha 7R II Technology at the Sony Booth by Dpreview.
Color test @ daylight ACR RAW by Marcio Cabral.
Hello, new to forum Canon user looking at A7RII (SonyAlphaForum).
Minolta 28-135 F4-4.5 (Handshake) on A7Rii w/ LAEA4 (SonyAlphaForum).
SONY A7RII + SEL28135G 4K Birds at the Beach (Youtube).
Shooting family portraits with the Sony a7RII and Zeiss & Canon lenses (movetomirrorless).
A7rII review at Chromadic.
Ongoing reviews of Leica M mount lenses on SONY A7RM2 from 12 – 135 mm at German DSLRforum.

Dave: “Sony sent me an A7rII to try because I was considering dumping my Nikons and Fuji X T1 for their system. I used it on a big photo shoot up in Duluth, Superior, Bayfield and Northern Wisconsin. I loved the camera, but one deal breaking feature has stopped me from making the switch: the camera won’t shoot when writing to the card. So close to selling all my other gear, but that is a flaw I can’t live with. http://wisconsinbikefed.org/2015/10/09/testing-the-sony-a7rii-on-the-camba-and-coggs-trails/”

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.

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You didn’t see this coming: Hasselblad E-mount lenses cost less than Sony’s version!

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BHphoto deals page is showing a small surprising fact. The Hasselblad 18-200mm E-mount lens sells for $499 only (Click here). That’s $350 less than the Sony version. And the Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens costs $100 less than the Sony version. And you can get both Hasselblad lenses with the extra leather bag too.

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And you save $20 compared to all other best US prices on that Sony SD 32GB (four pack) at FocusCamera (Click here). They have the same deal running on 64GB cards too (Click here).

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Kenta Honjo confirms there will be new A-mount cameras!

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Sony manager Kenta Honjo confirmed with very clear words that there will be new A-mount products and specifically new A-mount cameras in future. He also added that Sony also wants to improve the E-mount system so that it can support sport photographers. That means they want to release the right lenses and also improve the EVF so that it has virtually no lag.

Personal note: Thanks Kenta Honjo for mentioning SonyAlphaRumors community as a valuable source for spreading the “Alpha Gospel”. Thanks :)

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Canon to use Sony sensors on their future DSLR cameras?

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Canonwatch reports:

“I hear that Canon is considering to sell off its sensor fab and acquire from other manufacturers the sensors of its future cameras. Furthermore, I learn that an EOS camera currently in testing is being tested with two different sensors, one made by Canon and the other one made by another sensor manufacturer.”

It’s quite obvious that if the rumor is true that this means Canon is testing Sony sensors. But I don’t think it would make sense for Canon to switch to Sony sensors. They would always get the best sensors a long time after Sony’s own camera implementations.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f1.4 Vs ZEISS f1.4 by Matt Granger

Super low price on the Sony A7II at Amazon Italy (Click here).
Street Shooting NYC with the Sony a7S (ProLost)
Comparing Voigtlander 15mm to Sony 16-35 at 16mm: http://www.talkemount.com/threads/13736/
Sony’s New Film unReal Moment – Glacier (ActionCameraRumors).
Help Me Understand Which Lens for the A6000 (SonyAlphaForum).
15mmf4 Venus macro 1:1 lens review at Alphadxd.
The Best Sony A7s Cage of them All? – 6 Cages Reviewed (Cinema5d).
RX100 IV Review (Photographyblog).

Fernando: “Extremadura es vida, Timelapse 4k, Perseidas 2015, on youtube.com/watch?v=fhBlUo-0_r8”

Jose:  “I just wanted to forward you a new Libec video of our ALX models and a Newsletter with new Libec models scheduled to start shipping next month: Vimeo link https://vimeo.com/135291022 Or https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-aA-Ip3lxxDSnI4by1tcU0tNDQ.
Dual head design fluid heads are in much demand in the photo/video/DSLR market as you can use them with 75mm/flat base tripods and sliders with a 3/8-inch screw, to get that perfect digital SLR shot; we look forward to supplying our customers with these much needed versatile dual head design solutions.”

 

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Small RX1rII tidbits: It’s assembled in Japan by dedicated enineering team

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Sony is assembling the new RX1rII camera in Japan. There is special trained people who have to perfectly align the Lens and Sensor. Nice to see Sony is taking care about quality and precision!

And Trustedreviews posted a hands-on review:

The Sony RX1R II is a camera easy to lust after. A full-frame sensor in an ultra-portable body? It’s a photographic dream come true.

RX1rII worldwide preorders will start on November 5 at 8am New York time (Source: Bhphoto, Amazon and Adorama)

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