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Sony A7s Review – A week with the A7S from Stephen Nguyen on Vimeo.

A7s review by at Filmbrosmedia.
A7s Nigh test at DSLRmagazine (google translation here).
Japanese SPeedmaster 50mm lens test at Kasyapa.
microCAST: REVIEW – Sony Alpha 7S at Akihabara.
In depth review of the Sony A7s by Josh McLeod.
An anti-chimping post about headshots using Sony mirrorless cameras :) (PMRphoto).
Apple FINALLY released RAW support for a6000 for iPhoto and Aperture.
Sony A7S con lentes de telemétrica (rangefinder) Vs. Sony A7 (CoolFrame).

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Sony A7 with lens now sells for $1,519 (almost $300 off).

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The A7 series cameras are seeing many deals lately. And the A7 with kit lens now sells with an almost $300 rebate at [shoplink 28044 ebay]6ave on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. And the A7r sells for $200 off at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here). And there is also a $900 A7/A7s/A7r reward deal at Amazon US (Click here).

Despite all those deals I have no info yet about a replacement for the A7 series. The chances are higher we will simply see a new “different” line of Full Frame E-mount cameras soon :)

 

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(SR5) Multiple Sony announcements (August 19, Sept 3 and more).

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There will be definitely multiple Sony announcements the coming weeks:

– On August 19 will announce the new A5100 E-mount camera
– On September 3 Sony will announce the new QX30 (30x zoom lenscamera)
– The “heavy stuff” will be announced right before Photokina. This will likely include the new RX and A-mount cameras and the many(!) new E and A-mount lenses.

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First image of the new Speedmaster Dark Knight PRO 50mm f/0.95 FE lens.

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This is the first image of the new Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 Full Frame E-mount “Dark Knight” Pro edition lens. It will soon replace the current “normal” version which is sells for $849 at BHphoto or $899 on [shoplink 27366 ebay]eBay[/shoplink].

As reported before these are the improvements of the new version:

1. Improved lens coating, which makes the lens have better performance
2. Filter thread changed to 67mm from 58mm
3. New bayonet lens hood to prevent light flare and improve “back light “s situation performance.

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Sony 70-200mm F4 G series FE Lens Review

A7s for Astrophotography at 3D-Kraft.
A7s vs GH4 at DSLRmagazine (google translation here).
capturing still frames off Sony video footage (PMRphoto).

JT:people always asking which 135mm ZA or ZF. Have a look at this: http://jorgetorralba.com/?p=166

Andrei:I’m Andrei, a happy new owner of the A7s. As a long time reader, I wanted to share with you a slow motion S-Log 2 evening rain test and some first thoughts. https://vimeo.com/102817633
Everything was shot at 120 fps 270p with ISO values over 3200. Light was less than ideal and I had a hard time getting perfect exposure because of the pouring rain. The lens is the Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS. Shot in S-Log 2, with modified profile, graded with Film Convert.
Observations:
– The lens is much better than some say. It’s just not as great as the 55mm 1.8 or 35mm 2.8, but OSS is very good and colour reproduction very nice. I’m not a pixel-peeper.
– The A7s held up well in the pouring rain, I only had an umbrella so lots of raindrops spilled on the camera and the lens.
– After some 2 hours of shooting, some blue hot pixels appeared which I noticed only afterwards. Scared, I thought of sending the camera back as it is still new, but then I read online that sony maps out “bad” pixels in software and fixes them on the fly. To force a remap just set the date to a month in advance and turn the camera off. It will take a picture before shutting off, after which they’re magically gone. You can set the date back afterwards. Hope the sensor is fine though…

Jorge:Good story on Sony 50 http://jorgetorralba.com/?p=28

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$100 off on the Rokinon 14mm for E/A mount. $100 free extras with the new RX100M3.

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Rokinon is offering the 14mm wide angle lens with a $100 discount in their A-mount (Click here) and E-mount (Click here) version.

If you are going to grab the new RX100M3 get them with $100 free etxras at Amazon (Click here) or [shoplink 28033 ebay]Focuscamera eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

More Sony deals:
Up to $900 reward deal at Amazon US (Click here).
$200 off on the A7r at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
Save $380 on the Sony VGC99AM Vertical Grip with Sony A99 Digital SLR Purchase
Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses
Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses with a Qualifying Sony Compact System Camera Purchase
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 for 2,299.00 by [shoplink 27941 ebay]Sony on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Refurbished Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera RX100 II for $524.99 by [shoplink 27939 ebay]Sony on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
VG900 for $1,349.99 by [shoplink 27940 ebay]Sony on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 discount on the A99 at [shoplink 27915 ebay]Sony eBay page (Click here)[/shoplink].

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(SR3) 35mm f/1.4 G lens to be replaced soon?

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According to one source Sony will launch a 35mm f/1.4 G lens replacement soon. And this is certainly a welcome news. This is one of the oldest “sony” lenses launched back in 2006. And now we have cheaper and better alternatives like the Sigma ART 35mm lens ($899 here at Amazon). I don’t know the price but I have been told the replacement will NOT be Zeiss branded.

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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!

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