We finally got a date! If you preorder the new Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens now you will get it by October 29 at BHphoto (Click here). And the good news is that very ealry preorders from may 11 shipped today!
P.S.: Tom F Watson tested the Zeiss Batis and Loxia lenses in Hong Kong. Check it out!
The Techart III EF to E-mount adapter got the new firmware update which improves the autofocusing performance. The adapter sells through many [shoplink 40830 ebay]eBay sellers (Click here)[/shoplink]. And here are some first tests:
1) Kasw: “I just purchased the Saker Falcon Lite Equivalent “Techart” EF to NEX III electronic adapter that enable PDAF on non-A7R II Cameras(a6100 in my case). The result is impressive, there’s still misfocus and back-and-forth, but is much less than other adapters, AF-C also works, there is a video I shot while using Canon 50mm f1.8 STM: https://youtu.be/8ssJUe-TpBk
The noise from the background is actually from the lens. Anyway, impressive result when compare with Sony’s native 50mm f1.8: https://youtu.be/cbXWk8dE29s”
Anyone using a 500mm lens? (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony RX10 II review: This Swiss Army knife of the camera world boasts even more tools than ever! (Imaging Resource).
Beach trip with the Sony a6000 and a few lenses (movetomirrorless).
Shootout: Sony FE 55mm Sonnar, Zeiss Loxia 50mm Planar, Leica 50mm Summilux-M Compared (Talkemount).
High ISO camera concept (SonyAlphaForum).
CanonFD 300mm 1:4 L tested on the A7 (Phillip Reeve).
Gantico: “A night with almost full moon at the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley, Italy. Shot with a Sony A7S, a few Canon lenses, ISO between 100.000 and 200.000. Low angle camera movements created with Shootools Skate Dolly. Edited in Premiere Pro, noise reduction made wit Neat Video v4, custom regrain. Hope that you find interesting to share: https://vimeo.com/132752811”
You save $500 on the refurbished A7II kit on sale at Amazon US (Click here). It sells with full 90 day warranty! More refurbished Sony cameras can be seen on that Amazon page.
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$170 off on the [shoplink 40799 ebay]Open Box Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon FE lens at Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. The lens is in “EXC+” condition which means this is an open box model in overall excellent condition. Samy sells it with 30-day return policy and fully standard 1-Year US Warranty.
New list of refurbished and grey imported Sony deals:
Refurbished Sony A7r for $1,299 on [shoplink 40699 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Refurbished Sony A5100 with two(!) lenses for $469 on [shoplink 40700 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Refurbished Sony A6000 with two(!) lenses for $629 on [shoplink 40701 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Grey Imported Sony A7s for $1,699 on [shoplink 40698 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Grey imported Zeiss 16-35mm FE lens for $1,19 on [shoplink 40702 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Grey imported Sony FE 70-200mm lens for $1,144 on [shoplink 40703 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Grey imported Zeiss 24-70mm FE lens for $899 on [shoplink 40704 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Ming Thein explains why the A7rII seems to be the best camera for the new Milvus line:
Much has been said about manual focus, and I agree with the current state of DSLR viewfinders, it’s not very practical in the field. Sony has solved this problem for us to some extent with the A7RII. Live view magnification and the stabiliser extend the working envelope of the Otuses – and any MF lenses – enormously.
And Zeiss photographer Greg Watermann shot a video with the a7R2 and Milvus 35/2 lens:
Joshua Crater: “A7Rii Day 1 – First Video out of the box, 1080p not 4K. Shot on Sigma 70-200mm with LAEA3 adapter.- Few more photos here from Day 1 with A7Rii – https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaChristopherPhotography — with Joel Gelin and Lee Johnson.”
Lous: “Hello! I just wanted to share a fun timelapse video I made using the app on the Sony A6000. The app really is great fun! Hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvdODsICkAY“
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