Sony Launches “Alpha Universe” Community Site to Engage, Empower and Inspire Photo and Video Enthusiasts.

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Sony launched a new Sony Alpha Universe site! It is a new Sony Alpha online community portal and here is the full press text from Sony:

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Electronics today has officially launched the “Alpha Universe” website (www.alphauniverse.com), an online community site that will serve as a window into the world of the Sony Alpha brand.

The site will feature a variety of engaging photography, videography, instructional and news content designed to educate, inspire and empower individuals throughout the greater imaging community.  Highlights include a blog-style home page for feature stories, a continually refreshed “Social” page that showcases select #SonyAlpha posts from various social platforms, an “Artisans” page that features profiles and portfolios from Sony’s Artisans of Imagery and an interactive calendar outlining Sony digital imaging events throughout the United States.

“Today’s photo and video enthusiasts are utilizing Sony cameras to capture imagery with a level of detail and resolution that they never could have imagined,” said Neal Manowitz, Deputy Vice President of digital imaging at Sony Electronics.  “Alpha Universe gives us an ideal platform to showcase their work.  Featuring an innovative and artistic design, the new site shines a bright spotlight on our growing army of ambassadors and their passion for the Sony Alpha brand.”

Alpha Universe will source its content directly from a variety of contributors, influencers and working professionals while also repurposing and reposting relevant articles and videos from throughout the online community.  It will also become the chief outlet for exclusive breaking news and information direct from the Sony imaging team.  The main sections/tabs of the site are as follows:

  • Home – A “blog style” format with continually refreshed feature stories and upcoming events, plus a link to apply for Sony’s PRO Support service program for working professionals.
  • Artisans – The new in-depth homepage for Sony’s rapidly evolving and expanding Artisans of Imagery program. This page features profiles of all 40+ Sony Artisans of Imagery including artist bios, feature galleries and videos.
  • Social – This highly visual page will showcase a curated social media livestream of photos that have been tagged with #SonyAlpha by customers throughout the world, ranging from amateurs to pros.
  • Calendar – An interactive calendar that highlights all Sony Imaging events taking place throughout the country, including retail events, trade shows, Artisan workshops and speaking engagements and more. Users have the ability to filter and search by zip code.
  • Discover – An engaging archive page hosting all historical Alpha Universe stories. Particularly useful for those looking to expand their photography / videography knowledge of a certain topic, site visitors can easily search and access content based on a series of pre-selectable keywords/categories.
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Sony RX10II sensor reviewed at DxO. Beats the rest of the crowd.

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DxO (Click here) posted the RX10m2 sensor test results. It beats the rest of the competition and scores a 1 single point better than it’s predecessor.

Although detractors may gripe about the lack of any real improvements in sensor performance over its predecessor, the new stacked-type back-illuminated sensor in Sony Cyber-shot RX10 II performs particularly well, given the advances from the high-speed readout. Such advances include high bit-rate 4K (UHD) recording, ”slo-mo” recording, and lowered distortion or skew effects from rolling shutter. While the design has allowed the addition of the necessary electronics, there has been no negative impact on sensor performance. In fact, the noise floor, color sensitivity and dynamic range remain more or less unchanged over its conventional back-illuminated predecessor.

New RX10m2 reviews have been posted by WexUK and at Thephoblographer. SPanish RX10m2 review at Foto DNG. Spanish review on Youtube.

RX cameras store links:
In USA:
RX10m2 at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaFocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX100m4 at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaFocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at:
RX100m4 at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Wex UK.
RX10m2 at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Wex UK.
In Asia at:
RX10m2 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX100m4 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony RX100IV NYC 4K Video Sample

New Hawkwoods Sony a7S power solution (Newsshooter).
Boiling hot and bitter cold (Zeiss Blog).
Catholic Youtubers post the worst anti-gay marriage film ever… (TheNakedCamera).
Jana, Jil and Julian with the Minolta MC 35mm 1.8 HH on a Sony A7 (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony A7 and Canon 20mm review by Philip Reeve.

Memo:Hi Andrea my name is Memo, I take pictures using Sonya6000. I star shooting with sony 3 years ago Sony NEX3 ….. love ur website always active & interesting…….hope you got a min and take a look at my pictures on my new website  – www.memoortega.com – …thank u !!!

Finn:I tested the A7s with the new DJI ronin firmware update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjLLUW8aiW4

James:Surprised when I checked out the DPReview and checked out what the most highly rated camera was: the unsung Sony A77II! http://www.dpreview.com/products/slrs/statistics/highestrated

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It’s back: Sony A7s for $1,799 (grey imported with seller warranty). A7rIi in Stock at BHphoto.

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You get a $700 off on that grey imported with 1 year seller warranty Sony A7s sold by [shoplink 39916 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. And the A7rII is now in Stock at Bhphoto (Click here) , [shoplink 39842 ebay]BestBuy on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev.

Sony US lens deal reminder:

A special full overview page can be seen at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).And those are the savings in detail and with direct link to three major US stores:

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 16-35mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24-70mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-70mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
APS-C E-mount lenses:
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 16-70mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 18-55mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$150 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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A7rII images added to Dpreview’s Studio comparison too. Tell us…does it beat the Canon 5dsr and Nikon d810?

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Dpreview added the A7rII in their interactive Studio Comparison Tool. So now dear Pixel Peepers tell us your holy word….is the A7rII image quality overall better than those offered by the Canon 5DSr and the Nikon D810?

Hot note: The A7rII is now in Stock at Bhphoto (Click here) , [shoplink 39842 ebay]BestBuy on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev.

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

A7rII case:
Gariz leather case in [shoplink 39113 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39108 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39110 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39111 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39112 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Gariz Alcantara case in [shoplink 39094 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39095 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Lim’s case in [shoplink 39107 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39102 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39103 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39104 ebay]Yellow (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39105 ebay]Navy Blue (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39106 ebay]Khaki (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).

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New A7rII tests/news (System chart with A7rII, Frank Doorhof review, Fujirumors on the A7rII)

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Hot note: The A7rII is now in Stock at Bhphoto (Click here) , [shoplink 39842 ebay]BestBuy on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev.

It’s time for a new big Sony A7rII news and test roundup:

1) Sony updated their interactive system chart and added the A7rII. Thanks Lynn&Leen from SonyAlphaCameras for spotting this!

2) A7rII video review by Frank Doorhof and he says the A7rIi is Bloody Awesome :)

3) Fujirumors posted an article: “Fuji Fun Vs. Sony Specs…. a Story about my 3 days Flirt with the Sony A7rII and why I now Love Fujifilm even more!”.

More A7rII tidbits…
Sony uses terrible flip out screens to keep the cameras small? (Stronz Vanderploeg on Youtube).
The Sony A7R Mark II (Part 1) at Anticipatemedia.
Sony a7r II or…Panasonic DVX200PJ 4K? (Planet5D).
Sony A7RII – first works (SonyAlphaForum)
The Sony A7RII Camera Review. A Real world look (Steve Huff).
Why I’m not buying the Canon 5DS/R or the Sony a7RII (Photographyconcentrate).
Photographing red kites with A7rII and Sigma 150-600mm (Mirrorlessons).
Any Experience Shooting Sports w/a7Rii? (SonyAlphaForum).
A Visual Review of the Sony a7RII (Marcweisberg).
Quick Time-Lapse with the A7R2 and a rail system by Richardfoxphotography.
Sony A7R II : test terrain (Focus Numerique).
A Deep Dive Look at the Sony a7R II (AlphaUniverse).

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

A7rII case:
Gariz leather case in [shoplink 39113 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39108 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39110 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39111 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39112 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Gariz Alcantara case in [shoplink 39094 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39095 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
Lim’s case in [shoplink 39107 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39102 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39103 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39104 ebay]Yellow (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39105 ebay]Navy Blue (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39106 ebay]Khaki (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).

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