Sony Alpha digital cameras

Sony A7s for $1,799 on eBay US (grey imported with 1 year US warranty)

August 11, 2015
deals
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You save $700 on the A7s sold by [shoplink 39326 ebay]GetDigital on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. It’s grey imported but comes with 1 year seller US warranty.

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:

Sony A7rII: First aerial shot and first anamorphot video.

August 11, 2015
reviews
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Newshhooter shared that video of the new Sony a7R II paired with a SLR Magic Anamorphic 2x adapter and new Rangefinder variable diopter. Main lens is a Leica R 60mm f2.8 Macro and the camera is set to S35 crop..

Sony A7RII 4K aerial video test (no post stabilization) from Hacky on Vimeo.

3D-Kraft posted that A7rII aerial video I posted on top.

New hot SonyAlphaForum discussions (Click on it to read the thread):
Moving from Nikon to A7RII. Question about lenses…
Absolute Sharpest Wide Angle For A7R ii?
A7RII is only a body. Is my environment ready for it?
A7RII solves symmetrical lens problems?
A7rii EVF with Smart Remote Control?.
A7Rii first impressions thread (incl RAW downloads).
A7RII + Canon EF/Metabones IV AF Early Results/Questions
A7rii sample footage download

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

A7rII case:
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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).

Diglloyd: “A7rII lack of shutter vibration leads to superb results! A compelling reason to abbandon DSLR.”

August 11, 2015
reviews
91 Comments

Note: A7rII is in Stock and shipping worldwide at Digitalrev.

3D-Kraft posted that Sony A7rIi vs A7s High ISO comparison (video on top):

The image from the A7RII shows some more detail due to its downscaling from a 15 MP sensor readout. At 25600 ISO there is a slight advantage for the A7S. Regarding noise, the A7RII is not far behind the A7S but the A7S is able to keep up more details at very high ISO.

Diglloyd posted an article about the Shutter Vibration with the Electronic First Curtain Shutter on the A7rII:

The lack of shutter vibration possible with an EFC shutter means that any ultra high performance but physicall awkward or large lens like Zeiss Otus or even long teles like the Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R can be shot with superb results and no fear of damage to sharpness by shutter vibration. (and Again on a second article): This is serious value from the IBIS technology and two compelling reasons that some shooters are best off abandoning the DSLR.

High ISO A7rII comparison at Newshooter:

From the outset, it is clear that the full frame mode on the a7RII isn’t as good as the a7S. The image is quite noisy and doesn’t compare well to the a7S. At all ISOs from 3200 onwards the a7S bests it and I would not use the a7R II this way.

Key Settings and Suggested Programming for Buttons and Menus (Diglloyd).
Sony A7R II with the Zeiss Loxia 50mm Sample Images (Photographyblog).
OSX + A7R ii woes (SonyAlphaForum).
User hands-on impressions at Lightfinity.
Sony A7 II Rolling Review Part III (Planet Alpha).
A7rii QC issues and overheating (SonyAlphaForum).
Fun Sony A7Rii Unboxing, Sony A7Rm2- Lighthearted Unboxing by Jason Lanier at the Los Angeles River (Youtube).
Moving from Nikon to A7RII. Question about lenses…(SonyAlphaForum).

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DE, UK, 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).

(SR1) New detailed APS-C E-mount flagship camera specs?

August 11, 2015
rumors
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Like I told you yesterday I have many doubts about those rumored E-mount camera specs. And we got even more info from the same source I want to share. But again, I see low chance these are correct. The source claims that this is a new APS-C camera model placed above the current A6000. Read his message here:

It has a new 24MP sensor with ISO range of 100-51,200.
15fps continuous shooting with AF.
30fps continuous shooting in “4K Mode”. This is similar to Panasonic 4K Photo Mode.
Still no touchscreen, but it has a new 2.8M dot OLED EVF. Rear monitor is 3″ 1.04M dot and is now fully articulating.
Mic input support.
It will have lots of exciting video features previously not seen on Sony APS-C cameras.
This camera will be placed above A6000 and target users that need both stills and video features. A6000 will continue to be sold as is.

It certainly sounds exciting! And it would be nice if Sony would finally keep pushing the APS-C E-mount system too! We really need a more affordable and also smaller mirrorless system camera.

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Sony Tidbits…(with A6000 firmware review)

August 11, 2015
news
7 Comments

Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens Review

Review of the A7 II + Mitakon 50mm F0.95 at weddings by Will Chao.
Discussion about a strange Zeiss Loxia 50mm Focus Ring noise (SonyAlphaForum).
FE35 2.8 ZA Lens Hood fail (SonyAlphaForum).

Alexander: “Maybe your readers might be interested how the video looks like with the new codec: https://vimeo.com/132654072. I said a few things about it on my blog: http://passportsandlenses.com/los-angeles-making-of-sigma-50mm-1-4-art-review-sony-a6000-xavc-s-test/”

J.C.: “I got a lens for a very good price from Amazon & I am so amazed by the proformance VS the cost, I thought every e-mount user should own one ! I have a lot of lens like konica,minolta, sony, zeiss , & more that I shoot daily.This new lens rivals some of my best& outperforms many that cost much more! The lens is an 85mm F1.8 all manual, solid build metal& glass lens with hood & caps, brand new with E-Mount Adaptor for 109.00USD from Opteka. It comes in cannon EF mount, hence the Fotoga EF too Emount Adaptor.
You can get it here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W87UZ6W?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
Images here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jay514/sets/72157654573405918”

Cynthia: “Here’s a new Sony FS7 review video I just found: https://vimeo.com/133101155“

Special Sony and Zeiss rebates pages at Adorama and Bhphoto.

August 10, 2015
rumors
3 Comments

Sony US launched a major rebate program on almost all A-mount and E-mount lenses. To get an easy overview about all discounted lenses you can jump to those special pages created by Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). In detail we have:

(SR5) Sony officially registered a new 24-70mm FE GM lens (f/2.8?)

August 10, 2015
rumors
149 Comments

Digicameinfo spotted an official Sony lens name registration in Russia. Sony named the lens “SEL2470 GM”. This is likely the first f/2.8 Full Frame E-mount zoom lens! And “GM” could define the new line of fast Sony zooms.

Usually once registered the new product will be announced within the next 6-8 weeks.

Sony already confirmed on previous interviews they are working on faster FE lenses.