Big FE deal reminder: $223 off on FE 55mm and $450 off on A7r.

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Two big FE deals at the moment:
Mint Open Box A7r camera with a $450 discount on [shoplink 32596 ebay]Samys eBay store (Click here)[/shoplink].
$75 off on the RX100M3 and free extras at [shoplink 32651 ebay]6ave on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$223 off and 3 year US warranty on the 55mm FE Zeiss at [shoplink 32624 ebay]GetDigital on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. UPDATE: Now sold out!

And then we more Refurbished/Open Box stuff:
$200 off on the Open BoxA7 with kit lens sold by [shoplink 32507 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$150 off on the Open Box A7 sold by [shoplink 32508 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the Refurbished A7r sold by [shoplink 32515 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the Refurbished A7s sold by [shoplink 32513 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the Refurbished A7 with kit lens sold by [shoplink 32516 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the Refurbished A7 sold by [shoplink 32517 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$900 off on the RX1 sold by [shoplink 32506 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the RX1R sold by [shoplink 32504 ebay]Adorama on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$130 off on the Zeiss 55mm FE sold by [shoplink 32509 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 E-mount sold by [shoplink 32510 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$250 off on the A99 superkit sold by [shoplink 32512 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the RX1 sold by [shoplink 32505 ebay]BeachCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$1,200 off on the RX1 sold by [shoplink 32514 ebay]Secondipity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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New A7II tests (Dpreview, ThePhoBlographer, Admiringlight).

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Sony A7ii Stabilization Test from Norberto Peña on Vimeo (Shot with the Canon EF 70-200 F/2.8L IS lens at 200mm)

Quick US A7II Stock note. Body only in Stock at [shoplink 32646 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink]. Kit version at [shoplink 32647 ebay]Adorama (Click here)[/shoplink].

We have a couple of new A7II reviews and image samples:

ThePhoBlographer:

“While current Sony A7 owners may be groaning because of the quick refresh to their brand new camera, they can rest assured that the A7 Mk II is really nothing more than a further attempt to snatch up the professional market. This is evident in the small changes. As a current A7 owner though, I won’t be upgrading. I don’t really need image stabilization because I’m a very steady shooter and the autofocus performance of the A7 hasn’t made me scream when shooting–that’s a prize that is awarded to the A7r.
We applaud Sony for their innovation, but we believe that they should time their releases a bit better.“

Sony A7 II vs. Sony A6000 – Landscape Use by Admiringlight:

“I do think it’s clear that, for landscape use at least, the differences between full-frame and APS-C are not quite as big as is often made out to be. On the flip side, this test doesn’t take into account the other benefits of moving to a full-frame sensor: better noise control and better subject isolation with fast lenses, and the A7 II definitely does still have an advantage in image quality here. It’s just rather small.“

Real-world samples: Sony Alpha 7 II in Kauai (Dpreview).

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USA/Canada A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,698 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore and Sony Store Canada.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,998 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II Lens for $1,148 at BHphoto.

EU A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for 1.799 Euro at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Jessops UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Spain, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Portugal, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Norway.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for 2.099 Euro at Amazon Germany, Wex UK, Jessops UK, Verkkokauppa.

Asian/Australia A7II link:
Sony A7II at Sony Store Australia, Digitalrev and Amazon Japan.

A7II Gariz case:
You can get in [shoplink 32354 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 32396 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink],  [shoplink 32355 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 32356 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Sony press conference on February 13 at 11:30 Tokyo time.

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CP+

The big CP+ show starts on February 12 with the companies press conferences to announce their new products. Sony will actually have their press conference on February 13 at 11:30 Tokyo time (Source: CP+ pdf file). Hiroki Nagahama from Sony will talk for 45minutes and the title of his speech is:

“The world of super-high sensitivity of α7s, and the technology of supporting it”

Sony will surely release the new FE lenses and likely also show an updated FE lens roadmap. My trusted sources got reliable info on new cameras like the High Megapixel E-mount FF, A7000, RX curved sensor camera. But they could not tell me yet when Sony will actually announce them. I am yet not sure Sony will announce one or more of these cameras at CP+. Sony lately has quite a strange policy to announce their camera AFTER the big shows like it happened with the A7II that has been announced 2 months after Photokina. Still, I am confident at least one new camera is coming at CP+ :)

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First comparison between the new Samyang 135mm lens and the Zeiss 135mm.

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Samyng on the left and Zeiss on the right. Image courtesy: Tystory.

Tystory (Click here) is the only reviewing site that got his hands on the Samyang 135mm f/2.0 which comes in both A-mount (Click here) and E-mount (Click here). The review shows a comparison between the new Samyang and the much more expensive Zeiss 135mm f/1.8 A-mount lens.

The reviewer doesn’t draw any conclusions but shows a very detailed comparison and it’s quite clear that the Samyang is a very good lens! At first glance the Samyang looks a tiny bit sharper wide open and also suffers of less color fringing.

Of course we have to see more tests to draw any meaningful and more “final” conclusion But I am sure Samyang (as usual) has again delivered a very fine lens here.

The new lenses from Samyang can be preorderes at BHphoto:
135mm f/2.0 for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).
135mm t/2.2 Cine for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).

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Terrific deal: $223 off on the worlds best AF lens, the Sony 55mm FE!

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This is the very first price drop on the world’s best AF lens (so says DxO). $223 off and 3 year US warranty at [shoplink 32624 ebay]GetDigital on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. This is a limited time deal and runs out in 48 hours!
I do own that lens and if you own an FE camera you absolutely HAVE TO own that lens. It’s that good!

Reminder: Open Box A7r camera with a $450 discount on [shoplink 32596 ebay]Samys eBay store (Click here)[/shoplink].

Amazon Sony deals:
– Save $200 on the Sony A77II Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save Up to $400 on the Sony A7 Family of Interchangeable Lens Cameras (Click here)
– Save $100 on the Sony A5100 Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $100 on the Sony A6000 Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $50 on the Sony A5000 Interchangeable Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $50 on the Sony RX100MII Fixed Lens Camera (Click here)
– Save $50 on the Sony QX Family (Click here)
– Save Big on the Sony Family of Action Cameras (Click here)

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(SR3) A7RII (or A9) coming in two weeks from now?

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I just got this….

“New high end A7R MK2 being spoken about at Sony and an announcement in the coming weeks. I know there is rumors about an ‘A9’ and they may be referring to this model, or perhaps there will be two models – or Sony may stick to A7R II as the new model.”

Let’s hope we will finally get the new High Megapixel FE camera!

P.S.: Thanks source! ;)

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After the new 135mm Samyang also launches a special Cine lens Hard case.

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[shoplink 32572 ebay]Bildschirmfoto 2015-01-16 um 11.51.01[/shoplink]

A couple of days ago Samyang launched the new 135mm lens which comes in two versions for both Sony A and E-mount camera owners. And if you are a happy owner of many of the Samyang lenses you can now also buy their special case which comes in two versions:
[shoplink 32572 ebay]Samyang VDSLR Hard Lens Case for 6 lenses (Click here)[/shoplink] [shoplink 32573 ebay]Samyang VDSLR Hard Lens Case for 3 lenses (Click here)[/shoplink]

Reminder: The new lenses from Samyang can be preorderes at BHphoto:
135mm f/2.0 for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).
135mm t/2.2 Cine for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).

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